New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-23
LIKE A LITTLE EARTHQUAKE
DYNAMITE SHAKES WEST EIGHTY
FOURTH-ST.
MANY PEOPLE SLIGHTLY INJURED-HoRsEs
HURT WAGONS SMASHED AND A PIECE
OF ROCK THROWN THROUGH

OF ROCK THROWN THROUGH
WINDOW OF HOUSE.
Owing to ignorance criminal negligence on the
part OF Thomas Fogarty seventeen years, fore
man OF gang of laborers employed In excavat-
ing cellars at Nos 1913 and 13 West Eighty-f fourth
St. cartridge heavily charged with dynamite
exploded injuring four persons and manning
number OF horses and destroying property yester-
day afternoon. The boys father. Patrick Fogarty
has the contract for excavating the cellars. ana
his son is the foreman over the workmen IN MS
fathers employ Young Fogarty is not In the
habit Of doing the blasting but his father was
unab bic to attend to that portion or the WORK yes
terday and allowed his son TO act in ms place
The ground where the cellars are being excavated
r. filled with huge bouiders. and it was IN blasting
one OF these that the explosion occurred
II appears that the workmen were at Work yes
,erday afternoon on an exceptionally large piece
~ rock and young Foglrty, after "A mole had peeh
drilled into the rock placed the dynamite carV!dse
In the cavity made by the drill The workmeh d.
usual drew off for some distance and young rogarF
exploded the charge with his electric battery. I'M
nedlatcly there was a tremendous explosion After
the SMOKE had cleared. women and horses were
seen struggling t. regain their feet. There mad Deeh
a number OF women watching the work, and every
one Of them knocked down NUMBER VI
horses attached to wagons were passing at the Tine
and the animals were badly wounded by the hyins
X.
turned AMI smashed into kndling wood
The EXPLOSION threw pieces of rock in every
direction one big piece hurled through the
bathroom window o. the first floor OF NO. west
Eighty fourth-st. The apartments are occupieu Wy
Mrs G. H. Pettlngll The rock partially demon
ishod the bathroom and the mantepiece In the
adjoining room Several other pieces Of rock
struck the house. partially destroying the gapie.
Mrs. Pettlngl was in the front room ana escaped
injury rro,or,o.
Holman sixteen years old employed at No. 3
West Eighty-fourth- where the fettlhsiiss ~
WAS hurt He was thrown violently 10 the ground
Miss Annie Levy. Of No. IA West Ei{hty-thrd-st.
ground and was unable to rise Her right angie
broken. Mrs. s " owe: JaniIor Oh Oh 10; no
Enori King driver; whose address IS no ~, AS
lef, .eg HIS horse and wagon were overturned ana
his lex caught aadfr he b 5Ggss w Wnse 80 bad
injured II Is though; he Will have TO be SHOT
Park X Tllford wagon driven by FRANK Io N,ed
ihs oyns hop:d@rs 4 horse belonging to the Nor
gan Carpet C.ean.ng Works was severely injured
Thc rause Of the explosion is said to have been
due 10 the fact that the hole in which the cartridge
was placed was too large TO hold the cartridge IN
its pace The on.y portion or the piece or rock
hlosird IL the upper crust showing that the force
OF the explosion was expended at the opening IN
stead Of in the interior OF the rock. The Young
hv Policeman Joseph r. Sure. OF the West Sixty
eivhfh-st station The boy unable 10 te..
how the accident was caused He was locked up.
The police say there is no doubt that arge mum
b.r ~ taop.e whose names could not be obtained
received light injuries. The house AT No. III West
Eighty -fourth-st received the greatest damage IL
after Inspecting the house said - the police that
a thorough examination OF the hui ding Would nave
:, he made before an estimate Of the damage could
be given lie was OF the opinion that the founda-
tons OF the house were injured. Portions OF ne
md the house had a thorough shakng-up.