The sun., 1870-08-26
Three Geu Blown Through n window
-Four Firemen Hurled away by the Ex-

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pIo.top.
Yesterday afternoon. abopt o o,cIocl an
nlo.ioo and fire occrrrea n, ,,s - 800 u.,,o.
lane which x,s 40, onl, ,,.s,,o,,, q. ,,.-,' ~.
fatal TO human life II sc.ms thu, .hor, ,ha hon,
named, Cant. Simeon Penner , n,,,per in M. firm
Of F. o. Ketchum 4 Co. OF 1ao Maiden lane went
into the cellar of No. lis and 1eo for the nurnose of
mixing m,cbirory oil tor ,.,,,", ,,s a. 20 ~ "
order Before the operation 1t was necessary 70
light fire in the stove in tho ,ear Of ,ho ,oi,a,
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ol,c.a ovor 4, a,laa ,.,,h ou r,. 49,,
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,,., wiz" s'"o VI "nies OF
gasoline stored in the cellar. The boiling oil must
have been igni,ed, as almost ipstsntaneou,ly the
gasoline took sre .nd
e'' '0'~ A''' ~"a
FEARFUL EXPLOSION succxxDEp.
Sitting in the front onco m N. orsrroo, ,-o,.
NJ, n, ,,,, -, '".'' on VIC n's' noo'' "ere
"'' q. W. "hceiock' OF hS Maiden lane, who
owned the gasoline in the cellar, and George Chaplin
and James McSbay cIerks for Mr. Wbeetock A, ,h.
r,o,,.n, =, 49,. ,.,',,, 80, a. '4o
n'o"e"' VI 'ne kniuoh VI Tue OIL 'hese gentlemen
heard sound like distant thunder, and almost I'M
mediately the floor OF the ONCE was ripped up the
e,m.s .ho, ,hro,.h ,,or. 49,, IL. ~, ~,
nameN sno' urousn rom tne oeiiar' ana all three
se"'o"e"' wiz" ''e" e'o'nes III naues' were 'nro"n
by, heard the noise Of the explosion, and noticing
the flames At once gave the alarm of ~. pro...a-
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- ~. , LIS, -s :" ''a .r upon 'o'e'a u
n.d h.er ,hrown on Tho .Id.,..,, hv o.. arn,a.,..
""u o'e" '"'o"n on 'uo "oe"aA oy tne ehp'o'ion'
TO the drug store at the corner Of Maiden lane and
Water street. At this moment
CAPTAIN PEPPER cHARRED AND BU RSED
rushed from the front Of iis and fell TO the ground
" MS A'N VIZ u1N''u w 'e VI a'e'S ee
rious nature, the Captain was taken to the Second
N ward station @ house, and thence removed to the
were taken by carriages to their residences.
The IRE department was quickly at the spot and
"hen the engines arrived
ruE yLAuKs WE'RE LEAPISo uP
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out OF tne basement ana had ignited much or the
%oodMork IN 'he second and third stories. The
TI, ncenen soon 20. 70 WORK ana ther hrst
enor.s VIE unec,eu 70 ue an|1ihihg Dulldlngs
them rbs ,@es were o tbs most neres cs.r,s o
YER anu haiI an nour siter tne commencement or
e naS % ,s s sne en.rs Tock & must oe de,
700 near me eenAr were thrown some distance by
te esposron o, oalrea o. snsone, 0a' tor'snsie-
Mere so far suSiued sso be ccnned T 70 the the eeIaT %
u Duo otgn & rSn sne rasng nse hnu 80 muen TO prey
upon .a .ne neaI Lear ine ounuias was intense and
Sonnoa. anu nAn' VI 'ne 'es'ueh" 'n 'he helkh-
oofhoou -
rLkp IN AfrhioHr,
taxing WIN them .heir business books and all pa
der controI hut The 6ra In The basoment Vii ra ~,
ptobabiy continue To bSra Ali nig6t. As the DIV nat
ter is noatIng nnon ~. sn,fsca ~ IL aate N' NAV
" '"s wv" N'' 'D''"'S VI '"' ""'o''
THE INJURED MEN.
J. W. Wheeock the owner OF tho premises was
badly burned anon. the hands and face INIT II IL
said 4 OF seriously He was taken TO lis home toI
Vanderbilt avenue Brooklyn George CIsnin a
clerk in the establ.bment was burned shopt ths
head, facet arms. and hands When taken into
the drug store a. was feared that lila eves
had been DESTROYED lis Injuries are SO serious
that he will be scarred Tor life but il is not tbon lin
they are fatal Taken home to Hudson City Nav,
Jersey James McShay another emnloyee wo.
hurt "A N.
resides in Nelson street, BROOKLYN. Cant j "
Pepper, Interested in the drm OF + o. Ketci,nm 4
hat b So'u' & = .no nea, ~ H. s'h1 manu-, anu khees