Title	Boy scout injured by gas explosion in a local cave, Trenton, Dade County, Georgia, April 16, 1966.
Identifier	AJCNS1966-04-16c
Date of original	1966-04-16
Decade	1960s
Creator	Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Contributors	Wilson, Bill (William Bryan), 1914-1993
Description	These are scenes from an fatal explosion that occurred in Trenton, Georgia, Chattanooga County [i.e. Dade County]. The type of gas that ignited the flames was never discovered, but the source of the 10-hour ordeal was a 16-year-old boy scout's carbide lamp. Two rescuers, Rusty Mills, age 18, and Bernie Gilley, age 19, died in an attempt to rescue the boy scouts. The scouts' guide, Phill Howell, age 27, also was killed by the noxious fumes. Negative envelope: "Cave Explosion in Trenton, Georgia (Chattanooga County). April 16, 1966. Bill Wilson." AJC Memorandum: "Turn in to me before February 1, 1977, 1 8x10 print with ID and the negative of the five best photographs you have produced since 12/10/45. Color submitted in addition to above."
Subject	Explosions Disasters Disaster relief--Georgia--Trenton‏ Emergency management‏--Georgia--Trenton
Location depicted	Trenton (Ga.) Dade County (Ga.) Dade County (Ga.)
Collection	Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archive
Curatorial area	Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archive
Digital publisher	Georgia State University Library
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Citation	AJCNS1966-04-16c, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.
Source format	black-and-white negatives
Format	image/jp2
Type	Image