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December 23, 1897
The Sun
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
Two men, Bert Scrafford and Charles Clifford, killed in dynamite explosion while warming explosives by fire during Clearwater Railroad construction in Old Forge, NY, on Dec. 22. Spark ignited 25 pounds, injuring no others.
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TWO MEN KILLED
Explosion of Twenty-Five Pounds of Dynamite Used in Blasting on the Clearwater Railroad.
Old Forge, N. Y., Dec. 22.-Bert Scrafford of West Berne, Albany county, and Charles Clifford, a woodsman, were killed this afternoon by an explosion of dynamite at Clearwater, where they were at work with others on the construction of the Clearwater Railroad.
They were warming dynamite by an open fire for use in blasting the frozen ground and throwing out stumps. Suddenly there was an explosion, and then the air was filled with flying earth and parts of the bodies of Scrafford and Clifford.
A spark had floated upon one of the dynamite sticks, and twenty-five pounds of the explosive had been touched off at once. Other workmen near by were thrown down by the force of the explosion, but none was injured.
Explosion of Twenty-Five Pounds of Dynamite Used in Blasting on the Clearwater Railroad.
Old Forge, N. Y., Dec. 22.-Bert Scrafford of West Berne, Albany county, and Charles Clifford, a woodsman, were killed this afternoon by an explosion of dynamite at Clearwater, where they were at work with others on the construction of the Clearwater Railroad.
They were warming dynamite by an open fire for use in blasting the frozen ground and throwing out stumps. Suddenly there was an explosion, and then the air was filled with flying earth and parts of the bodies of Scrafford and Clifford.
A spark had floated upon one of the dynamite sticks, and twenty-five pounds of the explosive had been touched off at once. Other workmen near by were thrown down by the force of the explosion, but none was injured.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Extraordinary Event
Tragedy
What themes does it cover?
Catastrophe
Misfortune
Tragedy
What keywords are associated?
Dynamite Explosion
Railroad Construction
Fatal Accident
Blasting Accident
What entities or persons were involved?
Bert Scrafford
Charles Clifford
Where did it happen?
Clearwater, Old Forge, N. Y.
Story Details
Key Persons
Bert Scrafford
Charles Clifford
Location
Clearwater, Old Forge, N. Y.
Event Date
Dec. 22
Story Details
Bert Scrafford and Charles Clifford were killed by an explosion of twenty-five pounds of dynamite while warming it by a fire for blasting frozen ground on the Clearwater Railroad construction. A spark ignited the dynamite, scattering body parts and earth; other workers were unharmed.