, 1877-12-21

,49f} the flames from crossing College place
Ma at one time seemed inoritable, to the In.
S*ke ]sthographic printing Establishment ol
:;:.,bra d Knapp. Tho engineer Of Greenfield
!. jthcraf factnrr could not be found tonight.
H. was generally supposed he has! pcrshcd.
Varfoue causcs ara assigned for The explosion.
1t Ia satd tat ono Of the boilers ws m oil one,
and at lcatt one perton c1alms 10 have warned
Mr.. Greenfield against ta continued use. It Ia
a1so stated that tho engineer has before this
bccn
Torsp ASLEEP ALONGSIDE
hts engine, hit none Of these reports could b
yrrthct, tonight.
Commissioner Brcunanlsad large number Of
nmhulanrcs on the snht itl,tn n yrry few Mir
utcs. lie tcrnstncd M the gro,tnl until a lato
lIour, directing their movements nk lhcy dashed
backward and fowari from tho various hos.
pitfalls.
The ambulance phytfcfans and number Of
rflyticinne from the nclghborhood, who turned
t,,it nj tho first aiarm and gave t1lcir services
RratuItouslT. worked like Trojane, re-
lEcvlng tic injured. Mcssrs. Hall d
KuekeF, and Day, 1foaG1and Il Stteer,
wholesale 1ruggtats. threw open thciF stores
to tho wounded, and furnished all necessary
medicines freu of charge from their stocks. The
explosion Was terrific one. Every pane Of
glass for blocks around was shattered.
IT Is A MlRACLE
that msny passess-by WcEo not killed. A large
Delaware, f.arkawauna Il Western cxprets
usgon mas passing laden with boxes OF shoes
OIL its way to tho ferry. THE driver waa blown
off the box, but escaped with slight bruises.
Onc nf tlr horses wa& hurled twenty-five feet
and instantly killed. The wagon was complete
y smashed up and overturned. a peanut
ye,tlcr rho stood on tho corner Of Barclay
street and College place was flung acrosa the
strcct and Ills stock OF goods scattered.
ALL TIE DOWNTOWN STREETS
were crowded at the time Of the explosion. At
This ncason, w]leu many Of tue shops and
factories stap work at 3 o'clock, tic operatives
ara starting home before IL Is fairly dark, and
last evening the great red blaze was bursting
ltp Just while the streets wcre almost t1npaa-
.ablc. Nearly everybody who saw the frc from
tac neiQhbo1tng streets turned back aud went
towards 1t, and, rvcn hefors tho Fire Depart
Incnt arrived, ull the ucI9hborlng 4trccts wera
packed. Tue noise Of the explosion brought
everybody 10 tho vicinity to tho
sccnc Of thc disaster, and the police hsd hard
work to cirnr a passage for the engines. Officers
wl,o were early on duty at thu fire say that
NEyEm BEEoRH HAVE InKT HEM SUCH A CROWD
III The streets In any time Of danger. Until tho
ollvu lines wcrc formed. Barclay street, Green
wich street, Park place, and College place werc
impassablr. Alter tllc third alarm, It was be-
,icyvtl tnore engines would be uccdcd, md
eltcrtal calls were sent, until, at tho height Ok
the fre. twenty-five companies were at work.
THE CHIEF IN CHARGE or TUE RUINS
suys be fIas to doubt there ars bodies In tho
dct'rts. All effort to get anything like rca-
sonahtr estiInatc "a to Tue number Of persons In
thn bntdnC~-how many taraped and ho"
many arc probably buried In the rusns-11aSo
proved unavatEnE. Tie truth will not ho
kuown TIL search can bc made, II then, rs tho
rescued hurried auaY snd we're lost sght ol III
fhc cfo"d' Inc c4n0aefatea 'cpo7ts ase M
longer accepted. a'H
satE h'onhs5 ESTIMATE or KILLED Is SlrIt'
which, 10 lar ~ taa1' oc assefta'hea' !" n'ucn to9
h'ga' ..........
PERSONAL 14fs@'@Hch''
Spectator tao: .>
laa Just tafsef' tna o1'ul''g oche''n
w!'ch 1nc e3p!oaloh oTuHso' a"'t "a' ue'"sc"
W#sh1nst". :na "eat auos,f, III p9tt,as.
w4'ch l f'ea'', tne 'e'o.1. ""s'n' ', o.e's
to the ba''at"s. a" soo" 'eo
There WIS mass VI uame e1'cnu''R "u'' WY
aeF"sS the street. ran 10 tt'e tnttahce oi
GFeenHsldS roh1se''one!S anu assle'c.' t'e t'A.
p'oyts t" csea3e ~ thAt aoor' hoeut MY !
should "as. CAME ont'-inen aha oosS Preuon"-
t,at1nK. although " pef tent u Ino empioyes ~
there were "osasf' oehesa''5 t"e5 n'.o ~
l'coFtc, nut LIE 1o3ee Wa "s'e''seo :es'o'"~'
ioF the 'lo'sda5s sca'on''
Dusp*s u'cA'
Of NO. III ootcr st9cet' WIZ etaho"a ~ sno
store VI urrcuneio q So'ls' ta's'he WIN 1faess
lisetnnelu, III. flF' H9ccH"el1 tAo cIael "aa