The sun., 1900-10-30
NEW YORK HORROR
Continued From Page one.


Michael Marion, fireman pt Engine No. |
~ ,gas ii tlig tIiIs!iug Mhe'l The cEplp-
.i9p occurred. le whs hloNn through il
vinGoW into Washington street. No limbs
were broken, but i; was thought he slif. |
fefra serious Internal injuries.
en- Washington street two policemen,
F,lVnfd 4. Quirk and Morris Guhon we're
bl0Wu into store cellars tluirk's hip
was severely injured. C0hens injuries
weIe slight.
l5or three blocks ON Washington street
there WAS Inter Of iron. glass, timhcrs
nnd other material. liEbnrs ten fcrt
long and foot thi,,'; fcll III the street
WhaoNS were Mnken aIi flmit scatter
ed wildly about hy tbs explosions.
p:atc oK Broadway.
At the tinc the explosion took place
Broadway MS ;lson;,ed. i ~ full forcr
Of the explosion appeared 10 sweep np
Warren street and Park place. Simulta-
nrolsly with the shaking Of the earth
came three distinct blasts Of hot air aud
tho smcil Of drugs. The hot mir hiaSts
raIiscd people to throw their hands before
their eyes. At the corner Df Broadway
and Park place IN elderly lady WAS
thrown heavily to the sidewalk.
When litted TO hcr foot She began 70
cry hystrrically. SCORES of women rush
cd - the east sid Of broadway. Mth
With llanchpd faces turned info Broad
way from Warren street. declaring t9at
hundreds of people had been Eillod and
that ihe danger WIS MI ypi over. 10 add
~ III eN,itomrnt horses, attached t.
heavy tfuek- r,Afra Nlan tAcY ten thu
earth treul4l" beneath ,Aem Tie pnilic
Nsls oYrr Iii / few minutes. aGd thcn ih'
pttPlc .ufEed @ watch l.e daii.is Witch
st1 i.Jf i .ttI. lI tIt4
pNnosun.
L was eNact!s five Minutes FROM tha
time of The three lend explosions before
ans Of thu t!Cbii@ tin iafo tlc street. \
lHere ~ tin tAlee lCct square SLOWLY sank
q III, ptveagH IN Broadway IN Front o.
'Flr Mail and i,Nprcss building For SeN-
cral minutes thr mir WIS filled with bits
pf lin. pieces uf lmpef and fragments IL
carrcd woed.
One MINIS ESpericncc.
4 preSsman ran out of Il restaurant IT
Park place ami West broadway mmcdi
atrly after the first explosion. liz ram
toward the middle of the street. \ mo-
mcnt later came three more tremendous
explosions. lie was thrown on his face,
and everybody noar him fell to the
ground at the same time. The earth
hcayed as with an earthquakes 5 panic
had turned into Park place from Srnad-
way, and there WINS a wild rush TO get
away from the scene of disaster.
The explosions were followed by a
fierce volume of flame, which shot high
into tho air and Tapped the woodwork Of
the Ninth avenue IL" road. 1t, taa, was
soon in flames in several places.
The noise or tho explosion was so great
it was heard as far mp town MS Twenty
third street, and buildings were shaken
to their very foundation for II score OF
blocks around
Along Park row and side streets ,fhr
restaurants were crowded. Men and We
men rushed into the streets and the wild
est kind of panic prevailed. Many along
broadway thought that the postotlic,
building was about to fall, and wemci
screamed With fear.
The panic was intensified whcp show
clS ~ lreEen glass descended Hpau thcil
heads. II was tho glass From The win
dnws Of the wrecked store. Sections d
roof wore also scnt skywulpl aS f#r dow
town rs Bowling GrceH and nj taWn 4,
far Us Canal street,
Eiuiliing ColinuHeH
1hr Tarrant blilin@ collapsed whcI
t}r explosion rr!t III, aiia th shower d
NreclsHsc Ill Oil tbe hualIgtds ESCAPING
through fumes and smoke FROM SUR
lonHaa@ lti!lm+s
Adtining t9r 'rlrruni building va,
The Butlsr'+ nrnurr restaurant On,
htlndrod persons were eating IN illc llar'
when the larapt huiidihE was rent
showing the walls on The diners and GOV
erihg them With blazing wreckas.t IN.
chemicals.
Tho first Of the injured II tiremel
were taken 10 the Ncw York hospital.
4. Van Iandt, adiustcr Of the Irwin;
National bank. opposite Tarrant's- wa
standing in the doorway of the hanl
and was badly cut and burned
He was hurled into the place. Th
front of the bank was complstcl,
wrecked
Cashier James Dcnnison and William
n. Dunlap, the paying teller, were hadl!
cut and burned.
Assistant Receiver Bragdon, who wa
in the bank at the time, is missing.
So great was the force of the explosion
that dray horse block away was kill
ed. Several persons in City Hall par
were injured by falling debris
a box of blazing chemicals was hurlr4
over the tall Postal Telegraph buildin
and fell i'll City Hall park.
Some of the Victims
Among those who are known to hay
been injured by the falling Iehris are th
following:
William 4. Brown. engineer of Fir
Company No. 6 of l29 I.ihclty street
burned about the hands and face.
S. Coomhs Of ITO ;;ateS avenue. I3rooI
lyn; arms and face cut by glass.
II. G. Meeklcn Of East Orange, seal
wounds.
They wore all attended BIZ Drs. Pag
and Smith OF The Hudson Street hospitn
The crowd Of spectators who rWshe
from tii" scene Of The explosion were ct
and bleeding from many wounds IN I'll
face and on The hands.
Mrs. Spfitt Of 10 East Fifth street IA
out into Warren street and was blow
down and covered With glass. The crow
trampicd her 10 death.
Henry Openshaw of 123 Acadcm
street, Jersey City Heights, was standn
with Young lady ut Warren street an
Broadway inst when the second explosio
occurred. lie says:
"'rhc young woman suddenly graspc
me by the arm and cried. oh, Mr.. Open