Recently, I received the following letter from Mr. Jim Taylor, son of the gentlemen who wrote and performed the song. Below is Mr. Taylor' s letter to me and scanned images of the book and song (used with …

In the wake of the New London explosion, more than 70 lawsuits were filed — against the school district, against Shaw — but most were dismissed. New London School Explosion About five years ago I was reading through a book containing my family genealogy when I came across a side note next to the names of two of my cousins, Pauline and Donald Barrett: "They died in the New London School explosion." The book was written by Reverend R. L. Jackson, New London Methodist minister from 1937-39, and was originally published in 1938.

Photo courtesy New London Museum. Hundreds died at New London High School in Rusk County after odorless natural gas leaked into the basement and ignited. New London, 1937: The New London school explosion, 1937 : one woman's memory of orange and green by Lorine Zylks Bright | Jan 1, 1977 4.1 out of 5 stars 3 For a long time I had heard that a song had been written and recorded about the New London School Explosion, but hearing about it and obtaining the words and music were two different things. New London, Texas school explosion in 1937 that killed almost 300 Texas City Explosion Galveston Hurricane New London Tornadoes Explosions Grave Memorials Historical Pictures Photo Location Forever Young 11 year old Arden Leon Barber was a victim of a gas explosion in his school at London, Texas on March 18, 1937. Roughnecks from the East Texas oilfield rushed to New London school after the March 18, 1937, explosion – and searched for survivors throughout the night. The London Museum is pleased to announce that reprints of Living Lessons from New London, Texas, the first book written about the explosion, are now available.