New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-15
TERRIBLE BOILER EXPLOSION.

THREE PERSONS DANGEROUSLY INJURED-TWO
BUILDINGS BADLY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ESCAPE.
Shortly before ! p. m. yesterday the boler
in the rear OF the paper-stainng mandatory OF A. D.
Decker at Nos 53 and 5l5 West Thrtythrdst exploded
with terrific report The entire boiler was torn from
ts fastenngs and carried immense hight in the air.
and in its descent crashed through the roof Of the pork
packing establishment OF Messrs Chamberlain. Roe d
Co.. No. 81 West Thrtythird-st, and lodged IN the
enenerOOm on the first floor.
When the explosion occurred there were in the engine
rooma small shed in the OF the main bmldng-the
engineer John DOnnelly, and George Hussey, a paper
stainer. employed in the building VIM. Wright the
bookkeeper was a short distance Off DOnnely was very
badly scaded on the left side of the face aud head, and
about the body He will probably lose the sight Of the
left eye Hussey also badly scalded Young Wright
was scalded in terrible manner about the head lace ana
body, and IN addition had several ribs broken
The shed in which the boiler situated was torn into
fragments and the burning Goals from the furnace were
thrown INTO the main building and set 1t ON IRE.
Immediately after the explosion, those employed in the
rescued the men, who lying helpless, from the
flames but not until young Wright was badly burned;
DonnelIy was taken TO the West Thirty ftl-st. Police
station in carnage where his scalds were dressed ana
he was taken home to No. jOi West Thrtythlrd-st
70 Bellevue Hospital Wright, who is a OF Sergeant
John r. Wright of the Nineteenth Precinct Police was
taken Mount Sinai Hospital III west twenty el6hlsl
The attendant surgeon says he cannot recover;
In the time, the flames had run rapidly through
the main building fOurstOry brick, and IN spite OF the
eNertiOns Of the Fire Department, under DstIct EnS
Rhodes the entire interior was burned out one OF
the side walls in falling, damaged the adjoining building
No 53, the roof and upper floor OF which had been pre-
VOusly burned somewhat
No 5l5 was occupied by A. j. Decker. who sustained
loss on stock Of $1,000 Insured for $1,000 by the Mer-
chants ana shoe and Leather Companies OF Boston.
No ji3 was occupied the first floor by Nessrs Kun
mel IL StuckcnhOlz, dyers and bleacheIs. Loss S3UWi
insured The second floor occupied by Thomas WI
hanson. Loss, 5000; insured by the iiremen's and
Hartford Comm Companies The third Moor was umoc-
cuied. The fourth floor occupied by James fitz'
simmons as a laundry. Loss, s. 600; not insured.
The buildings belonged TO George W. Chapman Loss,
The building Of Messrs. Chamberlain, Roe & Co. is
damaged to the amount OF 500; fully insured.
The cause of the explosion not known. The fore
man, who in the engineroom short time before the
explosion says that there but pressure OF GO lbs OF
Last Summer the boiler tested by the Sanitary Com
paBy's engineers, and was pronounced sale at 20 lbs
pressure IL was torn clear from the nreDoA the IRON
plate being torn short distance ABOVE the lower line OF
rvets.
building Is about eight feet square ana contains atubuhr
boiler At the time of the explosion the engineer Jacob
Trout eating his dinner and watching his boiler.
missing the other boiler landed in front Of the astOnshed
engineer about foot from him, and without doing him
wS VIZ Sii e iaa o as ne ffPSa 10
laye been Crushed, o. had the expl59dcd boiler
struck iie oher IN It's descent, another e1RO
lie first for the tubular boiler of Messr Chamberlain,
Roe Co. of the largest Of its kind and there was
fun head of steam at the tme had the explosion
occurred 20 minutes later, the loss of life would have
been very great in all probability, the employees
would have returned from their midday meal.
The affair created the most intense excitement IN the
ncgbCrhoOd the engineer ana many OF the employees
resided near by and AL well known An immense
crowd soon collected which required all the efforts OF
the police under Capt Cafy and Sergeant James, to
keep at reasonable distance 10 give the fremen all OPP
pUrtuHity tO work.
no hopes were entertained Of his recovery. His father
ana other relatives were in attendance