New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-05

dcs0,atc appearance IN the bright sunlight EtS'eI-
day morning Tic lights and shadows OF the evening
before had disappeared, aud the most fertile magma
lion could have found nothing picturesque in the scene
The best point Of view was at Tcuthaye ana IhiFty-
hftbt which is high enough TO overlook nearly all the
burned district Tac tan Gimme Us, the leaning lofty
southern wall OF the piano mandatory and the smok-
ing charcoal heaps loomed mp above the piles OF bricks
stories and blackened timbcrs. Noticeable Also were
the huge rocks that had been removed when the Hale
bindings were erected, hut which had nearly filled the
lower story Of the mandatory toward Tiry-sixtlst
Ashes were everywhere The police built barriers ana
Kept back gaping crowd OF unsavory people at thirty
fifth and Thirtysxth-ss. The treinen we're at work,
and streams of water were kept playing the debris on
Thirty-f-st where bodies will be sought, and on
the charcoal heap Two streams were thrown from ny
drants, aud fire engine was kept constantly EN-
ployed on Thirty-hh-s, TO furnish water there Re-
pairs we're making the building only partially demol-
ished.
Three large safes removed from the ruins o. era
ham SONS factory, Tqirtyd'thst in toleraoe con-
dition. They were badly bent and swollen by the III
tense heat and removed TO the works on Hudsonst
where they will he opened to-day, Oac was Herring,
and the other Davis safe No Others be removed at
present There only eight safes in use in the differ
ent establishments az the time OF the fire.
The greatest Indifference seemed to reign everywhere
Notwithstanding that beneath the fallen walls 1t Is
Thought the remains OF half dozen human beings stu
lie The conversation OF the spectators contained lew
illusions TO their fate The relations of some Of the
missing employees were present but they really seemed
TO enjoy their grief chronic inyaids enjoy poor health
One woman anxious to know If Mr. Hale would not
be compelled pay funeral expenses OF the DEAD
she not disconnected when told that such anN-
ietes would perhaps be usegsthe bodies might not be
found No one knew who should remove the debris, or
even that it would be removed Everybody supposed
So" The law does not place the responsibility The
ruins will not be cool enough to allow OF WORKING IN
Them until this afternoon, at least.
aft
ers Perey German and King appeared upon the ground
with Company c of the sappcrs and Miners and
sixty pounds Of dynamite TO throw down the rather dan
gerOus walls. Ten pounds of dynamite arrived IN car
liage teudcry held by " Jocarbus of the Fire Depart
ment who loves to handle the stuff being melancholy
aud tired of life il is said. This i'm box. The City
other pounds were I'm cartridges Of about four pounds
each They came TO TlirtyGfast by water. They were
also in box upon which NJ. JOcarbus sat; and because
the place was shady he surrounded by spectators
uumludlu ignorant OF the stored explosives People
within police lines have TO take risks. Chci shay
charge Of the entire scheme Of dcst uctiOn. Prot j.
G. Stuedinccr. the electrician OF the Hell Gate
explosion. who has instructed The s1ppers and
Miners in The use OF explosives, present, as
were also several architects. This is the FIRST time
dynamite has been used in the Gig for this purpose
Sometime 20 it was proposed % use TO blow oven thc
walls Of souc ruined buildings in tie lower part OF
the city, but the persons living near objected Iester-
day tine experiment was successful. II in skilled
posed of tho assistauorcmrn of the different fire COM
pauia The cartridges are two feet long, round. and
inch and hail. perhaps in diameter To them such
apparatus is attached, that heat and lore both unite
20 explode the charge. The cartridge is placed length
wise against the object to be destroyed, and the ap
raraIs is then connected with battery THE maupula-
ton of the battery furnishes the necessary heat. and
operates the apparatus which applies the force.
When The cartridge explolas everything is knocked
from under" and then down the obstruction falls.
TIE tall chimney, which was part Of the old building OF
Haes mandatory, first attacked II was over 100
feet ~ height FIVE feet square; and standing at the
intersection tuce sXteen-nrh walls, 10 was hrmJ
hIae o.. A caltlusG ""S pa, "p'i , W 3 1 t
battery placed 12j feet distant ln thirty siNtIs y
wires Al hall past four Cmcf Shay touched or and
one corner o. me chimney ku0cked very exteu
sycy. The explosion was J uGer than t1at which
accompanied tIe Hell GAZE operation, and nearly threw
down some of tue spectators sandngnear Ieuth-1Vc on
Tmuydfth-st Most of the glass IN ucighborlng windows
that had not been cacbed ny the neat OF tc HFe was
shattered. Al . D. g. second corner disappeared in
an arch Al $40 came tne explosion that finished the
WORK A load report was bcsrd-a cloud OF yellow dust
ly tottered AN instant and thrn fell, SUI unbroken TO-
ward Tentn-aye. II Temaued whole untilit had nearly
reached GROUND. I'm yellow cloud 0i dust
when struck. and The spectators cheered, and felt
iGc second tai chimney, part Of the building,
next disappeared 1t yielded at $3.50 10 one cartridge
l. atoms. For moment it looked as If lofty fountain
OF brick dust and mortar had suddenly burst forth 10 the
centre of the ruined building.
The correct theory OF the origin Of the fire believed
used drying room for sounding boards. In the
centre a stove. the ppc Of which passed through
The box rested BRICK foundation, aud was lined with
zinc. Tic top was covered with WIG screen. Upon
This placed sounding boards, In order tldt the
glued parts might dry The fire was first seen III sound
Ing board placed. If the story Of several intelligent
w0rkmen may Doc believed. The stove pipe may have
been detective or the heat SO great that the hght mate
RAJ OF the sounding board iguted.
II has been difficult 10 reconcile the probable slight
loss OF life with the positive ahrmaons OF many people
thai employ es were seen at the windows canS Tor ad
just before smoke and flames cut of the view But
suggested tna first the startled employees rushed 10
the windows, called Tor help aud then, recolecng the
windows, however. the smoke had hidden the upper
story sight, and while the people in The street be
happily gong down the two escapes IN the fecesses
OF the new building. These escapes would he visible,
even n there were smoke, only 10 people IN the
vicinity Of Nos 5l9 aud 52l West Thirty -Fiith-st.
Forcian Tolp Reumauu saws eight, nine were en-
p0yed in the four upper stories ana hat at least
went down the hrc-escape just alluded 10. Theodore
SiOetzel. the boy whose story published in yester
DAYS TRlBt NJ, says that six or eight down The
clain-,scape the Teuih-iye side. Thus, with those
reported missing the eighty accounted for. No
believe that employee on the lower hoois had amy
trouble IN escaping.
THE ALDERMEN On THE WATER SUPPLY.
The Aldermen at their meeting yesterday
took occasion, view OF the fire, TO attempt TO egate
ON the water supply question Alderman Shells led of
with "a resolution, which adopted, calling upon the
Committee on Public Works investigate the Of
the 81 life, and to fix the responsibility where it
belonged.
Alderman Morriss remedy was larger water pipes and
his resolution, which referred TO the Committee
Public Works, requires the Commissioner Of Pablo
Works hereafter to lay pipes not less nan twelve inches
in diameter IN the streets running north aud south from
the Battery to the Harlem River aud IN the
ming east and west not less than ten inches in diameter
All hydrauts are 10 be Of the " large SIZE"
The same committee took charge OF Alderman Joyces
resolution inqung to the ACCESSIBILITY Of rcopenng
DC 3D. different ",