Information on explosions in California: >From 1881 until 1919, 59 lives were taken by explosions. The majority of the devastating blasts happened in the nitro-glycerine house and in the building in which the dynamite was produced. The most disastrous explosion occurred in February, 1908, when 24 men were killed in a single explosion. ----- Original Message ----- From: "elmer thorn" <eandmthorn@suddenlink.net> To: <mojasper@rootsweb.com>; <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 6:09 PM Subject: Re: [MOJASPER] Hercules POWDER Company > Hercules Powder Plant now Dyno Noble is located between Carthage and > Webb > City on HH Hwy. It actually blew up in July of 1966. Maybe it exploded > in > 1918 but I am not for sure. My father in law retired from there abt 19 > years ago after working there 40 years Started working there in 1946. In > fact he is sitting here now and he said at that time period it was > Independent Powder Co. Atlas and Hercules were owned by Dupont and then > was > split into two different Co's. He does recall a Hercules exploding in > the > early 1900's but not around this area but in California. I was within 1 > 1/2 > miles from the explosion in 1966. It lifted my car up on two wheels. That > was an unforgettable day in Carthage Mo. > > -----Original Message----- > From: mojasper-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mojasper-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of John Sandy > Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 7:33 PM > To: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com; mojasper@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [MOJASPER] Hercules POWDER Company > > I seem to recall that the Hercules Powder Company was located on Joplin's > East 7th Street out by Fidelity. I could be wrong. > > John Sandy who used to live 3 miles north of downtown Joplin. > > "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: JoyceSnell64 > Surnames: SIMON > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties.j > asper/4898/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Prior message is an error . . . this was "a powder plant" and was located > at > or near Webb City, MO or perhaps inbetween Carthage and Webb City, MO. I'm > seeking info on the explosion that occurred there some time between 1914 > and > 1918. My great uncle, Harry Simon, was an employee and injured in this > explosion. > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would > like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above > and > respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOJASPER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOJASPER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOJASPER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message