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Horrible Accident at Washington Navy Yard -1859
« on: June 26, 2009, 03:33:52 PM »
New York times articles turn up quite a bit when I'm searching online for various artillery things.

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9903E4DA1F31EE34BC4052DFB1668382649FDE
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Re: Horrible Accident at Washington Navy Yard -1859
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2009, 03:41:49 PM »
"As soon as the explosion occured it attracted the attention of those in the shops nearby."

Yeah, I guess it would attract just a little attention. 
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Re: Horrible Accident at Washington Navy Yard -1859
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2009, 04:00:48 PM »
Now speculate. Double charged? Faulted metal? Metal fatigue? Big BOOM. Bigger than usual because this one drew attention. My money is on over charged.

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