New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-03
KILLED BY An EXPLOSION. J
PANIC N 4 HAT FACTORY IN NEWARK.

TWO cHARRFD BODIES FOUND AND THIRD
MISSING OTHER EMPLOYEES ESCAPE
violent explosion shook the neighborhoOd OF
Dowson. johnson. Pennington and Pacific sts.' III
Newark, at ) D. IN. Yesterday. The force Of the
eXilosion was 50 great that the houses in the
ncichborhood trcmbled, windows were shattered
and a general panic prevailed Immediately aitcr-
ward flames broke out in one of the departments
Of tie hat factory Of j. Rummcll N Co.. at Dow
son and Johnson-sts. in which the explosion oc-
CURED. and the clangor of the fire engines ruSi''
ing 10 the scene added 10 the confusion and con
scrnation The fircmen found the boiler-housH OF
the factory. between the two main buildings, a
total wreck and the debris burning icrccy. They
confined tho fire to this part of the factory and
quicklv subIued IT, Entering the ruins. they
found two charrc1 bodies near the boiler. it was
said that three men had prrishcl.
When the explosion occurred there were 100
men and six girls working in the main factory.
The buildings reeed with the conclusion and the
window glass was broken. wild panic cnsued
The employees dropped everything and made n
rush for doors and windows. Happily there were
no accidents. and all got out in safety.
The wrecked building was two-story brick
structure, Joining the two factory wings. The
first floor was the boiler house anl the second
floor was used for stinening hats In this room
there WAS an alcoholic condcnsng machine built
by Cox. Of this city II was attended by an en-
ploye named Arnold Miller The maker has con.
trivcd 10 keep it in order, but occasion was bad
at times to send for a plumber to rcadIust the
machine This plumbers name was Oscar Lcnrich,
whose shop is at 40. - Pacific-st He was sent
for lust before ) o'clock yesterday - attend 10
the condenser, and went 10 the factory attended
by his helper, Albert Anderson. nineteen years
old living al Wavcry and Daniel O'kecic, TWEEN
ty-eight years old. of Newburs.
Tie three plumbers were at work on the con
drnscr when, a. is supposed, torch used by them
was brought too near the machine and isnilci
the gas. The explosion followed. The roof Of
the building was blown of and the two walls
blown outward, the floor falling down IN heap
in tbe cneinc-room and taking fire. Miller was
standing some distance from the condenser and
managed 10 escape with some painful injuries
The boy in the room jumped from window ana
also got of with some contusons The others
went down with the floor.
When the charrcd bodies were brought out ny
the fremcn they were unrecOgnizabc. lenrlch
was known only by his size and general pp'arance.
Tie otter body coull not BE- identified either as
that of Anderson or O'kccfc, and, as both were
missing one body must have been almost entirely
consumed i ntTc fierce heat. Irurich leaves Il
wife and three chillrcn. Daniel Okccfc
was unmarried. He boarded in Broad-st 1hc
lad Anderson helped to support his parents at
their home at Wavcrly, near Newark. Rummell
* Co. have been working on contract for mill
tary hats for tie Government, and have full
force of men employed. The loss to the firm Is
$1,000 which is covered by l. surancc.