People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1894 — A DOZEN DEAD. [ARTICLE]

A DOZEN DEAD.

Awful Result* of Two Explosions in th« ' Bay of Biscay. Madrid, May 29. —Details have been 1 received of an explosion that occurred i Saturday on the Norwegian steamer : Norden at Gijon on the Bay of Biscay. | The steamer was taking coal on board : when one of the boilers exploded with j terrific force. Her decks were shat- , tered and the boats and deck fit- ' tings were blown to splinters. ! Some of the debris was carried [ across the quay at which the vessel ; was lying and a piece of timber struck i a dock laborer, killing him instantly, j Two steamers laden with sulphuric ' acid and gunpowder were lying close to the Norden. Part of the masts of the latter were carried away by the force of the explosion, and in falling ; struck the other two steamers, causing great damage to them. Five of the crew of the Norden were killed and several others were either scalded or injured by the flying debris. Brussels. May 29. —An explosion occurred Sunday at a mine at Anderlues, killing six miners and injuring several others.