New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-19
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
ANOTHER EXPLOSION IN THE STREET.


An explosion of one of the American Steam Heat
ing and Power Companye pipes al Mas
sau and John-sts Yesterday ,n morn,
ing caused great excitement IN theVlcihiy
and damaged the building No. ~ Nassau-st. to the
amount of about $500 At n few minutes before
] o O'Clock The shop-keeprrs along John st were
startled by dull and they saw cloud OF min
gcd steam and lamp-black rise from the pavement
An expire s-wagOn had just passed over the place
anu tue driver WAS seen Ia cover his eyes win ms
hand and drive rapidly away. Afier me sieah had
condensed. the windows and tie walls OF the build
lngs nearby were observed TO be covered Oy athch
coating of lahD-black and The paving stones oil
tue street, Belgian blocks weighing about Ten
pounds rach,-were seen scattered for IRON fifteen
to twenty feet about the space where the pipe had
burst and several persons who were walking along
Nassau-st. at the time were covered wi h SCOT ana
dirt. In a few minutes n gang Of meh from tue
heating company had turned of the steam al
man-hoic III JOhn-st. and were at WORK dlgglhg
down toward the pipe.
Mr. byrnr. who keeps n taor-shOp at No II
Nassau-st., sad TO a TIBUNE reporter: heard
report like that OF cannon, anu saw the paving
stones hurled ten feet into the air. saw he di iver
of the eXprcss-wagOn, but lie drove away 100 quick
ly Tor me to see whether or not he was hurt KNOW
That the eXcit me1t was very great for a few
minutes af er the explosion. The SCOT was forced
in my doorway by the steam and damaged some
cIoth i'll my showcase 1T was IA few days ago tnata
small blowout occurred IN about the same place.
aud il was Onl yOn SUNDAY last that the employees Of
the company were at WORK repairing the pipes.
This company has caused me loss IN Dlsl-
ness for the past tour or hYe months OF
aL IeaSb pZO,UUO. ana the uuldRo 10 NY SlOCh
to-day will amount to about $500. intend to
sue the officers OF the company. he owner OF the
building rs imates his loss at 5000" Gustav
knauth, of No. II Nassau-st, the cloud of
steam. but heard no report. He saw the paving
stones blown out of the street, aud noticed several
persons covered by the shower of lanp-Olack Will
Iam Ferns, OF NO. 80 Nassau ST., heard the eX-
Dloson, winch followed by the kissing OF steam
Several customers IN MS store became alarmed ana
ran out INTO the rect. lie said That the company
mad caused great loss to the Uus;ness men IN the
vicIni by DlOckadlug the streets and frightening
horses.
AT the Offices Of the Dany, at Fulton and God
sis, Richard H. Bue, the cine, engnccrO the COM
pauy, said that he did not care 10 TAX about the ac-
cdcnt before he mad d an invest gation. ne
hmpback which had done the giea. eI pant OF The
damage, was used Is an InsulatOf ana vas paced
abOu. inc pipes To prevent the Condensation Of the
steam. The pipes were III ended 10 Withstand a
pressure o, eighty pounds, and tnefe was &C ne
tIne oi the accdcd only pr sSnre OF thirty POUNDS
Last cyeulns alter lac LAD made an exam ttIOn
of the busted pID-s MT BuCi that the ,dcni
was due 20 detective elbow, winch thr utduulac-
tUrrrs claimed 70 hc strong enough t. Withstand a
pressure OF 90 pounds but h. ch IN ieaiIty yIe.dcd
TO a pre- sure of - pJuuds lie deh,oi that the
pavement mad Oeel torn up by the explosion, ana
aid tDaI any damage that hau resulted tlOn the
accident the company would DC respOns DC iOr.