The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-31
Three MISSING
One Girl and Two Men the
Jersey City People
Among Those
Not Found.
TALES OF The EXPLOSION
Strange and Horrible Occur
rences Witnessed By
Those Near the
Disaster.
TALES OF The EXPLOSION

Disaster.
Only six bodies have been recovered
from the ruins OF the New York disaster
that occurred Monday morning in Tar
rants drug store at Greenwich and War
ren streets, New York City, A thousand
men are working on the wreck Every
effort is being made to extricate the
bodies Of those whose lives were crushed
out in the terrible confagration and fall
ing OF buildings Many are still missing.
Among them is Katie Smith, of First
street. a fifteen year old girl
Henry Moore, fifteen years DID, of No.
429 Hoboken avenue, has been missing
from home since Monday morning, and
mis- parents fear that he may have been
one OF the victims of the New York ex-
plosion Henry left home on Monday
morning saying he was going to New York
to look for work He did not return, and
when the news of the disastrous fire was
received his parents Immediately feared
the worst. If the boy does not return to-
day his father will make search of all
the New York hospitals.
Henry was attired when he left home in
q light gray suit, gray hat, with black
band, black laced shoes, black stockings
and light grey underclothing. He is five
one inch in height.
Several interesting accounts of the dis
asesf nave been told by Hoboken and
Jersey City men who were on the scene.
George c. Tompkins, cashier in the Tar
rant establishment, lives at Tenth and
Washington streets, Hoboken. He said
Il don't know how I got out. The first
thing knew the place was full of smoke.
was nearly suffocated when got to the
sidewalk. and didn't know what I was
doing. / started to run down Warren
street. There came a terrible explosion,
and just had time to roll down into
one of the cellars of building when the
walls came crashing down to the sidewalk,
bringing the shed with them. How
crawled out of the mass of debris don't
know"
Tompkins clothing was torn and he was
burned slightly.
Fred. Eichner, of Hoboken, was en-
ployed by "Opens, Smith & Weimann.
When the fire broke out Eichner and
others ran to close the iron shutters on
their building. JUS. as. he reached a vim
dow the first explosion came and an inn
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felt the building tremble and ran to the
street Eichner is under the care of a
physician, and it is feared his eyes have
been injured.
Walter McDougall, of Hoboken, was
walking along Greenwich street, and was
within few steps of the Tarrant build
ing when the explosion came The con-
cussion threw him against one of the ele-
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on looking up saw huge ball of fire
shoot heavenward.
when it had descended about one hun
dred feet said Mr.. McDougall, sit ex-
ploded with terrific report and scattered
fire in all directions
When Joseph A. Dunno of No. 295 Web
ster avenue, Jersey City, who were en-
ployed by "Opens, Smith & Weimann,
limped into his house about $3.50 o'clock on
Monday night his wife and children did
not know him. His clothing was torn and
burned and his face blackened.
Henry Brinkhard of No. So Graham
street, Jersey City, told this story
II was in the Home Made Restaurant
when the explosion occurred. 1t came like
an earthquake. Tables, chairs, men and
women in an instant were mixed up in a
mass, all screaming and many cursing
When was able to regain my legs and
look about me l found had been thrown
several feet by the shock. / was cut on
the head, and every bone in my body was
as sore as if had been hit with club
Joseph Bosso, of No. 8 Ogden avenue,
Jersey City, who was reported missing, is
safe and sound at home. Lille and Annie
Jaeger of No. 70 Irving street, Jersey City,
were employed in Tarrant's drug store
and escaped when the first alarm was
given.
Henrietta Heiner, of No. Oil Washington
street, Hoboken, was on the fifth floor of
the Tarrant building when the fire start
ed. Hurrying down to the first floor, she
found the fire escape ended there. She
had been in two other fires in the building
and knew how to lower the drop ladder.
She adjusted it and made her way to the
ground, the others following her
Frank Case, of No 20S Park avenue,
had just finished his. MONDAY meal at the
Home Made Restaurant, and was stand
ing in front of the cashiers desk, with a
dollar bill in his hand, ready to pay When
the shock came he was hurled into side
hallway, and later was found insensible.
but with the bill still in his hand He
is at home and retains the dollar
Patrick Hennessy Of No. 2o7 Willow
avenue, Hoboken, who worked in the Ep-
pens coffee roasting establishment. is
among the missing
Colonel B. f. Hart, of No. $40 Bloom
field street, Hoboken, who has a butter
and egg establishment across the way
from Tarrant's, has bad cash between
the thumb and forefinger of his right hand