The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-22

yesterday about tho gloomy portals or Bellevue Hos
pital and that CHASTITY portion Of the grounds 'front.'
ing rwenty.sxh street, ON which the Morgue Is stu
ated. In the wooden shed OF the latter place,
IN rude wooden collins, yesterday morning, lay the
bodies Of two OF the victims OF tho disaster, whose
names here rcpeated:-~
BENNETT, WILLIAM. age IL. newsboy, resid-
ing with his mother A. No 81 Washington street
BRADLEY, WILLIAM H., age 3s, Of Greenpoint,
The reporter viewed the bodies in their rough en-
easements The boy Bennett was not dishgured; his
face had been badly scalded, no doubt by steam, but
its hneamenis were quite unchanged ia death. He
was good looking li,te lad and his story
way with number OF tho afternoon jour-
mails to the Barclay street terry, when, it
Is supposed he paused moment look in tho win
dow OF tho candy manuaciory. 1t was fatal halt,
for tho explosion that followed cost little Bennett hts
Moony an undertaken, OF No 95 Greenwich street on
behalf Of the boys brother-in-law Mr. John Haley,
VINO lives at No. 81 Washington street.
The body OF Wam H. Bradley presented far
different spectacle from that OF the boy Bennett Tho
clothes covering the orer body had once been black
fine ana snapely, but yesterday they were wound in
an uneouth mass about the poor, mutiiated body,
soaked with water and bcgrimed with damp Gin
OF the man was beaten beyond hope Of
recognition by the heavy mass OF iron and stone
winch haa crushed the life out Of him SO suddenly.
The head was elongated frghtfuliy, and naitcned at
the temples The eyes protrndeu, as well as tho
swollen ana blackcncd tongue and 10 complete tho
horror II mask OF thick coited blood covered the dis.
torted visage The hands wcrc blackencd and the
fingers torn almost into sEreds 1t was u lear
the fear that when the smoking heap Of bricks would
be cleared away Barclay street tho horror would be
many times repeated. About two O'Clock In tho alter
noon The fatLcr OF tho unfortunate came TO the
dead house and claimed his sou for burial.
Bradley was clerk OF Mr. Harrington, at the corner
OF Maiden lane and Front street, and at tho no
his death he was said to DO on an errand OF char
ity ana Kindness
Iu the hospital wards o. Bellevue there were
Der of sufferers. The following is corrected list
ADAMS, GEORGE f.. ago So No. SO st. Marks
place. very dangerously burned head and
ahn considered critical.
as there may be internal injuries Adams says he
was thrown by the explosion from the second door.
where hc was Mt work. TO the roof lie nltcrward
foil ind taken TO drug store In Vesey street;
thence to Bellevue. .
OF the laborers; struck on back by a falling Dcan
improving.
street. an employee OF Greenfield Sons; several
scalds and bruises; dong well.
LINDNER, BARNEY, age 10; very badly burned.
RIDEL, PHILIP, age II, NO. 33S East Ninth street,
STACK, TONY, No. 500 East Fifth street; very badly
scalaed; danger OF losing his eyes; he cannot open
building at the time oil tho explosion.
SUNDAY, HENRY, age -, NO. Sls Eas. Twelfth
MISSING.
BARKE, HERMANN. aged 81. No. 9s Lewis street.
CONNOLLY, ANNIE; sold candy at the retail
DoIIEN, H., Seventeenth street.
DUNHAM, THOMAS aged 40, awidower. Lying at
North Second and Eighth streets, Brooklyn, l.. ID.
DROXLER, AUGUST, ago IL, No. 5l5 FUN street,
employcd on tho third floor OF the candy manu- lac
tory and supposed to lave boen Killed. as ne did not
FARLEY, JOHN, Eleventh street. between First
and second avenues.
HANNA, ROBERT, ago Is, employed In the fac
tory, lived at No. 96 Pitt street
HANNA MARY, age IL, sister of the above, and also
HoCKENBERG, ISAAC, No. 80 West Thirty eighth
street.
dougal streets, clerk IN the factory.
JONES. FREDERICK, age 10, No $50 Sixth avenue.
KoEBER, JOHN, ago 81 No. So Orchard street.
KRuMERY. JOHN, ago IS, No. 81 avenue B, sup.
