New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-08
WIDESPREAD YORK OF an EXPLOSION.

EVERYTHING FROM PEOPLES NERVES TO Bed
srEADs AND wBIsKEY BARRELS SHATTERED.
The Equitable Gas Company, at whose works In East
Thrty-ninthst the explosion took place the night OF
December 81, has had agent out for day or two
among the people whose windows were shattered by tho
conclusion This agents experiences have been varied
and sometimes amusing, he travels about In Avenue
ana First and Second ayes, and the cross adscehs
to the SPOT where accident occurred seeking out those
who have suffered loss In the way OF wndow-gass. with
view TO amcable adjustment OF the damage sustained
some OF these people," said the company's agent yes-
erday Imagine that the opportunity OF their lives has
OF the disasters which they have
upon them resulting from that explosion would Ill
big ledger aud be very funny reading They think thas
they have struck bonanza and they going for the
company all is in this business Not only has
immense quantity Of glass been broken, but be-
leve them big houses full OF every description OF funi-
ure have been ruined all kinds Of personal property de-
stroycd and heirooms invaluable and impossible 10 re-
place numbered among the dead losses This morning
visited among others Irish in house
and inquired the value OF her broken glass.
The glass, Is Il she repeated, giving her face
express uputterable distress the glass
Is small part Of the loss It's mesih haz undsrwinI
There's folne bidstead that crate gratesrand
fathers and haz bin handed down In the family frum GIN
erashun gnerashun It wuz r0oened intrely In has
gag explosion. It's mcslu wouldn't DO deprived of
bdsead for The best two hundred dollars see
Ye1 LUX loke raysonable kudden't yes put
II In the bill along wild the glass =
81 obliged 10 tell the old that my specially
was glass only and dld not inciuoe cedsleads
sufferer struck me heavy. He was dealer in
goods In Thirty-eghths His plae-giass windows
been broken, LOUD In his Lamentations and
said his business had been seriously injured After
hours talk he figured his damages at $1,000 advised
him put his the hands Of his lawyers and let
the beside it. 1t was TOO big thing for me 70
handle. d
Many claims for remuneration include demands
based upon diseases and malades OF every kind resu
OF the conclusion Any quantity Of nerves have received
shocks from which their declare that they viii
Many allege that they contracted all
ills lesh is heir from the unwh0esome breeEes
erl advance OF consumption the list Dis
have had twenty years existence in the
ghborhood OF charged up against the
explosion.
One amusing Of attempt to seise the golden
furnished by German salo0n-keeper Ia First
The glass in the front door OF his shop had
been knocked out / went In and asked
How much will It cost TO repas the damage 10 tina
glassi'
Vat you tnk gare about dot glass he indis-
nantly answered Shorge Ehre he Dance der blaze und
he pood In dot kass- Vat TO know 10 who bays
dot prla whiskey In der Keller cot egzbloshua
gnocks pung und all dot visskey got sehbt und
run voor alrety. More durty Gallons In
dot ar when dot schmash KUN ard schage eieiyunes 70
der tuyfeL Who bays vur dot eh,