New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-05

legs and broken and shattered his intestines
had been literally torn out and portions Of them were
found scattered about the rooms. When found, the
head and trunk were several foet apart The body
stripped Of all clothing except o piece Of under
shirt which was clDgng to the right shoulder There
not enough Goth 10 be found TO cover the BODY
and rope cradle used by tie remen was placed over
the dismembered corpse, The remsr meanwhile pic2ne
up parts OF the body from among the debris.
The operations OF the Manhattan Company were not
interfered with by the explosion but there was little
clerical work done In the executive offices after the
excitement developed. There was panic among
the clerks In the treasurs department when the crash
came and wild rush made for the rear windows
fronting Trinity Place. Several Of the men kaped
out upon the roof of the elevated railroad platform at
the Rectorst station. When the noise Of the ex-
plosion not followed by tumbling Of the walls
ceiling the panic passed away and the clerks re-
turned TO their desks.
George J. Gould, who succeeded r. VI. Galloway as
vice president at the annual election on November H.
sitting at his desk IN the vice-presdents room,
which is separated from Mr.. ssges Offices by large
room that Ii used for meetings OF directors. ID. W.
McWillIams, the treasurer, In the second room
beyond toward Trinity Place. heard a noise Ike q
mighty cannon. and felt the whole building trembe
The next moment showers Of glass from The door
that opens into the hall falling upon my desk.
started to my feet and Mr.. Gould came into the
room that separates two rooms. What was that 2
he asked and all Could reply 1t was big
explosion"
One Of the freaks OF the explosion was the shaking
down from the wall without breaking the face, OF a
large clock In Mr.. Gould's o1ice which is con-
nected with the Western Union time ser
vice. The clock stopped by the fall
and the hands indicated precisely 10 Is O'Clock as the
hour OF the explosion. Little damage done to the
Manhattan offices west Of Treasurer McWiliamss room,
but one small crack made In window pane fully
ninety feet distant from the partition OF Mr. Sages
Office.
In an Office overlooking Broadway, on the seventh
floor OF No. 2 Wallst, were several persons one OF
whom was at the window when the explosion occurred
He SAYS he saw pieces OF wood, bits of plsstering
and masses Of paper come flying out Of the
windows OF Russell sage's Office A moment later
hats and coats N their flight came pouring through
the souttle on the roof OF No. II Broadway:
They soon formed a considerable crowd on the roof
and evidently In the greatest terror. In Two
seconds people began TO pour toward the building
from all directions in great crowds. One man said
that the report was louder than that OF the agges,
in the POstoitce building.
Eye-witnesses to the external evidence Of the ex-
ploion told about the same story In the Offices which
face No. II broadway they directly rushed to the
windows the mOment the noise OF the explosion was
heard. They clouds Of dust or smoke Puifng
out Of the RectOr-st. windows OF the shat
fell from the windows on the second floor Of both
the Broadway and Rector-St sides. Every one eX-
pected to the walls Of the structure give way while
a chill Of horror through observers when they
noticed the body Of man lying motionless on the
sidewalk of Rector-st directly below the windows OF
Mr.. sases office. That was the work OF high
Office OF Moore schley who heard the defamation IL
was verdict that subsequent developments justified.