Duchesne Record | 1913-07-11 | Page 2 | Oil Explodes on Steamer |

Type	issue
Date	1913-07-11
Paper	Duchesne Record
Language	eng
City	Theodore
County	Duchesne
Rights	No Copyright - United States (NoC-US)
Publisher	Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
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Article Title	Oil Explodes on Steamer
Type	article
Date	1913-07-11
Paper	Duchesne Record
Language	eng
City	Theodore
County	Duchesne
Page	2
OCR Text	Show OIL EXPLODES ON STEAMER Five Men Killed and Six Injured as Result of Accident i New York Two Two hundred tons tons' of fuel oil oU on board the steel tank steamer steam steam- er l Mohawk hawk owned by the Standard Oil OU company exploded ded Friday afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- after after- noon with a terrific roar and anda a a burst of flame fiame while the vessel was at anchor an chor char off Tompkinsville Sta Staten en Island in hi u New York bay Five men were killed and six hix oU others ers injured A dozen more are unaccounted for but are believed to have been rescued Two bodies were seen seen floating ng in the hold while fire lire boats sH still l' l lw w were were re pouring water into the wrecked steamer The The other three victims were probably probably ably bly blown to pieces
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