New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-19
THE TORPEDO EXPLOSION.
CoRONrE's INTERCHANGEABLE INVENTOR CON
SIpERS UNION TORFEDOIS HARMLESS -,
KLUFrER & GOLDsCHMIDT SELLING THEW IN
DEFIANCE OF LAW--ORsINI BOMBS IN MIMI"

Coroner Yong and a jury stiaated ye5'f'-
d., lice. ,itosi,u of Uiion Tmrctocs i'll irvnt % a."
pf,i,'s.s of Kluchcr & Cold chnift, at No. 10 i''"
ra9.St or T'.Cr:fay lat. Many OF ki'r"'r ~ "
wcro lr,s,t. Ccro;rr YouuE IN addTc>@'h" wv II''
onooI to ne fac at since tnoy were imrane''H '','
mos, dc .tIl. Lal oc,uIr,d. h"i''h h'' w" :,
tIi.ic. Win. l.C' the bi"-'c i'' VA -'
property b,unre,i ,-.i.,
I.-.';ll g. LaUr, nee, On {, pcs nar' o. ~ Il i"
it, t,.!.l tlG.t lie .,,,l th1 tc"r" 81 lhe "a ~
ancut two r,inr,,s before it or'uIl'"i H0 |
track in froat Of TlrcACr & Gc!"' ''l'"'' ''''i
man wa, eng god in falling i2T's nom u, u ,
WIN c,.ncr wa removing marks flom tho boxes qua
man was rc.,arl,c thom thore Wtr'ie''' u "',' "
tno truck, md f,rr on five on tho W'I"; "nnS' Nv
nc ox,,,,si,u o,,j went back TO &c Wat nag Hli
The o rs we're no; how'd. 80 Ca'r ''.I t,,li, Ia ~
'h '~H'S ,iI Of soitii-,t fslicalar, n'd tat
la h,. iut il, 'hr lore "Nih'" ~ - , , -
Go .af: on the way back hc sdpicd ''H '"H
t"nt,on =, i.r ,iarr.a By hcn'1g t'rp,"o r;id c
' , - ~. ll a. l.ito tnc 90 "r "id cav l." "H
ir n ! c,nr ia; II snort Gi-An,U G'ay Wen u CA
pTii iu1 OF No. 10 III, isior--t tcs' led TIT nc
yc3c,npoyed IN TIE si"i' aJ"i't' th' VIZ ''c - -
Tl,,iou c.jlii"d; WA -' iit@ Ia Il 80 Vi'.'lF ..
tr.c; lie p'. ir' va Ill., A.! II t". 49,
sInulc and Hnst; t't rtn OF "hH"S, s'"ir viz -.
Ir.-c,; nl.cith 'I.in cpl" - '!cl, W Il '"'r
SION Of ninor Cxiiosnna, soundlg liz" II '0i r,,'T,
pr,hally caused ~ tie Gr"lph, O. HIhccl u,' a..
had been thiovn mo ear; ana net EL"T tl"' any
d1iE red nearly every day at tho store o' l-'"''
Iirmry IHowa, Of 70. 1 Hamilton n lahorGr in
Fulton MarAe;, tcsti 4 tat the dcS' t n
l2G 10 keep count OF the coal that WIS put III; thtfc W"
~ truck IN Of the door Whcn nc It Z; wines WIS
rcfwIiinc, and suw hs boy sitting or t'n {, ii"I "ui,
s,ddcnly lie heard an explosion, ana tHc IioCh "h1
hidden by ,nolc and df witness ian iOrTIfI ti;n
gropcd his way in. but could sec nothing; hr asma
dsh H. al m?l said For the love OF Cos hell me
ou' witness caught ihy he coat g." ar ma ut. "a
linn ont OF The smoke lie con n'!cd i!r S,H'th o IFS
boy; his eldest at len=th called, Ir"F o. - lauT'
bit ne il Gca;" witness ran G'I IS ana iHtAr' ~ Ia.
iniued boy he wa inst f5n LIS i ~ ,' . in
S.ch cun.G.ion thnt wi:n ~ h"t ~ u = .'t -
ire firm saw sl oil rim thc'n for sale in Juy iaaI,
all Know scycIji ihai bought ttcin; -, r.,,,,.,
Theodore Il. jones. boa.i' ,rcr At No. ~ H', knah
t. cy. icy the So ~, hul .oanI III n.hc TO ~ n:e b.
re- 10 IN, stree; vi" !. t. c@."c lack IL - w..
several Irn cn goa III ,'l& Ian ",' be "Ti 20 t
WI Cul .r.ii ort OF TIC '..'h, OF, h'+'l IL u.
explosion al t".F toes, tlarL ~ ca 'rh IS yes 80
l"tn The hoy Who was irj'cd was one employed b! 'Ao
lie statement Of tho BY, Hcnrydcighardt, CT 10; is
Cylpn!-si MO y,.,- o.,s, with NJ. t'JUoc!.nil Ii
aitunE the HarN1 q" nc IoN, anu WIZ l. I'm a.! IL
dangerous condi'or was rfad 70 TIE Jny' no states
and a hail pa.t; on the day OF the explosion lo was
engaged in araiin ;hc mnc from he boArs and Gold
siiIiut NM w. a. i' " tro r,tns fam D.
