New-York tribune., 1900-03-14
RROOKLYN NEWS.
EXPLOSION WRECKS HOUSE
v1TITAM B. LINDSAY BADLY IN
uRED-CLEANING LIQUID EN-
pIODES WHILE Be
ING USED.

. of = new cleaning fluid in q quart
..- and The friction OF SILK dress that was
- cleaned in the liquid caused most remark
osie weston Yesterday morning, in which Mrs
so'e !, r lindsay the wife OF the city passenger
me - the Erie Railroad. received injuries that
81 -o,,e fatal The whole upper floor of the house
= - Hanson Place was wrecked. and the
a. =, !. -bat the force. which must have been
H' ID. +bs supposedly harmless liquid. did not
"a, NJ Lindsay instantly She is painfully burned
- he arms and her head was so badly burned
.. is swollen TO twice ts normal size. Her
- and mouth are swollen that she can neither
s -,r see She Is also suffering from the shock.
- u- William Msddren Of No. l Hanson Place.
g. g. 80. ;he xoman's condition is critical
-, her husband first reached the scene Mrs.
-.4sar was able 10 talk. and he learned the cause
- he EXPLOSION. but did not learn what the danger
- .rs37iug fluid was or where his wife had pur-
,sesed IT, For many years she had used benzine
~ naabrla t0r cleaning without any accident
--si davs ago a friend recommended new fluid.
- Lindsay purchased Two ounce vial OF the
I1zrure
a,- at tie head o. The stairs. yesterday morning
=, .esa d. siIk skirt. She mixed about half OF the
--i4 U-th q quart OF water in a basin that is next
n re wal OF the house. She sun was shining in
ralzn tae RIn0oW ana Mrs Lindsay opened IL
- - Ialce dipped Jne skirt n the liquid, rub
81. =, 0riskly between ner hands ana was just
syeang me six mt0 the DOW tor the third time
- ne explosion occurred The effects OF the
s.noson strange as 10 seem marvellous, yet
- ar voucueG by Mr. Lindsay from what he
gs.nea tIeIl Els we DeL5Ie sne became unable 10
gsgs anu troiu his owl personal examination OF
g6ea sae explosion occurred Mrs. Lindsay
trgzn lllseH-e back against the other side OF the
-asr ana al O. her clothing. except her hannels.
- t0ru --8m body. Tne hannels burn
irg snd MIS- lindsay, who mad not been rendered
-Tcagsci0us 70 the door and out into the
aa y --e i & has her ~ ne 4o "a IiT4 IRIS on I ee
r5sr1ag with their nurse. They mad been knocked
soT1 6y the shock, and Mrs Lindsay cried the
1grse 10 take The children out OF the house as il
rss gfre She then downstairs staggering
s.f aIjug several times. In the basement her
noiher, MS 1aIrls' VINO wrapped . Clahhet around
me injured woman ana put OUT me names. mrs
LINDSAY then carried into the house OF William
Norris Superintendent OF The Long Island Railroad,
next door and Dr. Maddrer was called in.
policeman al the Long Island Railroad station,
fst back Of the Lindsay house, heard the explosion
md summoned th- nTe engines The nremen found
-he curtains burning ana the woodwork in several
-fsceS was also IRE. They eXringuished the
Ts-Des with chemicals
NJ Lindsay was Immediately summoned by tele-
phone from the ticket office Of the Erie Railroad
Nos AZ and S23 Fulton-s1. After visiting mis- wife
longer he made eXamlnaIl OF MS house. The
sash Of the window in the bathroom had been
Of The bathroom had been smashed and many OF
raem we're found IN the yard. Remnants or a broken
fluid was c0ntslnel were, u me yard careful
search made for the label. but II could not be
found. To the LEFT o. the bathroom and at the
head Of the stairs was closet The explosion broke
The wsll and wrecked this closet. II also broke
door leading from the bathroom into the large bed
tle opposite side Of the house. The cloth
ing on TWO beds and the feathers from the
pillows scattered al over the room. the
vas blown OUT Of the windows and a bird which
was hanging on the further side 0F rhe room Tras
mis- roon1 ana The bathroom was broken through
snd a hole knocked through the ceiling Of the
dining below. Several yards Of plastering fell
IN The dining room well n the rooms upstairs
The Lindsay family stayed with ueighbors last
night ne house was unha habftabIe