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Middlebury, VT Cannon Explosion, Jul 1894

Posted March 26th, 2008 by Linda Horton

KILLED BY EXPLOSIONS.

Man in Vermont Has His Head Blown Off---Several Maimed.

MIDDLEBURY, Vt., July 4.---Perley Smith, son of Daniel Smith of Ripton, had his head blown off by a bursting cannon last night. He stood seventy feet away with a crowd. The others escaped injury. Smith was sixteen years old.

The New York Times, New York, NY 5 Jul 1894
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Transcribed by Linda Horton. Thank you, Linda!

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