New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-28
MAN BLOWN TO ATOMS.
OTHER VICTIMS MAY DIE.
Big Fire5Uorks Explosion in Croscded
Staten Island Factory.

one man was blown TO pieces yesterday after
noon by the explosion of a "geyser' in House
No IS OF the Consolidated Fireworks Company
Mt Granitevie, Richmond Borough, and several
boys and girls were SO horribly burned about
the face and hands and feet that for some Of
them at least death would be relief There
were eleven persons in the room where the ex-
plosion occurred and none escaped. Employees
in other parts of the structure became frantic
and narrowly avoided serious injury in the rush
to get out.
Henry Paul. boy sixteen years old, was nall
ing wooden bottom on piece of fireworks
known as a "geyser" A moment before he
started driving a nail into the wood a girl
tainted from exhaustion, and all the other girls
in the room were trying to revive her Paul
drove a nail into the wooden bottom, and the
sound of the hammer had hardly died away
when the "geyser' exploded with noise almost
as great as that OF piece of dynamite,
The young women caught up their senseless
companion and with the other employees made
dash for the door. The fire spread to other
pieces. which exploded quickly, vomiting colored
magnesia balls. shooting stars and other inlam-
mable material which made blaze that blocked
the only exit
THE DEAD.
RUFF. Arnold thirty-two years Old of Bulls Head;
SERIOUSLY BURNED.
DECKER. Miss Helen of Bulls Head; at ST. vincent's
Hospitals die.
DECKER Miss Hazel. above; badly burned but
taken home.
rnond; at St Vincerts Hospital; die.
PAUL Henry sixteen years old of Bulls Head; at st.
Vtncents Hospital: may die
CuriousIy enough. the girl who tainted was
the least injured She had been dragged to the
Of
pushed out. She revived almost instantly and
was able to go to her home. having only slight
burns The others escaped with burns about
the head and face which were treated the
SPOT. and they were taken to their homes. Miss
Helen Decker. Miss Koski and Henry Paul. the
boy who struck the fatal blow. have only
fighting chance for their lives.
Two ambulances of St Vincent's Hospital
happened TO he passing that way at the time
Of the explosion and hurried the more seriously
injured to the hospital
There were no physicians on the ambulances.
but while they were hurrying TO the hospital
with the injured two physicians from that in
stitution rushing TO the scene. The noise
was heard for miles away. and every road lead
Ing to Graniteville was soon choked with men,
women and children. The fire department
rushed out. too, and in time 70 prevent the
flames from wiping out every structure Of the
plant. Out of all the othe- buildings hundreds
of boys and girls rushed peu nell the moment
the explosion heard
Two of the structures were burned. but
they only shells the damage 10 the COM
pany was not great The company has Offices
at No. IL Park Row Its plant twenty
acres. in which I20 buildings are constructed.
No. IS. where the explosion occurred is known
as the finishing room. and In II We're employed
the moro experienced boys and girls and ono
man. Arnold Run who was killed. The total
loss 70 the company will not exceed $4,000 It
is said