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From: Steven Blakely <>
Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Stockton Explosion of 1888
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 20:52:57 -0400


Hunterdon Cty List Members,

For those interested, especially for Jim, I have installed the article
which I believe is attributed to a Clint Wilson column from the Beacon
about the Stockton blast of Eighty-Eight at: www.sandbrook.org/88clip.htm

Steve Blakely

At 02:17 PM 8/20/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Jim,
>
>I have an article, I believe by Clint Wilson from the Beacon "The Blast of
>Eighty Eight" which recalls this incident. I will type the copy and email
>it to you or post it in the SandBrook Historical Assoc. Website at
>www.sandbrook.org when I get a few minutes to do it. I don't believe it
>has a mention of Hutchinson in the article, but it is very interesting.
>
>Steve Blakely
>
>
>At 08:35 PM 8/17/00 -0600, you wrote:
>>Hello List,
>>
>>In looking for historical material about the time my great-grandfather was
>>living in Stockton, NJ, I ran across a book which talked about the
>>Prallsville quarry, and the huge explosion that occurred there on 19 May
>>1888. Since my GGF was a stonecutter, and probably at the Prallsville
>>quarry, I would like to find out more, if possible.
>>
>>1. Does anyone have a reference for more information about this mishap?
>>Perhaps a newspaper article or two? Are copies of the Stockton Beacon for
>>the period of the 1880s available for research?
>>
>>2. Was anyone named Hutchinson injured or killed by the explosion?
>>
>>Thanks for any help,
>>Jim
>>
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