New-York tribune., 1902-01-30

made another investigation of the buildings in
the vicinity Of the explosion. He said that he
found no structural weaknesses
Fire Commissioner Sturgis will probably TO-
day send a report TO Mayor Low based in
vestigations made by Inspector Murray. of the
Bureau Of Combustibles. and himself. He is
making a thorough study Of conditions under
which explosives are transported and used in
blasting in city streets. Inspector Murray dep
recated the sensational stories concerning the
danger of explosion of dynamite while being car
ried about in wagons.
TRANSPORTATION OF DYNAMITE.
The danger is very slight" he said Two
railroad cars filed with dynamite might crash
together without affecting the explosive. While
all necessary precautions must always be used.
We never look for trouble in the transportation
Of dynamite"
Dynamite is brought by boat from Communi-
paw and delivered to piers on the North River
II is then carted 10 the various stations Where
II is to be used Authorities differ as to the
danger Of its exploding in the event OF street
collision.
below the point where Mondays disaster oc-
CURED. The entrance to the shaft betrayed rev
evidences of the explosion. The 6-lnch water
main had been repaired, and the miniature lake
in the tunnel below had been partially dralhed.
The crowd about the shaken district found
enough interest in the battered buildings yes
terday TO court rheumatism by lingering ABOUT
the streets. There were fewer policemen on
hand than on the two previous days, but these
maintained fire lines with little relaxation En-
ployes Of the Highways and Sewer departments
had difficulty in picking and shovelIlng frozen
earth.
1t was cold in the Murray Hill and Grand
Union hotels. Temporary projections of sheet
ing, which had been rugged up on the windows
70 keep out the frigid air, in several cases gave
way, permitting the northwest WIND TO bloW
through Railways, to the discomfort OF guests;
OF these there We're between three hundred ana
four hundred at the Grand Union and about
half that number at the Murray Hill. Glazlers
were busy at the Grand Central Station. Before
sundoWn yesterday all the shattered glass IN
that building had been replaced 1t will take
several days to repair windows at the Grand
Union, and a week or two 10 replace those
broken at the Murray Hill Hotel. The sashes
at the Murray Hill were Of peculiar size, which
fact adds to'the delay Of the GLACIERS.
The Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital is being
restored TO its original condition. A large cloth
sign in front OF the building bore the announce
ment that the hospital staff was ready to receive
patients
INSURANCE COMPANIES MAY SUFFER.
It was reported yesterday that insurance COM
panies and not Mr.. Mcdonald and Mr.. Shaler,
would have TO bear the brunt Of Mondays
losses The report was based upon information
supplied to Fire Chief Croker by Fire Marshal
Freel. No confirmation could be had OF this
rumor yesterday at the offices OF the Fire Com
missioner.
Gotthiel Pach. the photographer. who lives at
No. l. .135 Park-ave.. at luncheon IN the
Murray Hill Hotel few minutes before the ex-
plosion He lighting a cigar at the cigar
stand when the crash came. He made his way.
bleeding and sore, to Madson-ave., where he
met his friend, P. s. Blodgett, general super1n-
tendent OF the New-York Central Railroad, who
called IL a physician, and later assisted Mr.
Pach to his home. Mr.. Pach has almost entirely
recovered from his rough experience.
TO REPORT TO JEROME.
Inspector Murray will to-day furnish the Dis
trict Attorney with testimony which viii show
definitely how inspectors Of the Bureau Of Com
bustibes do their work, how and when powder
shanties" on the subway inspected, and how
the la regulating the storage of explosives Is
enforced. Mr.. Jerome said yesterday that by
Section 763 of the new charter the Fire Commits
sioner has authority to determine how much,
where and under what conditions dynamite
might be stored.
District Attorney Jerome and Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Rand examined three witnesses
yesterday afternoon concerning the explosion
in the tunnel
After the examination District Attorney
Jerome would not disclose what material evl-
dence II any, CLEANED from the witnesses.
One Of them was Hamilton Jones. who, accord
ing TO published reports was standing on Forty
first-st and Park-aye. when the explosion oc-
Cured and who, il said, blown clear
down to Thirty-seventh-st. Mr. jerome said
that he did not think there much to Joness
story. and that Jones did not know anything
about the explosion
Assistant District Attorney Iselin and In
spector Murray started yesterday afternoon 10
investigate story that great quantities Of dyna-
mite being stored right along in the tunnel.
They found the story to be without foundation.