New-York tribune., 1869-04-08
TERRIBLE NITRO-GLYCERINE EXPLOSION
IN HUDSON CITY. t.

ONE MAN KILLED AND ANOTHER WOUNDED.
A terrific and disastrous explosion occurred
early yesterday morning among the stone quarrles IN
Hudson City. n j., resulting In the death Of work
and the woundng OF another The location OF the
quarres Is Bergen Hill, the northern and most
thiny settled part of Hudson City. considerable
force OF quarrymen were engaged there, yester-
day, in the construction OF Grandaye., O new
street, which will form part OF the new Boulevard.
Blasting rocks constituted an important part OF their d
ingy kept FOR the purpose stored In temporary black
smiths chop the corner OF Grand and Van Winke-
menced their days labor Nathaniel Garde blacksmith,
and James Cade Ioekman had occasion ,,,, 70
shop and while thus employed the former took heated
dr and desiring TO temper H. thrust 1t Into barrel OF
followed being several pounds of ntrogycerne in
keg which had been put inside the barrel OF water on
The spectacle. after the explosion, was a
frightful one One side and l. a. >, POI portion t,ed
boards scattered to great distance The interior
Of the shop presented similar scene OF destruouOn
took place, and received its fun force lie was hurled
into the air for nearly so feet. On falling
@Sa nS ony fonRS RSa TO for Very ns % his
death The right was torn from It's upper socket,
menis the head and face was bloody and greatly dis
figured and past ndentihcation The companion OF the
killed. but escaped with only slight cut In the the
left leg although ne was carried 20 zee. zee.
was heard for circuit OF mile or more; The tragedy
created the deepest CONSERVATION among the quarrmen
rude bier prepared for the body OF Grade when
was removed 10 his residence on Bergen Il where an
Inquest conducted before Coroner Volk OF Hudson
CITY James Cade was examined and testified that,
60 his knowledge, nitro glycerine was Kept III
the blacksmith shop. but he oould not say
that M constantly kept there he had noticed these
tents except that one contained water; Horan How
garth owned the soOp and had sub bconract for pom
ing the street Witness was IN the habit OF using
nitro aud at different times TOOK the maei9l
held about 80 pounds. Witness gave the Key
TO II to Mr Reilly when he left Mr Howgarhs employ
mcnt Henry Relly foreman OF the blasting Works IN
formed the jury that II customary at night 10 eave
i'm LIQUID state He gave 1t as his opinion that the ek-
ploson caused by the heated steel coming IN eoDct
with deposit OF nitro gyce7ine IN the bottom OF he par
rel that had leaked the ho positive that the
John Ronark testified that he had recent conversation
with Mr. Rey, and censured him for the careless man
ueT in which he permitted the fluid 10 be used DIT ihos
HAYES described the nature OF tho injuries OF the de-
by Officer Patrick Gallagher Dr. Hammond, and Mar
shal Tracy, after which the jury rendered Vef1et
that there not sufficient care taken with the mgy
comhushe substance which caused tho explosion ana
restranng the OF gycerne be strictly enforced
The laws Of Hudson County allow ony nve
puiuds OF niiro-glycertue 20 be Kept at one
time Tho blacksmith-shop contained 80 pOuhus
OF the material at the time oil the e1Piosi.0hn, .h
Horace uOwgarth the subcontractOr mentioned n ho
testImOpy was arrested yesterday afternoon and tahe
before Recorder Aldridge. who fined him sO Ior hhIs
kept ntrogly for blasting purposes ina" va"
permitted by law. --,tAt,to,, %, tho a -
posiye qualities o. the materia showing thst u
dangerous when heated to 300 Degrees o' Nuoi' 'o'
compressed.