New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-25
A BOMBARDMENT OF ROCKS.
SERIOUS RESULTS OF A BLASTING ACCT
DENT.

FOUR MEN HURT. ONE OF WHOM MAY DiE-THE
FOREMAN OF THE WORK ARRESTED
A blast fred on a rock excavation on the east
.aa q, Iexins,on-aye between Ninety-seventh
and Nine,y-eishth SITS, about IL o'clock yesterday
morning threw pieces of rock In every o''eo"o
and injured four men who working in an eN-
cavaton on the west side of the avenue nearly 'VV
feet away. The injured men are:
MuNcHER. Mchae,. thr,y-,hree years old. of No III
Eas, one hundred md thirteenthst wounoed IN '
head md lef, side and in a dangerous condition
eAEBI Pasquale thirty-sx years old. OF NO 'i' h''
serious scalp wounds ana
possible fracture OF the skull -
COPGEE, John years DID, OF NO OIL f-'s
one-hundred -thrteenth-st; serious scalp WOUNDS
BOOTH. William. thrty-sx years old. OF NO al Last
one-hundredand- hirteenth-s,.. left leg broken.
All the injured men were taken to the PGespy-
terrain Hospital and all are doing well except
Nuncher who is likely TO die OF his injuries
Patrick Reddy. contractor. OF NO All East C'e
hundred -iirst-st., is engaged In piast
ing the rock. which is about twenty feet hlgh Oh
the east side OF Lexington-ave.., between Nlhes
seventh and Ninety-eiyhth SITS, and is also eAca
waiting for building purposes on the DOCK OH 'he
west side of the avenue.
He had four drilling machines and ABOUT twenty
mon ENGAGED on the rock work. while on the ex-
cavating work he had about a dozen men "olhi's'
John Marley. the foreman engaged on the oias.
ing work. was in charge and he had several drill
holes charged with dynamite cartridges anu hS Ne
says properly covered. as the law directs.
About II o'clock the blasts were fired with ter
rife results The dozen men who were WORKING ~
The excavation on the westerly side or the avenue
were in direct line OF the fire. ana SO wa tne
tenement house No l25 East NinetE-seVeh' n-sI'
which is about three hundred feet from the ioo'-
ton OF the blasts. .,.o,,o,
AS the shower OF rocks fell In the excaVa'ioi
four men were struck down. while the ostsrs e. aS
coon as as they could recover the shock hsu iuJ ,
fhe excavation in fear leaving their comrades WIZ
mad been struck down by the flying pieces Oh 70
The fragments struc. the side OF the Nlne'y-
enth-st house. and large rock entered d s ss
window on the first floor of the house an passed
clear through going out by window on uie e are
shaft There was in the rooms. ~hluh az
occupied by Mrs. Wheaton. coloreu Wo lie. a.; The
no damage done beyond the breaking Vi INC
I'D of a wash-tub -. -,or q rush
AS soon as the first excitement was over rush
was made for the four wounded men ah2 NUN
call was sent fer ambuances from the FIesp! .ei,
Ian Hospital. The ambuances arrived prTtnpI"S
and the injured men were taken 10 me hospI.,I.
Policeman O'Hara. Of the East r,ndiet ~
and-fourth-st. station, who was In the lnlmediate
neghborhood Cf the accident arrested Ma an o
Some time after the accident Reddy appeared Oh
the scene. He appeared TO be inucn o3hcrpa S
over the accident and said that he would make
good all damage done ,.. Coro y.
Markey was arraigned before Magistrate crane az
the Harlem Court yesterday afternoon anu ntu
without bail await the result or the injuries
inflicted the