The sun., 1891-03-15
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n~sys, o. New York Csatrai Eaeines.
r,. roos Of tho roundhouse Of the New York
-, Ana Hudson River Railroad at Forty
Ie.s t.n.s .trset fell In with loud crash about
. " yssterday. waking I'D the nsishborhood
= It,, it, Than usual 1t Was the work Of the high
r,.S Ana n the roof had tumbled little later
" sood deal earlier. there might have bssn
~. ~ iiis. Az It was, nobody WAS Injured.
is.hooeh the house was nearly full Of snGineA
- vss nobody in any Of them. and nobody
!. nat part Of the house whore the roof caved
- =. The night watchman was In the north end
S,he building where the little ONCE To- About
~ me roof dropped in. leaving IN opening
ss,suty.nve feet sluare.
Tho building. which 10 Just on the yard OF
,hs Grand Central Station. runs through from
rort,. .hith to Forty.sIxth street, and 10 seven.
...Nvs feet wide. A tall brick chimney on the
:. stsrn side furnishes draught to carry on the
.nots from the engines while they are walt
~. "a b cleaned. At the south end there 10 Q
s,,rsee and stationary engine which forces
drsnsht through . flfteen-lnoh pipe sur
.,u,dne the house and having tunnels above
~ poluts where the smoke stacks Of the To-
s..stiyss come. There are eleven tracks In
n. house. and seven or eight locomotives
,srs Standing there Yesterday morning. BE-
..a.a 4 couple Of freight cars and the observa-
M engine Of the officers OF the company.
sSeh Nat Sawyer runs Several strong 9ird.
sa Tso OF ~" sels g aSS s =: S
~ liks pieces OF wood.
Eusins house roois have to be 2, slate or
spd sSoS. sT the nae p TSs
81. sS:s 4 i;ss .sh. noSoay had az idss 6o~
Vbo art appeared on ,hs scene. attracted by
10 sound oi the crash; sent out z fre alarm
y ,;ssss,SHsaa .s although .h.r. nigh. a.,,
M .y hss ss s 6sa sss.m aad up sa
Il only one in the building at the time. A
IA which runs the milk train. would have
Msa S IA 4. Il. Engineer HsiIeek and FifSm%sn %
Ss :s ,s unable pa My si5 Psp." "s:a s:
brought In the milk train after midniRht and
he Wind was at It's height Ehen he ran the
Shop engine So. which turned in still later.
withEnRineer Anstey inicharge. stood alongside
o. !ss, Also inyiShle except ss TO part Of the
tbccs. buried under the debris Tho Observe
Hon engine " a. to the south. near the wall. 1t
sspsa o IT .he
limited train was on the north side Of the
house uriniured. but 1t couldn't get out
because the turntable was covered with
Wreckags
After gang had been at work several hours
clearing away the mass, which hung down in
faehed to the secure part Of the roof. It was
found that much less damage had been done
than was supposed. The cab Of 4g9 was smash
appeared. Parts Of its machinery were badly
hent so that Il VIII have TO go into tho shop.
% % SadIy. I ESeine sie was uninjursd I'' 'u' n0'
After the wreckace rad been partly cleared
away a locomotive hauled out its disabled
eompsnions. 1t may take couple OF days to
clean up. Meanwhile the CentraPs locomotive
will use the ronndhouse OF the Now Haven
rosd whom necessary. Tho engine house Was
less than fifteen years old. Probably the walls
will stand. but the entire roof will be rebuilt
The loss 10 several thousand dollars.