TERRIFIC POWDER EXPLOSION.
The Panama Star and Herald says:— "Details have been received of a terrific powder explosion at Mazatlati, Mexico. The explosion occurred in the Government magazine, in which several tons of powder were stored, and was caused by one of the guarde detailed at the place smoking a cigar within the magazine. The building was situate in the centre or business portion of tho town. The explosion completely razed the magazine and destroyed many houses in its immediate vicinity, besides doing considerable damage to a number of others and killing a large number of people. Immediately after the explosion the soldiers and citizens to work to recover the bodies of those known to have been buried in the ruins. Many bodies have been recovered, among them that of Francisco Rena, the district judge. The number of killed and wounded is not yet known, as many bodies are said to be still buried under the ruins." A later message says : —" The official report on the powder magazine disaster at Mazatlan states that twenty persons were killed by the explosion and thirty injured. Twelve other persons are missing."
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3261, 14 December 1881, Page 4
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188TERRIFIC POWDER EXPLOSION. Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3261, 14 December 1881, Page 4
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