The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-23
MIME AND rETIE vED.
.,.,r.aI,ng scene Created Chambers
street lIospitnL


e,.x,,, of,cr tho explosion theo jured began
4. arrive ut Chambers street ospitaL DR..
sotn Van Rensselaer,. the housPurgeon. DR..
Cssr a, Thorniyke Parker, the lending ply
.t,,,n. and Ambulance SursHs STONE and
c,.hbins attended 10 them ny OF the in-
,rr.I va, assisted to tile hossY'i by friends.
.oms came in trucks ana otne1wers brought
4, rho atn uanca. During 'hepUernoon ten
,n,nrsd persons were received tue hospital.
Al, but ,hyee VI them were SONY their homes
.nsr thew had been treated. he throe Kept
=, ,bs hospital wore NJ. T. Beett. ~ years
~, n l6D West Iiiticth street rank Alorrell
~ Years old. Of Thiriy.thrd yet and Second
sxsnue and Mamie HeaEneyP years old. of
81 Park place.
p,rretr. VIII, until short no ago was
.ouls dealer OF Johnson Ctty.fenn.. II Is said
vns in the building ut the Pc OF tho OK
,lo.Ion lie received com ynnd depressed
raeturs OF the skull. prs. an RENSSELAER,
and Parker trcpnpned ms ~. 1hey saiu
tnere vas grea. hope Of his rdprery. lie was
thought 10 the hospital shoq after the on
rlosion On truck. Frank M9rell ribs were
cc,nshel aud lie was inluieu nGrnaily. Mamie
Tsarney who was taken !ro1 lns ruins an
itnur or 40 alter the eNpioS!oh sustained scalp
voun,ls and in'"rnn! iaju'les;
Inc ambulance VIA Ymlo neaGney
,o,rhcd Id. hospital at 3 o'cl4k. Ambulance
Surgeon Stone was carving " child into the
hospital in his arms WIN I'm. without nat
~ coat, pushed through 'hecywu on tho sue.
G,,s an ran M the steps arg the surgeon.
"aNNnic, Mamie" he cried p he seized hold
a, dr. some are you dea4 Speak to mo.
Mamie Tell rnpa you're hoHnrt
Ee was ahou; 10 take Tho c9 Il from the doc:
rr whom a Policeman and so9e o. tho hospital
Hm a ais ar h h,m 1e s %ho
tsct n rIunhlng establishing 9t IN the wrecked
siircture. Jus; ~ lie -nt dfSn on Dench IN
M Nospi,ai W man and 9atless and coat
lass man rushed In.
on. Frank they v. got " Mamie sobhed
the woman who va MIR. tqEneys WIFE,
BIZ God nmos; screamt heagaey. they
Nou't'naye her long.
YSsa ls rcs sG 1 ran ht !. fhs dGGs
tried 10 iorce It. bC: was oSrpowerei w tho
policemen ard hosnta. att9dan,s; Pitsonsly
Ia mp iored 10 he allowed zee his daughter.
When bis request was re!u4d he again fought.
Tho man who accompanied his wile. who was
his brother VII lam, hslpe3 him. and Tor sew
ersl MINUTES there was gstruggle. At last
both men AMI the womanEere persuaded to
wait for the DOCTORS repo4 OF the girls con-
. sT's los: ny three eli lren.", sobbed Mr..
baby. Just able to walk. Nre playing in front
ctol Park llace. where III ianitor; When tho
dead Now they've got Mimic. She's almost
liIieu. aud she'll die bs'oA can see her. BY
God. must see my Mami}"
Again Hengney began idstruggle for admit
tancs into the hospital 4rds: He was over
powered again. Then hi wife beggei to be
allowed t, go to her daughter. Finally DR..
Van Rensselaer, came OF and said that tho
girl was out OF danger. In order to pacify
Asagney he allowed Mra Heagney to 10 to
nay said: oh. what's tl2 use Of living All
my little ones are gone. hope they will find
J. juS, then Heagney's |rother William went
out on the hospital StOOpI He was standing
there but lew secon6 looking at the big
aowd on tn. street. whei from the mass OF
HesGney looked into thd middle Of the crowd.
