Washington, DE Explosion, Jun 1928
Posted October 19th, 2007 by Jenni Lanham
Blast Wrecks Building, Three Boys Are Killed
Washington, Del., June 20 (AP). – Three boys were killed in an explosion that wrecked a brick dwelling and store here Wednesday. They were HERMAN FIELDSTONE, 15; JONE FORREST, 12, and EMERSON MCMAHON, 16.
Mrs. Jennie Fieldstone, mother of one of the dead boys, was injured. She occupied the house in which she conducted a confectionery store. She told police that fireworks were being stored in the building at the time of the explosion.
Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX 21 Jun 1928
__________________
Transcribed by Jenni Lanham.
Search for more information on this disaster and other train wrecks, fires, accidents, etc. in historical newspapers in the Newspaper Archive. Over one billion newspaper articles online!
Search for your ancestors among the billions of names at ancestry.com Find death records, census images, immigration lists and genealogy other databases for your surnames. Use this Free trial
to search for your ancestors.
Start Your Family Tree It's FREE and easy. Start with yourself, your parents, grandparents and you're on your way to building your family history! Get Started Now and build your family tree at ancestry.com. It's Free!
Find Your Ancestors For Free!
Take advantage of a free trial and start finding more information on your ancestors!
Military Records - 7 days for FREE! Fold3 Civil War, World War I, World War II, and more
Birth, Death, Marriage & Divorce Records, Obituaries - 7 days for FREE! Find genealogy records at archives.com
Census Records, Vital Records, Old Newspapers - 14 days for FREE! Trace your families history at ancestry.com Search millions of records.
Yearbooks, Death Records, Histories, Obituaries, - 3 days for FREE! Search huge database of Records at worldvitalrecords.com
|
gendisasters.com is a genealogy site, compiling information on the historic disasters, events, and tragic accidents our ancestors endured, as well as, information about their life and death. Database and records searchable by surname. Compilation, design, artwork and concept covered by copyright. Copyright ©2006-2011, All rights reserved. Contact me. Privacy Policy. |