New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-05
ALL THE CLOCKS STOPPED.
OTHER INCIDENTS OF THE EXPLOSION AS THEY
WERE oBT-RvED.

OTHER INCIDENTS OF THE EXPLOSION AS THEY
WERE oBsERvED.
All the clocks In the offices of the Arcade Build
ing stopped at the time OF tho explosion. The jar
such terrific that II felt IN every
part of the building and after the confusion the time
pieces in the building registered either 10 10
1913 O'Clock. The majority Of them indicated that
they had stopped at 1913 O'Clock, and that was
probably the exact time that the bomb exploded.
Considerable confusion followed the explosion IN
the Offices of the Manhattan Railroad. The clerks
first thought that the building fire, and much
haste was made TO get the books into the safes and
then get out Of the building.
al knocked out Of my Office chnir by the force Of
the explosion and certainly thought my time depart
from this world had come said E. T. j. Gaynor, auditor
OF the Manhattan Railroad Company. My Office Is in
room 40 on the third door, almost directly above Mr.
Sages Office, and the Jar there was sufficient to knock
chairs up into the air. TO break every window the
room and to knock me out OF my seat. ! thought at
first that the boiler in the building had exploded
could smell nitric acid, however soon after, and
| knew then that 1t something else besides
q boiler that had blown up. The plastering fell
from the wall at the time of the explosion
and all the rooms were fu Of dust that it
looked as If the place were full Of smoke We were
warned leave the building at once, which did,
but five minutes later went back into our Offices"
Two women, one carrying baby, were walking
along the north side OF Rectorst Broadway at the
time Of the explosion and the conclusion was so severe
that they were knocked down. Quarantine commits
sioner Allen who has Office on the fourth hoor Oh
the Arcade Building looking out OF the wlndow
at the time of the disaster and he says he saw many
people stagger as II they being carried of their
feet by a hurricane noticed the two women IN par
nculars said Mr.. Allen, "and they were sent
sprawling on the sidewalk by the force OF
the conclusion. One OF the women / noticed was
badly cut about the face and was bleeding prornsey
when she got up. The other woman, VINO was cSrIJ
Ing the baby not injured so far Ms could see
hut believe the baby received severe blow on uie
head and was rendered unconscious. did not near
the baby cry and II seemed to be Imp In tne "ohaS
arms when she picked the little one up
4The shock OF the explosion plainly felt In our
Offices and every pane OF glass In the rooms was
broken The Others In the ofhce at the unie "ere
David H. starn superintendent Of the Hospital snip
n ID. Weller and Quarantine Commissioners lohn A.
Nichols AS soon we could collect our senses VIC
escorted the frightened women from the building
John b. Longley, secretary OF the Quarantine ooi.
mission was crossing Rectorstr on the west SIDE OF
proodway. when the side OF the Empire Building was
knocked out There were great many people on the
street al the time he says and he. with Others was
almost lifted of his feet
"I thought earthquake ana hurricane
had overtaken at the same uihe'
said Mr. Longley "The movement OF uie
crowd in broadway at that time was Just 's
II had been swept back by huge wave. The rush
q, air WAS something terrific. AID many people wero
sent sprawling into the muddy gutter -Four or hve
people who were walking along Rector-st. where inc
shock was most severe knocked against the iron
fence around Trinity clmrchyard. Many OF uem re-
ceived cuts and bruises
The lar Of the explosion was felt In the Easements
=, the Arcade Building well rs on the
amer floors q. W. smith has plumbers shop In
the basement and the windows Of his place were
shattered Mr. smith at work in his shop at the
time, directly under "A gasjet
A heavy glass globe was on the gaslet, and when
the building shook tho globe came down with CRASH
said Mr. smith. at was smashed 10 pieces IN fiVh'
Of me on a bench. and the glass was immedia'eB eA
.,.,,,shos The mastering Of the room also began
=. an al around me and 10 say that was frightened
=, hrt erprrsstng II mildly. ] thought another Park