| Sept.| | | | | | | | 1829. | Navarino Gunpowder Magazine | 17 killed; 78 wounded | | Nov. | | | | | | | | 1840. | Bombay Gunpowder Works Dum | | | June | Dum Gunpowder Magazine | | | | | | | 1843. | Sicily, Puzzaloni Gunpowder | | | April| Magazine | | | | | | | 1843. | Spain, Gaucin Gunpowder | A number of persons | | April| Magazine | killed; church and 200 | | | | houses destroyed | | | | | | 1853 | Hounslow Gunpowder Magazine | | | | | | | 1855. | Firework manufactory, | Exploded | | Oct. | Liverpool | | | | | | | 1856. | Rhodes Gunpowder Magazine | A considerable number of | | Nov. | | persons killed, and a | | | | large portion of the town | | | | laid in ruins | | | | | | 1857. | Bombay, Joudpore | About 1,000 persons | | Aug. | | killed; 500 houses | | | | destroyed | | | | | | 1878. | Bruntcliffe Colliery, near | Exploded | | Aug. | Leeds; powder magazine, | | | | containing about one ton of | | | | powder | | | | | | | 1878. | Pottsville, Pa., U.S.; a | Exploded; 3 persons | | Aug. | powder magazine containing | killed, several injured; | | | 25,000 lbs. of powder | many houses wrecked | +-------+------------------------------+-----------------------------+ CHAPTER XV. THE EARTH CONNECTION.