The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-03
FLYING B0WLDERS.
Another Destructive Blast at Tele'
graph Hill.
4 Shower of Rocks That Wrecked a Saloon
and Damaged Other Buildings-M 'rtln
Kyuse's Narrow Escape

Ever since the Supervisors in their aggregate
wisdom deemed it improvident to permit further
blasting about the sea-wall base OF Telegraph
rfn the residents have enjoyed security, barring
Iaudsildes now and then
But as these little things had been Of frequent
occurrence they were passed over lightly, and
the property holders raised their voices in praise
OF the new order of things. until the peace and
quiet Of tile neighborhoOd were broken in upon
yes erday morning again by blast. 1t was not
expected, aud proved 10 be most formidable
and dangerous one.
1t shook the very foundation of this castellated
mound sent an extra swash pulsRtng over The
bay, and made fear rise in the minds OF the house
holders. II occurred shortly after 10 o'clock,
when blast was discharged near the corner OF
Montgomery and Chestnut streets, sending huge
powders over the tops OF houses more than
block away.
a SHOWER OF ROCKS.
For few minutes there was perfect shower
OF large-sized rocks. and several persons mar
Towly miSsed;beng struck. The streets and lum-
Der wards In the vicinity were filed with people
al the time, and the escape OF ali without injury
Is simply miraculous.
An bu siuess and traffic were stopped for sew
era hours IN consequence OF the explosion. The
greatest damage done 10 the saloon and
restaurant Of Martin kruse A piece OF rock
weighing something less man hundred weight
went cavOrrmg through The air and struck The
south side of lie building, about len feet above
The ground
Notwithstanding that its career was mpeded
by JuiSl four inches thick and as many inches
CT weather and wall boards The gentle missile
made hole large enough Tor cood-slZed man
10 crawl through. Part OF the rock broke of and
tel down by The side OF the house, but as large
piece continued on It's merry course.
a DESTRUCTIVE BowLDER.
It dropped on a barrel OF whisky staying it in
pirOuetted about a large glass ease that stood on
Tie END OF lie counter. glanced along that cUun-
Ter SnGIhen dropped TO the floor. After striking
Tic whisky barrel 4 of lie lnMluPr broke
of and csromed on the bottles and glasses on one
end OF lie shelf back Of the counter and moved
down pes aud other delleacieS, which looked
thereafter Ike we'll cooked musn.
This particular piece also gave the clock
thorough shaking up, and, as II tired OF the fun,
nestled down beside the time piece and was
QuleT, while the whisky gurgled out of Ihe
broken eask upon The floor. While on lis
desu ucttye career, this piece of rock gave WARM
log by loud buZZng noise, which hruse's cook,
David Edwards, quickly Interpreted as meaning
trouble.
lie bar, and in an Instant kruSe was on his
hands and knees under the counter. In another
second the dreadful missile broke into the place.
Inc sdiOoh-man craWieu 10 the enu oil Tue Oar III
lime 10 receive the remains Of the glass case,
which the rock sent flying across the couaIer.
4 WRECKED SALOON.
The saloon was a wreck when the rocks ceased
gyrating. hruse's leg was bruised ana hIIed
With pieces Of glass, most Of which were picked
out by physician curing the day. one OF The
flying stones also made hole In an iron door in
TIE Eureka warehouse as If II were paper.
Halt a dozen large holes were bored In the
roof OF this and the North Point Dock ware.
houses by the rocks while parts OF wooden
buildings were demolished. The men who super-
intended the blasting disappeared a once when
They saw the result II their work.
An examination Of the place blasted showed
clearly, even TO i novice mat ii not done
undeIstandipgly. The charge was so placed
that The force was expended Outwaldly Instead
OF nwaldly or Upwaldly, which fact accounts
for the fearful power OF the flying stones.
FRIGHTENED HoUsEHoLDERs.
a search of the ground for distance OF almost
l; % locks showed great many large powder
burned stones, some weighing as much as ten
pounds, but the average about five pounds. All
bore evidence OF having been recently powder
visit to several. houses Immediately above
the SpO ATTEMPTED 10 be blasted was rendered
fTuiI less by the absence OF the occupants, who
had fed in terror from their homes and feared to
Return. II the blast had been successful IL would
probably have carried down one or two houses
now gu the brink OF The hill and serious loss OF
life might have ensued.
For some TIME past John KelsO, the contractor.
has been hauling away rock for use on Section
Of The seAwdll, and the blast Is attributed 10 his
men.
KELso MAKES A DENIAL.
lie was visited at his home last evening by
reporter, TO whom he said:
"Ies, have been taking rock from Telegraph
Hill bur II has been from my own quarry al
Montgomery and Chestnut streets. | have done
no blasting there for long time. My friend John
i. Kennedy is Interested In Section Of tie sea-
wall. ana have let him have The fock.
" That which we used was the loose rock
lying on tie lot. On Thursday last my men
ceaTedup al there was, and neither they
Etyself have an there since. 1t is quite posi-
be HAT KeL 4lys men might have gone there
for more, anSt:iasted With the result that you
have stated, ut of course do not know this 10
be 50, a. / have not seen Mr.. Kennedy.
Frequently strangers have gone 10 the hill
and blasted cut roc without my knowledge, but
when learned OF II they soon stopped. Any
way you eau say positively that neither myself
nor my men have been near Telegraph HUI for
any purpose and We know nothing about TO-
days blasting"