Ray County, Missouri - Richmond Missourian transcription: February 3, 1916 - Explosion Richmond Missourian Richmond, Ray County, Missouri 3 FEB 1916 Front Page Burned By Explosion. While at the Fowler coal mine, No. 2, Monday afternoon, several men were sitting around the stove in conversation. The fire was slow in burning and one of them poured a gallon of black oil in the stove, with the result that the door flew open and fire poured in all directions. Messrs. Asa Richardson and Pearly Fields received very painful burns about their heads and faces. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jenna Zunker USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or their legal representative, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------