New-York tribune., 1891-05-21
WAS 1T A SPARK FROM A PIPE.
A MAN WAS SMOKING NEAR THE DYNAMITE.


Hundreds Of curious people visited the scene OF
Tuesdays dynamite explosion at Tarrytown yesterday
Men started early in the morning TO I'LL up NUMBER
Of small holes in the roadbed which were mace by the
force OF the dynamite. number OF men were seD
10 work dragging the river and dredging IN the iioe
Pond in the hope of recovering some OF the missing
bodies. At about IL o'clock one OF the worKmen
hauled ont OF the mre part Of human body and some
clothing Near the place Of the explosion In Hoes
Pond was also an imprint the soft mud OF the form
of a man. which showed that body had struck WIN
considerable force In the mud and doubt had sunk
out Of sight.
At yanderbiIts morgue eight bodies were stretched
out on mattresses, and the undertakers assistants
were preparing them for burial In the Undertaking
establishment were two more bodies. Tic bodes Oh
the ten unfortunate italians were then placed In
conans and arranged IN line in Vanderollts store'
Here the Of the dead were scanned by scores
Of Italians In the hope Of identifying them A num-
Der OF italians called at the place and said that some
Of their relatives missing, but they could not
Identify any of the men. Those whom they were
seeking may have been blown to pieces. or blown lnto
the river and hidden from sight.
Those who were identified yesterday In Undertaken
vanderbilts place were as follows: Angelo Zngira
was identified by his cousin, Angelo Stanziano he
was thirty-ve years old and leaves wife living In
Peekskill. The next victim to be identified was
Angelo Deleo, who identified by ms probherln-
law Raphael De Bois. He said the dead man was
thirty years old and leaves wife in Naples luciano
Raimerre had been identified by his Drother' franA
Ralmerre He was eighteen years old. Hito scacclte
and RafaIle Talnlocacle had also been identified
The bodies OF John Smith. the trainman John Nc
Carthy the tmekeeper and young Morris. the powder
monkey were sent TO their homes at Peeksklll ard
Sing Sing.
Angelo stanziano In his etatelnent before the
Coroner yesterday, said that he had no DOUBT that
Angelo Centrtto blown to pieces by the expioson
He said that Angelo Sperio and Angelo Tetoro, TWO
Of the men who escaped, told him that few minutes
before the explosion occurred Centrtto standing
ON the fat car with an arm full Of dynamite cartridges
tied up In bundle with string. After the ex-
poson took place Spero and Tetoro went to look 1or
Centrto but could not find his body or any trace OF
II. All they could find was pair OF Shoes wlch
they identified belonging to the dead man, lying
beside the railroad track.
Coroner Mitchell obtained a list of the men who
were employed on the fatal car This llst near
as possible gives the number by which the men were
known and also whether they missing, dead or
had been found The list IS as follows: Peter Feuo
No 81 Guinlotst Feuro No. 49, dead; Vltton ITALIA
No. &c, missing Luano Rainerie, No. SO, dead Tony
wiyot No 1O4, missing; Raphael Yanijill, No 1O7,
dead: Angelo Fetoro, No 1913, found; Angelo Delela,
No. 13O dead; Angelo Centrltto, No. 135, supposed to
be blown 10 pieces; Frank Angelo No. 1876, found
Angelo Spnelo, No. $780, found Angelo Jlngora, No.
14O, dead; Antonio Tepias, No. 141, found; Patsey
Cheche, No. 14s, missing; Jimmy Cobora No. 149, In
New-York Hospital; Jose March, No. 1853, missing
Masquaro Rugi, No 154. missing; Tony Murch No.
l55 missing; Mike Monc, No. 1885, missing; Hometo
Cash No. 161 (ths man. it is believed. has also been
identified as HtO scaccte, and it is question with
The Coroner which Of the two It is); Jack MARITIME
No 163 missing; Joseph Mattas, NO. 1o4, missing
silv1to Cabora, No. 1913, missing.
There are now In the hospital at TarTytoTn George
Herrick the engineer Of the construction tram Ed
ward rinnenn the foreman Of the construction train
and Michael Mccormick, tho blacksmith OF tne gang
who were also injured Herrick and Mccormick VIII
recover hut Il is doubtful whether Finnegan Will sur
vive his injuries.
Engineer Herrick said yesterday in regard to The
accident that while looking from his cab window Dacf
AT tbe car he saw an Italian smoking clay pipe He
said that the man sitting on one Oh the poAes
Ierrick said that the Italians often smoked whle they
worked and he surely thought that the foreman "ouo
stop the men smoking while they "ero on "i' '"' '
taining the dynamite.
Uerricl said that he is positive that the fire was not
caused by spark from his engine nor hot box on the
fat car He says there IS no doubt IN MS nlhu ona
the terrible calamity caused by the explosion VI
the great quantity Of dynamite through the careless
ness of one Of the men In dropping spark from NE
pipe The testimony Of Hcrrick VIII be taken oy
Coroner Mitchell tomorrow The Coroner VIII ai'o
take the testimony of Fnnegan IL ne Is aoie W sPo
and that Of Mccormick.
The funeral Of the victims will take place to-day al
81 Teresas Catholic Church at Tarrytown. Father
Ioseph Eean will conduct the ceremonies. Ihere VII
be five burals at O'Clock and I'VE an I n0ur Atgr tb
The undertaken will place the collins containing inc
bodies Of the unfortunate upon cata1alque i've
AT time The catafalque will he draped In mourning
and will be drawn by four horses each covered WIN
black pail After the service at the church the bodies
will be again placed upon the catafalque ana taken 20
sleepy Hollow Cemetery and buried in the singegrave
division. Coroner Mitchell IS expected to hold the IN
quest on Saturday.
Anthony Natl, Of No as James,st., one Of the vic
tins of the explosion, died yesterday at Bellevue HOS
pltal. He had a cousin named Joseph Nau VINO was
hurt at the same time and who last night at the
point of death in the same hospital