Bishop England High School - Miscellany Yearbook (Charleston, SC)

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,aa Wxflf-mix' ' ..., H ma ,,, gas explosion follows within 41 hours Charleston area residents, still shaky from the howling passage of Hurricane Gracie were rocked out of their beds Thursday, October 'l at 5 A.M. by an explosion of a two million gallon high octane gasoline tank at the Esso Standard Oil Co. There was no breeze at the time of the blast. However shifting winds grew as the day progressed creating additional problems. The winds blowing the licking flames around, forced school buses and parents delivering their chil- dren who lived in North Charleston to detour around the north Ashley Bridge and through St. Andrews Parish. Some of the flames leap- ing up to 200 feet in the air were visible from BE. Some parents called at the school to se- cure their children after the area occupants were ordered to evacuate. Persons as far as lO miles away felt the tremor of the exploding tank. Ten persons were reported injured by the blast but no fatalities were recorded. The mountainous flames consumed an estimated S275,000 worth of gasoline in two days. Firemen had feared that the walls of the tank might collapse sending hot, blazing gaso- ling spewing toward the other tanks. Had this happened, the entire city and inhabitants would have been destroyed. This, fortunately was avoided. Foam was shipped from Atlanta and Charleston Air Force Base in hopes to quench the blaze before it did too much dam- age. On Friday October 2 the fire was reported to be under control and no longer a threat. Brave volunteers and enlisted firemen work- ing hard and long extinguished the fire on Saturday, October 3rd around noon. Page Seven

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snowfall in 16 years blankets blshop england lt's just beautiful Will it cover the ground? Can we go out? Let'5 have q snowball fight! exclaimed the stu- dents as their radiant faces expressed emotions of ioy, ex- citement and befuddlement. Tumbling slowly to the ground from the bleak sky, the light snow was the first the port city of Charleston had seen in 'l6 years and the first seen from the windows ot' Bishop Enpland by its' 693 students. The wonderful, warm feeling aroused by the falling snow was not restrained as pupils spontaneously raced to the windows to get a closer look at this mystery of crystallization. The PA system boomed as the rector, Father Croghan, announced that school would close so that home could be reached before bridges became hazardous. Both front and back yards were then nominated as battlegrounds. Snowbulls went flying, camera shutters clicked and spirits rose sky high. Even though the snowmen melted after exposure to the sun's fiery tongue, the rememberance of this snow-laden day, dated Ma , will ever be unforgettable for the pres- ent studenYs1:f-the High School on Calhoun Street.