The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-25

next one came. Then there began q series OF
exp,onIons small compared with the nrst.
there was a tremendous one. which tore
the the ait Tho tSr fSSIS Snesy I to pieces s,,b and missiles, aIIsa
soventy.avs q these already ailod in the works.
and OF much the same shape, being three feet or
moro long and weighing about sixty pounds.
tore n hole through the false front OF the chain
i MS.ks T snd d iSoGsd a fsr M N tsS rear 81 q hi, shS SSi RSiIS;
were, torn out Of the front and the office was
wE p,nH, No ono was at work there; NJ.
i:s%s t tSSSnss i soGssS. a r 81, 8 SAD SoG and SIS
occupied for about two months. There, were
twenty;four. families In them. Faller or White
of these } HOUSES ss'I With 'i Sis wife II 'n when eS"f tho
big explosion came these houses rocked
p pSSs t saa tho forth @:,,I pi sss c,il fSil and IN sT %ot
nent later. when the air rushed back, the whole
side Of the building was, torn loose from the
~trestlc, were seven houses belonging to. Philip
families. Windows, walls. and wainscotinE
were torn away IN these houses as well.
borhood. Women ran from the houses. leaving
the babes and tho aged behind. all screaming
ON tS Ssy asso Ss' t fSr h fhey aSss %srs mo 0o sSO sSr.
rore. From the. wreckage Are was springinr
high, and every few moments there were other
wood and torn motaiwork 'dyins about. POLES
and aremen came and did what they could.
their houses, while the arcmen attacked the
flames. with the first water that the fremen
less against such q fire.. The water found stores
of calcium carbide in tho ruins. decomposed It.
i sSs ess 80 t ai the SseiSE rs. A sss; Sns S Saasa S ,9 the q
flame many times hotter than that Of ordinary
The railroad trestle was soon on fire, and the
firemon devoted themselves to saving this and
the adjoining. row Of Byrne's houses. Over at
blown in. breaking a steam pipe. and the works
were shut down for q short time until this could
SS csRestr'SS; aii si5ty t on p nU1os' w! FSss rsn w Dsss t as.
stroyed and the trolley. wires were carried
away. It was two hours before the cars could
Amid all the confusion there were many pcr-
sons who were looking for members Of their
WHO were known to have been at work in tho
building. 1t became known before long that
Finec;r '' Was missing SIM s. h' There WV" was GSo' chance to
explore the ruins while the fire lasted, and all
siGDS Of o SisS0S Fer tEs su tim,, Of an saf e sSdns ia Ess
blew down Inc fogndation yall near Montsom:
covered a mans body, blown out Of the nery
beyond all Chance Of recognition. but tbs Is
believed TO be what is left Of White, or Faller,
as the police have recorded him.
The other damage done to property extends
were but few buildings. Mr.. Byrne had two new
houses just ready for OCCUPANCY on Mercer
have now windows. The New Jersey Paint
Works has q new factory opposite the electric
light works almost finished, and this lost all of
its sashes and glass. The Reynolds-Boyle Com
pany's paper factory lost its windows. Plate.
glass windows, in particular, suffered blocks
away.
The damage to the acetylene works Is said to
amount to $4,000. That to other property is
Innate 1t with accuracy yesterday.