KHUMERY GEORGE, age 10, brother Of tho above,
"D LE suUgtNSER BERNARD, No 100 Orchard street
LINDEN, AUGUSTA, No 425 Fiith street.
IINlNGER, CHARLES age 81, Third avenue and
LIsTNER, AUGUSTA. age II. Of Williamsburg, en-.
p'S TyccL Il WILLIAM No. 100 webster avenue
Jersey cy. brothcr-in-law OF Mr.. Greenfield, aud d
MuLIohLANp, EMMA, Pitt street, near Grand.
NoDvERsY, O., No. ia Second avenue
o'BRIEN, ELIZABETH, ago a. 30. 81 Greenwich
street. WORKED on the third floor OF tho factory.
RODMAN, Mrs. NARY sold candy behind tho
counter.
STARK, ANDREW, No. 500 Fifth street, employed
in the factory.
srARK, WILLIAM, ago %, No 500 Fifth street,
VULDl, FRANCIS, ago IL, No. 500 East Fourteenth
street; made aumdrops in tho factory.
WILSON, CHARLES, ago - Brooklyn.
WHAT MIR. GREENPlELD SAYS.
Conflicting ruinors were afloat concerning the fatc
of the engineer, Herzbcrgcr. The general belief was
that he buried III tho ruins as he was attending
the fires when the explosion took place, which rem
cerci his escape almost Impossible. An en-
poye oil MIA Greenfield, however, asserted that
he saw the engineer Yesterday morning
in Greenwich street, having his arm IN
sling, out tho testimony OF the employs was ds-
credited.
'srnerc is no use abusing poor phiiip' said young
Mr.. Greenfield; The is not TO blame for tho unioru
nale accident. He steady, sober and reliable
lie has been III our employ as engineer Tor over
two years ana hall. We placed the utmost comb
depce IN him, and always attentive at his
posi- You may depend upon II that no negligence OF
his led to the explosion. Why, the boilers have boon
examined and are found IN good condition; that TACT
alone relieves the memory OF the engineer from any
snare OF bIamc.h
show. then, do you account for the disastcrY asked
s.Wcii / can't account for 1t at ALL"
"Did you have any explosives on tho prcmises"
'None at all
.sWeil yes; but in very small quantities. You
know that che niicals are used IN coorns candy but
very little OF it is used or kept Oh hand.p
1T is reported that there was third boiler on the
premises, in rear, could that have been the
that expioaedy'
under the sidewalks Barclay street; Fletcher n
Harms make; large locomotive D"er the other was
what IS known tubular boiicr. You can see Tor
yourself that they are stii III good condition, the hres
are banked ana the uoofs open. want To vindicatc
the engineer from these false charges "
Fifc Commissioners German, Chiei Rowe, Engineer
shay other officials concurrcu that the boier cx-
poson theory was MOI The correct one, out could oder
piaus bio ui tier on To account Tor the
dent II surmised that the cspiosiou mi ht h ve
been caused by gases rom tue coal Ire uiat
IN me hle winch reached nifty feet IN a horizontal
nne The Gh mnoy. these gases, II is argued may
have tXpioGed this Hue Win sufficient
force TO destroy tho buildings. or, perhaps,
tue caiuron tanks where the candy was
beng prepared, when WAS charged witn certain
cnemc grcdlcn Is and may have addcd To The force
OF the cxpiosion nose aud many other theories were
mentioned ana discussed 10 account Tor IT, others
again hnt at more cXOlosvc comDustbics, ana rumor
Uusy vita locating dynamite III the demolished
building. However, nothing definite can PROBABLY be
ascertaiBcJ I'll TIC utbrS Is removed, un!ll wnch
time 4 careful examination cannot he held nor the
true solution Of the Catastrophe Reached
WAS MR. GREESfiELp To BLAMEY
While either OF all OF those causes may nave been
responsible Tor the awful calamity, stiii other theories
are entertained. In the Department oil Buildings tue
prevailing theory seemed to be that nero was vast
accumulation oil. gas iir the Hue running from the
boucr room lhron.h the BODY OF tho Duiiulhg, winch
caused The explosion In confederation OF ms view
the crumbing of the centre walls was pointed
out lhen 1t was said ny some officials