The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-18
STILL IN A TENEMENT.
An Exploding Boiler Reveals a
Moonshine " Distillery.
Three Persons Severely ScaIded in
the Clinton Street Basement.
Revenue Officers Relieve the Case
VIII Develop Great Disci osures.

By the accidental explosion this morn
ing Of II boiler In the basement of the
| three story brick house at go clinton
street It very finely arranged and thor
oughIy equipped illicit still was exposed.
II Is located just around the corner
from the Madison street polio" station.
The explosion occurred Mt $50 o'clock
Herman Bussuk. the rcputcd proprietor.
escaped during the excitement succeed
Ing the explosion, apparently uninjured,
but his wife, handsome young woman,
thirty years old, and her fourteen
inonths-old child, were terribly scaldcd
about the head and body by the escap-
ing steam
They were removed to Gouvcrncur
Hospital In an ambulance
John Johisky, twenty-five years old,
who Is supposed 10 be connected in
some way with Bassuk. was also badly
sCalded, but was able to walk to the
hospital
There were six barrels Of mash sew
cral copper worms and other articles
besides II lot of chemicals used in the
business
Fortunately, the chemicals did not
explode, or the building must have
been wrecked ana the lives of the occu-
pants jcOpardiZed.
bnssuk is "a man about thirty-nve
years old. and the two revenue officers
VINO cam" to take charge OF the place
sworc that the appearance Of the illicit
sun proved him TO be an expert at the
He had only moved into the place
about II month ago. He was always
mysterious in his conduct, and neither
he nor his wife had held any inter
e. N "a ~ no t,Atn t1tg
The owner of the building Is Patrick
McAloon. lie stated to the police that
neither this boiler nor any Of the
when Bassuk moved in. Neither did he
ever suspect that II still was located in
his house.
and the other parts of the stilI must
have been moved in under the cover
Of night
The Revenue officers, w T.. Smith and
w. y. Fulmer, Intimate that they have
a suspicion as TO the real Identity of the
Illicit distiller. They believe Bassuk is
fictitious name.
A handsome gold watch found on a
table after the accident bore the name
on the inside case of Albert Lewlllee.
m, police suspect that is the mans
right name. The damage to the build
Ing Will not exceed 800
The boiler, which was OF quarter-nch
IRON. upright and of about tve-horse
power pow w WAS THROWN Sh over and the top
loud. but 1t was of sufficient volume to
be heard by Policeman Sly, of the
Madison street station, who was APP
pruhchiny from the corner.
When he reached the scene he saw
steam escaping from the windows, and.
MISLEADING 1t for smoke. ran to the fire
alarm box and pulled it.
returning to tn" bas, ment the officer
saw II man escaping through the rear
door 1t was Basguk. the man who had
rented ana occupied che apartment In
! aiming an imitation diamond clus-
I ter pin and his handsome gold watch.
Which may furnish = clue that will re-
suit eventually In his apprehension.
The sui had only just been set in
motion. There were TO highwines nor
anything to indicate that any whiskey
had yet been made there. There were
only the stepping barrels of mash.
The apartments are composed OF four
rooms. The front room was used az II
parlor and bedroom. The middle or
dark room by the distillcr for his chemi-
Gals and tubs not in use The third, the
largest of all, was where the still was
located. The rear room was used as a
Kitchen as Indicated by the cooking
When the hremen arrived the steam
had cleared away, and after making an
| Inspection they went away leaving the
place in charge Of the police, who were
subsequently relieved By the revenue
officers.
Tine plant had been fitted out quite
eNptnSlNely, ana the owner or operator,
or both, evidently had had previous
experience in the business
McAlOon was taken t. the station to
make an explanation He explained the
reason why h" had not smClled the mash
boiling by stating lhat the fires hll evil
Idenly only been started this mornnS
FOR the first time.
He is respectable trurkmun. we'll
known in the ncIEhbDrhood, ana the po-
| lice let him go. The police and revenue
officers are hunting high and low for
| EasSuk.
only a short time ago another Illicit
| s!ill was discovered in jefferson street
! almost within Il gunshot of the station
! house.