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* "[http:// | * "[http://www3.gendisasters.com/alabama/8323/bessemer-al-sterling-dynamite-factory-explosion-apr-1892 Blown to Fragments by Dynamite]". (April 2, 1892) Davenport, Iowa ''Daily Leader''. Transcribed by Jenni Lanham and republished at GenDisasters.com - accessed January 28, 2007 | ||
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Revision as of 19:31, 13 October 2008
The 1892 factory explosion was a fatal explosion at the Sterling Dynamite Factory in Bessemer on April 1, 1892. Though the cause is unknown, it was presumed that Walter Lake, a packer, may have "struck too hard a blow", triggering the explosion. Lake as well as George Hartley, Frank Boykin, and a boy, Ed Boykin, were blown to pieces, dying instantly. A 15-foot wide by 6-foot deep crater marked the location of the blast in the factory's packing room.
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- "Blown to Fragments by Dynamite". (April 2, 1892) Davenport, Iowa Daily Leader. Transcribed by Jenni Lanham and republished at GenDisasters.com - accessed January 28, 2007