Bomb parts from Poe Elementary School explosion in 1959
Date
1959-09-15Description
Part of the bomb found near blast scene. This is the detonating equipment that triggered the explosion. (Text from caption in Houston Post.)
Citation
Abstract
On the morning of September 15, 1959, Paul Harold Orgeron detonated a bomb at Poe Elementary School that killed three children, a teacher, a custodian and Mr. Orgeron. Nineteen other people were critically injured - two of the children had to have their legs amputated to survive. Orgeron had brought his son to Poe to register him as a student but aroused suspicion when he was unable to answer questions about the child's school history. Orgeron had a long police record dating back twenty years and had served already served three prison terms. (Information from Houston Fire Museum website.)