New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-15


| seconds later the whole structure collapsed the
| ,uoa,,,,., s,.e, and ironwork sliding with deaf
,... ,o,., g., the direction Of Twenty-frst-st.
Tho great force of the escaping water vehteu
| ,so,f In tho rear of the buildings facing avenue
Tho walls of these were torn ana rent VIII"
tho strength OF the rushing waters, ana vas.
orant,t,es of masonry and bricks were carrieu
along and piled into the Railways and stores OF
the buildings on the east side OF Avenue ~
Tremendous iron beams ana uprish'' VIZ"
swept by the water as II they were 50 '''u0
timber and carried away down I"eh''e'" az"
rwortv6rst sts almost to the river 'front.' Inc
burstinp of the tank flooded the streets as lar
north as First-ave. and extended iro" -".
teenth to Twenty second-st.. ana irol" r"'
~ 70 tho river Cellars we're flooded. gas
mains filed. and sewers choked' oh'S 'ooN
|The battered tank which is rent, torn, twisted
and bent with the tremendous amount Oh "recN
age will give an adequate idea of the immensely
-, ,,o torcs Another instance Of it's volume is
that it nearly swamped two coal barges mooreu
ot Twcntv-hrst-st The boats were the isaac
palmer and the Josie Barnes Both boats con-
.ainod a number Of people including sorhe
women the wives and daughters OF the cap
tains The rushing water sent beams ana Jo's''
with such great force against THESE coai-'aue"
boats that they parted their moorihss' i"'
steamer Paul Koch was also lying at I"eh's
CT aud her mornings were likewise parted
co,pe Of the fifteen employees OF the Koch ana
the other boats came near being swept over
board
In Twenty first st, was a coal wagon pelohs
ing to Wichman Brothers. Of Nineteenth-st. al"
Avenue A. The we'll Of water tore the ho'So
from the wagon and the floating debris so III
iured the animal that he will have 10 De hiieu
Oliver Cash, the driver or the 'ea"'' vac
thrown from his seat and almost washeu "'o
the river Another horse attacheu "
livery wagon. driven by william Stanley OF NO
AL East Nineteenth-st., was struck pS '"'
flood on East Twentieth-st, and the horse was
found three hours aftHrward badly lacerateu' VII
Avenue A. Stanley was injured about the head
ond arr The coalcart was hurled against the
eide of the building but Stanley was caught
~, tho scat and prevented from being swept
away Chief Engineer James Spreece. OF the
poul Koch was swept several hundred feet py
the food and says that he was struck oy so''-
iron beams He was badly bruised
RAUMs BODY FOUND.
Tho body Of Pous Baum who was known 10
no killed was discovered yesterday morning Ill
the basement of Fuldner's factory. Baum was
I'm Fuldncrs employ "a an engineer ireN'ouS
IN the finding of Baums body an af'' an" " rs
had been discovered which were thought 10 DE
those Of Martin Conlin, the engineer OF the 'o'i-
soldated Gas Company. At noon TINS suppos'-
lion was verified by the finding Of the BODY OF
Conlin. devoid OF these two limbs IN the ceiai
Of No 4O2 East Twenty-hrst lie was UNI
1orh,od,v washed into the basement by the force
of the water. In the trousers pocket was iou
Tho envelope which contained his weeks pay.
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talking with him five minutes before the acct
don't He had asked Conlin to go nome Win
him and the latter said he would but first had
70 turn of the pumps that were filling the TANK
| He was at this work when the great structure
colIepeed and was torn to pieces While at MS
post.
| All morning q gang of men worked over
hauling the ruins in the southeast corner Oh the
| ,,,, e., order IN get at a small shanty between
| tho tank and the power house. This was used
| as an office by the Logan Iron Company the
| builders of the new tank A timekeeper named
| George Rrenner Of Oreenpoint and August
| Weincke of No. 212 ECkford-st.. Brooklyn the
| con Of the foreman Of LOgans workmen' were
| believed to have been in the shanty when the
col,anse occurred. The searchers worked u'-
remittingly until about p m. when they came
| unon the terribly crushed bodies OF the WV
| men pinned under mass OF timpers. "ei''Ne
happened to be in the shanty at the time Oh ,he
| accident and was waiting there TOT MS i"'"e'
| in order that they might go home together' Inc
| ., hodios ,vere taken to tie East Twenty-sec-
ond-e, noIice station William O'Connen, VINO
| ,cas supposed 10 have been In the shanty WIN
| prenner and Wencke. II was found yesterday
| afternoon had gone away In time to escape IN
jury.
BUILDING DEPARTMENT INQUIRY.
Suneri ,tendent Bonner of the Building De-
| nartment began an investigation OF the collapse
Yesterday morning. Photographs were taken or
| the ruins at various points. One or the most
| interesting points in the whole scene Is fuid-
| ners furniture factory. Inside all Is CONFUSION
| Immense blocks of asphalt lay on the ioor'
| with beams, tables, pieces OF ORDERS etc. lih-
,,e,so niles of logs. surmounted by scrollwork
| and bric-a-brac, lay scattered about. Herman
| r,uldner. the son Of the proprietor Henry Fuld-
| ner called the roll of the factory in the morn
| ing and two new men who were recently en-
| Moved for scrollwork were found to be missing.
| The names Of the men are Unknown as the
| timehook is lost Mr.. Fuldner does not think
| that the men were killed. as some OF their rela-
tiyes or friends would have inquired for them.
Harrison +. Cavity. president Of the Consoli-
| do,nd Gas Company. after visiting the scene of
the accident yesterday, was seen at his Office,
and made the following statement:
| LAS glad as would he TO give out any facts In
my knowledge we are almost as much in the
! dark as the general public. There Is little or
nothing to say yet. for only two things have
! been thought of this morning. and we are de-
voting all energies to carrying them out.
First to clean away the debris and make every
effort to recover the bodies OF any OF the poor
fellows who may have been killed. and to aid in
every way possible all those who have been in
iured: and second. to arrange to supply our
customers with gas at the earliest possible min
ute To accomplish the first the contractors. In
-. DILL t,e, Aana rtttlAn a D..
nut on as many men as can work In safety and
we are aiding them by every means In our
mower The work will be pushed night and day
until the tangled mass can be cleared away
and some definite facts determined. To the
loss Of life and cause and extent of damages
He was unable he said. to estimate the amount