The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-29
LdKEAN EARTHQUAKE
Terrible Explosion of Dynamite
at Long Island City.
FIVE PERSONS SLAIN OUTRIGHT.
Many Others Injured-A Row OF Tene-
ment Houses Shattered
by the Shock.

Lone ISLAND CRY, L. l., Dec. 2s-Just
in the rear of a row of tenements num-
bered from 81 to g, Jackson avenue, is the
entrance TO the tunnel that the New York
City and Long Island Tunnel Company is
putting under the East river between this
city and the New York Central depot.
The dynamite used in blasting froze last
night, and when the men started to work
this morning they tried to thaw the dyna-
mite out. Taking three barrels of dyna.
mite. they placed it behind one of the
tenements and bailt a roaring fire beside
it, and the fire and dynamite were left
alone while the men went down the tun-
mel shaft. The fire burned nearer the
dynamite than had been supposed it
would, and at O'Clock there was terri
BILE explosion that scattered death and de-
struction around it.
The shock was like an earthquake. The
men in the tunnel were not hurt. but the
persons living in the tenements made up
the list of killed and injured. The tene-
ments were shattered. The postoffice was
in No. q, and the letter cases were wrecked
into strips and the clerks hurled among
the debris. Immediately after the crash a
wave of fire swept through the lower part
OF the tenements, cutting off all possible
escape through the entrance. Some of the
tenants managed to crawl TO the windows
and made their escape that way. The ex-
plosion was heard all over Long Island.
Large plate glass windows were shattered
as far away as four blocks from the scene.
Across the street doors were blown off
their hinges, counters overturned and per-
sons knocked senseless. Scores of persons
were injured in this way. When the ex-
element had somewhat abated a prompt
search was made for the unfortun ates, re-
suiting as follows:
Dead-Mary Graydon, Henry O'Brien, Mrs.
Royce, John Hopkins, Nisolla Lodsno.
Partial list OF wondsd-Mrs. Julie Henry. cut
in throat, head and hands by glass, and re-
ceived severe shock; Peter McEntee, head, legs
and arms terribly injured aud several bones
broken: Mrs. Henry Norr, cut about the head
and arms; Daniel Mahe-. cut about the head
and body aud lost lett eye; Mary Creighton, lost
one eye and terribly cut about the head, will
probably die; Piesro Rocco, cut about the head
and BODY; J. John Davren, cut about the head
and face; John w. Davren. cut about the head
and hands: Miss Matilda Ryan, cut about the
head; John Purcell, seriously injured by fall
ing timbers, William Johnson. cuts aud bruises
on head and body; James Murphy, cuts
on head; Mrs.. Mary Rogers and son John. both
badly cut about the head: May Hayes. severely
cut on the back of head Mr. aud Mrs Frank
Wiley, cut on head; Mrs. Kate Brien, face
and hands cut; William krepp, head badly
cut: John Palmer, head and hands cut; Mr..
Stein and daughter 3 years old. both seriously
cut and the child lost one eye: Alderman James
Comiskey, head cut
GEEESsBURG, Pa, Dec. pa gang Of
laborers constructing railroad were
blasting rock this morning. One of the
charges failed to explode till the men re-
turned, and then went off. killing one man
and dangerously wounding dozen others.