27 JANUARY 1917, Page 2

The lois of life in the factory was comparatively small,

but many were killed and grievously injured in the houses demolished by the explosion, or by the huge masses of masonry, iron girders, and boilers which were hurled for many hundreds of yards. The official figures up to the time of our going to press are given as 69 killed (44 men, 11 women, and 14 children) ; 72 seriously injured (19 men, 34 women, and 19 children) ; and 328 slightly injured (153 men, 102 women, and 71 children). We gladly associate ourselves with the wish expressed by the Archdeacon of London that there may be a special roll of honour for those who have died in England for England. In such a roll, the names of Mr. Angel and the heroic firemen would-stand high. But the whole neighbourhood seems to have displayed a stoicism and freedom from panic of which the country may well be proud.