New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-24
EXPLOSION or GAS.
NEW TENEMENr-HOUsE INJURED.
SIX PERSONS BADLY BURSgp--cAREIEssrxs
lr n uyrruc.

OLA PERSONS BADLY BURSED--cARELEssNEso
OF GAS FILTERS.
La" p'ght, about o'clock, an explosion of n larsa
quantity OF escape gas occurred In The nav s.n.,,s.t
house No. loo East Twenty-ninth street ,S.,,s,,.s
the building In terrible manner and bas.v ,r,n,;,,
Fix persons.
The building Ia owned by Mr.. J. @. Burcbsu s,sts
not yet completed. In order to guard against teveu
entering the premises and tearing out the water
Mr. Burchell within few days past finished off tbs
second story and rented it to David Fachs and bis
family, consisting of his wife Sophia, and three chill
dren William, Frederick and Jacob, aged respectively
A. TO- and years. Adam Fuchs, brother Of David,
also resided with the family.
Yesterday afternoon, some gas-ftters n the employ
Of Messrs. Mallory g. Millgan engaged in pusing
COS fixtures throughout the house. Having made tbs
conn econ with the street main from the cellar they
bored hole through the first floor, and arranged
anotbe. pipe in email apartment between the front
and rear rooms the place having been selected "a the
location or the meter They then bored another hos
through T. Re ceiling Of the fret floor into small dark
room on II second story.
After pro pressing thus far the men stopped work
ing for the da " and in their haste return home forgot
10 put cap 'pon the pipe in the small room on the
first floor. The consequence was, that the apartment
soon became file with escape-gas which, finding vent
through the hole the ceiling, assembled to the small
room on the secono floor. The vacant space between
tbetbeams also filled with gas
During the early part Of the evening The family had
been sitting In the fro UT room. About occk Adam.
having occasion to go into the kitchen, which In
the rear opened the d, or leading into the small room,
when the escape gas sing afforded free vent, rushed
out, and coming in col tact with the lamp, exploded
with terrific report.
The doors and windows throughout the lower part
Of the house were shivere to atoms the floors were
torn No. the ceilings dem, &shed and the first story
stairway badly damaged. One blaze, ike a Aash Of
lightning for an instant per vaded the room, burning
every member of the family i'bove named In fright
full manner. Jacob the young est child was badly
injured that his recovery is impossible The others
were burned about the face, neck, and hands.
The conclusion caused by the explosion was 70 vio-
lent that it shook the walls Of the building, and little
boy who was playing in the yard was thro wn dis
lance of six feet against fence. He escaped UNI
harmed, however.
The report was heard distinctly about the neighbor~
hood and hundreds Of people coDgregated about
the house. An alarm of FIRE was sounded, and the
fremen in few moments thereafter arrived, but their
services, happily, were not needed, as the flames
were es tinguishsd with few pals Of water
The injured persons were removed to ths Twenty
first Ward Station-House, where their wounds were
dressed by DIR. Kennedy.
brick partition was also blown down by the vio-
lence of the explosion and considering this with ths
other havoc it is matter of surprise that Fuchs and
bis family were not killed instantaneously.