FATAL GUN EXPLOSION.
- EIGHT MEN KILLED
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MANILA, March 23
A gun 'exploded on the United States cruiser Charleston during target practice here, killing or wounding eight men.
(Received. March 29, 9.20 p.m.) NEW YORK, March 29
Admiral Hubbard reports that the accident on the. Charleston, off Olangapo Island, was due to the premature discharge of a three-inch gun. The breech block was blown across the deck. Eight men were killed and several injured.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2772, 30 March 1910, Page 5
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77FATAL GUN EXPLOSION. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2772, 30 March 1910, Page 5
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