The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-10

Butt No Is, occupied BY Mr.. Roberts, printer, Is com
petey wrecked-chsirs, beds, &c. literally demolished
the bed In The above seen being loaded with
heavy Of brick stones and mortar Another bed IN
the bedroom also crushed In the Same manner and but
moment before was occupied by child, who escaped
without injury One piece Of the rock weighing least
ton hurled into the sitting room, within two feet Of
Mrs Roberts and her daughter who sat reading, and
from No 16, where shattered tho wall Another
rocs weighing peary double the one mentioned, passed
through the wall just where the doors Of the sitting
open into the balls and. tearing away the partitions and
walls carried IN immense naes OF brick, mortar and
falling tmbers INTO No le occupied BY Mr. Prince
stones, weighing from one hundred ana my 70 two or
three pounds, with the falling walls, flying and
crusn'ns INTO ny Princes apartment carrying a.sy and
appalling The shock Of the concussion from the blast
which was 20 great - 70 rock the building apparently
the clothirg Of Mr. Prince, with their contents over the
room knocking down and crushing clock distance
sDt Of the sspu ssS nS mo-
the moment Of destruction Mr.. Prince being III, was
just In the at Of rising from his bed In the recess and
feeling the conclusion rested momeptarily his elbow
and was completely enveloped with flying timbers and
mortar falling stones brick. Stones and brick fell
.na mrs Prince %. ss s.s
standing beside ne stove In The act Of rats
her sm and fell beside her The space between her and
Mr. Prince was piled up with Of stones and brick,
In the the floor immediasely below those men
toned the destruction vas nearly ~ great The only
No is Here, child Of Hrs Dsy was in bed, and was
covered with falling mortar and brick. rhe child
slightly injured on the reh. temple but not dangerously
Al the moment Of destruction the terror Of the
and children, running and shrekpg and calling after
their friends, vas truly p'eous Those from the apart
ments most destroyed emerging from their pre-
scented appearance Is having risen from ash heaps
completely they covered with ami lime
dust, heads, hair, face, I'm be, ana closhipg
Ihe If yock trav fvorn
place Of blasting 70 the scene of disaster Was At least five
into the yards adjacent One piece driven into the
bakery Of Mr. Mccormick, on Eighth avenue half block
Two or three ladies passing on Eighth avenue ct the
time are reported to have been struck and injured BY
Mr. Tucker news agent and his boy corner Of Thirty
seventh street, were both struck by pieces o. stone
Is reported thai unusual quantity OF powder
.ce one Of the men IN charge 70 aud
.wore he would elbow IL 70 the devil, or somewhere else
Three Of the persons who were engaged in the blasting
operation were arrested and win be held 70
THE LATEST PARTICULARS.
Since writing the above learn from the ofnoer him
ssK and from other that eight OF The parties have
been arrested. Thsy we're arrested By officer John r
Harold, Of the Twentieth precinct Who manifested
unusual degree Of celebrity and enterprise his duty for
raising the stigma attached 70 OF The Metropo
police force, by vile nuepdoes from pcschers city
preserves he having, In the short space Of hour
bali from the Of the calamity arrested the
eight persons below named and presented them before
Justice Kelly Of The Second Dssrot Court Jefferson
kst and this too, without receiving orders from supe
rsor ofncer. The parties arrested are
Thomas MARITIME real estate broker and contractor for
Richard Peon, real estate broker and contractor for
building
Patrick Hlnch, foreman Of blasting operations.
Owen white, Edward Riley and Martin Dovd, driIlers
Mr. Bincn and several OF his lsbsrers mm ediaiey af
YER discovering the damage DONE With fear and from
bling from the OF the disaster, the farmer
stated wbo va arrested II The corner OF ty seventh
and Eighth avenue, after having gone his resi-
dence In Fifty hrst street. and AGAIN Approaching the
runs) 70 escape frcm the shrets and ofes Of nfu
rated multitude OF vhomen and children, for the gross
reckeepess ard reprebensbie careleesness Of himself
and sborers for destroying The peace and comfort Of their
fbe parties arrested made admissions OF the sscs
before Judge Kelly and agreed 10 become responsible
all damages done, upon which ney we're discharged
M. MARITIME -ss ordered before The MAJOR 10 answer
criminal charge.
ocer Harold has received full orders from Mr. Daniel
comfort Of The families thus summariy elected from their
siroyed IN momepsary fear Of the cavng In Of the
wss and noors, on which heavy MAS OF stones and
bv os and vacasng their premises sth forebodngs
Of terror depicted In their features
STATEMENT or NH. FRINGE.
Al about half pes, seven O'Clock I vas In the act Of
rising from my bed Hearing the report Of the blast and
feeling the rocking and lettering OF the building, which
seemed 70 sway back ward and forward ten or twenty
feet awaited the cessation Of the motion. the motion
however, did not cease but In rushed tornado Of mor
and an imperceptbe cloud Of dust accompanied by
an immense boulder OF rock weighing nearly two
IONS, passing through three pntitions, one dc
pcsned 70. feet from my bad. Following
this came another OF nearly equal dimensions, q
little In advance OF the former Then came IN the wake
Of these an immense quantity Of smaller fragments
weighing from five W two hundred pounds each stresne
The room IN all directions, and my bed ~th . confused
mass Of rock, bricks, mortar and tmbers; literally de-
stroypg and throwing down the doors and furniture
Large pieces OF the rock fell beside and upon the bed
within inch tvo OF my head and also nlng up the
space Of about I've feet between my bed stove-vhere
stood Mrs Prince lHtirg stewpen from the fre--vth
large fragments OF rocks one piece, weighing 500 fbs .
Just frszed Der arm producing q momentary psrslysis
But muobfle dtcfu neither injured. me shr,eks
aud cries OF OF frantic females children rushing
from amid the mass OF falling ruins with garments rsu
and persons literally covered with lime and plaster call
ing the Of enss supposed KILLED. for help rem
dered the hesrtrepdne and awful than pen
can portray, and dagger which would again under