The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-21

emou1Apce ana crvcp wound TO the hospital Inc
crowd that is always 20 be found round OF suf
ferins some sympathzing. others curious and all
anxious TO SEQ everything that is going on had al.
ready collected about the hospital and couple OF po-
iicsmen had hard work TO Keep them back and give
the ambulance room 10 back up With It's load Of suffer-
ing humanity.
rHE RECEPTION ROOM.
They were taken carefully on the siretchers and
carried IN through the basement door TO the reccp.
ton ROOM while the spectators literally groaned with
horror as they CARED on the raw and olistcred
and hands OF tho boy victims Dr. Kudlich did not
delay moment. and as soon he had delivered his
patients al tho hospital dashed back up Chambers
etrees and round into College place 70 aid
others that wcre calling for assistance In
the meantime Drs. Glossy. Cliff and Morris
commenced work IN the reception room and
eased the agon.zng pain Of the victims OF tho Dire
Some were brought IN literally covered with -four,
which had washcd OF and lint and vaseline ap-
Piled IN It's place. II was shortly after SIX when tho
1rss load arrived the ambulance and then for the
couple OF hours the doctors Kept very busy.
Some OF the sufferers strong enough to walk
around, supported by some sympatbizing friend. and
amer having their wounds dressed won't or 10 theis
homeS
SCENE or HoRfon
All the hard cases brought into the reception
room and shortly before seven p. II. that apartment
presented horribly realistic picture or the OF
Arc. Thore four and two strstchers in the
room aud on each lay two victims, some grooming In
all the agony OF pain and beseeching tho doctors 10
give them something TO alleviate their suncrinss.
while Others mere boys in years, exhibited heroic
iortitude that would have reflected honor men.
Tho gas light chandelier burned brightly over this
painful and large fragments or skim and
crisp from tho heat, lay scattered around she floor.
fearful evidence of tho In which the nrs had
done It's chastity work.
orFice.
While tho doctors were attending to their patients
there was narrowing scene being enacted in the
office on the aoor above Heartbrokcn mothers were
crying aloud for their children, sisters weeping
for their brothers and bronzed and sturdy could
hardly suppress their emotion as they asked 10
their boys. Il was impossible 10 admit them at once
to thu already crowded reception room ana they had
10 DO soothed with assurances that every was
bcing given TO the sufferers and as they
transferred TO the wards on the upper floors, ihe
relatives would DO permitted 70 visit them. On the
other hand the boys themselves, mostly about four
teen years OF age, werc anxiousiy bog
gng the doctors not TO let their parents know that
they hurt One bright lttle fellow, horribly
burned about the face hands and neck seemed TO for
got the excrucating pain no must have been suffer-
ing as no bsseeched of the surgeons. while the
tears tricklcd down tho bandages hts chceks
s.Do not let my mother know that am hurt; viii
toll her whom go homo myself" Ho was sent ~
stairs few minutes the elevator, and shortly
aNerward q mother leaning over his col, weep
Ing Joy that although probably Scared for lilo her
darling had been saved from . horrible death. There
were NO brought Into the Chambers Street
Hospital and when the surgeons had finished
dressing tho wounds they reported that in all proba-
bity every one would Ono young boy In
the third ward named Thompson very badly bruised
about tho body, caused By some falling tim0ers, but
most OF the other cases vera burns and scads Three
young girls brought into the dspensary shortly
before seven that eli badly dsngured with burns
but they would not remain In tho hospital, and after
having their wounds dressed in tho dspensary started
on for their homes. Mrs Mcster, the mother Of
OF the young victims, was fearully overcome at the
sight or hsr suffering boy, but could help feeling
thankful his wonderful escape, no told her with
his tips that hc saved his life by jumping from
second story. Strangc say, no made that fearful
| leap for lite without accident OF any kind
FRIENDS.
Abuot six O'Clock Miss Kate Corlsy appeared at tho
hospital and, with two lady friends, asked II any In.
teigsncs had bean obtained OF Mary Gsrvey, residing
on the corner OF Leonard and Centre streets, ard
Gussis Lindcr, OF Williamsburg who believed to
DO lost Tho surgeons could give them no informaren
and after givon them that tho girls
sought reported among the burned they
took their departure. The vile OF George Mete, who
| is driver OF an Adams Express wagon, residing Al
tho corner OF West and Franklin Streets and said by
her been In front Of the building when the
| plosion occurred, asked the doctors for nforma.
! ton, and tho assurance that no such name
| appeared their list shc proceeded else-
| where In search OF information. Mrs. Stark arrived
the hospital nearly out OF her mind. as her husband
| and two OF his brothers had been employed In the
burned building She nearly Frustrated with grief
| and unfortunately the surgeons could give her
no relief, as mono OF tho men she was inquiring
/ for had been brought TO them. She finally
| won't away to prosecute her mournful search
| 10 some othor quarter. Tho vito and
| two sisters OF Conner 8, one OF the nrst patients
brought to tho hospital, wore also very much dis
trcssed but presently soothcd when thcyjfound
that no was receiving every attention that science
| could give.
BY about eight o'clock 2. NJ. all the bad were
comfortably located in tho sleeping wards ana,
soothcd by narcotics were kept as quiet as possible
! In order TO give them, II possible, some sloep.
There wero only eight cases lett to pass tho
night In the Chambers Street Hospital out OF tho
| eighteen or twenty which tho surgeons had
treated the others having been taken either to their
| homes or 70 the New York Hospital FOR hours ar
forward, however, faces inquired at tho desk
| at tho onlco for missing friends Two young girls
camo In and asked to hcr brother. but the
surgeon told her asleep and doing well she
icft apparently satisfied with tho promise that sho
could 500 him in the morning There wero several
Inquiries after tho engineer by anxious friends, but
as no was not the hospital they had 60 and look
elsewhere.
/ FORTUNATE ESCAPE.
One young man camo In and looked over the list Of
the wounded asked the surgeons permission 60
up and ironds lie stated that he had worked
in sno for scvcra years. but had not been thsro
that day. He knew nearly all the sufferers personally
said that no thought thcrc must havo been about
/ sixty or seventy al work whom tho explosion took
place, probably there also number OF others
| purchasing candy In the store for Christmas.
Tho surgeon IN charge reported that in h,s opin on
all the above inmates. with tho exception Of Thomp.
| son and Corners, would survive. Regarding these
two exceptions no stated that they were badly burned
but tnero immediate necessity for tho Cor.