Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1877-12-21
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.
The Boiler of a Large Candy Factory
Explodes, Killing. Crashing ana
Manning the Employees.
Loss of Life Terriblo-The
Sumber OF the Dead Estimated
a.Fifty or More.

THE EXPLOSION.

fTHE EXPLOSION
New~fbrk, Drc 20.-An explosion,
6ediAtely followed by fire, occurred
yfve minutes past five O'Clock THIS
.stefrvon in the immense candy map-
,,sactory of Greenfield x Sons, No. 63
RarcIay street, which extends ia the
shspe Of an l. to College Place. The
hoaer, which was under the sidewalk
ee ssrssff frant s'n and n@rse sca.ssr iser
~ IN directions. A
krRe number OF girls Of all ages were
employed at the time In the building.
The wallis fell within few minutes
| after the explosion. policeman, who
was on duty near the building, says he
law the front walls Of the building five
Ltories high, fall into the s'reet.
snpHr-oF EMPLOYEES AT WORK NOT
= a KNOWN
Xr. Greenfield. owner OF the factory,
could give no idea of how many were In
the building at the time of The explo-
sion but thought about llo. or these
about fifty escaped by the College,
place entrance, and n small number got
out through the skylights. walked over
roofs, and got down the skyliRhts OF
other buildings.
EXIT OF THE BOOKKEEPER BOTHER Es-
oAPEs.
The bookkeeper, who was on the
Barclay street side Of the building, was
Sblown out through n window To the
ftreet and badly cut on the head. Sew
eral jumped from the second story and
escaped with slight injuries, their fall
being broken by policemen and ctti-
zens on the sidewalk below.
No fair estimate of tho loss Of life
can be given tonight, but it must be
large
CHARACTER OF THE EMPLOYEES.
The ,,:,arties employed in the factory
Ire principally young girls and boys
2 rom eight to twenty years OF age.
, lowing to the approach OF the holidays
double force was employed, one work
Ing during the day and the other at
night The force Is changed at 5
O'Clock, and the fact Of the explosion
occurring at five minutes past that
hour renders itxstili more difficult to
know how many who are the victims
The number In the building ac tho time
Of the disaster Is variously estimated
~ from 100 to 800.
tacAI1Sa ONE pEAra TO MEET An
, rac Aanses sssreaA 60 raptdl4 It II
feared that many not injured by the
explosion were burned to death. The
Barclay street angle of the building
hes fallen to the ground. as has Nos.
side and No. 81 on the upper side.
Owing to the heat no search can be
made for those buried In the ruins until
tomorrow.
SURROUNDINGS OF THE BUILDING.
The factory building was In the form
+, OF the letter l.. having entrances at
No 66 Bar clay street and No. 8 College
Place. In the angie were situated the
Groeers' Bank building and ID. ID.
:. Tonapkins's brown paper warehouse,
both Ave stories.
LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
- The latter was also burned to the
.rrvu,ul leaving the bank building on
che c5rnef looming up alone over the
fut.ls The bank building Is only In
kiured ON tho fourth and fifth floors,
kused a. q dwelling by the janitor and
eyeral r. miles, who lost all their FUR
dturv aud effects. The third hoor. CO.
Spied MS law and other Offices, was
xhtly injured by water, but the Of
n OF the bank, On the ground floor,
bred no injury.
NJ Tompkins' loss Ia not yet ascer-
ii. The loss of Greenfield i Sons
~ 8ma ted at 100000. Insurance.
- 10000.
- a BRAVE, RASH DEED.
SO IS RArclay street was frame
building, with = cigar store on the first
1ssnr. The upper floors being occupied
nv Colonel French Tor the last thirty
ya6fs. Mr.. French and family escaped.
hui the former left $4,000 In United
States honda I'm = book. .ease ON the
second tloor. Foro
engine No. 81 an0 n
Of the Twenty nr6 VI .|
GchnKs.ered to GO - t{i1]Oll8 T. - 10
~ and go N. W.