New-York tribune., 1906-04-01

were Inree disastrous explosions in the construc-
tion work of the Pennsylvania Railroad ter
minal, the Pennsylvania tunnel and the New
York Central Railroad terminal Two men were
Killed two others probably fatally injured and
a half-score more sustained serious wounds
THE DEAD.
Pennsylvania Railroed terminal ~>'nu' 'r'oNiSn
RUSSO Bernard OF No. $50 East $50 street; York
THE INJURED.
ANFANo Psrisi q No sl2 East 11th street
tunnel
cARMIcHAgL Peter foreman q No aI West 10Th
home; Pennsylvania tunnel.
CATEGIRo Vincent. decorations Of shoulders
Pennsylvania tunnel.
ELFANo Angelo of No 21s Christie street. oontusions
PanTsyyania tunnei '''' '''i''
tGnns anr; Bellevue VIII probably de' f'"nsS'V'niA
Wounds and eonGsonS S Of P less sss1 and aims Ssw york
Central tunnel; treated and home.
GoBRo. James 14th street; left bruised and
Pennsylvania tunnel.
pound fracture OF skull Bellevue; will probably die
SWEENEY. Martin Of No 22e East 10th street laoeratsd
left left arm and chest attended and sent home; Penn
WAITS Edwin. of 100 west asd street maehinst; bs
scalp wounds; sent home; Pennsylvania Railroad
Two unknown Italian ~orkmen eontusons; sent home
Pennsylvania Railroad terminal.
A casual survey Of the accidents due to blast
ing at the Pennsylvania Railroad terminal for
the last three months shows long list of fstali-
ties and serious accidents. On January three
la aborers were hurled into the air by blast and
seriously injured. Windows in the neghborhood
We're broken and several persons escaped injury
only by the narrowest margins February 16.
Three laborers were seriously injured Febru
ary %, when a defective blast was set off. On
the day another explosion threw large
rocks great distance one laborer vas killed
and another probably crippled for lifa by
premature explosion on February 2S. Only
little more than week ago two women were
injured by flying rocks. Last Monday two negro
workmen badly disfgured by an unpro-
tected discharge.
SHOWERS OF ROCK IN TUNNEL.
The first explosion yesterday was in the Penn
sylvania tunnel, at SD street and the East
River. where two men probably fatally in
jured and six others received serious wounds. It
is said that the disaster was caused by work
man. who struck a forgotten stick of dynamite
with pneumatic drill. one of the probably
fatally injured workmen. either Onorato or Fer
rari, was working the drill.
Without warning there was tremendous ex-
plosion. and the thirty odd workmen near the
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OF rocks fell upon them. The men were working
about hundred feet below the surface. Imme-
diately after the explosion the laborers on the
surface hurried down the. shaft ene carried the
injured men up.
An ambulance was summoned from Bellevue,
and Dr. Hunt responded. Onorato, Ferrari and
Elfsno were treated and hurried to the hospital.
while the other injured, after receiving medical
treatment. were able to go TO their homes.
The work AT this section is being done by the
United Engineering and Contrasting Company.
No arrests were made. New men were put 70
work as the injured were carried away.
Only short time after this explosion blast
went off prernatureIy at the excavation for the
Pennsylvania Railroad terminal. Seventh avenue
and 32d street killing Philip O'Hanlon a time
keeper. of No. 602 Fourth avenue Brooklyn,
and injuring Edwin Watts, a machinist of NO
1870 West :}3d street, and two unknown ltaEans
O'Hanlon and the injured men working
about fifty feet east OF Seventh avenue. While
the scene of the explosion was more than
hundred feet west Of the avenue The rock lIat
killed O'Hanlon weighed nearly 100 pounds. lie
was frightfully nangled. The other three men
were hit by smaller rocks
Patrolraan German. Of the Tenderloin station,
sent in an ambulance call and DIR. Mont, of the
New York Hospital arrived on the scene short
" after the explosion. O'Hanlon died before his
arrival. After attending TO the others they
went their homes.
ACCIDENTS NOT REPORTED
Joseph I.ynrnan of No 2619 Eighth avenue
the foreman. was arrested and locked up in the
Tenderloin uolce station The Bureau Of Com
bustibles has had foreman stationed at the
excavation TO Superintend the blasting opera
tions He arrived yesterday morning. shortly
after the accident. He said the foreman had no
right 10 begin blasting until his arrival ana
also that he was not due at the work until $50
a m The people in the neighborhood say that
the blasting goes from sunrise TO SullSet anu
that accidents very frequent Some OF lheH
are moi reported to the police. II is said
Several tons Of rock loosened by blasting slid
down the side of an excavation for the ne" New
York Central Railroad terminal, near 4fth street
and Lexington avenue. shortly before noon. ana
killed Bernard Russo. of No. 80 East t"d street.
and severely injured James Ferice of NO. 80
East 63d street Several others of the gang
Of thirty narrowly escaped serious INJURY. rus
so 3 skull was crushed and he dieo instantly
F1erice who was working beside Russo was Sc
y-erely bruised and cut but after treatment pF
n surgeon from the Flower Hospltai ne was aple
20 go home
This gang was part Of the hundreds or labor
ers employed by the ORouIKe CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY i'm excavsting for the terminal No
work had been done for several weeks on the
rock that slid down the excavation. The blast
ing nearby and the recent heavy rains II is sup
nosed loosened the rock. which fell immediat ely
after the concussion of an explosion.
There was a slight warning given before the
rock slid down, it made crunching SOUND,
and nearly all the workmen were able TO get
ont Of danger Both the injured men were
pinned under the rock.
The police Of the East 5lst street station in
veetieated the accident but no arrests were
made The work was interrupted for only q few
minutes All these disasters occurred within
three or four hours.
ANOTHER BLOW AT ANANIAS.
II3v Telegraph o The Tribune.