New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-03
p. r. r. MAGAZINE EXPLODES.
Powder and Dynamite at Homestead (N j. Kill Ten
to Ffteen--Workmen Trapped in Tunnel.
SHOCK FELT FOR OVER FIFTEEN MILES
Snoring Of Open Cut Observation-Disclosures Buried Beneath DPow5 Hons.
Wecked-HiOt Goals Keep Dynamite from Freezing gnd Powder

West New York, Union RiH and West HoboH.,-
The explosion had awakened everybody IN
these places, and the police were ready to nova
as soon as they learned where they were needed.
Scarcely house in Homestead. or in any OF the
Jersey towns has a whole pane Of glass. IN
some cases people were thrown out CT bed. and
the streets were soon filed with many who wers
afraid that an earthquake had occurred
There are not many large houses IN Home
stead, and the powder magazines were at soma
distance from any other structure. In the near
est house. situated on small farm. a hunch-
back boy was thrown violently to the floor. ana
1t is feared that his injuries may prove fatal.
The greatest excitement prevailed about tho
New Jersey villages which felt the shock. and
people refused TO go back to their homes until
they had learned exactly what had happened
and that an earthquake was not in progress.
As far down as Hoboken doors were blown IN.
Many houses were stripped Of all their window
panes. and big plate glass windows as far down
as 14th and Bloomfield streets were DESTROYED.
A big window in Bucks cafe. at that corner.
went out with bang which put sudden stop
to a rushing business. and sent the patrons 20
the various police stations to find out what had
happened
H. A. Mulford. Of No % Tonnela avenue.
Homestead. a well known drygoods merchant
Of that town. who was awakened by the ex-
plosion. rushed into the street As soon as he
realized what had happened he went to the teIs-
phone and asked for anbulances and police ala
from the surrounding towns
The explosion knocked down many OF the tele-
phone and telegraph wires which made # Diff
cult to get any news out Of Homestead.
The cabmen IN Hoboken and surrounding
towns did rushing business taking people 20
the scene OF the disaster.
Although IT was reported that there were sew
eral thousand pounds Of dynamite in the maea-
zine. one OF the engineers said there was proba-
bly, not more than one thousand pounds. He
could. however. give no accurate figures. as the
amount varied he said from day to day
This engineer said that there were probably
about 200 or go men at work within short
distance OF the magazine
He said that the magazine was only short
distance from the monster power house that the
read had built to operate the electric cars in its
Hudson River tunnel
At an early hour this morning even the men
close TO the works were unable to give accu-
rate details OF the affair. One OF the inspectors
at the weehawken shaft said he had just re-
turned from the scene Of the explosion and had
found no one killed and one injured except
one man who had a slight wound on the hand
When the police and surgeons reached the
scene they discovered that many people had been
cut and otherwise injured by breaking glass
and falling pictures in houses in the vicinity.
Six Of these people made the first ambuIance
load carried to the North Hudson Hospital An
Italian family named Bevort HveI in a small
house about 800 feet from the explosion. Every
one of them was injured by the partial destruc-
ton of the house.
Mrs. Marshall. stepmother Os Joe Jeanette.
the prizehghter. who keeps a delicatessen store.
was cut by flying glass.
Not a window remained intact In the Jivanaud
soap mill and the walls are thought to have
been weakened
As soon as the employees OF the tunnel COM
pany who were not injured regained their senses
they Immediately made every effort to keep peo-
pie away from the scene Of the disaster It was
hard to get any definite information. One OF
the employees spread the story that the entire
trouble had been caused by the explosion OF a
boiler
The Pennsylvania Railroad ordered out all OF
its physicians who could be reached and who
could get to the scene OF the disaster