Then he Jumped off thebtoop. rushed by sew
era people. aud grahbH boy in n calico
waist and peak cap 10 up arms. He carried
him bodily into the hosAtnl Of tice.
rt Here's Pete Frank Pc s1i ;it his brother
3, on his knees and lo{ ed into the lads face.
Petite; my own littlefetie." he said strok-
ns ss s SSys "sr xs: ySu How
Tbs lad was bewilde3d He said nothing at
trs,. but after a whi so smiled T., and put HIS
hat when he heard II noise OF the explosion
70 ran around the tlolk to Warren street. tie
sa !. he Vas p"t with ts sisters ut the time He
And III that way eiudai his parents. who we're
looking for HIM and us sisters.
=, We'll. I've got onebi my little ones sobbed
hsn God and some met g s0 i've y foi
low"
+, w. then .middlf aged woman rushed into
Tch street. Her sol Johnny. 10 years old. had
De, last seen with The Heayney girls. AS she |
Jaw young HeaGn$ she ran toward him aud !
nnwheie's my j nnny. Peies" she asked. |
Was no wi II yon. dear? oh. yes. my boy. say |
Y Killed ;, Ask / tie. Mr.. Heagney. whore my
Young Heaeney eaid he had not seen Mrs
,l n, son. and The sorrowfpl mother went
w Heagney took his son in his arms and
GENT away The people on the street cheered
Nm as he passed through them.
'vsr six feet. tan and, weigh Ing. about $50
'ounds came. INTO the hospital. He asked to
Is allowed t"'ses r barnett the Tennessean,
vas J. y. Kelly Of HohoEen. an employee OF
g. smss sait'a Son ~ Co.. fruit dealers OF 234
'ia.hlngton STREET.
10 rushed up Park place: and saw the upper
oIton OF mans body hanging about len
IL , HpOSs 5hs s,net among ot Of debris
" an almost superhumHn effort pulled the
,an from tho runs. Kelly wore only an I'M
'sS IT. and lair Of trouser. Lifting the
~ ssi was badly ut. on his lett shoulder. he
m e truck near the scene OF the disaster.
y. W. nm s on K and took him TO Chamber. street
ven UP tho horse dealing business and was
o,h,.t 20 80 10 work for llth graphing Stab
'nmcit here. nelly was told thar Barnett
~ t ", c 81 nselous AND could not be seen;
=, liked that nuns looks" sud Kelly as 10
gain" $500
M4 ocl0ck a neatly dressed young woman
me INTO ils hospital and asked II William
,nG GIIll 81 montgomery street. who worked
a. thteoier MASS was there. She WAS told
-, mis, he Is, she said. Il know Will is here.
a r,s must ser him: I'm his wife, and ! have
i to be with him. II no Is d cad I'm strong
i WoIt t 10 l"ok Mt his body. Oh sir promise
1T me- S' tss p aowR Wi r. really won't Oh
ns e could not be pers uaded that he. husband
y NO nnl 10 the hospital.
e who told her he wasn't. III he IL isn Mt here here
o You'd ne home. and he isn't there. Viii
y liz h,ts say away and not lot mo and the
VI, VI, >. Know that he was safe il something
NJ, NJ va pan"d 10 Him"
Ia w.. S"nsIls mother came In at this point.
!" Was as excited as her daughter and Il was
P Ps,ha,i,n Nae oe'ore both left the hospital
't,ttn III no oil tho most pnthctic incidents
h. n " rnn,1 occurred about O'Clock
"Gse eyes werN rod frOm weeping, zane INTO
~ y 'osil'al with mn elder woman. her mother
rsouhG Moman hal been there earlier in the !
,JI'n Noon She was Mrs. Barry OF Grand street,
.on MOS ,,NoItnE Tor her husband. William.
ny When she first called at the hospital she
' y pan calico dress and cinghRm apron.
y, Was without q hat. She Ind evidently
n.rv v. me accident through the afternoon
y Ti H. a',l Ut once rns hei from her home to
r knsna,D"edI erect Hospital TO seek news Of
sw hsr grief was deep. Tie doctors and the
|, OF ieporters at the hospital made