The New York herald., 1878-02-20
RECKLESS BLASTING.
ROCK WEIGHING OVER TON BLOWN INTO
THE WALL OF DWELLING suousE.

ROCK WEIGHING OVER TON BLOWN INTO
THE WALL OF A DWELLING suousE.
Mrs William Young yesterday afternoon was quietly
sewing with her daughter on tho second floor OF her
residence In the four story stone front house o. East
1891 street. In tho adjoining lo on the corner OF
Fourth avenue, gang of iaborers were engaged In
blasting. Suddenly tho ladies heard loud report and
found themselves the floor, while a shock like an
earthquake shook the house. A large fragment oi
rock uad penetrated the WALL filing the room with
bricks ashes, mortar and Other debris damaging the
panoore mirrors and furniture to the extent OF about
l500 Tho hole in the wall measured six feet by three
and the weighed 600 pounds The Latter struck
The wall and landed in tho lot beneath. officer Morey
Ennis Patrick Lynch, Patrick ConneIi, Patrick suiI-
van and Edward White. Patrick Donohue, contrac-
tor, and Patrick Mcciosky, foreman effected thor
escape. Officer Morey took his prisoners at once be-
fore Judge Wheeler IN the Harlem Poico CourI. Tney
proessed 10 know but little about the occurrence ana
His Honor committed them Tor examination. He also
directed warrants be issued Tor tho arrest OF Inc
aud foreman, and instructed Sergeant Bar
rstt to make no delay enccting their apprehension
premature dscnargs Donohue, the contractor. mas
been arrested several times for recKlcssncss IN Dast
ing operations.
The parlor Of Mr.. Young's house was complete
o distance OF four Two ect on either side OF
the hole made by the huge rock costly
mirror and marble manIoi were snai.ercd 80
bricks and mortar four feet high covered the parlor
floor. piano on tho opposite sido OF ine room was
badly scratched and Jared by the force OF the ex-
poson, and the wall against when II stood was in-
dcpted about halt inch. A bronco clock ana
number OF broken mantel ornaments were scattered
about room, and the furniture and curtains were
covered with u thick coat oil Dust raised by
the crashing plaster. The broken clock was stopped
aud by It's dB that the explosion occurred at
a quarter past two O'Clock. The children Of Mr..
Young were in the habit OF taking music lessons IN
tho parlor every afternoon alter school hours.
Their teacher arrived few poments after the
explosion to them. Had tho blast been delaye
short 1t would doubtless have badly Injuries or
killed all OF them. The weight Of the falling mass Of
bricks the parlor oor Knocked down tho ceiling Of
Iho baseme mt and displaced the manto over an inch
iron, It's perpendicular. The paror toding doors,
which before opensd.and closed readily, were st and
could not be made 70 work, showing tnat the entire
building affected by the shock. In sew
eral Of tho adjoining houses the shock
was felt and small ornaments nnd spictures
were thrown from their places to the floor The 10.
spcctor OF Buildings calcd at the house last night
and examined It's condition. He pronounced IT safe
enough tor occupation, and carpenters were put 10
work 10 temporarily board up the preach IN the wall
Tho blasting in the adjoining lot had been going on
for over fortnight ana occasionally small fragment
OF the flying rock would strike the wall OF the dwell
ing and break a brick two In II. Several places
where this had happened were newly patched.