New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-15
AN EXPLOSION IN A CHURCH
THE RECTOR. FATHER zABoGLio' AM
TWO OTHERS HURT.
- Gas IN THE BASEMENT OF THE
CHURCH OF OUR LADY or lnD
AT poMPEII BECOMES IeNirEp. A'D

Gas IN THE BASEMENT OF me
~, o,,a LADY OF THE ROSARY
At poMpErr BECOMES IcNiTEp. AND
DAMAGE AND INJURY RESULT
u,,,oa In the basement OF the cmu'."
-, al, ~ the Rosary at Pompen, u. 80 eos
:. ,.or West Third-st.. when was L." -, ye.ter-
go, a leak In a pipe. caused d" ore badly
Az afternoon IN which three p''so
hurt The injured persons arc 49,. hands
,so,A Francis an italian interpre'ef '"
surn:d and body bruised May ore .,,. head arms
v,ScENTI Francis the sexton o Of i N. sight sight
.nocIJO the Rev Francisco rector OLA u hands Likely
Ixs0 , ana burns on the. head. face ana "a""'
TO lose his sight. .s % ,.s
The EXPLOSION. which shook the ."" ...v cans.
foundation and felt nearly o' tn the neigh
., oxc,,ement among the people IN inc nee" %sn
s h.eu down the partition walls IN 'ne a.
.rsnt and a partition and the front wans - Mon.
Io,nino room Father Zabogro, wiz" or, sey~
s,onor Martinel, the Apostolic Deesa", 80 in the
al day. on his last visit TO this CITY W. nr,ch
erai uays Oh n'0 suvans, which adjons the chufeh'
- ~ ssxton makes his home In the rear ~.
rar,orv There was strong door Oh eas soxton
church soon after noon yes'eroa'' a. ,ho, some-
uent 70 the priests house and sugseaE N the gas
Wen. hnnId no done TO stop the leak "a ,,ng dim
thing sho9 9har Zabogo and 1soa were ea ha rose
er together when the Of the cause the sex
, ,ons ' Visit and FASTENED to the church 10 HAN"
TSe hree men that the gas ssanrehns for
leak in pipe in the basement , nte and terrific
the ssM resued All were violently sssower
vail and flames circed about ia dne n1as,er that fol-
OF flying sSme of the crumbling walls and par,
IONS fell partly on them For some time os debris
As they the floor bsrn essaR eqcs f'
ncen was the first OF the three men no 10 front
from the basement He ran uPst p his feet to his
SsS an h after Of He
church from its hinges dasneG 1'o Gas in the base
mem ,bs DANES from his clothing were Quickly ea
Ing their way the flesh. He was no~ ne awfu,
n nsS ,Sa, threatened him. for his first thought was
OF the others still in the basement; y. sbouted as
10 ad the s Street He then rushed into court
yard between the church ana .n foun,ain located
plunged head 6oremo aer nt the priest got OF the
basement and ran into the coui,yar q; Isola The
some one 10 20 TO n Almost entirely burned and
His face and hands had been severely h, thew
sa p" sone many feet when they the inter
prefer BY this time several thousana praohed the
OF WON ma were rushing about in wild and excited
manner. there was rumSr esxposon' including
peapv ali the priests connected with the church
Some persons in the throng and seve1a ,p sonnain
and took the three injured to the home Of tse
sexton Later. ambuances TOOK In en caused
Sy the explosion was quickly put out by hrsm sS
The damage the building AMOUNTED 10 anou' after s
an examination OF the three mem said last n eye
that Of the k wl &c, ose die
zaSoso Injured badly ID ,d shat the ply
Ike ts seso ns wso
manner as the priest acted worse than he m,s
injuries S; m h asd sf soa critical
condition and may die at any moment M suffeT
care anu oil that medical skill can do is being done
for them.