MAN’S FEARFUL FATE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 37, 12 February 1913, Page 7

MAN’S FEARFUL FATE.

BLOWN UP BY MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSION. Brisbane, February 4. The police to-day received a message from Ipswich stating that advice had been received from Noogoora, near Wanora, a small township a short distance from Ipswich, to the effect that a man had reported that, when passing along the road near Wanora, he saw a waggon which appeared to have b'een blown up, also the remains of a travelling photographer named August J. Stecker. Deceased had been camped at the spot overnight. It was also reported that the force of the explosion was so terrible that the man had been absolutely blown to pieces. Only a small part of the body, small pieces of the leg, and portions of the flesh from other parts of the body, and a small section of the head were found near the spot. The whole camp was wrecked, and the crockery and cooking utensils were scattered for a distance of 30 yards. The kaggonette was smashed to pieces. Most of the body and a great deal of other material were blown into the creek, about 2o yards distant. The people residing in the neighbourhood had heard a loud explosio; about 1 o’clock this morning.