New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-03

Dona,d and Harlan out OF the ruins to the am
balances. Finding that Royal ana McDonald
we're hurt dangerously. the surgeons fastened
10 remove them to Bellevue Hospital, applying
bandages and stimulants on the way. other
patients we're attended on the sidewalk. before
being lifted into the ambulances. Among them
was MARITIME, the car driver, VINO had peen hurI
in the main stable building by the railing OF
part Of the partition wall. The conductor ana
passenger In the car which MARITIME had LETT
in front Of the building escaped injury. although
the windows Of the car were smashed: Cne
horse attached to the car was Killed Instantly.
The other horse had its leg broken, and II
rolled about the pavement in agony Ior
half an hour before 1t was shot by an o,ncer
Of the Society for the Prevention OF Cruei'y 10
Animals
SEARCHING FOR THE BODIES.
In searching for wounded men in the ruins
the firemen found the bodies Of Quinn and
Gillespie The body of Gillespie was under
two horses which were badly hurt. but sui
living and 1t was necessary to kill the animals
before the mans body could be extricated FIVE
other wounded horses were shot TO death III the
ruins. ,,u
were found on the south side of the street. II
was supposed at first that the men had been
killed there. but 1t was known later thsl .he
bodies had been blown across the street pv ,he
explosion The bodies OF four dead men were
removed to the shop of Maxey Brothers. at NO;
sos East Fourteenth-st, before all the INJURED
men had been taken to the hospitals. IL was
then supposed that the bodies Of several men
were in the ruins. but the fremen came 10 me
conclusion that only the body Of Armstrong re,
manned undiscovered CHEZ Bonner recognized
the necessity Of Immediately cleern the wreck
age away, and he engaged c. =. Galgan. a
contractor who hired 100 able bodied men. and
set them at work clearing away the umbers
and machinery and heavy wrcckage. with the
aid Of teams and blocks and tackle inspector
Williams in command of the police reserves,
kept the streets clear.
MORE STEAM THAN THE LICENSE ALLOWED
Sergeant Mullln, of the Police Bureau for the
Inspection of Steam Boilers. examined the eX-
ploded boiler He said i, evident that an
overpressure of steam, greatly in excess OF
what the boiler licensed to carry. had
caused the explosion. The boiler was of the
Lowe patent built in 1888, and was tested in
April last, when it was licensed to carry ninety
pounds Of steam. Armstrong was licensed TO
run the boilers Of the railroad company. 1t was
his custom to operate the boiler in Fourteenth
st. two days each week. and on other days to
manage boiler in Corlears-st Superintendent
White. OF the Dry Dock and East Broadway
Railroad Company. said that the boiler which
exploded supposed to be in good condition.
and Armstrong was regarded az careful and
competent engineer. it was impossible. Mr..
White thought, to tell the cause of the eXplo-
sion. The losses of the railroad company were
estimated follows: Building, $4,000: horses,
5000 machinery, 81 00o and feed, $4,000.
The escape OF many persons from injury in
the tenement houses opposite the wrecked Die
building was SURPRISING as tne 'front.' WINDOWS
of several houses were smashed all to pieces
by bricks flung by the explosion and the dam
age to the houses probably exceeded 1900. John
Ruhl vas in his liquor store. on the ground
floor OF the house No. 53i when part of the
boiler knocked Ia the front Of the house. yet
he escaped serious injury. and customer in
the store also escaped being hurt Occupants
Of the upper floors returned to their rooms late
In the afternoon. when the house was being
shored up and new glass was being placed in
tho windows.
A. a late hour last evenng fifty or moro mon
were still searching in the ruins for Armstrong =
boz. and removing bodies of dead horses A
throng Of persons watched the work under the
electric lights and recounted incidents con-
nected with the explosion. James Conway was
conductor the Belt Line car No LAG. which
had just passed the building when the explosion
occurred He said later
"As I passed the building. I noticed by tho
clock on the stables that was thirty sec
onds ahead Of my schedule. Ny car had passed
on for about six lengths when | was almost
deafened by the terrific explosion just behind
me. When ] recovered and looked back. Tho
air was filed with sitting dust and flying bricks