New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-05-23
In FACTORY
ONE DEAD, MANY INJURED
Breaking of Steam Pipe Led to
TroubIe-"J ackies" Aid Work.

Trouble" JGckieS" aid Work.
One was killed. dozen or more were
severely injured and five said to be missing
as the result Of an explosion at the plant Of the
New York Glucose Company. at Shadyside N. J.,
early yesterday. That more lives were not lost
and greater damage done is considered remark
able by the officials in charge of the building.
The explosion was caused by the breaking of
an 1S-inch steam pipe the fifth floor OF
the feed building" where the by-product of
the glucose. which is sent in bags West for feed
for cattle is stored. This by-product is said TO
be highly cOmbustible. and spontaneous COM
bustiOn is thought 10 have taken place. causing
an explosion which could be heard for miles.
The force of the explosion blew out two of the
sidewalks, which fell into courtyard. The
falling walls caused one death and may result
in two or three more Following the explosion
fire broke out, but IL was confined TO the feed
building. Near by was the high building in
which the highly inhammable corn and sugar are
stored but this was saved On the other side
were two hundred thousand tons OF coal for the
New York Edison Company, but the coal also
was saved.
The saving of the other buildings mainly
due TO the work of about hundred sailors
from the United States war vessels which are
lying in the North River, near the glucose works.
The torpedo boat Truxton steamed alongside. and
six men, with Lieutenant Lehr in charge. d.
rected the work. Cutters from several battle
ships and cruisers quickly went 70 the scene and
the men they carried swarmed about the high
building like so many monkeys and played the
water as if they were veteran firemen. The fire.
boat George B. Mcclellan arrived quickly and
worked for several hours. New York Central
tugs Nos. 2 and % and the tugs Jamestown,
Standard Oil No and some smaller ones also
fought the fire.
The man who was killed was Michael Hoza,
laborer. Of Edgewater n. J., whose body was
found near the falling building. Michael ROssler.
a driver for the General Chemical Company, was
seriously injured. He was driving through the
yard when the wall fell, and he was taken 20 st.
Mary's Hospital HoboSen. His horses were both
killed by the falling debris, Eight men were on
the floor Of the building where the steam pipe
burst and they all got out with injuries from
scalds and burns. About forty men were In the
building all told and 72O men were at work in
other buildings.
Soon after the explosion families of the men
began to arrive at the gates, and in a short time
there was mob Of desperate and weeping
women crying for their husbands and brothers.
who they supposed were killed. The scene for
two three hours Tesembed one at a mine
where men had become imprisoned. Four am
balances were sent from st. Marys Hospital at
Hoboken, and North Hudson Hospital, at Union
HILL A diligent search found the following in
jured, with several, whose names the officials
refused. still missing:
Samuel Barilaka, Of No g Hudson avenue. Gutten-
berg burned about body. spine fractured cuts on
head; will probably die,
uTed Sy sans ws df'S'S badly burned and In
Patrick Lnsky weehawken. Commissions and spine in
Stanley Padoski; Of cIin9dg. badly burned on upper
body @1f'e' fiOS OF SH1oS's burned on LETT side OF
August TribOut. of West New York. right arm ampu-
tated at the hospital.
Several others who were taken home were
said to be badly injured. The officials of the
company refused all information, and outsiders
were kept out of the grounds Two or three
physicians had fairly TO fight their way in. in
order to attend to the injured.
An alarm sent in 70 the fire departments
of Shadyside, Edgewater and Union Hill and
they quickly responded, but the bluejackets
were ahead of them, and much Of the hard work
was accomplished before the hremen arrived
One particularly hazardous feat was that bv
which Daniel Fitzgerald sixty-hve wears did
at work on the floor where the explosion &C.
CURED, saved his life Fitzgerald was not ouicl,
enough to set out with the other men, and found
himself penned in. Running from the floor he
was on 20 another building, ffty,elght fest
away, was large pipe. Fitzgerald got out on
the pipe. and in view Of the hundreds OF men
straddled it and slowly worked hts way along
until he reached the other building and safety
The other men made their escape many of them
DaoIy injured, by means Of the two fire escapes
winch led to wooden bridge across 20 the next
building.
Superintendent Gushing said he could not tell
what caused the explosion. He acknowledged
that several men were missing, but said he
hoped they would turn up all right. The fire Is
expected 70 burn for tWenty-four hours. at least
although confined TO the feed building It was
said that 1t will take at least thirty-slx hours
before the immense mass OF debris from falling
walls can be removed 90 look for those VINO are
reported missing. The monetary loss will he
probably about $175,OOO
The New York Glucose Company is said 10
be the largest firm OF It's kind in the world and
is subsidiary company of the Standard OIL
Recently. II is said, several OF the expert men
were sent West TO establish new factory there
and the men in the feed building yesterday were
nearly all young men, Poles. Eungarians and
Slavs, not thoroughly expert in their work
The plant is about opposite Goth street with
two unusually tall chmneys which can be seen
for miles The defamation yesterday 70 Is said
was plainly heard across the river, and alarmed
residents OF the upper West Side. Hundreds
lined up along Riverside Drive and watched the
fire.
CORONER ATTACKS BELMONT COMPANY
Coroner julius Hamburger yesterday held an IN
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