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On 9 March 1911, the village of Pleasant Prairie and neighbouring town of Bristol, 4 miles (6.4 km) away, were levelled by the explosion of five magazines holding 300 tons of dynamite, 105,000 kegs of black blasting powder, and five rail wagons filled with dynamite housed at a 190-acre (77-hectare) DuPont blasting powder plant. A crater 100 ft ...
Rifle large grain gunpowder barrel at Fort George's Citadel Hill. A powder keg is a barrel of gunpowder.The powder keg was the primary method for storing and transporting large quantities of black powder until the 1870s and the adoption of the modern cased cartridge.
The report concluded that the crew of the Delfs Welvaaren had intentionally attempted to open one barrel in order to steal some powder, but had inadvertently caused the barrel to ignite and explode. This initial explosion blew out the ship's hatches (as was seen by one eyewitness) before igniting the rest of the cargo. [1]
Gunpowder was extensively used in the Naderian Wars. Around the late 14th century, European powdermakers first began adding liquid during grinding to improve mixing, reduce dust, and with it the risk of explosion. [137] The powder-makers would then shape the resulting paste of dampened gunpowder, known as mill cake, into corns, or grains, to dry.
The Brescia explosion occurred in 1769 in Brescia (now part of Italy) when a large store of gunpowder exploded after a lightning strike, causing extensive destruction and many deaths. Claims that as many as 6,000 people died in the explosion (which may be an exaggeration), places the event high on lists of accidents and disasters by death toll .
The wide mouth was used for refilling, while the powder was dispensed from the narrow point. In some cases the point was closed and the mouth used for both, with a powder measure, a type of scoop used to dispense the powder, and in others both ends were open and the horn merely used as a funnel. The horn was typically held by a long strap and ...
The Dublin gunpowder explosion was a large explosion that took place on the quays of Dublin on 11 March 1597. The explosion demolished as many as forty houses, and left dozens of others badly damaged. The explosion claimed the lives of 126 people and inflicted countless injuries. [1]
Detail of the Brandy Lane area, from a map published in 1774 by Joseph Connor (several decades prior to explosion) The Cork gunpowder explosion was a large explosion that took place in Cork, Ireland, on 3 November 1810. [1] Twenty-two people were killed and over forty injured when gunpowder stored in a labourer's house in Brandy Lane, Cork ...