New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-04
4 R.ISTRONGS BODY FOUND.S
THE ENGINEER WAS CRUSHED TO DEATH
At HIS POST.
TWO MORE OF THE VICTIMS OF THE BOILER
EXPLOSION WILL PROBABLY DIE-ToO
LITTLE WATER IL THE BIG
TANK TIE CAUSE OF
THE DISASTER.

THE DISASTER.
That Jobn Armstrong died at his post OF duty
was fully proved early yesterday morning, when
his fearcully ,nangled body was found In the runs
OF the Dry Dock surface road Staples III r"S'
Fourte cnth-st near Avenue Il. When the eNplos'oh
occurred on Thursday, it was reported mat the
disaster was caused by the absence OF the ehsi-
ncer. Armstrong found with his oiicup III one
hand and n portion Of the safety valve in the other
, fou foot away from the place whore his engine
had stood AT his feet lay the huge broken ny
wheel which had crashed through brick partl-
ton and made an opening for the pody OF 'he e"-
gineer which was blown through an instant later
Beside il lay the carcasses OF twenty-five "oiHe''
almost INSTANTLY killed by the falling In OF the
floor above them. with its enormous weight Oh
grain All day and night the aborers had been
working 10 recover other bodies, but at noon yes
,erIay William Galligan. the contractor sad IL
was barely possible other bodies were III the ruins
All dav long curious crowds kept the police
busy and at night additional reinforcement OF
police was necessary to keep BACK the H'oip'
cnlookers The whole neighborhood shows signs
OF the EXPLOSION and one building had to be shored
up to keep it from falling. Even liquor snoP ,h m
Avenue A. three elock away ye, shGws
pounds found in front OF this store ai'e'
IN. Victims Of the explosion number five dead and
twelve wounded or the latter two VIII proSSaSSH ny
die These are Thomas Powell mechanic ol ~"
fracture OF bofh Jaws and shock. ut the New YORK
Hospital. and William Royal, IA lamp cleaner. OF 40
ti East Scventecnth-st. who Is at lelievuc HOS
p!tal suffering from fractured Skull anu prVhel
whose legs broken and whose skull IL fractured
the surgeons thnk 1t viii be several months Deiore
he VII. be- able 20 leave the hospital: Sneehau
lives at No SIC East Fifteenth-st. ana ms tainiV
in destitute circumstances. James MARIAN
another sufferer at bellevue, may be crippled for
lie Charles Hresslin. VINO was brought to the
hospital In a critical condition. VIII probapy re-
cover. .
william E.agan the only patient brought TO Gou-
verneur Hospital from the scene OF me disaster
Will be able TO return to his home. No Us Avenue
4. In day two. A.,
The assertion often made that Armstrong INC
engineer. had license. was emphaticahy denied
b. the records Of the Boiler Inspection Depart
mcnt OF the dedth-dealing boiler. washington
Mullen the head OF the Boiler Inspection Depart,
ment said: 1T was Inspected in April last, and
| then WAS in good condition as 1t had beer ipl
eight years previous. Engineer Armstrong hhU
known as Il good careful man, ana ne had peei
on our books for ten or twelve years; he wa.
! licensed not merely for the boiler that burst, bu,
Tor one AT tho ,;rand-s' stables. downtown. owned
by the same company -,
! MIR Mullen was asked what caused the ex
ploson lie said that there seemed TO be no doub
| that the engineer had allowed the water IN NE
boiler to run lov. and that the boiler. becoming
| ..rhe water in The boiler must have been very
| low" sad Mr. Mullen and when the engineer
| opened the throttle valve IL caused the water &c
! rise up to the hot parts of the boiler. which hat
/ become overheated. and the steam generated 50
| RAPIDLY that the boiler blew up Whether 1t wa.
! carelsssness the part OF Armstrong In lettlnl
| the water run low in the boiler cannot say.
The bodies OF the dead. with the exception OF
| Armstrong. were all removed from the undertake
| inc shop at No J5 East FoIrtcenth-st. yesterday