Pages

▼

Saturday, October 23, 2010

1940: NAZI SABOTAGE AT HERCULES POWDER PLANT IN KENVIL , NJ

"29 DEAD IN N.J. POWDER BLAST IS FROM SEPTEMBER 14, 1940. THE COMPLETE ARTICLE WAS TOO LARGE TO SCAN AND POST. THE ARTICLE UNDER THE RED LINE IS THE SEPTEMBER 14TH EDITION WHEREIN IT WAS SUSPECTED THAT NAZI SABOTAGE WAS THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE DISASTER.
Blogger SJBill said...
I hadn't heard of this catastrophe in North Jersey. I found another post on the web: http://www.roxburynewjersey.com/hercules.htm Nothing remains but a single house. I wonder what ever became of the Nazi sabotage allegations?
Close to where I now live, there was a huge explosion (1944) at Port Chicago of the Concord Naval Weapons Station. Thousands of tons of munitions went off, killing 320.
Saturday, October 23, 2010 Blogger Mack said... My Great Grandfather Alexander MacNicoll died in the Eddystone PA Munitions Plant Explosion April 10th 1917. Foul play suspected but unproven. To this day he has no death certificate as he died unidentified.
Monday, October 25, 2010
 

at

2 comments:

  1. SJBillSaturday, October 23, 2010

    I hadn't heard of this catastrophe in North Jersey. I found another post on the web:

    http://www.roxburynewjersey.com/hercules.htm

    Nothing remains but a single house.

    I wonder what ever became of the Nazi sabotage allegations?


    Close to where I now live, there was a huge expolsion (1944) at Port CHicago of the Concord Naval Weapons Station. Thousands of tons of munitions went off, killing 320.

    ReplyDelete
  2. MackMonday, October 25, 2010

    My Great Grandfather Alexander MacNicoll died in the Eddystone PA Munitions Plant Explosion April 10th 1917. Foul play suspected but unproven. To this day he has no death certificate as he died unidentified.

    ReplyDelete