New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-17
SUBWAYS At IT AGAIN.
A BOY SEVERELY HURT BY AN EXPLOSION
FRAGMENTS OF IRON AND STONE HURLED IN
ALL EcTIoss-EoRruS4rE ESCAPE
OF PEOPLE IN A srREET.CAR

AAh Observation-Disclosures EeC"f"
OF PEOPLE IN sTREETcAR-
There was double explosion In the subway
last evening at O'Clock at Ninth-ave and Twenty
third-st The usual luck attended this explosion
and there was no loss Of life, although boy was
severely injured
There are two manholes in Ninth-ave. at
Twenty-tlird-st., one being on the northwest and
the other on the southwest corner. At o'clock
there was deep rumbllng sound heard, which
was accompanied by slight trembling OF tho
earth in this neighborhood, and while those in the
immediate neighborhoOd were wondering what
was the trouble bright blue fame leaped into
the air about twenty feet, and there was O report
as II from heavy piece Of artillery. The heavy
iron manhole plate was thrown upward about
thirty feet and was broken into fragments. The
paving stones were lifted for O distonce OF about
six feet around the manhole and shower or
earth was thrown in every direction. Tie SOUND
Of the first explosion had hardly died
away when there was second one al thc
manhole on the opposite corner 1t was not 30
loud or destructive as the first one. The plate
was broken and the stones were uphcaved short
distance around 1t.
The sound Of the explosion was heard dis
tance Of several blocks and people came rushing
out Of their homes in the peting rain u see what
was the matter. In short time there was large
crowd on tac spot but as there was no telling at
what moment the street would go skyward again
the crowd did not linger long after learning
what the trouble was. The tendency Of
the shock was upward and did not extend to
the houses. There several small panes of glass
broken In Philip McDowcll's liquor store, on
the east side Of the street. pyramid Of fancy
glassware upset and broken.
There were several persons near the manholcs
on the sidewalks. hut only one was hurt. Charles
Weinberg. nine years old, who lives In West
Twenty. y.fourth-st.. was about 1fty feet from the
and stone fell around him, and q piece of the
iron plate struck him In the centre Of the fore
head. making M ugly wound The boy fell un-
conscious and WAS carried into store. An
ambulance was called. and. as the boy could not
tell where he lived. he was taken 10 the New
York Hospital The full extent Of his injury was
not known last evening and IL is possible that
his skull may lie fractured.
There was a hOrse-car filled with passengers
within thirty feet OF the nanhOlc. and the earth
and fragments Of stone and iron nttled on the
roof II the car. One Of the rear windows was
brOkel and n woman was slightly scratched on
the fhcc with q piece OF iron.
There has been strong odur of gas at Nintll-avc.
and Iwrnty-third-st. for several days, and il Is
one of the street mnins and flowing into the
subway. ~ quantity Of gas that had been stored
IN the manhol's, il is thought. was ignited and
caused tho explosion.
department Of the subway commissioners. and II
short time after the accident Hen
were at work rpinying the pavement and
patching up the damage on the subway.