The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-22
ANOTHER TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.

PERCUSSION CAP FACTORY DESTROYED AND
SEVERAL PERSONS KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Another terrible explosion took place ae Grcenvills
N. j. yesterday afternoon, about three O'Clock re.
suting the instant death OF two persons and tho
jury OF ten others, two more fatally Tho Of
the disaster was VOLTS torpedo factory Factory lane
Greenve The noise made by the explosion heard
At Bergen Point, distance of i've miles, aud caused
panic in the immediate vicinity People rushed wildly
into the street. and whcn they learned the or
terrific hurried in crowds the scene Rounds.
man Marinus Of the Jersey City police, house
by the time and FASTENED the building, where
with the aid OF tho citizens. no cxtinguished the
flames, which had followed ths' explosion and
threatened to consume tho dead and injured
before they could DO taken out. strefchcs
was procured and tho wounded taken sway to their
houses houses the vicinity where they received
prompt medical aiG. The OF the accident 49, like
almost all such cases involved mystery requiring
careful investigation to ascertain the facts. The
proprietor has always exercised the greatest
in the handling and shipping Of the
caps and states that II was point in their
business TO prevent an accumulation OF the
goods In the building where the work being pcr-
formed. II is supposed that during his absence these
instructions had been neglected, and that BY the tall
OF box from the hands oil young ZeccKlc the entire
stock had received the concussou, thereby exploding
tnom Tho building was Large wooden structure,
the grinding OF quartz taken from tho Carri-
bean Islands II IS complete wreck, and
The damage to building and stock Will amount TO about
ST. 500 The list OF the dead aud injured as follows
Charles zerckle, aged IL years, killed; Louisa Neuss
aged 10 years, killed; Dora Arnold. aged III years,
ceved fatal conclusion OF the BRAN William GIN
bert, aged 80 years. head and breast bruised and
gcd; Charlotte schmidt, aged II years, arms and iace
burned and back badly cut by falling timber;
Lizzc Herman, aged ID years, burned on face and
hands; Mary Schn 'tzcr, aged III years, face and
breast and bprned Jacob Van Ceef aged Il years.
fore part OF scalp torn OIL exposing the skull, which
fractured legs shockingly lncerated; his inuriea
Of fatal nature; Sophia xjook. aged IL
years, burned from thighs down to her fcet
j. Rohrenbeek, aged 80 years, covered with cuts
and gashes made by the explosion and the
falling timber; his leg and shoulder broken, aud
tho doctors think no cannot recover; Henry Brchm,
aged 10 years, struck ON head by beam; Henry
Schmidt, lett eye destroyed The compost
ton usrd the manufacture OF the toy
the that used IN making torpedocs.
IL is known Illuminate OF silver, and is the
result OF dissolving silver coin In acid The
composition is then dried and carefully reduced to
ine powder. In small quantities It IS comparatively
harmless, but in any quantity over grain in weight u
Is exceedingly dangerous. dollars worth is sun.
great destruction II exploded In
fined place. Tho people in the ne,ghborhood made
preparations Yesterday for holding meeting 10 taN
action for the suppression OF tho further msnuacturs
Of the caps in the place.