The evening world., 1894-05-21
BIG BOILER EXPLODES.
Seven Men Hurt, Two Of Whom
May Die.
Mass Of Iron Crashes Through the
Roof Of a Stable.
Another Fragment Went Through a
Wall Into II Sleeping Room.

a nIteen horsepower pOiief, upcu W
supply steam to the drills with which
Contractor w. u. Myers is making ex-
cavations on Eagle avenue. between One
Hundred and Fifty-sixth and One Hun
dred and Fifty-seventh streets. exploded
at ITO o'clock this morning. Seven men
were injured. two perhaps fatally. The
James OF the injured mel. are:
MICHAEL CANNON. drilier. Of Hoffman street
and Klngsbrldya road. left thigh fractured and
severely scaldUd.
PATRICK ToHER. dr,licr. Of One Hundred
and Eighty fourth street and Third avenue. badly
scalded about face and neck.
JOHN CROWLEY. engineer, SIS Courtlandt ave-
nue., left thigh fractured. scalp wounds and face
badly scaldcd.
CHARLES ToRALL laborer. OF Ono Hundred
and Eighty-seventh street and Arthur avenue,
scalp wound and badly scalded.
HENRY WILLIAMS. laborer. scalp wound and
bruises
Engineer Crowley and Driller Cannon
were taken to the Harlem Hospital.
Little hcpe Is entertained of their recov-
cry. The other injured men had their
wounds dressed by ambulance surgeons
and were sent home.
When the explosion occurred the men
were just about to start work for the
day. Engineer Crowley, In fact, had his
hand on the valve ready to turn the
steam into the pipes which fed the drills
when the crash came.
Driller Cannon was near by, but both
he and Crowley were picked up forty
feet away from the place where the
There was a gang of twelve men al
together engaged In making the eA-
cavation, which Is to be the site OF
Brewer William Ebling's new $4,000
house just pack OF the brewery' me
conclusion. All the windows in he
vicinity were broken.
Thos who were IN the spot and es-
capped Injury. say that the upper half
In it's descent, it crashed through the
oof OF the brewery stable. 800 feet away,
through the roof and the W floors un-
der 1t, landing on the sround floor in
the aisle the stalls in the sta
stable at the time. among them two of
MIR. Ebling's valuable trotters, None
OF the animals was hurt. Hostler Fritz
Schmidt. who was standing, within ten
feet of where the mass of iron landed.
was slightly cut by flying spllnters.
A piece of iron Weighing nifty pounds
went through the side Of John Deitseh,s
from The scene of the explosion, and
landed in a room where Deitsch's
brother, Charles. was asleep. The mis-
sile demolished a bureau in the room be-
fore falling to the floor. John Deitsch,
who is foreman of Engine Company a.
ran out and sent in an ambulance call.
Another piece Of iron, weighing forty
pounds, struck the front of the house
and knocked the plastering off the par
lor wall.
about 100. pounds. knocked the chimney
of The house Of Emil Goth. who lives
next door, At 7s5. The boiler door landed
IN the y Sos of M nns l; ayenael h3 Snd fees
on the second floor Goth's two chill
dren. Eva. four years, and Harry. SIX
from their bed, and were found uncon-
scious by their mother.
The contract to excavate the site for
tractor ~. l.. Myers by Contractor 3:
l.. Murray. Contractor Myers couldn't
be found to-day, but Mr.. Murray came
to the scene OF the explosion shortly
He said that the boiler had been tested
last Monday and found by the in
spectors to be in good condition.. A per
nit was granted to carry, ~ninety-hye
pounds Of steam. How much steam En-.
gineer Crowley had on at the time OF
the explosion cannot be learned until
he returns to consciousness.
Policeman Quick. of S2 linton avenue
attached to the Twenty-ninth Precinct
station, was the first man on the scene
after the crash. He Mt once sent IN a
fire alarm from the corner or 81. Annt
avenue and one Hundred and tlity'
Across the street. at 100 Eagle avenue
Herman Werssker lives. He Is a col
lector employed in the brewery. ~
daughter Frcidn was just leaving tht
house on her way 70 school when tn i
explosion occurred. she was Diowh nacF
into the house and landed In the IRON
Tie house at the northwest corner OF
Eagle avenue and one EuA9rea nn,
where the boiler stood. II Il occlpie,
hv Po,icc-ScrPennt Ryan, Of the Gran
Central sub-station. His daughter Emily
was standing in front OF inc mousse ant
was thruWn to the sidewalk.
carries RcIchman, n collector for thC
brewery, occupied the next house; IS
Easle HnTissRhp'A big piece co OF. the roo,
"Next door, al 40 Eagle avenue, Henry
Maurer lives. with his fanny. "A pee,
strn"k thc top Of The house, lemoiishinl
a window AMI a section q the roof.
on the other sid OF III" street heN'
to Welgshcr's house, is a cnrpeItcr shop
one-story frame. A piece Of iron went
through the side Of the house, leaving q
hole two feet square, IhIIt WAS no
The ]ncighhors ~ = great deal L
say about the condition OF the boiler
They insisted that II had long beer
unsafe, and that two weeks aFo =
work, saying he did rot caro- to risl
his life. II Is said that he afterwards
made a complaint TO the Boiler In
spector. who cNaTined the boiler las
"A representative Of the Boiler In
spector was sent TO the scene, but h
! refused to talk.
For entertaining gossip OF the
turf, the ball ncId and rims