A terrible and destructive explosion has taken place at the Moxley Steel and Iron Works near Bilsten. The manufacture was proceeding as usual ; all the men were in their places, and in every department activity . and organised bustle prevailed. Without the slightest warning the forge boiler exploded. Five puddlers close by were killed instantaneously, the r bodies being shockingly mutilated. Many others were seriously injured.
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Grey River Argus, Volume VII, Issue 451, 3 December 1868, Page 2
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65Untitled Grey River Argus, Volume VII, Issue 451, 3 December 1868, Page 2
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