The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-03

column Of smoke was followed by an ex-
plosion which shook the entire building,
lifting the roof completely OF and tear
ing away part Of the front wall.
Say Nearly Ala EscapeA.
A representative of the firm Of Tarrant
4 Co. called at the Hudson hospital tnls
afternoon to inquire as to the condition Of
persons injured. He said that all the
Tarrant employees had been accounted for
except one man, who was known az
George"
Frank Sigler, employed by M. j. Brett
enbach 4 Co., said that the Are was
known five minutes before the first ex-
plosion. He is sure that all the employees
OF Tarrant 4 Co. and Breitenbach had
plenty Of time to escape.
New York, Oct. aO.- while the bodies
of the victims of the explosions are still in
the ruins of Tarrant Co.'S building, the
work Of fixing the blame for the disaster
has begun. Fire Commissioner John g.
Scannell says !:
II have NO doubt that chemicals and
oils far in excess Of the quantity sane
TONED by law were stored in that build
ing. suppose that keen watch was kept
over the official movement Of inspectors
and when it became known that . visit
might be made the quantity Of explosives
was depleted. After the inspector had de-
parted the supply was built up again.
Anyone who has seen the result Of the ex-
plosions that have occurred here need not
be told that the law had been violated.
II can not tell what action will be
taken, but you may be sure that Z rigid
Investigation will be made and full pun
ishmcnt will be meted out to the guilty
ones, If such thing is possible.
Others Are GUILTY.
'sTarmnt 4 Co. have not been the only
offenders. There are similar concerns that
pay little heed to the law. have in mind
one firm which carries far greater guam
titles of explosives than that which was
stored here"
Sanitary Superintendent Roberts said
that between $50 and 200 tons Of roots and
, vegetables We're in the ruins and some oi
. the offensive 0dor ascribed to dead bodies
} was really caused by decaying vegetable
matter. Seven fire engines were still on
the ground this morning.
. Superintendent Of Buildings Dooner hat
! 1000 men at work as soon as daylight ap
1 peared. He declared that a dozen build
ings would have to be torn down.
. "The force OF the explosion has impaire'
. many buildings in the vicinity" he said
! 81 can not think of letting men work il
3 them while there is possibility that the,
may come down. believe the building
along the south side Of Chambers stree
from Greenwich to Washington street ant
on Washington street from Chambers +
Warren street have been made unfit 70
0 occupancy. Forty buildings were dam
) aged by the explosion. place the prop
r erty loss at %. 100000"
Was IL Nitro-Glyeerfner
DR.. Feeney, chief inspector Of the healt!
department, was at the scene Of the ex
J plosion today.
''This havoc was never wrought by ben
:. zine or naphtha," he said. II believe
y, was nitro-glycerine. It is used very large
:. ly nowadays by physicians a. q hear
stimulant and Tarmnt 4 Co., as whole
sale druggists, would have had to suppl.
it. If Tarrant 4 Co. had Is pounds Q
nitro-glycerine in their place it woul
= have blown building like theirs into frag
ments."