The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-29

gled CoFpses ana . Long Last OF
Injured People.
Loso ISLAND oITy, L. LAT eight
o'clock this morning box Of dynamite
exploded in the shaft sunk for the new
East river tunnel, near the junction of
Jackson and Vernon avenues, this city.
The explosion act FIRE to the four story
brick building adjoining and shattered
every pane Of glass in tire buildings for
blocks around.
So far as learned three persons were
killed outright aud score OF persons
injured. Three Of the injured have
since died.
Killed:
Mary Gradon, aged 10, Long Island
'tsfi Mrs. Rider, Long 1sland'city.
Henry o'Brien, aged SO, clerk, Long
John Hopkins, internally injured and
horribly cut about head and body, died
ahospital.
Edward J. Delaney. cut about head
and body, face burned, died At hospital.
Mary Greene, cook, terribly burned,
died at hospital.
Barber Rock died at hospital.
Vile Of Barber Rock.
Unknown Italian, employed intun-
mel, will die.
poytin1 Iist nf yvnrndad.
Mrs. Julia Henry, cut in the throat,
head and hands by glass and received q
severe shock.
Peter NcEntee, head logs and arms
terribly ct and several bones broken.
Mrs. Mary Maher, cut about head
and arms.
Daniel Maher, cut outhand aud
body.
ribly cut about the head, will probably
Edward Delaney, skull fractured,
both eyes injured, will probably die.
Petro Rocco, cut about head andI
body.
Joseph Way. back hurt.
Minnie Davren, serious injuries to
head and body.
John Davren, cut about head and
face,
John W. Dayren, cut about head and
hands.
Miss Matilda Ryan, cut about head.
John Purcell, seriously injured.
Wm. Johnson cuts on head and
body.
James Murphy, cuts on head.
Mrs. Mary Rogers and son, John
Rogers, both badly cut about the head.
Max Hayes, seriously.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilday, cuts on
hand.
cut.
William Knapp. head badly cut
John Palmer, head and hands cut
Mrs Stein and daughter three years
old, both seriously cut and the child
lost one eye.
Alderman James Comisksy, head cut
now IT occURREp.
The people living in the vicinity
where the explosion occurred were
startled shortly alter eight O'clock by
honoise u falling timbers and crack
ing Of glass. For a square about the
ground Quiyered; buildings swayed to
andfro and the terrified people Of the
district rushed ont Of their houses,
learing their homes were about to coll
lipse
The tenements, q TO 29s Jackson ave.
nue. were shattered, with the stores.
and Offices below.
The postotEice was in No. 2f. Tho
malls are buried beneath tons OF ruins,
Mdthey are certain to he ruined by
N1ler If not consumed by the flames.
When the explosion occurred the let
@f cases were knocked into strips and
ne clerks were hurled headlong in the
debris A wave of fame seemed to
weep through tho lower part Of tho
ssmoished tenements Immediately
ales the crash. It Is said now that the
postmaster saved all the valuable letters
mat were in the post Office when the
explosion occurred. Directly opposite
iaescene Of the explosion was d row Of
5snenents occupied by fifteen families.
Every apartment was wrecked and the
Ceoeis caught fire from the overturned
EoVes ThS sceno following the ex-
poNon was terrible. Mon, women aud
salIdFen only partly clad rushed wildly
ilon every possible exit in tho greatest
settlement screaming loudly. The dis
Ict where the explosion occurred ia,
me most thickly inhabited sectlonI Of
Weelty, For half q mile Jackson and
staoa avenues present peculiar
.gnt' Hardly an unbrokrn pane OF
sl3s' eau be found within that radius.
srays refrigerator factory on Fourth
nseI opposite the scene Of the explo-
ssa was almost completely wrecked. a
lsga laPer Of people we're at work in tho
glHMng at the time, but how many Of
known. ~ SSs.'s
ANOTHER ACCOUNT
Another account says: Just in the
Ieasot row OF tenements, numbered
2S, q aud 20 jackson avenue, is
w entrance to tunnel that the Now
6uA City and Long Island Tunnel
Spssny Is putting under the East
ves oetWeen this city and the New
lA central depot. Thcy use great
NIL NJ o. dynamite in bin1ting and last
sas me dynamite froze. When the
gol mon started to work this morn.
mey found it would be necessary to
Nv me dynamite out, and takinp
80 80 barrels Of cartridges from the
~ placed them lust back Of the ten.
aents TO be thaWad. They buiit n
am hre beside Il and are and Clyr.
ny were thereupon left alone, while
Vent t'sssnty sy mon comprising the gang