New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-18
BOYS MAKE HARLEM DUANE
THEY EXPLODE MASS OF GIANT fON-
DER BY LIGHTING \ BONFIRE.
WINDOWS BROKEN FOR BLOCKS AROUND
ST ANN'S-AVE. AND ONE-HtNDRhD-
,ND-TtTRTY- -FIFTU-ST
,ND-THIRTY-FIFTH-sT


All that part Of Harlem and The Bronx which
lies within a radius Of two miles Of St. Ann hS-
ave. and northumberland rty-ffth-st. was
shaken to its very centre last night by an eX-
plosion Of n large quantity OF giant poWder
stored in a shanty in a vacant lot at the june
tion named.
Immense damage to surrounding property was
done and scores Of persons were injured The
great feature of the accident was the narrow
escape from instant death and annihilation OF
dozen boys who were playing near the magazine
and who are believed to have caused the trou-
bic.
The persons injured are:
it.i'' 5nt trea',.,'h st. and Ann'say" back
CARLSON william six years DID, Of so 752 East one ,,,
hundred ana thirty dfih.st hands and face Guy 'y
cox Margaret, forty seven years old. q 70 s37 Eas
one nun!r : ana thr', seventies. hands and '''e
CRAIG Margaret forty years old Of 30 So Fast one
min" years old. ears and face cat 10y glass t""'"
fITzGnnALp John yo1s old o 80 S3o a'i t 6, 2's y
nyinr glass taken home.
one hunIred ana thirty -seyent. St head cut ''N'"
GoLpsrEN samuel hir'y four ysrs old cf No ,i;s 5's
and head. taken home
LYNCH. Henry ,h.rry-eirht Old Il No SIS Eas
IN the opu..,i. sde - On, hundred ana hirts hfth-
st. ana r.,,'s % PGT'r M s'"rT , 81 9i ,io1Is f9IT ' g
and IS n serious condition. H. will b" dishsur"d fr
WHITE. Edward six years old. Of y. lia Brook ave-
several scalp wounds fac" cut. ta<"n h"m"
HOUSES MAY HAVE TO BE RAZED
Several times as many persons were injured
hut It is impossible to learn who they are or the
extent Of their injuries. None are believed to
be more seriously hurt than the above
The damage visible at present is placed at
$1,000 This may run into six figures II the
fears OF the police are realized. They think
several of the surrounding houses have been ir-
retricvahly damaged. and may have 70 be- razed
The explosion occurred IN the centre Of rect
angular excavation bounded by st Anns-ave.
on the east Brook Place on the west and one
hundred d-thirty -hfth-st on the south. The
excavation ran the entire block and back into
the plot the depth of the usual city lot.
on either corner the earth had been taken
out. leaving a rocky centre Of fifteen feet or
more IN height. II the summit Of this
that the shauty for the tools Vas erected. and
in this building the powder was stored. Tn"
work is under the supervision of the contracting
firm of r McLaushllu's Son". Tn" members of
the firm. Timothy and Thomas Mclaughlin
could not be found last night, or they would
have been placed under arrest Their watch
man. Frederick Carlson. who s janii'r "' th'
nathouse at 30 30 East -hundrcd-aud-
thirty-hfth-st.. across from the scene "f m" eN-
plosion. was arrested.
Tho two most reii'h' witnesses hpp"Hr !" .'
Joseph Metz and Edward Tavcry. of so. rs
East Onc-hundrcd- and thirty sxth-st. Metz
says he and his friend wer" standing on IN"
eo,thv-es, corner ~ - Auu's-aVc. and one
-and-thfty-hf'h-st, wAen u" h''sn''-
h''' was S"""'''' '''.'''' '''"' ~ '"'
hhhdIhs HaSh. p''I'' '' ''"'' s"'. NV ''.
ar T'm inc Sh"I'S JOY az. ~
or more. t'rT'"' ,"P''S''" '.' '''''' 49,
sHu4'a ''uS''' anu '"' "" '''"
from th'ir fe't u inc Walk
GROUND KICKED UNDER THEIR fEi.l.
The men say tho ground rocked under their
feet and they thought the buildings were fall
ing. The n"ighhorho"d was hI'd win inc SCUM"
Of breaking glass. and th" shr.eks OF frightened
peoPIe' N'" s"EH ~ anu '"'''' ''"''~'
had happened ana "hlI' one r'h ~ '''' ''''
fire engines the other went 10 the nearest uIub
store In Willis-aVe ana sent n can Ior am
balances To the Har'" hospital
tn" explosion sh""k IN" A'NahHer-aNe' p'''''
station thr"" docks away Win su'h 'or'e '''"'
every man IN IL was aroused Cap'a'" -Ndi'
and Sergeant James hlIey at once 'ur"eu Out
the forty-f"ur reserves ana they went at d
double quick for the scene.
Engines Nos ~ and dn with Truck No. J"
vndcr Battalion Chief Short. arrived about the
same time but were unable 20 get through the
dense mass Of people that packed the street.
Some fell on their knees and prayed. while
others shrieked and wept. Hardly a pane OF
class in houses between the explosion and one
hundred md d-thirty-nlnth-st. and the Southern
ro,lo,ard was not broken Brc-A- brac and
d.bes on tho tables. and even the furniture
nor, dor,olisbcd in many 0ats
Tho eurrourdinq houses are all on the same
,odco ~ rocb as tho powder. and the walls were