"The residents of Fall Creek and vicinity were startled by a loud explosion which shook the ground and made things generally jingle at about 6:30 this morning. The violent noise was caused by an overcharge of giant powder fired by Wm. G. Johnson, who is blasting the rock in the ravine at the 'Nook.' No one was injured."

Source

"An Explosion," Ithaca Daily Journal, August 17, 1886, 3, accessed July 9, 2026, https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=idj18860817-01.1.3

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