The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-23

.>oTUrR rory TfkEN FROM THE
RJTNS IN BARCLAY STREET.
s.,., pcrson. Missing Who were Unauestion-
ably burned to Death some Theories OF
an. origin Of the Mysterious Ex piosion.

,,,, was not wholly solved by yesterdays exca-
cation Of the .dins. hut the theory OF the burst
Inc Of the smoke flue connecting the boilers
vi,h the chimney was strengthened. Another
examination Of the double and single boilers
nraor the sidewalk in Barclay street proved |
h,vond n doubt that they had not exploded.
One Of them was full Of water and the other half |
,,u Mr. Nelson Greenfield n member OF tho |
arn Of Greenfield K Son. was asked as to the |
,ru,h Of Mrs Hcrzbergcr's assertions that her |
husband the engineer. had expressed fears in
,c,ard to n lcaky steam pipe. We knew all
about that" said MIR. Greenfield. There was
n leak in the steam exhaust pipe. or course
,hc explosion could not come from that. Be-
aides you see the boilers are all right. No. we
have no theories TO advance. and cant tell any
more than anybody else how it happened
we did not use any explosive substances In
our business There was no boiler w stairs
and none under the College place store. ms has
been asserted We did not use gas to light the
store. We used astral oil. There was perhaps
half barrel Of 1t IN an iron tank. which was
leu In the vault under the College place front.
" iirh was NOT blown up
Standing 10y the ruins Yesterday was quiet
looking Germnu mechanic. whose t,silmohS
VI probably hc of grrat value in solving thc
mystery His name Is Herman liaack". ana ne
hq- been steadily reported in the list OF ms
ng. although he has boon at the scene OF the
v" am thc maeNin.4," n said. In answer to
Inquiries who mad charge of all the machln-
er3 IN C,r.cndrit'- store. 1t wns my duty To- in,
ct.rs ti'rl rD..W ihs rnrimo and The boilers.
PALM. the engineer. attended To- them. rue
machinery was in perfect "tt'r In'tr WIS
J. in; ia tie materials usnd mat r9nll "
/ .le. At the time 81 the explosion | WAS M
/ ANGLE ol Tia" Lon the fourth hogr | hpd
~. sorted out OF the door when ielt The
eiYsk | won't down stairs and out on the Coll
rincc eiio. VS. back in the store twice
Lf'rnrs: going out There was plenty o, tim.
i nix ,h.r. wore any Girls ON tho fourth floor.
NI.n | first went out the tlors ~ the building
VIZ, an right Only the front seemed TO be
~ can't say sure how, i happened. Mr.,
pnarke continued. but | think 1t must nave
l.. ~ the smoke ilue. The flu. was like horl-
ial chiilney. 1t. was Of brick. fifteen or
4, niy ieot lQr-. nn four feet square. II run
. Imnoy on The east side OF The store. and
f.t,a.d % right angle with it, II that hue got
sntpnA up raH might have collected anu cX-
| tlnd when the air got 70 IT,
c'"rorl inla connected with the Fro Depart
i.srt are inr llncd 20 accept this explanation as
= 49, nias'aneos Of the explosion rs far a.
ts.N have iU.n developed nre exactly similar 90
.tDf tn blowing up " tho Bessemer steel
wors- in Troy. .as narrated hy pr; Wander
ti,rr was n like horizontal Hue. in which car
ilui, uNldo cl- had accumulated. Tho fires
hsd been banked. and .hc moment the furnace
dI.r- were opened; The AR coming III contact
with the gas. caused the cNplosion.,,
T.
Min U.rlN1r.'r tho enlincsr. had been in
Il. hnht of hanSing his frs u'uut 3 o'clock a
iw minutes b.fOrs the explosion took place.
l. - %srk IN rca'iin,-- to 60 home on tt fatal
ni.at The or' ming ot the iurn4 b., doors ,woni
j. ,esupulird the condt'p ns Of The "Nplos lon
cafbonlc oxide pas when expos a 10 air having
n, most tn force ~ dynamite.
Tint tho explosion WAS Tint - o0rNnlic oxide
ens an The boiler Guss ~ suggested in yo-i"r
dly's SrN IT, cons stent with all facts thus fal
erviored. l.ns'nSsrs a-rir LUNA ,,nlHf
M must be dangerous unless Kept PER
i.iiy Il nm. a change in the direction %
line wind a bad l,t # coal. "a sudden opening Cd
"A lrnuec door the carel ,ss clos a.. 90 damn r.
n N cause an explosion. Imperfect com
H. nadi,ion Of common air only : needed t.
oNriodc 1t MANY oi the city sidewalks lea
oN r. boilers From .vcry one If th $50 runs
4. that IS of u.'s4i'y am ult To- clean. III
greater ih.e hors'nal distance th. more III
INN f'r onrboiier. Ii was cons, qucnily made t
Do double duty. s workman vino cleaned It som
y lrs ago saws that twice year barrels Of Dir
olmu the fody Of a man It's cutire length. TIL
might have collected carhonic oxide. H. W
Ions writes. that while he was SuIernt.ndcn
ylntal huc. SHY f.et long, from he .ngn C,
IL" chimney burst several tmes, nw VI, az,
SCOT had gathered in il. and when the utmus
p,,erc was heavy and the draft insult 'ient.
The scenes at the runs We're siiniinr l4ioS
on The previous day. There wa7 III, dlhih .
KIT up ali day. There were four inquiries +,
Engineer had given up all hope OF seeing he
husband and stood with fearful eyes 10y iil
sn.uuiderlng dcurls Whle the men were ul-
lns
Frank Sheuhorl said that he was speaking
eist,.r /, Stetifn who WA, at work M stair
''i,.',,. tnfn,, mo nNulneton She ",
i've hih"' p '''.NN -. 80 i"d .t..,r.,
marry Irauy u 70 Nvinr "l'.t N," a. ~
WI ,h, NO, ' heen s,..n sinoe ''' - '''
".S ~, C,,ro"h wms n work on the socon
r'',',"1 ,.i va. ,.,rp, Jrl~s liz Loardei M
rr1 1NS,,.- an" NH nt,i'inp Lns b"an seen
~. 49, -, in.n ba ouit home on Thursla
10 ,tt ~ lie VII md ak youn,. childro
M In, ~ No country His wife was nm
,''. i ~ f,r lin l,et ev,nfnr Joh
L ~ !. i''at"F ~. ~ nrer'"n ,vin n3rded
i. sa,ne ey lnse vas aiso r"n1rtrd lost by II
Same i'"-'' "'' 49,
bov ,rbo ,vas with LITTLE Albert Krummcr
u Tf,h nnr snii tLnt us he ran out Of Il
s. . 'i tarrsI and could not move. The !,
f''nt '",' r,,,rn a. MI rim and Albert lost h
.n'N n'' i''"'H ~ "a" ''''''' 49,"
.o,, ,ba, TJaryborcer the on,inocr hi
..i . n ~ 10 80 -, ma. tsnn rinariy esta
KEN he az ofr,s If he w'orkrran were e, ntr
~ w, AZ, ~. f,v,rin,, The en- inc room At4
NJ HHi' n,rnd ,he hntton, II The cellar ana
=, " n" i ,r bnilnr room the CHARGED al