The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1858-06-18
Terrible Accident in New YOrk-Thc
Results of Careless Blasting.

A fearful accident If the direct
consequences Of wicked recklessncss
deserve so mild an epithet--occnrrcd
in Thirty Seventh street, New York 4,
on Wednesday morning last. The
scene oil the disaster was n large ten
ement house, or" "harraot ,"nrnurind
by some thirty families, and con-
struc'cd with main entrance and
win ling stair cases, from which sep
arate halls branch off, separated
rom each other by walls. Next to
this is vacant lot, the property oi
Il Mr., Cronk, on which preparations
for building were being made. An
immense granite rock upon the
ground rendered blasting necessary.
an |, rs is tou often the case, this task
was entrusted to reckless and igno-
iant labOrcrs.
On the morning in question. these
men put in u double charge OF pow
der, aud when the explosion took
place, II number Of pieces, weighing
in al several tons. were thrown
through the walls Of the tenement
house described, crushing everything
in their way.
The people in the house say the
shock va, Ike that OF an earthquake,
rocking the building to its base
Stones anl bricks were hurled
through the apartments, in some
rooms crmplctcly covering the floors;
and though there was scarcely a
room in waich there was not one or
mare persons, not one Is seriously
injured, The most wonderful escape
WAS that u! Il little Child in the third
story. The rear rooms on this floor
arc occupied by Mrs. Mary Marsh,
with whom IA Mrs. Dye is boarding.
Mrs. Dye has little boy four years
old, vino was in ba when the acci-
dent Occurred. a huge fragment
of rock was sent crashing through
the wall, lir city opposite tho bed
on which he was sleeping. A guam
li'y Of brick and several small
pieces Of stone were thrown upon the
he'd, nearly covering it, and maxim.
deep inlcntures in the wall beyond.
The boy w0S slightly scratched in
tho face, but received no serious
hurt. 1t ~ probable that the ieath.
cr bed had partially fallen oil, leav.
ing him on the straw. and 50 shell
tcring him as to save his lie.
In the rear part OF the fourth story
the ruin ia almost complete San-
ucl G. Roberts, a printer, occupies
the west side. Mrs. Roberts was
sitting by the fireplace when the
accident occurred, and was for some
moments stupelied by the shock -
4 stone weighing nearly a ton was
projected through the wall, crushing
IA bed in the corner of the room, &
few feet from which she was sitting
and which she had u moment before
been making. In II bedroom al.
Joining on tie north, another hinge
fragment was thrown through the
wall, filing the room with ruins
and crashing through the partition
wall with great violence. A mo
mont before, one of Mr.. Roberts
children had arisen from the bed il
this room, which was completely de-
molshed. In the next room adioin
ing, another child was still sleeping
but was unharmed. p
Tho room East of the partition
through which the piece of grant,
last mentioned was projected. wa
occupied by Mr.. Primo and wife, =
Mr.. Prime was about to get ont {
bed, and had raised himself upo
his elbow, just AS tho stone an
brick came into his room, demolisl
ing his walls and furniture.
A stone, weighing several pound
fell upon his pillow, few incht
from his heal, and bricks were sea
, tered all around him. His wife WI
' standing by tho mantel, and Il
large stone came between her al
| the bed, only a few inches from her G
bow. A small earthen cup upt
. the mantel fell in pieces from Il
effects ofthe shock. 'HwI
5 In tho first story, a small piece
stone wasthrown iuto the apartme
: occupied by Mr.. Thompson, an
with a number Of bricks, fell q fe
Y inches from d little child seated in
Q rocking chair. .'o@Hi oH .' II.
i A small house and a cabinet sh,
IL Eaat of Tho tonament hnnsa In N