New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-28
AN EXPLOSION IN Az ASHHE1P.
ONE PERSON KILLED AND SEVERAL HURT
AN OLD CAN SUPPOSED To CONTAIN NITRD-GLYCER-
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AN OLD CAN SUPPOSED To CONTAIN NITRo-GLYCER-
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An explosion occurred yesterday in East Ninety
ninth-a. by which boy OF fourteen was killed and
nine other persons, mostly boys, were more or less
seriously injured There seems TO be little doubt
that he explosion WAS due to nitro-gyceriHe or a
kindred material. The place where the explosion
occurred is ON the south side of Nmcty-ninth-s'.,
nearly midway between Second and lhlri-aveS.
The lots there about fifteen feet below the grade
of the street, and ashes are dumped by the Street
Cleaning DEPARTMENTS carts and by private
tractors near q cluster of poor cabins that are tho
only dwellings in the block except the bindings III
Third-aye On the sOpine side OF the street a score
Of boys and girls were playing III the ashes yesterday
afternoon, at = O'Clock. small bonfire had been
lighted at the foot of the slope and ZONE OF the
children carried wood to feed IT. and warmed their
hands over It. An aSll-C1rt was unloadcd while the
play WAS in progress and as IFS cen entS
sid down the slope, Benjamin Burns. boy OF
fourteen, picked up what appeared 10 woman
gathering cnders near by to be tomato can filed
with some substance that looked ike grease or tai
Ow. HE boy threw the can iatO the fire. The in
slant it struck the ground terrific explosion oc-
CURED. 1t was so severe to throw nArkccper on
the next block from his stOop into the street. From
a distance the air appeared 10 be black with smoke
as of great fire. a cloud of fine ashes rose and
completely Obscurcd hc scene OF the disaster. When
il drltcd away or settled ten persons more or less
badly hart were discovered lying IN the sunken
Persons from the ncghborhood for blocks around
rushed to the of the explosion together with
the polio. Amhul&ncc5 were sent iQl, ana arrived
from the PRESBYTERIAN Hospital, whittier tie five
that we're most injured were taken The others
were cared for by their frl,Tds The list, a5 made
up rs tie police, was Is follows:
RUINS, BGSJAuI., age fourteen, Of Ninety ninth,t.,
near ScgoHdaVc. lie was ujured internally, and his
face laccratcd beg ond recognition. His left leg
was torn OF, and The Clothes torn shcds from
his body. Ten minutes after reaching the hospital
in Oh" ambulance he expired.
JoHIs ALBEIT, age fifteen, was hurt on the head and
JoNEs, LILA, age thirteen was cut about the face,
Joyts JosEriI age four had his hands aud arms in
he "
JONES, WILLIAM age seven, OF Nncty-lnthst, between
second and 1nmd-aycs. His race was ldceratcG and
his eyes were nheG with dit ana severely injured
pebble penetrated the ball Of the left eye and
DIES rOycd he sighj.
MILLER CATHERINE, age twcnty-ninc, received slight
iiiIIcs sn the head and side Sne lived in the shany
aIiouiny the lot wncrc the explosion took place. and
was picking cindcrb at the time, with her BABY
the arm Tue enid was uuimjured.
O'KEEFE MARY, age fifteen, Of ncty-unhst between
second and THlTdftyes She was cur about the head
face and legs bat not dangerously.
TALEMO, MICHAEL, age thirty nyr, Italian, living at
OnchunGicdand seycDth-st. aud liIetaye., shoulder
injured
Ross, JomH age five, Of Leyington-ayc and Ninety
scycnthst., had his eyes and head badly cut
WALD, THOMAS, age sixteen. OF Nlnety-scvcnh-st and
TurEaye., had his checks slightly injured.
That the injuries sustained by the children were
not IN fatal was thought to be due to the
fact that there were no rocks about. The
force with which the soft ashes were driven through
the skin and h''h OF the injured persons showed
the extraordinary strength of the explosive, what
ever II was. lhe police after listening to tho
stories OF The Jones boys, who had seen Burns take
W the uCan aud fling il on the fire. deemed it TO
he HitrO-gl yCcUne, picked up by an aShmau some
where probably where blasting was going ON and
dumped III the lot A. it was not shown certainly
that it In the last load that arrived 1t is not
possible 10 point out whence Il came, as ashes are
carcd TO this dump from the entire surrounding dis
tTCt, east as well as west 20 remnants OF the can
could bc found upon a search Of The lot. The four
Jones children Were of one family, and Benjamin
Burns, tine dead lad, lived III their house. Mr.. Jones
being his uncle.