New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-06

gated. ! shall also recommend that the fire.
works be placed under the Jurisdiction OF the
commission which now has charge OF explosives
in the city,
The scene Of the accident was surrounded all
day yesterday by a crowd five deep and two
blocks long, which extended on the park side Of
! Madison-ave. from Twenty-third-st. 10 Twenty
ffth-st The whole front of No. IL Madison
ave. is sDlashed with blood The shade on the
north side OF the house has a round puncture
through it, five inches in diameter, where ball
Of fire penetrated. On the stoop and wedged
into the futed columns of the left entrance. are
bits of bone. One piece in the jointure of the
column is fully half an inch square. Pools Of
blood and the bits of bone and the wrecked
front Of the house were protected for the coro-
ner's examination by piece Of wire rope
There We're a dozen policemen on duty The
crowd was orderly but morbid
DR.. Parkhurst's church showed effects OF
the explosion. The stained glass window over
the northern entrance was badly buckled out.
No. IL Madison-ave.. a four story brownstone
mansion, which is occupied by Mrs Thomas
Garner was damaged. Nearly all the windows
IN the front part of the house were broken.
and there are blood stains on the stoop. At the
house it was said yesterday that no one had
been hurt, but all had been badly frightened.
No. - Madison-ave. is the home of John
E1eS6Indus president OF the metropolitan Life
insurance Company Mr.. Hegeman was at
home when the explosion happened. and so
was his housekeeper, Mrs. Mary Carney, and
both were much alarmed but not hurt by the
explosion. Several windows in Mr. Hegeman's
house were broken, including two big panes
OF plate glass il the front Of the parlor.
At No p Madison-aVe. the occupant, Benta-
min Haxter, was i'll in bed when the explosion
occurred. It said he had not suffered
from the shock. A few windows were broken in
this house on the top floor and in the basement.
OF the perhaps two hundred persons in some
way injured, eighty-one are still in hospital
care.
Seldom in the history Of Bellevue were there
many difficult operations TO save life We're
performed yesterday by the surgeons and ply
sicians Of the regular and visiting STATS. Seven
legs were amputated at about the same time,
early in the morning and dozens of minor
operations on hands and feet cleansing and
dressing OF body wounds treatment of burns
and similar surgical work were gong on at the
same time in the neighboring surgical wards
Many patients were obliged to undergo sew
eral operations. Not only were legs amputated.
but hands on the same patients were taken off
Assertions that the first relief appliances sent
style and not Of the best pattern were denied
Those most seriously injured are:
ALI.AGAN. Charles Of No. lSl Goerckst. thirty-nve
years old; fracture skull; Bellevue Hospital
die
coRR1GAx. Joseph of No eo4 East Twenty nfth-rt
tventy-seven years old internal inturies New-York
Hospital
DOMINIC Angelo. Of No. 49l seoond-ave. twenty-fOur
years old: compound fracture Of right leg bruises and
burns on body; St Vincenrs Hospital.
MIXER. Samuel PA C1inton-st. sixteen years
OLD: compound fracture Of leg bruises and burns;
Vincent's Hospital.
1dALLoY. William. OF 229 East Twenty-frurth-st.
ten years old; oontusons Of face. hands ana body.
both arms broken; Bellevue Hospital; serious.
REGAIN. Michael. OF No. 31s West one-hundred- and
twenty-seventh-st-. forty-cwo years old; severely
Iacerated on back. shock Nev-York Hospital: likely
die
WILSON F. V. clerk. No lo1 Marcy-ave. Brooklyn,
twenty-five years old decorations OF both legs
bruises ana burns body. face and hands; St Vim
Hospital: serious.
Unknown thrty-three years old INJURIES
decorations and burns: New-York Hospital: serious;
will probably die.
Unknown colored man. thirty-hve years old possible
fracture Of skull; Bellevue Hospital: serious.
The funeral Of Harold Roblee, son OF Martin
Roblee, proprietor Of the Hotel Bartholdi, will
take place to-day.