The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-03

TefriAc Exps~ssoD and Loss or Life.
TOTAL DksrsuCTioe or A TlIREK STORY BUILDING
ORR Man RILLED And FIVE wOuNDsp--LOS5 OF
ProlhRtl ABOUr 1--WE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Shortly sfsev four O'Clock yesterday afternoon tho
nsebboshOod OF Gosrck and 8ivngoa streets was
iIo terrible stSte Of excscoens by explosion OF
steam bosr the ol foundry of Joho Roscn, No l08
Gcerck street Tho 'orce Of tho explosion
nst tbe entire neshboshood was alarmed This coacas
sion Was is at The distance OF several blocks roe win
ccSs of the housss tho opposite fi5e OF
shattered, Apo h'e aso Communicated she feed of
John Kent bus IL sortunaey discovered IN tuia and
eatineuisheo before any dsm-se done
II appears ,hst the buoisg ~hch tbs steam boiler
located occupied lots Nos i04 and lo6 Gosrcx
TEo boiler wss IN the cellar, and Was osped br Jaan
Roach The 6Sst and Lecond floors we're occupis1 By
Bf0~n Ssewast, manufacturers OF Doa wiGdo~ shut.
s, no. sre me third oor by joan Roach. az ,hs WINS
.hs exoloron there about ten tns
1st and fscosd 1ccrs and four ana by tna
third noor rhe expozior 90 sotdon aud destructive
aoice che occupants Of the premscs nsc
finding themselves surrounded By the ruins Of the brd
rg rne escape nom ioofy Of 10 sry OF the Occupants
"a miraculous oaly u1an vas sed and ave
sounded, bu. The oshera held drmy dosa arnoog
the r0bnlsb un. relieved from their psroas pos.ton by
ELe Are and ctzsue In about fifteen minutes after
tie exposlon tho ruins took hre, but the flames were
quickly sx.1gulzned by the 1femsn.
The excitement very great, and everybody worked
~ih ndeiagaDle energy the unfortopase suf
lereis from the runs 10 aboot tXe0sy minutes alter the
explosion ssceraiaed that ai the persons in the
building ~ LIE time were removed, and tnt oa one man
~Ss kiisd.
tie rensns Of the dead taken 70 the Eleventh
lseclct sson house, and the Coroner notified. Coroaer
Jackmsn quickly Al the station hease, aad nusdi
a,ey copmer ced u preliminary Investigation. The
sineo wse nsned James Shaw. 9srmAn oy brth
% ~ ,a~o soa s1S Tne y .ns ms
taken 10 the New York hospital rheir names and
Edward Roach, wased on the second Hoor danger.
our injured by wound the bacx appsreosly Caused
by rune pointed instrument, probably piece Of iron OF
vood. Ia not expected TO live.
Eo~ard Pete ~crKsa on the second floor aged about
thirty three years. ituTies principally caused oy s,ads
upon ,he face and sxIentes is not considered dsu-
ger"ue
wm Bernsyd was badly injured. BE wss taken to his
| res'ospce by his frienos
Jss fsI.l severely injured in the hip. He AZ
,eDceo bs Dr scei, and tneu sert homo.
john Stewart nuseeu years OF age, At the time Of the
eypoe be the cellar, and bis escape siDost
muacCious HIS irjuiles are principally ey scaids. He
! ts ot core'dered dangerous
rine,eeD yesrs age just ,s--ipg out Of shs
hcIes xhec the EXPLOSION occurred ana vas tnrow
INTO 'hs street, bns escapea injory
= Henry Roseh who the Office e1j1tnins, Was
DuIso IN he ruus Of The pcidps, anu, tnoash uou-
jprea, nnsbe 10 exircatc hnser until feiiaved By
ire naned VIM. Q1i, about t~eive years
age tps InYd floor, hao ns fscs oonsiais
by burned II astonishing thai few peraons
,sastd. IL tee fauadry adjoining there upwards
OF ,orsv men At WORK Ill of whom escaped upnjlred.
rnf buiidpg destroyed forty feet front aoort
,hty deep, .no three stories 10 height 4
besp The boier tbro~n into ins cir up
wsres OF twenty ees and nov lies re drs Daor ssAa
m,meno o. tie POSER OF sosm Toe Tors the build ns
viii he about s. eof ssock sbos, 81 600,
the Rutgera Ssuyvesan. sp, METROPOLITAN lasu,ance
Companies The lose Of Brown L. Ste will oe about
| 81 ,OQc--sa 30 be nPured.
f,or he bvsi ,nswmssioa that cnntt oa
tain, sppevrs inst sngioe%v young aoooi
nineteen years ~ age ncusn tits sa,d tnere
at the tire three cocks OF on, that
sxYosiop must the Of neg ecu for
beeg made OF ine material, ~iinout ard
sxpelse. Tne fsc.s, however. viii DOUBT fully
! hTope nt 70 pnt on the Cosonep's inquest
rhe neiier nao been aDoat yea-e, rs vas
nso6 by j. UaderpI1 OF tbe DRY Dock Loo Hn-ks. Il
Sss M Lrsnty pors~ sDj ssnzes TO i0p los
brf rss ~ DO .isne che foio~ins
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