The evening world., 1894-05-21
BIG BOILER ExPL0OES.
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 a Sleeping Room.

A fifteen horsepower boiler, used to
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 Fif~ty-seventh streets, exploded
at ITO o'clock this morning. Five men
were injured. two perhaps fatally. The
names OF the injured men are:
MICHAEL CANNON. driiler, OF Hoffman street
and Kingsbridge road. left thigh fractured and
severely scalded.
PATRICK ToHER. driller. OF One Hundred
and Eighty fourth street and Third avenue, badly
scalded about face and neck.
John CROWLEY. engineer. 5ls Courtlandt ave-
nue., left thigh fractured. scalp wounds and face
badly scalded.
TORALL, laborer. OF One Hundred
and Eighty-seventh street and Arthur avenue.
scalp wound and badly scalded.
ENR WILLIAMS. laborer. scalp wound and
bruises
Engineer Crowley and driller Cannon
were taken to the Harlem Hospital.
Little hope 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 Crowly, 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 nearby. but both
he and Crowley were picked up forty
feet away from the place where the
boiler stood
There was a gang of twelve men al
together engaged In making the ex-
cavation. which is to be the site OF
Brewer William Ebling's new 800 600
twelve men were thrown down by the
concussion. All the windows in the
vicinity were broken.
Those who were on the spot and es-
capped injury, say that the upper half
OF the boiler went up fully 200 feet.
roof OF the brewery stable, 800 feet away.
through the roof and the two floors un-
der II. landing on the ~groundfoor in
the aisle between he stalls in the sta
There were twenty-four horses In the
stable at the time, among them two Of
Mr.. Ebling's valuable trotters. None
Of the animals were hurt. Hostler Fritz
Schmidt. who was standing within ten
was slightly cut by flying splinters.
A piece OF Iron weighing fifty pounds
went through the side OF John Deitsch'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 II,
ran out and sent in an ambulance call.
Another piece OF iron, weighing forty
pounds, struck the front OF the house
and knocked the plaster!nG on the par
lor wall.
4 big piece OF the boiler. weighing
about loo pounds, knocked the chimney
on the house OF Emil Goth. who lives
next door at 49,. The boiler door landed
in the yard OF Mrs, Louisa HOfrman's
house, S0S st. AIMS avenue, CO feet
away.
The contract TO ~eNcavate the site for
Mir. Ebling's house Is sub-let 10 Con-
tractor W. |. Myers by Contractor Il.
l.. Murray. Contractor Myers couldn't
be found to-day, but Mr.. Murray came
to the scene OF the explosion shortly
after IL occurred,
He said HI the boiler had been tested
last Monday and found by the in
spectors to be in good condition, 4 per-
nit was granted 10 carry ninety-hve
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.
The damage to the brewery stable L.