New-York tribune., 1880-01-07
THE EXPLOSION AT NEWARK.

ONE MORE DEATH-ADDillONAL lNClDENIs Of lHE
DISASTER - PRECAUTIONS WHICH DID NOT
AVAIL
The County Physician at Newark has di-
rected tue Coroner hold inquest into the causes
OF the cellulod explosion, and yesterday jury was
empanneled then adjourned until Friday morning
Edward C. Bloom, one OF the VICTIMS, died
at 4 o'clock yesterday morning at st. hichaePs
Iospital. His home was In Newton, Essex County.
stephen Dowd, one of the employees had his hands
bady burned able TO walk TO his homo IN Elm
A. speucer Atwood who fatally injured by fall
from window was standing the window when the
explosion took place and jumped through the sash, car
rying It with him to the pavement, where
he struck upon his head. lie got up and
walked across to vacant lot, where
lie fell ana was picked up by bystanders He died In
ten mnutes Il was found that there Vas largo hole
,u his groin one his hip bones out OF joint aud
the ankle Of one leg broken lie was an unmarried
uan aud bis father and mother live In Missouri Yes
t,rdsy his brother and sister arrived from Hartford
Conn, TO take the remains home.
William stiles, a brother oil ono OF the victims, says
that he was in the grndingroom, in the rear of the
countnc.r .room when the accident happened. He was
lust about to the converng-room when he heard
the report and saw the flash. He ran back got hose
and turned a stream OF water into window of the
convert ngroom but the heat fierce that he was
driven back
eorgA H. Pierson the civil engineer OF the company,
hnd lust left the convertingroom 10 go to his office
aou fy feet the yard and just as he placed his
hand upon latch OF his door his feet gave way under
him and thrown violently 10 the ground At the
same instant he heard terrific explosion and spring
inc IN HIS feet he saw flames issuing from all the
windows and doors of the convertingroom. En-
uloyes wero rushing from the doors and
inmring from the windows with their hair and
clothing burning He assisted in removing some OF the
utuned rncn aud helped TO cut the clothing away from
,hrm When oil was poured upon Plerces burned face
nj cl apa IA.
Mr. P,crsou looks upon II as remarkable that all the
twenty two persons the cOByerngroon were not con-
sued In ths flames the spread OF the fire was very
rapid and was immediately followed by the fall OF the
roof.
prorrcss OF the fire. large stock OF celluoid hang
,ng suspcnded from the wall like sides OF leather. Had
The f,es reached these the whole works OF the COM
resurer OF lie company SAID yesterday that the com
psny had taken ever, preeaNuoa 70 p,eVeh1t con
anywhere in the buildings, except in the ooer-roonl
aud office. only saety nstehe: are allowed to De sed
heating done by hot mir which was Diowb through
The buildings arSusn , do%Se se Se' Of
and connected with the city wster-ppss and
the w a dn RPe the I1s
drilled 70 take tbef regular stations ~ care OF re
an AN mere Was signal box in every room that
alarm could be SOUNDED al over the works Mt once and
90, ,n No Engine House on the opposite sue oil
shc street Thcre were extinguishers ali over the
i'uidiugs. on Monday en- alarm was sounded ana III
,ess fnan thirty seconds the men eft the building with
@ nspe and had several water the build
theire check until the department arrived
Tie rebuilding the burned structure WI 90 pegun i3
and the re will not materially interfere Will
the other branches OF the work. .
,neetiur OF the underwriters or newark
q. hsld Yesterday morning at the celluoic
works and . eouimittec was appointed. 70 ad
me fnsarancoe: Gerrnania, Ncw-fork. ", Lon
oon Liverpool and Globe ana 9deen q LenSsn, ssoo. %
ton Underwriters, La CAisse Gencrale Paris, New
ark CITY, each So.oo0i Manniactnieis' s,,ss nswsrs
,Stsitish Ameifeau. Canada; Germania and Hoernia
Eewsrx CIty Of PttsburS Mechanics and Franklin o