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Daily Kennebec Journal
Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine
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In New Haven, Connecticut, John Donahue was killed in an explosion while mixing fulminate ingredients at the Winchester Arms factory on April 17. His body was blown into pieces, with his heart found beating at a distance. No other injuries occurred.
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Terrible Accident in New Haven.
A Man Blown to Atoms.
New Haven, April 17. While John Donahue was mixing the ingredients of the fulminate used in percussion caps and cartridges in a small building connected with the Winchester Arms factory this forenoon, an explosion blew him into small pieces, portions being carried 100 feet. The heart was torn from the trunk and thrown considerable distance, but was beating when picked up. No one else was injured. Donohue has mixed the fulminate for 18 years.
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New Haven
Event Date
April 17
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john donahue killed, body blown into small pieces with heart torn out and still beating when found; no one else injured.
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While mixing ingredients of fulminate used in percussion caps and cartridges in a small building connected with the Winchester Arms factory, an explosion occurred, blowing John Donahue into small pieces, portions carried 100 feet. The heart was torn from the trunk and thrown a considerable distance.