BLAST FROM CAS LINE WRECKS SCHOOL AND KILLS 488 IN NEW LONDON, TEX.
Firemen and Equipment Rushed from Communities in 200-Mile Radius and Prompt Assistance Was Given by Oil Companies
AN illegal tap made to a gas line from an oil field in New London, Tex., was responsible for an explosion that caused the death of nearly five hundred school children and teachers of the Consolidated School, and completely wrecked the building. The blast happened at 3:05 p.m. on March 18. The high school had 730 students enrolled and a faculty of thirty-two teachers.
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