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Of the building when the explosion came and
escaped death mirnculouslv, although seri-
ously injured. For a time 1t was believed
that Kelly was deni as no trace of him could
be- found 1T the ~ cNI sion. but he landed
In Hudson stree hp~ptul.
The fire and explosion broke up the regular
daily meeting Of the West Side Buslr 'ss Men g
Prayer Meeting. in the rear room Of the second
floor Of the building at 2si Greenwich street.
j y Maxneld. n wealthy fruit dealer of75 Park
place, conducts the meetings He was making
an address when the explosion occurred and
things began TO fly around the room. The
windows fell in with a crash and the frames
came sailing into the room The meeting
broke up in hurry then and was not resumed
There were a number Of narrow escapes
from instant .dcath. one man who was walk
beam which had made quite a trip skyward
and was returning 10 earth The beam Just
gr,Ued the side OF his face, cutting n furrow
a quarter OF m inch deep from the temple TO
the iaWooue The man refused 70 give his
name and said that he would 90 20 his own
phy,tcl,q, and have ii, inJqqry DIRE sed' ..
wa watching the fire from the roof Of the
bIildinI at that nunuc. hi head through
the -kylgut. Just before the explosion
he drew hi- head down to speak 10 some one
below Af that u.tll' cane tie big eX-
Il'-on and tie *, light @lIpel away with
I
been derr j'tod had he not drawn down his
head whom 90 did.
ai.,. !...uI. d,d her two daughters, who
live over lughor', restaurant on The west side
of Greenwich street ext dorr o. the corner Of
Warren street. were Al luncheon when the
explosion occurred. Their table went over
drod pounds Of CroCkery fell on them. They
were badly cut and bruised but mono was
fatally hurt Joel PocGi. 20 years od Of 10
Roosevelt street, who was employed by p.
Ruhlmun & Co. Of POI Washington street was
sitting alongside an open scuttle on the roof
when the Iuroc Of tie cAulos.Cn shot him
through TIE seattle with great rapidly. His
ankle was broken and he was badly shaken.
Iuo surgeon who attended him said that II
was q wonder he didn't break his neck when he
heard what had i0rnr''d 10 him.
Very few peopI" who saw ANYTHING of the
people employed IN larauts factory after
the explosion could be- iound Yesterday.
Company said hat just before the second
explosion he saw about twenty-five girls hang
ing on To- the iirc escapes in the rear alley.
He made !o~ the stree. as fast a. he could and
Just got thero In time 10 save himself. he said,
80 b." wa. very sure WA, IN" sT!a conld Eot
Who Who gets inn1he6n' 'fofr some ONE Of the grIs. said
that he went to Parkers restaurant Just
before the explosion TO get lunches for fifteen
Of the girls whom he had left
on the top noor Of TarrautS factory lie had
scarcely entered the rest luraut when the eX-
none OF these g.r- had had time TO escape
Policeman John Baker of the seventh precinct
was tao most frantic member ,4t the force on
duty at the fire last night lie has sister
who l. employed in IlrrautS factory and lie
had not been able tg get any trace, OF her after
the explosion lie felt sure that she had been
kiliel Baker lost another sister In the Park
place disaster.
JOSEPH Burkan who ls employed as a waiter
In the Home Made restaurant, but only works
at night, told story Of his harrow escare
from death yesterday. Burkan was asleep
on the fourth floor when the first explosion
grabbed what clothing he could get his hands
on. and jamrning It INTO vallse started Tor
When WIZ nth the sec5nd EXPLOSION ca came no 1t threw
him down Then came a third shock and
he found him-ell in the middle Of mass Of
debris. with broken glass falling in shower
around him. lie became unconscious and
knew nothing more until he was aroused by
some, one Juggling a. hts shoulder. il was
safety, he'll ed him TO get into somo clothing
and thon took him 10 where an ambulance
was badly cut about the hands and face
Drs. Cmtwcl and Thatcher. who are staying
at Smith a McNel's hotel treated several
people wlO had been injured in tho EXPLOSION
at Nich"lm'' drug store, Fulton and Green
wlch streets. one man was bleeding 10 death
from n cut artery in his leg when he was brought
In. Another man who came IN for treatment
could not take OIL his cont, piece oi tin having
entered his 'hould"r through Il ana pinned the
coat to the nrsh' None mi ON 'l2ae s MO MO was was
and one woman were treated NJ Perrys drug
store. Chief Surgeon Cook Of tho Police De-
I 'N1Ffi, HNsl-It10 bN 'llINl l''ll'F surgeons,
was n the ruins up to O'Clock last night ready
To ltt'ud 0VN injured persons who Coinc alOnl.
Apockc'hopk Containng 81 ne 1ndn Brooklyn
evening high school card marked l.. 323 Mamie
Grimcs." was found last night near the ruins
oi IarruntS factory on Greenwich street 1t
wa, turned over 10 the Leonard street police.
II wa- thought thnt II may have belonged TO
one " the girls working In Tnrraut's factory
JOHANNA Haden Of 100 Hudson street, with
seven other glrls, wa- AZ work on the NTH
floor of the Tarrant building when the fire
started Miss iIaden and the other girls
smelri the smoke and she opened n door lelC-
lnC - the hallway A. -he opened IL she was
almost knocked down by q gust, of flame and
smoke which came through the hallway. She
lad enough presence of mind 20 close the door
and then called u the other girls to follow her
to the fire escape In the rear
we all GOT safely down 20 the frst loor."
she said When unhoDkcd tho iron ladder to
hc thrown 10 the street II slipped through my
Ia. ndS and fell to tn, street We were all ready
t. lump when a policeman came along and
pushed the ladder Up Then We oil descended
H. tho street one minute later the first eX-
plp-ipu 60 7Irrcd
MhiIc the fire was burning passengers on tho
Ninth avenue elevated road were notified al
the Fifty ninth street station that all going
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