Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives News.....Explosion, 1888 

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Boiler explosion, Moore's saw-mill, near Jerusalem, May 1888 


"The Richmond (VA) Dispatch," Wed., May 9, 1888, p. 2, col. 3 

 [Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.] 
                 NORFOLK, VA., May 8, 1888. 
[...] 

  Moore's saw-mill, near Jerusalem, exploded a boiler a few days ago, 
wrecked the mill, and scalded the engineer so badly that he can hardly 
recover. 


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   - text of articles corrected 


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