New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-23
AT CHAMBERS STREET HOSPITAL.
MANY ANXIOUS INQUIRIES AFTER MISSING
FRIENDS AND RELATIVES.


The amlulances Of the Chambers Street Hospioal
were at the scene of the explosion within SNORT ue
after 1t occurred and all the injured persons were
taken there II was found that the most seriously
injured person was NJ +. Barnett OF Johnson |lS'
Tenn. whose skull fractured, ana 'iie ucpai
operation was performed. Frank Morien' Vi Aihr'S
third St and second-ave O young lad who has frac-
tnred rib was also kept at tire hospth over nis"V'
and Mamie IIeaGney, the nineyearoh girI VINO was
iken from the ruins and IS still al the hoepti' wac
thought last evening to be entirely out OF DANGER
The rest were discharged after their wounds mad been
dressed Hundreds OF people, anxious to get uoihSs
of relatives or friends who were employed In uH'
wrecked building crowded about the hospital during
the afternoon and evening. Young women carrying
babes I'm their arms called TO inquire for their missing
husbands Cray-halred men and women with the
tears rolling down their cheeks asked for sons ana
daughters who had gone TO work in the Dthographns
and handbook establishments in the morning and had
NOT been seen since the explosion. Mrs Walser NO.
los East Eighth-st after waiting around the build
ing over three hours hoping to find her only son. OtVo'
finally went to the hospital and, learning tat ne haa
not been seen there lost all control OF herself ana went
into mysteries. The missing young man was employ u
by Lieber d Mass and her only son and her olS
support
In the evening twelve fifteen people MADE RI
ouires for Maggie QUINN Of No. 244 Cherryst Mamie
Williams No. 263 Cherry ST., and Anne TuIy, NO. "
Madson-st all Of whom were known to be In Ellis q
McDOnalds blank book mandatory When tne eX-
posion took place. and had not been seen afterward
John Schaefer, Of No. $50 Bowery, one OF the few
who escaped from tho Hudson restaurant, walked 10
the hospital after he got out Of the building and had
several wounds on his back aud shoulders dressed.
He said: 81 was employed in the restaurant as
waiter and was standing near the door when heard
the explosion. ! made Jump for the street, and
saw the bricks falling all around was struck on
the shoulder by one, and for few moments dahod,
bnt managed TO get aoross street before the great
crash came l am sure there were from forty to fifty
people in the restaurant at the time, and know that
not more than half-dozel could possibly have es-
caped.'
An affecting scene vas witnessed ut the Chambers
Street Hospital when Frank Heagney came to look for
his children who had been playing ON the sidewalk
in front Of the fatal building AS he started mp the
steps he caught sight of pale, scared little face look
ing up ut him out of the crowd. The man gave a
cry of 10Y and rushed TO the little boy, casped him
in his arms and smothered him with kisses, exclaim.
ing: My little Pete; my darling; saved, saved" and
he took the little one up In his arms and would have
gone into the hospital but the policeman guard at
the door tried 10, prevent him. Heagney was so ex-
cited that he almost beside himself; he screamed
at the policeman that he would go in. "Why, he's
my child my little one, and he's saved. I tell you
| must 90 in" and so ut last the officer allowed him
to enter.
Heagney did not get over his excitement for some
time and insisted wringng the hands Of all about
him.