New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-16
ATTERED BY DYNAMITE.
WEST HCBOKEN SHAKEN BY A TREMENDOUS
EXPLOSION
wCRKMEN SEVERELY INJURED AND MIS-

wcRKMEN SEVERELY INJURED AND Br1LDIN"s
wRECKED-A FUSE FOUND A BLOCK AWAY
dynamite explosion, which may result III loss
of life and which caused much destruction 10
property in the ncighborhood of Summit and PAT
erson aves West IIobokcn, occurred at about 80
o'clock last evening
A gang of Italian laborers, employed by Michael
j. Curlcy, eXcava,ng for d stwcr on Sumnlt-aVc'
were putting their tools into a large box icw
wards from the sidewalk. Ncoo aarcelo wos
lighting the night lamp when fearful explosion
occurred There were fifteen dynamite cartridges
in the box, and All exploded simultaneously
t;arceo was thrown several feet, and when pcKed
ND. portion Of his head had been blown OIL lic
was taken in an ambulance 10 Christ Hospital on
Jersey CITY Heights There is no chance for his
recovery.
August Sch,dle. who stood about one hundred
feet from the box, was knocked down and his
sbouldcr dislocated. Mrs. {. Nestle, who keeps a
store in Summit ave, near the place, was in her
store when the accident occurred She was hrst
startled by q tremendous report and the crash Of
glass The windows of her store were wrecked.
She was thrown to the floor anu severely bruised
obout the breast and wrist. Her house and store
will have to he rebuilt.
Mrs. Conlon, who sitting in her paror was
thrown violently down. and one Of her arms dls-
located she Was also cut by broken glass Tho
windows of her house were wre 'ked.
The house at No. l03 Summit-ave.. ownca
by Gotlieb Rcymann, was almost completely de.
,nolisned Reynanp saw the Italians putting
AWAY their tools lie noticed puff OF smoke Just
before the explosion was heard. He knew tlat
dvnamte was kept in the boX and ran to the
door warning the inmates OF the house 10 eec
ont They had barely time ~ do 50 when the
building which stood next 70 the vacant lot, was
demolished by the explosion.
The house at No. III Suinmit-ave.. owned Dy
Maxnus Hlrtl, which also stood on one end OF
thr lot near the tool box. was wrecked lhe
inmates escaped uninlurcd The plate glass
windows of Heslid's Assembly Rooms at Summit
and Paterson avGs were snashed
Surig's grocery store, at No. l0l Suinmit-ave:,
was completely demolished. The house OF Tax Col
Inctor onion AT No. loo Summit-ave., was badly
damaged. the front wall bulging ont in threaten
inc manner One of the crowbars which had been
nnt in tine tool box was found on top OF house
pcross the street fuse OF one OF the cartridges
was found in Callahan's liquor store, block away.
II Il a question whether IN" explosion was
o.us, by the Italian GarcclO carelessy throwing
iiohtei c,atch into the tool box, or whether the
,vnamita cartridges were exploded by corlission,
can sed by tie roofs being thrown into the box
The property owners Whose promises were
damaoed by the explosion, will hold the city re-
snonsible II is alleged that the city officials
were negligent in allowing the dynamite car
tridoes TO be used in such numbers, In such a
careless manner Tie buildings demolished OF
damaged were mostly fiane structures. The fetal
loss n though not TO exossd $4,000