Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 October 1909 — SIX DIE ON TORPEDO BOAT [ARTICLE]

SIX DIE ON TORPEDO BOAT

Picric Acid Explodes While Vessel Is Engaged In Removing Wreckage. Maassluls. The Netherlands. Oct. 16. —While torpeddi boats were engaged In clearing wreckß from the coast near Bcheveningen, a ship’s pinnace was destroyed by an explosion of picric acid. A first lieutenant and five men were killed.