Victims
The only worker killed in the explosion was Nelson Burbo. He was reported as being 48 and 60 years old. Burbo was survived by his wife and ten children. He had over 35 years experience at the quarry, ten to fifteen of it as a dynamiter. The only remains that were found were a couple of bone fragments, some scraps of his clothing, and a portion of his watch.
The only reported injury was to Thomas Fitzpatrick's wife who was superficially cut by broken window glass.
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