Accident Description: "Experiments were immediately made to ascertain whether the composition was highly explosive, which was found to be the case, in fact went off when struck by iron hammer on an anvil every time like detonating composition..."
Deaths: 0
Source: PRO
Source Date:
Source Description: Report 64/56-57
PRO Reference:
WAAC Filename: WAAC-1843.pdf
Abbreviations:
W = Winters
WASC = Waltham Abbey Special Collection
PRO = Public Record Office (now TNA The National Archives)
HMI = His Majesty's Inspectorate
PR = Press Report
