Mt. Pleasant Pyramid | 1947-05-02 | Page 7 | New Fires, Explosions Add to Havoc

jr WIT; t v - 4 . NEW FIRES, EXPLOSIONS ADD TO HAVOC . . . With new fires and explosions adding to the carnage of the Texas City, Tex., tremendous explosion, early reports proved to fall far short of final damages to this industrial city, located on Galveston bay. Photo shows later blazes in the waterfront area. With the leveled Monsanto chemical chem-ical plant in the background, wrecked cars, all blasted in the original explosion, are shown in the water-soaked area as agencies of cities, states and federal government sought to bring relief. . - -' " ' rf"'1 wx'y.,v.,?.wy vwwi':w;m)