New-York tribune., 1903-07-28

ty-second and -thirty-third
SITS, exploded early yesterday.
The dead;
1hirty-hftA-st and Third-aye: died IN Harlem Hos
ritsl from inhaling ammonia fumes
SCHMIDT, OTTO assistant engineer fory-four old.
q No 2523 Third-ave
vINcNsKY. John fireman forty-hve OLD, of One
hundred and ffty-sixth-st. and Brook-ave.
The injured:
Goss. David J. patrolnan of the AIezander-ave. sta
ton. No LOGS One -lundred-and-sixtya afth-st
overcome by ammonia fumes while rescuing from
the building; lincoln Hospital; will probably die
LLA.D. Chsrler I4s willis-avs; burned on face by
ammonia homs-
zATz Charles engineer. tentyine years ola
# 30. as2 columbus-ave-: burned on back; Lincoln
Hospital.
MoRTowITz John. address not known burned on face
End hands and overcome by ammonia fumes; Lebanon
Hospital.
TEAUM Henry foreman. Of no. S42 East one-hundred-
and-thrty-fourthst; burned face. hands and body
ny ammonia nome.
The ice plant had been shut down for week
for repairs TO the machinery. The engine room
ts on the ground floor Of the building, which is
q four story structure In the engine room are
fhree horizontal steam engines, with ammonia
pumps attached. The tops Of the cylinders of
the pumps are only three feet from the ceiling
If the engine room. Two Of the engines are Of
SO0-horse-p power and one Of 500. The latter is
Eaid 10 be the largest of its kind in the country
At O'Clock there were about $50 men in the
building. The majority Of them were on the
upper floors. In the engine room we're Chief
Engineer Friedman, Schmidt Katz. and three
other assistant engineers; John Erickson, of
no. sos East One-hundred- and -thfrty-fourth-
st the day engineer. and Vincinsky, the fire
man
Friedman opened the valve allowing the steam
10 enter the cylinder of the 50O-horse-power
engine slight explosion in the ammonia
pump cylinder attached to the engine was heard
and the machinery was stopped
Katz, Schmidt, Vincinsky and 1fartovVitz went
On platform directly underneath the cylinder
n the pump. 10 tighten the bolts Of the under
cylinder head. Friedman went TO the upper
part Of the building. 10 look At an elaborate
olLng apparatus that supplies the machinery
- over the building with lubricant Erickson
TOOK Frledman's place at the throttle Of the
large engine, and when the men on the platform
'9-1 him the bolts were tight he turned on the
steam
Inc engine had made only q few revolutions
"Aen the top cylinder head of the ammonia
pump blew Of with a mufled report The
cylinder hesdplate broke into two parts One
Se-~NA LL4c CelllnS OF The engine room
eho ieI on the floor few feet away the other
new about seventy-five feet across the room,
hulking one Of the smaller engines. which was
Ao' working, and glancing off. Il then struck
TIE west wall and dropped 10 the floor.
Inc room Immediately became filed with the
'ufnes Of the ammonia, and the liquid itself
poured over the sides of the cylinder. covering
schmidt and Nincinsky When their bodies were
liquid
-a@TtoTltz managed 10 make his way to the
hallway, and fell unconscious on the floor
I'ickson. although nearly blinded by the fumes
Eot 70 the street unharmed. Katz fell under
Nealh and little TO one side Of the engine in
eh Oh pit. There were about two inches of oil
n 1he pit and the man lay face downward in
It, raising his head now and then 10 get q