Oakland, NJ powder mills explosion, Sept 1901 Posted January 5th, 2009 by Tim Taugher EXPLOSION IN POWDER MILLS KILLED FIVE Three Houses at the Oakland (N. J.) Works Were Blown Up. Many Were Injured-Badly, and the Families in the Village Were Panic-stricken – Boiler First Exploded. OAKLAND, N. J., Sept. 12. – Three explosions occurred at the works of the American E. C. and Schultze Powder Company at this place at 1:30 this afternoon. Five persons were killed, two probably fatally injured, and many others badly hurt. The first explosion was the blowing up of a boiler, which caused the two others. Smokeless powder is manufactured at the works, which are…