New York; the cItlan used to iii'G tAcm = t1r ore
ioId Vince l;t The ipir toes were packed IL such
mariner at tho Mi r", c<I'o1".
was .ig, / ,.dy ci In cNric>ln ~ i"t'is il
coal al 10 J. L,I H-s ny t.a ioicr % the pU,I'n
Keen I tcIi.,io.- sod ~ IN .1; :,Ir Lid r.,l S,cu
10 liHcs, ~ tGc h'm VINO hat cduil'nrd hin "'Iht
conc in cont .c: s. N each ether.
CnarieS DuuIcIy, pa;i"min of the : cond riccinct
and Fouh>s. Win Oiitcr olIi lie attempt At 70
p'h'tiat the FIin,t ~, co, TO-; i orr, TO-.
over he door of KIurbcr d COLT c.i'idt, anaoun'i's
hlt UI.on top, dos AT; hat been toi L.! tHr
ira lat hclr h..',!u cloy VS. Ia l.wa.. " j.; Id
sea hDNcs removed Ito IN .ar' Dat Id rot Hn"w
wnai wa in ti",n reported The im over year ago. or
ecllin" cOld IIstlJic'. ~ .
Al 40 opt. l.+ny Of TIE 81" oNd 7 '.c FrccH: to-
,id That OF 'hr fist TO 'nier IT, bi!.Hs
the explosion; lie found tn,rc three boxes O Union
Charles Nelson Of East Ncw-york testified that he
was the pacntee of ~, unm orro; he ilad obaintd
kluchcr & GOldsciIiI, retaining y y rccntage sold
whole right the se,Len.o OF winch the torpad2 is
coating; they explode 10y c!ncus-Oni do not think ncm
dauscrOds lau,tcl N"ul not De ARA to have them
end IN IN Ht, roccii 80 a. half yelr's Ioyalty
years do think t'at the i Of II box on the walk
Void causo tic topped re- in ii 70 cI udc hai handled
thousands Of boxes ahd never Ia an a"iicht never
heard before tins one yoi d be wi'lins 70 have
his children piy wh ,h' ~ La" oi; i' s .n H
ei hulnla q rOTr at Tie Iii"ior hapocoi the only
difference benz mat ne o IN pPn nn an iron coat
on chemistry hui kow that tas elimination VIII cau'r
piodc Tie others; extreme heat might explode tLcn
heat of stove would he sufficient; the heat OF the SIN
would not DO htillCtht uu iiot NM" uit' ii'"iH".
accident that The shock oI box falling would cyII '
the torpcdoos in it could not say wrtncro. 10;
Charles l.. Gildcrsecye, Chief Clerk OF TIE Bmr4u q"
Conbusribc4 testified hat section D. chapter ~ of -
laws of 1871 gives the Fire Commissioners the power To
designate where and by whom fire works may be sold in
this city, and thi, power had been cOlie TO TlthcSS
That the Union ;orpcd0s cCmioscd in pa, Of nitro
Ciycernc clause inserted in tho notice Tor sale of
i:iyrernc would be allowed to be eold; on June Mr.
t;0ldscmdt called on witness ana asked for permit
nn he NJ
he Union torpedo; H. ifcrward called and brought
box, and threw il ny to he etins u,tace OF - feet,
not dangerous; lie was gwen permit but on June u,
believing still that the torpedo Was d,nerrou tho per
nit was revoked the notice OF revelation served
GOldschmIt on the following day lie came and endcay-
orcd to obtain withdrawal OF the revocation; witness
positively refused; had Gccn told by number Of leading
ire work dealers that tey would moi sell these tor,
had reported to him the case OF an explosion
No. 2j2 Westinghouse, where carnan was seriously
injured; sent down there ana seized seven boxes these
x Goldsmith after the revocation OF the permit; Gold
fm when asked by Mtnris win reference to eXlo,
caused by the Young America torpedo and denied that
they we're caused by the Union torpedo; on learning
obtained evidence against tLnn in ye cases suits had
down for THURSDAY sept Z; do not know why they
not called on for tia; had Visited the store of the firm
after the explosion ana iod mere 1ce caSGS Gi tore
occurred from these tOrpcd0es ana believed them to be
highly dangerous; not more than three dealers III this
''i Ferdinand Dornheimer, employed as foreman by
Kluebcr & GOdschmidt In their mandatory at East
testified that there were about 2OO0,O00 Union
orpedoes manufactured each year; employ several girls
and boys in the manuactOry have been employed for
three wears; on Thursday last directed 20UOO to j. F.
Warren of Cincinnati there were 1000 in each box;
and there were still two other orders to be 1lled
knew of any accident; have known single tolpedOes to
explode in the factory; Klucber on Thursday last
he is in the mandatory daily supposed the boxes were
to I've shippc, direct; acquainted with the cartman
do know whether he had any iiehdS IN ILLS country
not. 40. 49,. 49,,
John Rheingenber, employed in the factory In East
Ncw-York testified that Klucber had cautioned him
about p1ckg'he boxes; to allow any one to