The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-31
IT RAINED LOGS AND ROCKS.
WILDLY RECKLESS BLASTING CLOSE
TO MI. NORRIS PARK.

| Women and Children In PeriI-Three Hart
Tree branches Torn on, the Air Dark
| with ProIeotIIes, and Roofs Broken In.
Mt Morris Park was filling up with nurse
girls and children half an hour after noon yes
terday when Contractor Michael Fortunate Q
italian foreman set of q blast Fortunate is
getting the rock out OF the way for new stone
fence for the park. He was at work on the
southern boundary on 12Oth street and the
blast was about on q line with the western
sidewalk OF Fifth avenue. 1t was a corker.
Nobody knew Just how much dynamite was In
1t. 1t filled and darkened the air with broken
rocks. logs, tree branches, and pulverized stone
and whom all this came down 1t brought
more branches OF trees with 1t, shook
the earth, and played havoc with neigh
boring roofs. There was a scattering and a
screaming and q lodging that lasted hali a
minute. Four logs few into the air hundred
feet and fell several hundred feet from the
blast One came down on park bench. on the
other end Of which man was sitting. He was
not hurt. Mira Mary Mills, matron OF the re-
fectory in the park, was hit on the head by a
fragment OF stone: Mary Foley OF 3O4 Pleasant
avenue was struck on the head and chest and
tainted, and Katie Reffucci 8 years old. OF 216
East 10th street, was cut on the leg. Mono OF
them was seriously hurt block oS,, OF 4, stone enc
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middle OF one OF the promenades In the south
erly end OF the park, and made dent In the
concrete foot square and six inches deep.
The row Of eight houses In West l2Oth stIeet
opposite the excavation were all moro or less
damaged. A log six feet long crashed against
the front OF No. IL, owned and occupied BY "
+. SchrRmme. broke a window. and twisted the
iron railing In front OF the house. Another log
was blown completely oyer the house 1R pd
house were smashed In and the roof, was Mt
tered with pebbles and stones ranging from
que pound to twenty in weight, Tho roof OF Il.
Lasch's house. at IA. was broken completely
through by q log. The unoccupied house next
door was also damaged.
The Italian who handled the charge disap-
peared after tho explosion, and Fortunate was
not around William II. Knox Of lO4 East
125th street. says he has secured fourteen
judgments against Fortunate for damages re.
sulting from careless blasting, and has not
been able to recover cent .
A blast went Off Unexpectedly at 10 A.. NJ:
yesterday on the Southern Boulevard north OF
Pelham avenue. injuring two men and lust
missing whole gang. William Il. Dean u 20.
of Harlem are the contractors engaged IN lay
ing the water mains along the Boulevard from
the reservoir near Bedford Park down to l77th
street. Three holes were drilled to be fired to-
gether. The signal was given, and greater
mass OF rocks than usual was torn up. The gang
posed, one OF the blasts that had not exploded
with the others went off, The logs had been
released and the rocks, took wngs flying In
ali directions. Michael Ryan and John Gillias
Of 2,419 Arthur avenue happened to be right
above the blast. Their faces were cut up and
their hands we're badly lacerated but no bones
were broken.