Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania Blacksmith Shop Explosion
September 12, 1890
HORRIBLY MANGLED
Two Men Instantly Killed by an Explosion of
Powder.
BLOOMSBURG, Pa., Sept. 12.-A keg of
giant-powder which was left standing in a
blacksmith shop exploded with horrible results.
Two men, JOHN WOLFORTH and JOHN HAAS, who were
at work at an anvil, were instantly killed,
their bodies being frightfully mangled. Several
others were also injured, but their wounds are
not considered dangerous. A work horse which was
standing tied at the door was blown to atoms,
while the shop was completely destroyed and a
deep hole plowed in the ground where it had
stood. The explosion was caused by a spark from
the anvil flying into the keg, which had been
carelessly placed outside the shop by one of the
quarrymen.
Decatur Morning Review, Decatur, IL 13
Sept 1890
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