| Show FOUR PODER I HOUSES Occurred In Testing Grounds of Union Metallic M Cartridge Co Bridgeport WHOLE CITY WAS SHAKEN 4 1 in nl imy Thought II I It I t Wits I s an 11 mm a Ir Into in Iii II doilies J 0 1 Bridgeport C in May 11 Four magazines the Union ielmo In t them testing Cartridge grounds compan I ot Of o In the th East I l ih r at lt an un early hour timis morning tho concussion concu lon shak shaking shakIng ing time the whole city cilY and causing great alarm among many I R 11 persona who be he lele that there thero hail had hae been an nn earth earthquake earthquake quake There Thero were lere two explosions with wih but a n seconds secondi Interval between and ont a a o large amount of ot powder was tins destroyed So far tar as Oi known knon no pelton was WIS harmed Time The he four magazines which exploded contained con 2500 po of powder each None of ot the other oilier buildings of or the tho Cartridge company was Ins damaged anti and the tour four adjacent IDI were vere un In harmed The cause enu o of oC the explosion U Is not no known The rime Isolation hospital a small 1111 structure half a mile 1110 away Iway win was lU wrecked A panic occurred among the tha Inmates of pt the town farm arm hilt but no pim one on was wal hurt hurl The fhe magazines magaziner magazin were weri located on In Sue Suc Success cess city hill hi In the northern part of ot th the Time Tho hl mill full rul force foice ot of the time explosion waa felt In iii II tho the city proper hoier apil alli apparently Ioler theme thuie is not a n large largo pane pale ot of pinto pIa to gluts glass left In business buildings building As Asor for tor or private residences re R few rew ll without broken windows fhe The dam miama damage ago age alo seems peels to bo be confined entirely ly to broken glass and aHI the Union Metallic CartrIdge that thet company has haR given 1 I property properly owners will wi be ho com coat compensated for rol ut it this nature Immediately after the lie explosion time the th people of or Bridgeport believed that an un had vl l d them and oll the on oil the lie streets werm quite ox Cat IX citing for hundreds of or residents fled ed out ont of ot doors In their night clothes carrying a 1 few row belongings Mothers rained carried their crying Infants anti and omen men ran frantically about making In lit from other places where the time disturbances In the tho even greater grenter re to I tt un tilt ti earthquake limn hiatt lo Jo II cally cal From all 01 parts part flUh of ot tIme thu nato came caine word that Ih t the tIme shocks hoeks were ivere felt ret with wih force enough to I awaken people from sound slumber NEW HAVEN H EN New Nt m J la II t 9 I la J 0 ock n r t i vie acme felt t l In II this city iy ver dis Inel rut rattled tied und ond a ni in II i Saint hOI cs were ei shaken from It t was wims Wil at al thought lien hero that the th shocks wore caused by h uti ii am earthquake The lime force of tho Ito explosion hat 18 felt Cel In many parts of ot the tue state L I L J FELT IT Eastport L I I I I May 11 Two distinct shocks coinciding III 11 time lIne with the explosions lons anti and fa so violent ai nt aito a ato to 10 send almost I the time entire entre population of tt this lilt village Into Inlo the th streets In their night clothing were tere werE felt here today House were Im Jarred jarell dishes rattled bo dH shook hook Ild almost Instantly every cery sort of or d oin oi tic and fowl rOIl set let up uti a a rocket racket ru ket which lasted half hal an al hour |
