Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-08-22
FEARFUL EXPLOSION,

One Man Killed and Large Number
More or Less Seriously Injured by Al
Explosion of Escaped Gas in New
York Crockery Store-The Building
Badly Damaged.
NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-At eight O'Clock
last evening an explosion of escaped gas
occurred in the crockery store of Thomas
j. McCabe, No 40 Grand street, by which
one man was instantly killed and adozen
men, women and children were badly in
jured. The shock was felt for quite a
distance around, and caused great ex-
element in the thickly crowded neigh
borhood. Flames quickly followed the
explosion, and the store was soon ablaze.
When the explosion occurred the heavy
plate-g glass windows were burst violent
ly into fragments and hurled into the
street. Broken pieces OF crockery were
also thrown in all directions. Morris
Jacobs, aged seventeen years, who was
passing the store at the time, was struck
in the back and neck by several pieces OF
plate glass, and was SO terribly lacerated
that he bled to death after staggering a
few yards away.
Among the injured, some of whom had
been in the store and some of them pass
ing in the street, are:
Jacob Seigel, aged twenty four, head
ana neck cut; may die.
Lena Abrahams, aged nine, cut on
head.
Betsy Gruber, fifteen, right arm cut,
Jennie Friedman, sixteen, shoulder
lacerated.
Gussie Friedman, thirteen, head and
knee cut.
Harris Becker. thirty five, left hand
cut.
David Dundas, ten, both legs badly cut.
Teresa Maxim, forty. head and neck
badly cut; also injured by being knocked
down.
Rosa Maxim, daughter of Teresa, six.
teen. forehead lacerated.
Mary Parr, cut about head.
Gus Hinderman, twenty, arms cut.
Albert Klein, twenty-five, badly cut
about head.
Rosce Rosenberg, aged twenty; cut on
arm.
Bernard Goldman, aged twenty four;
cut on head and arms.
Anthony Pollock, aged eighteen; head
and arms cut.
Abraham Kuntz, aged twenty two;
head and arms cut.
Aaron Tyroler. aged seventeen; cut
about the head.
Bernard Barnett, aged twelve; head,
legs and arm cut.
Leon Bessin, aged ten; both legs and
feet cut.
Aaron Yesks, aged twenty seven; head
and legs cut.
Louis Speigel, aged fourteen; hip cut.
Leah Zichrk, aged eight; ear cut.
Patrick Jackman, aged thirty three; Sc
verely cut on wrist.
Phillip Rosenberg. aged ten; hand cut.
Philip Sheridan. aged fourteen; fore.
head cut.
Solomon Rosenthal, mute, aged eigh-
teen; hands cut.
Jacobs was returning home from work.
He had just gotten employment after be-
ing idle for some time, and had been tell
ing his friends how glad he was for his
family's sake. Seigel was crazed by his
wounds and the shock. and ran madly
through the street scattering blood as he
went. He fought desperately with po-
liceman who stopped him, but was finally
overpowered and taken to the police sta
ton and thence to hos pital. 1t is feared
that his skull is fractured. Mrs. Maxim
and her daughter live near by, and were
walking up and down the block for exer-
else. The Friedman sisters had been vis-
ting friends across the way from Mac
Cadets, and had just crossed the street.
The explosion damaged the upper
doors Of the building, and two or three
Of the occupants were slightly injured by
broken glass and plaster.