The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-12-27
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.
A Candy Mandatory in New York De-
molished.

emIaoyed al the time in the building. The walls
fell within few minutes after the explosion.
policeman on duty near the building says he saw
the front Of the building five stories high fall into
the street The street was filled with screaming
people He rushed to the police station and rang
a. alarm from the box at Church and Barclay
streets. Several girls Jumped from the top of the
building into the fire. Several boys were blown
through the roof
Mr.. Greenfield owner of the factory could give
no idea of how many in the building at the
tne OF the explosion. but thought about 10. OF
these, about fifty escaped BY the College place en-
trance. and a small number got out through the
Skrlights and walked over roofs and got down the
>kylghts Of other buildings The book-keeper,
Who was on the Barclaystreet side of the build
il2. was blown out through window to the
street and badly cut on the head. Several jumped
nom the second story. and escaped with slight in
tunes their fal being broken BY policemen and
citizens the sidewalk below. The parties en-
}Ioyed in the factory were principally young girls
and boys from eight to twenty years Of age. Owing
10 the approach Of the holidays double force was
employed onehalf working during the day and
The other at night. The force is changed at five
clock and the fact OF the explosion occurring at
I'VE minutes past that hour renders it still more
l.tiicult to know how many or who were the vic
INNS.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
NEW YORK. Dec -. There is continued
element relative to last evenings horror One
man was found this morning under the ruins
crushed to death in front OF store on Barclay
street ING ehSLieer Ill charge Oh me ooleI ana
the fireman are both missing and ii is believed
that both have persisted.
jHEGKEENFIELps DESCRIPTION OF THE EXPLOSION.
Earnest Greenfield senior partner was standing
at his desk talking with friend and he describes
ms hrst sensation as ram OF hre upon ms bald
head following immediately upon the explosion.
he Goes NOT know no" ne escaped ana mas not the
remotest idea OF how the explosion could have oc-
cured, and insists that the boiler could not have
exploded The engineer. he says was sober.
capable man ana had been IN their employment
three years. Nelson Greenfield was standing near
s i4ther amt says ms hrst sensation was the faJl-
.i- OF the ceiling ana shower OF nre upon ms
head He. as well as MS father and brother, states
maj Il4e Shock came rom ABOVE. Mt Monica
customer. also says the shock and shower OF
ltine came nom above the store hoor
ACCOUNTS or THE HORROR BY Eye WITNESSES.
= p ,;ai,,in Of +ha Now York Decorative Com
-.r, H.. fh1 tiiri rerson f. raacb he scenn he
dns.rih., 4a. ~, ion az terrific and his first
1boihr WAS NAT t;re- cracker manmfactory had
i m TI saw ,oa+ bm Of fro sbont M, in,
10 the air twice As large as a mans head and 0t
dazzling brightness, 1t seemed to shoot out OF
HE second story OF the candy manutactory 1t rose
2oo feet and then fell. and was dashed TO pieces IN
The middle OF the street. Mr.. Galpln describes the
-lght as one of the strangest he ever beheld.
small cloHd of light smoke followed The Rails
course then a small flame OF fire burst out OF the
west side Of the building He assisted three men
put from under the heap OF bricks on the sidewalk
He saw Young girl who stood inside OF the build
Ing on the east SIDE, she stood as if paralyzed by
fear. her hair stood out almost straight from her
head and was covered with some white substance
Ike flour She stood in what | took to be the
lower hall. she wrung her hands but made move
Ia get ont rushed to her and Selling her BY the
shoulder told her to come with me. she sort of
hung back. and sand For Gods sake help the girls
behind me, there are lots of them" | rushed into
me building again and found, after going about -
t,.et in the smoke. that ! had come upon about
nine Of the shop girls These all in group
:. I A.,
tempted 10 push them toward the SlreeI; saying
,ot 15e al saai, opt Tbn JaSt t1pn t, II rad
,ra bd ~ rr, !thn, ,onn+od snre,,+een
,y,n inIanad or ,l;mhed ont nf tbe bniiding
,r.,nnft- Idrntss ,tt,r roarbod the scene Of the
~. ~. tr,,,t - TLo fc+ory ,ras ono hraad sbalt
ot 1a,uc,
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""NItih H' II hsN ltNli SAYS