New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-24
ExPLOsION OF A BOIEE r..
NUMBER OF THE INMATES OF A TENEMENT HOUSE,
SEVERELY scALDED-NAMEs OF THE INJURED
PERSONS.

A NUMBER OF THE INMATES OF A TENEMENT HOUSE,
SEVERELY scALDED-NAMEs OF THE INJURED
PERSONS
About o'clock yesterday morning hue Of one of
the boilers in the extensive Sugar Refinery Of Messrs Harris
Dayton Nos %. 90 20 and 30 Leonardst. blew cot
with territl, report. The boiler which exploded va:
situated in the basement OF the building which extended
through within three feet of the of the
No - Worth-s For some days past the remaining boilers
have been undergoing repairs and the one which espoded
So great was tie force Of the explosion that the brick wall
which incosed boilers and the fence in the
torn atoms and tho windows In the Of the tenement
house shattered Very fortunately basement door IN tho
vent for the escaping steam bat not sufficient prevent
from filing many OF the ard severely scaling many Of
the unfortunate inmotcs most Of whom IN bed al the
time and dashng on, in he night clothes at the hrst aaIm
were met by The tlndag scsldng ysPor;
man. Richard Halpin and boy named David Maeker They
to the Hospital by the Fifth Precinct
The following tho Of those most severely injured
Kate KIiner native Of Germany aged 25 years. She 70
eoy scaded about the head and body and cannot possibly
Morris Ehre native of Germany. sgel % years He also
is caled aviay about the head and body and s thought
cannot His wife, Joanna 10 also badly scaded
Moses Esler native OF Germany aged % years Severely
scalied about the face aud hands. ,
Jane Whecan severely scaled abOu the face and hands
Otto Kalor native Of Germany severely scaled about
the face, breast and haads.
All II the above conveyed 10 the NewYork Hospital
by the Fifth Precinct Police section OF whom were present.
at the scene under command Capt Petty after tho
arriving the burns we've at once dressed ~
House Surgeon Gignoux and his corps OF assistants
Hannah Mitchell giil Of Is taken 10 the Jevr
HOSPITAL West twenty cghh She severely .esded
shot The heal aud body She expected to recover
The fireman Hlpin after lis wounds were dressed was
conveyed his request TO his residence No ~ knight
His escape almsst miraculous Immediately otter the
pos:on he dashed through the advancing cloud Of steam
crlwed coal in the coal bin and escaped through the
aperture covered oy the grating.
Several other inmates slightly seeded, but their
names could not be ascerained by reporter The above
includes the names of al who seriously injured.
OF couse explosion caused the confusion IN TIE
vicinity In the tenement house mentioned which chiefly
occupied poor German families the OF fire raised
of the dense co1d OF eam and hoss
who too much injured at once commenced gena
out their furniture and carrying IL 20 place OF sae On
the arrival police under Capt Petty the latter at once
Quoted the inmates by assuring them there was nc
further danger and short time order was ia some degree
restored and attention turned TO removing tne
,nsrtunate ,ufcrers whose we have given ABOVE
Most of those resided the first door.
The boiler exploded has been ~ use for our or I've
wears mast aud during that tine has received bG few repairs
won SEEM therefore, that must have been IN pad con-
5o The fireman states that NJ TIE time OF the explosion
he was pressure bat p pounds 10 the inch.
oucver his uov the rec OF tie explosion was sgciet
~ ,car ont the old supporting the boiler for Dis
ne of % feet around besde inhctrg tie damage have
r,cnone above only wonder Is that In such confined
snace moro damage sustained. The firm estimate
ber loss at about $780, The building not damaged 10
any extent m,A,.rv,n
estigated 10 few days.