List of Victims and Grave Information

DEAD

INJURED

John W. Kilpatrick

Salem Associate Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery, Salem, Tipton County, Tennessee. Died March 12, 1906, at 67 years old. He was 67 years old at the time of the explosion (lived seven months after).

Daniel Boone Wilson

Lynwood Cemetery, Lynville, Giles County, Tennessee. Lumber inspector for T. J. Salts Lumber. Died unknown date in 1907 at 64 years old. He was 62 years old at the time of the explosion (lived two years after).

Edmund Lytle

Stones River National Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee. Died March 21, 1964, at 76 years old. He was 17 years old at the time of the explosion (lived 59 years after).

William Henry Lytle

Greenwood Cemetery, Waco, McLenan County, Texas. Died October 25, 1905, at 65 years old. He was 64 years old at the time of the explosion. He lived two months if the date is correct, but news suggests that he would probably die soon. Further research shows that both his parents were from North Carolina. This evidence indicates that this is indeed William Lytle.

Note: Interesting that the death dates on Lytle’s and Teaster’s graves are incorrect. Lytle’s stone reads October 25, 1905, and Teaster’s reads October 19, 1905. It would appear that both Harmon and William Henry Lytle’s dates were both reported or remembered wrong. I would think that Lytle died on the same day of the explosion being that he was found underneath the boiler with Harmon Teaster. The news states that he will surely die of his injuries.

James George Suttle

Concord Baptist Church Cemetery, Bostic, Rutherford County, North Carolina. Died November 9, 1936, at 52 years old. He was 21 years old at the time of the explosion (lived 31 years after).

Frank Briggs

Unknown.

George Allen Massey

Big Hill Cemetery, Del Rio, Cocke County Tennessee. Died November 5, 1963 at 73 years old. He was 15 years old at the time of the explosion.

Harry Cook

Woodlawn cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. died September 13, 1984 at 96 years old. He was 16 at the time of the explosion.

J.W. Jones

Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Gibson County, Tennessee. Died August 9, 1905, at 55 years old. He was 55 years old at the time of the explosion (lived two days after).

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Horace E. Clark

Clarks Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Gamewell, Caldwell County, North Carolina. He died August 1905 at 23 years old having lived only a few days after the explosion. His grave has the incorrect death date. It is dated August 4, 1905. News report says he passed through Newport a few days after and was scalded on his face and hands but could walk.

Murray Ford

Unknown. Recently discovered tombstone at Rooty Branch Cemetery, Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee. This grave has unknown birth and death dates and is marked (M. Ford). I have made contact with the page owner, who is his relative, trying to confirm if he knows whether this is Murray Ford. As of 01/10/2023, I have not received a reply. Received a reply shortly after and person does not know any information on grave.

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It is important to point out that I have made every effort to verify these gravestones. I do believe that they are the actual persons listed in the new articles. There may be some errors that when discovered, will be corrected.

One of the four unmarked men listed under the “Dead”, was exhumed and moved to another cemetery. We are currently trying to find out which one of the four men was actually moved.