New-York tribune., 1900-10-30

block front on the north side Of Warren ana
Greenwich SITS. in a heap"
Almost every horse ran away in the streets
near the scene of the explosion" said T. j.
Donovan, of the Postal Telegraph Company, to
a Tribune reporter, "I was standing at west
and Murray SITS. when the first explosion oc-
CURED. The animals appeared stunned Dy the
sound, and many refused to move. Then the sec
ond explosion roared out followed by the souho
of falling brick and mortar In a moment there
was a scene of panic. Drivers were unable 10
hold in their horses, and many dashed down ule
street as if mad A team owned by Eppens'
Smith & Wieman the tea and coffee merchants
was going through Murray-st when live wire
fell down and struck one of the horses. 1t mace
one wild plunge and then fell. The driver
Jumped off and ran into the Holland Herring
Companys store, at No 81 Murray-st An en-
ploye of the concern ran out and cut the wrlth-
ing animal loose with huge fshknite but II
was too late. The horse was already dead An
ether horse fell dead out of sheer fright in front
of No. 100 Murrayst."
The shock OF The explosion was felt in Full
ton-st S. A D. wnlever. who was connected
with Tarrant & CO. from 1881 until the firm
decided to give up its general jobbing business
four years ago. saw the fire in its first stages
and the explosions. He said: II stood near
the corner Of Fulton and Greenwich-sts watch
ing the fire when the first explosion occurred. l
leaned against a pillar before the second ex-
plosion. It didn't knock me off my pins, but it
staggered me. Some people fell. lot ran
pell nell down the street The explosion looked
like a volcano. I never saw volcano. but it
looked as think volcano would look"
POLICE IN EXPLOSIONS TRACK
Frederick Gutterman, of No. BAT East Six
teenth-st, who was standing at Warren and
Washington sts.. said when the last ex-
plosion occurred I saw three policemen and
three fremen hurled clear across the street.
Whether or not they were killed I cannot say,
because the smoke rolled out so thickly as to
hide everything from view.'
About forty people were eating in the restau-
rant owned by Gustave Buck, at No. 279 Green
wich-st. The shock of the explosion shattered
the big plate glass front windows, hurled plates
and dishes from shelves, and swept the tables
almost clear of everything they contained The
diners were panicstricken and made wild
rush for the door Many of them were hurt by
flying glass. Similar scenes took place at the
restaurant owned by Barnes & Hart, few
doors away. The place filed with men and
women, and the violence with which the build
ing vibrated caused screams and shouts of
alarm. my customers" said Mr. Hart, "sprang
from the tables and ran to the back of the res
IauranJ, Wnere tney nuudleu together, crying
out in fear that the building was going to fail
in on them
FALLING ARM STRIKES A BOY.
Charles Van Hagen, a clerk of the United
States Circuit Court, caught in the fleeing
panicstricken crowd. He forced to run
with the others as the crush was so great.
woman in front of him fell, and he had only
time to help her up when the crowd behind him
seemed to increase and he was forced on. When
several blocks away Mr. Van Hagen found him
self free enough of the crowd to rest for a
minute. A badly frightened District messenger
boy who happened to be near him said that