LYDDITE EXPLOSION.
EXTRAORDINARY EFFECTS,
By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Received 4,55 p.m., June 21, London, June 20. After further investigation officials declare that seven 0.2 inch shells exploded, representing 322 pounds of lyddite and 3171 pounds of steel. A piece of shell weighing three pounds was carried a mile and a half into Albert Dock.
General Andre, on behalf of the French Army, sent a warm message of sympathy for the sufferers by the explosion. Mr Brodrick thanked him for his great kindness.
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Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 922, 22 June 1903, Page 2
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