Mago Vista, MD Firecracker Kills Man, July 1939
Posted January 1st, 2012 by Stu Beitler
MARYLAND MAN IS VICTIM OF HUGE CRACKER.
TOP OF HEAD BLOWN OFF IN DELAYED EXPLOSION OF 15-INCH CRACKER PLACED IN PIPE.
Annapolis, Maryland -- (AP) -- JOHN E. BELL of Baltimore was killed by the delayed action of a 15-inch firecracker he had put into an iron pipe at Mago Vista near Annapolis. Medical Examiner J. M. Claffy said BELL looked into the pipe when the firecracker failed to explode. It went off at that moment and tore off the top of his head. He died in the Annapolis Hospital emergency room half an hour later.
Evening Times Cumberland Maryland 1939-07-05
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Researched and Transcribed by Stu Beitler. Thank you, Stu!
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