Everything about T A Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant Explosion totally explained
The
T. A. Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant explosion, sometimes called the
Morgan Depot Explosion, occurred at 7:30 p.m. on
October 4,
1918 at an ammunition plant operated by the T.A. Gillespie Company and located in the Morgan area of
Sayreville in
Middlesex County, New Jersey. The initial explosion triggered a fire and subsequent series of explosions which continued for three days. The facility, said to be one of the largest in the world at the time, was destroyed along with more than 300 buildings forcing reconstruction of
South Amboy and Sayreville.
Damages
Damage to the area was estimated to be $18 million and the US Government paid $300,000 in insurance to area residents, equal to over $3.2 million in 1998 dollars. According to a 1919 government report, the explosion destroyed enough ammunition to supply the western front for six months. Evacuated and homeless persons were said to be more susceptible to the
1918 influenza epidemic the following winter resulting in a high death toll in the area due to the epidemic. {One Navy Cross Receipent later became Vice Admiral .
Pieces of ordnance still being found
One side effect of the explosion was that debris was scattered around the area by the large explosions. Even in 2007, unexploded
ordnance or other material from the facility is being found in the surrounding area. On
June 7,
2007 ordnance was found at Samsel Upper Elementary School while grading an area for a playground.
Explosive Ordnance Disposal crews were called in to remove the material. During cleanup operations in 1994 and 1997 the
United States Army Corps of Engineers collected and disposed of 5,080 pieces of ordnance. The cleanup was sparked by the discovery of shells near Sayreville's Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School in both years.
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