, 1873-11-15
CRIMINAL CARElESSNESS.


| From the Nc,o rork Times Hop. II.
| -, sovon porsons wore killed Yesterday evening
| tho Underground Hniroad i'll Fourth avenue,
| 0otwoon Ono Hundred aud Twenty eighth and
Ono Hundred md Twonty-ninth atrcets. 70 OK
anime tho horrible occurrence in oil 1ts details i,t
to lind that these Boyen lives were sacrificed, q
| hcore, or other persons wounded, and IL largo
| quantity Of properly destroyed by a criminal
negligence mud granping disregard Of public
safety. SINCE the beginning ot tllis railroad I'M
either by passing trainH, hy blasting accidents,
or from other causes, anl tho terrific cnlamity
| Of yesterday brings tho deatL-roll up to forty
six yicti1nH OF carolossncHs OH tho pnrt of tho
| management ct tho work.
| 70 fully comprehend This calamity In all itg
dire oxtcnt, 1t il nccoBsary to explain wllat this
| improvement is. At present tho Albany d Har-
| lem Railroad has At, up and down track on tho
| tccto1, and level with tho retnainng portion Of
| tho atreet. Tho improvement iB tia cutting Of
railroad under tho lorol Of the stront go aa to
gaard agal1lat accldcnss.. This cut Ia in tho
this cut nro temporary bridges, constructed Of
| wood, with plank roa.lways. Tho GARTH taken
| from tho cut II hankod TIP on nacll side. 10
rosnovo this oarth from tho cut, and to lower tho
| stone to be employed i'll tho construction Of the
walls Of the cut. tho rai!s slecpera, aud other
! materials, derricks hayo beon md aro used, and
are worked by Hteam from movable boilerB. Tho
boilor which waa used ycstortlny was one Of
these.
In this respect it may be vol to giyo raB,tmo
of all tho tacts connected with tho previous use
Of tho boiler. It was first brought to work OIL
the improvement nbout three weeks ngo. and
placed III operation at One Hundred and Iwon-
! ty-sixtll Btreot. On n wooden platform with it
was fixed tho loisting machine and the derrick.
It worked up tho ayenuo, al,d yesterday was d.
rcctly iu front OF tue lagor-heer saloon OF j.
| Ormston, No. 2S70 Fourth avoDuo. Tho boor
WAS d peculiar ono, upright double tubular
hi 1pif rfnro ~ ~,
wrought-iron sholl, and nntlo al special Btoa1n-
Of East fwonty-third ptroot. Tho Goatipg mn:
chino used in connection with tho boiler
0aa-Worka. It is but Just to Soy that the acoi-
dent haa not shown iil tho slial'teat way any inn
perfection in the lloister. This boiler was under
| tho charge Of John Darnum, Of One Hundred
md Twcuty-hfth Htroet and Fourth avenue.
| Whether or not lie gave it the caro- required by
high-proBsuro onginc will undoubtedly be tho
subject Of official Investigation to-day. Charges
! Of the grayost character, and supported by ra-
| putnblo Witnesses in reference to this point,
| wore publicly mado last night.
Tho accident occurred about 4:20 o'clock in the
| afternoon. Fourth nyonuo was crowded with
| pedestrians, and it aconH almost a miracle that
only seYen wero lost Up to the moment OF tho
terrible occurrence not tho slightest Indication
Ind boon observed that the boilor WAS untrust-
worthy.
Where tho engiuo stood was almost in tho cou-
whieh It rcstct wan boine moveJ ta1ror ~ "
Twenty-ninth etrcer by the worlmen' WIN xcra
using wooden beams aud iron crow-bars to pry it
81 vcnrs nil md John Foinv. d rcara o1,l hoti,,
residing at Ono Hundred ard Twenty fifth street
and Fourth avon,lo; Barnun,, tho engineer, who
,sas talking to William Doggart, la6orer, rcsid-
au3, S;yt1 avc,11o Wlom Toi}on iannror esAoos ~
1no Mnndrcfl and i,,,sontr. .afth atraot nnor s,th
evor,,o Isrvan Sfa11v % vaars ia ita.o o>,t ~
Fourth avenue, botwcon Ono HuuIrcd % md Thir. r.
Patrick Moriartv lahoror' If No no9s scconi
avenno potr;cE him ,ahorer ~ "a Soapa oI5 ~
One TInndrcd oni 1hi,inth strcct naar Eo,;,rt,,
oronna md V;aro It'll sc,no1hn n w. ~ ~
nI raaitl;nu at EourtI, van,,c md Ona IIut'1ra1
and frh;rt vfhird strent ~ o0 -
Botvoo,l the bank and tho westerly sidewalk
Of the ayonuo wero Philip Muller: Sc Years
Of ago. Of Tonsl avenue, between Fiity-third
IS years old, Of Ono Hundred and ninth
street, hetwecn Second and Third avenues,
laborcrs, in the employ OF the IIarlom Gaa Com.
pauy, WHO Horo laying gas-ppcs. At tho SOUTH
stroot and Fourth avenue, stood hI,vss Louisa
DnBsford, \ young lady IS years Of are.
preparing to croaa tile Temporary bridge at tfuk
street. Crossing tho bridge. with hor harp on
hor hack, was little Italian harp girl about ID
Years Of ago. In tho shops, blstlo and lifo. on
the other side OF tho avenue, trims and engines
laundering along tho track. Such was tho scono
a moment before tho explosion.
roport--anil tlenso clo,id Of stoam aud dust
shut out tho ghastly Eight for a moment When
it cleared away, Miller and becker woro lying
oyer their gas-ripeH. At the place where tho
SoS9 . olk ha S9s ans Gon a9 He s the snoGf
poor little l}ritt tho eotoo-hoy his books by Iii,
alo-all dead. But tho culmnuting horror Of
the scone was reache1 whom tic horror-atriukon