EXPLOSION OF LYODITE SHELLS.
TBRBIBLB DESTRUCTION AND LOS 3 OF LIFE, PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. Beoeived 20, }.§ a.m. London, June 19. An explosion occurred at Woolwich. It is attributed to gri*, dm log the process of mnovlng the stack forming the caviy for the exploder, 'I he King sent a message of eympa'hy wi h the relatives of the deceased and with the injured sufferers, The War Offica repor:: stat 8 this out of thirty 10-iuch lyddite s-eTs, filled over night, seven ar.-i mi s ng. The force of tha explosion threw miny'of the shells to a distance without exploding th m. The lyddite in the melting po's in an adj lining buildiog did not, expbde. Many vie inn, some at a di's,6ince from the building, received, woueds, Other a:o.'Un's,state that the missing sh lis were recoyared, several of them bayiog demolished walk at a distance, killing and injuring peop'e. None of them were filled with exploiers,
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 196, 20 June 1903, Page 3
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156EXPLOSION OF LYODITE SHELLS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 196, 20 June 1903, Page 3
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