The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-06

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box and said he thought contained muratc acid and
that 1t should be removed. Mr. Merseresi continued
smo.s or some vs men Ieporsd
out Of the Office and laid in front Of the door Of the
house on the curbstone The smoke increased and
pected the box was torpedo, and that an explosion
would take place He therefore returned from the side
Of going up stairs 70 alarm his wife Of the danger No
had the door been closed than the explosion
Cured driving it in knocking him down and severely
in1urng Mr. Stewart, who was standing near him.
THE INJURED.
The following are the of those who received in
nounced serious character with the exception Of
Franklin >. May, Wyoming Hotel
J. Q, Abcling, Wyoming Hotel
Joseph Nugent, wyoming Hotel.
Joseph King, Wyoming Hotel
John Grogan, Wyoming Hotel
p. W. Drake Wyoming Hotel
Cornelius Stevens milkman, residing at 80 Vandam
street. passing at the time and received a
fracture Of the skull He was in very dangerous con-
dition up to late honr last ng
Ernest seamer, 50 Macdougal street.
John OBren, 326 Greenwich street
Charles Stewart, Wyoming Hotel
William II Emmons Wyoming Hotel
Richard Husles and Herman Husles, 32s Greenwich
street. f.
Lewis Sussmann, barber
John wyman Wyoming Hotel.
Mrs Blaraid, wife Of officer Blaraid house opposite
Ms william i1if Il ct wyoming Hotel
These parties were brought the Fifth station
house, where they were attended by Police Surgeons
Kennedy, Sutton and Gibson and DR.. Pettijcan.
THE EFFECT or THE EXPLOSION
The presented Immediately thereafter, both In
the hotel and out OF 1t and Greenwich street.
Jay street. was one OF most extraordinary character
The hotel but few minutes before reposing, It
were under the calm influences which are ever known
to Sabbath day. and the street given to that regularity
which II only enjoys at the commencement OF every
week, was, as il by magic changed into picture Of
ruin On the spot where the box had been deposited was
deep hole. The curbstonc was torn away and piece
Of it thrown nearly the street Some Of the flag
gng on the sidewalk and some OF the Belgian pavement
nearest the gutter was also torn up and cast about IN
from where the box lay was shvered as completely
though it had experienced the effects Of heavy stroke
OF lightning. On the sidewalks both sides Of the
street. the remains OF broken panes Of glass and
directly in front of the hotel fragments OF shutters
doors sashcs and pieces OF wood and stone that had fallen
from above from different parts Of the building Nearly
opposite tho hotel the building occupied by Messs Fink
sageman, Jr produce commission mert hants pre-
sented sorry sight Every pane OF glass in the front
part Of the building shattered TO pieces while in
also The windows in the house of John Taylor Sons
corner OF Jay and Greenwich streets sustained
injury also did the windows in nearly all the houses
situated right and left OF the wyoming Hotel both
sides of the street for from to two blocks each
THE POLICE AND THE PEOPLE on TIE QUI WYE.
In incredibly short space OF time after the explosion
took place the police and several hundred citizens has
tened to the scene OF the mishap The policemen were
remarkably prompt and dd an ina. Officers ana men
hotel from room to room, TO see that none left in
sensible helpessy injured in bed in any generally
out of the way place. then with part Of their number
conveyed the sufferers to the Fifth ward station house.
while the rcmaider formed lines making three sides of
square, outside Of the building, and kept the pressing
crowd back and kept them quiet The detachments Of
police present were under command OF Captain Petty
Captain Bracket also there or course everybody
wanted press forward and and hear, and sympa
thize and do good many other things too to
mention here; but the policemen were resolutc, and
slip the line was ruthlcssly seized arear and politely
handed out to his fellow man Had II not been for the
hoxo 1aa,,
for any not the spot before the explosion took
place to have ascer,aned the true facts relating the
occurrence. u4r 4W ta
THE SIGHT PRESENTED INSIDE OF THE HOTEL AFTER
THE EXPLOSION.
On the ground floor alfsthe doors Of the public
trance were torn from their hinges The window sascs
were completely destroyed and tho glass scattered in
every conceivable direction Many of the glasses upon
and behind the bar broken, also few
OF the bottles containing liquors Of various kinds.
In the office Of the hotel bundles, books and many
heavy articles belonging tho guests the proprietor
were lifted up and set down again in barely exircable
At tho time when tho explosion took place there was
ono girl in the pantry but aside from the effects of tho
shock, she sustained no material injury.
In the dining hall the table set for dinner Chairs
were overturned some OF the ceiling broken and the
floor literally strewn with glass.
On the floor above the office and bar is situated the
parlors There the glass in all the windows broken
to pieces and driven in all over the carpets The shades
were from the rollers cut and deposited on the
tables and elsewhere. The furniture, ornaments and in
fact every article in the parors sustained more less
injury
In one of the the third floor lady and her
three children dressing ut the time the accident
occurrcd but aside from being well shocked and slightly
cut with glass they did not experience material injury
On the fourth fifth and sixth floors the damage to tho
windows Is radical" In the highest rooms the Sin
dows more seriously injured than in tho lower ones
The proprietor of the hotel Mr.. Stoddard sleep
ing in the house at tho time when explosion took
place. He does not admit 10 having experienced any
feeling other than that Of shock, OF course
OF q ''sevcre'' surprise also
In the basement OF the hotel the cooks were hard at
work preparing dinner They all badly scared and
some OF them very slightly injured q.
woman who was washing In the cellar said THE
first knew, awful something came along; the gas
was extngushed and the doors thrown of their HINGES
One door torn down and banged up against the wall
In another room, having passed through doorway
never felt 80 funny in all my life thought the city
was blown up"
There insurance Of $4,000 on the furniture in the
hotel The building is also insured.
DINNER UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
In hty minutes after the explosion took place the In
jured parties had Zen conveyed from the building aud
the servants set TO work to rubbish out By two
O'Clock the furniture in the dining rearranged
the tabo reset and the guests then cn handv served
with dinner The Attendance" was large and made up
OF both sexes OF whom bors marks of slight cuts
ON the neck and face. N#E UMl
OF people visited the scene Of the explosion Many OF
them fingered for hours in the neighborood and went
away without possessing definite idea OF the OF
the trouble In the earlier part Of the day the general
impression seemed to prevail that boiler similar 10 the
ones used In our largest hotels, had bursted; but by
night exaggerated reports Of all kinds put In circ
a,ion and partially credited The true facts the
are precisely as given above. fss