New-York tribune., 1910-12-20

lam Duffy. and they were sorry slgnt
tn see after the crash. All the windows
were shattered. the front doors caved in
almost upon the trucks. and great fs-
sures yawned in the walls. The roof was
partly torn off. too.
Duffy had left his office in the adjoin-
ing building and gone into the hremens
quarters TO take q bath prior 10 starting
for his home in EImhurst- He was IN
the tub when the shock came, and when
he came to he found that large mar
BILE slab, which had been blown from tho
wash stand, had struck him on the head
hard enough TO stun him. while the small
window sill had been blown out and lay.
about his shoulders He decided that he
was lucky, however. for an eight-inch
block of wood lay embedded in the seat
of his chair in his office. having been
driven through the window
William Lennon, who was at he desk
In the truck room on watch, was blown
out of his chair and up against the
truck, and William Sythes. who was
cleaning the harness, was hurled under
the truck by the force of the explosion
Lennon went to a hospital with bad
bruises about the head and shoulders
Three other firen1en in the house at the
time were taken to hospitals. and all the
crew were cut and bruised by flying
glass and timbers.
Turned into Hospital.
The house was later turned into a
temporary hospital for those who Were
killed and injured in the trolley car
Mrs. Mary B. Pope, OF No 136 East
10th street. the woman passenger killed
on the car, had a splinter four feet
long of inch board driven nearly through
her head. She was teacher in Mrs
Chapin's private school, in East 5fth
street and was on her way there when
killed Eight men and five women were
taken from the wrecked car. all seriously
and were later removed to hos
pitals.
Every window was smashed in the
Bible Teachers Training School in the
block between 10th and 5Oth streets. in
[ Lexington avenue, and a score of tho
l25 teachers and pupils in the nine story
building at the time were seriously in
iured and taken TO the hospitals Forty
persons were at breakfast in the school
lining room, on the first floor. when the
rash came. without warming. tumblnx
hem all with the dishes in heap on the
loor.
Many of the resident Bible Students
we're in their rooms Some were hurled
,ut of their beds. Many of the young
women students became hysterical when
he first shock had passed. and every
me made a dash for the street. in the
,elief that an earthquake had visited
he city Those injured in this building
we're cut by flying glass and debris from
he sub-statiOn. diagonally across the
treet-
The glass was blown out of all tho
windows in the Parochial School of st.
'atrick's Church. directly oppositse the
'ower house in East 5Oth street and
everal large apartment houses in 5Oth
treet and Lexington avenue. in rearby
locks. suffered in the same way. An
arIy class in algebra. consisting of
wenty boys. was already at work in the
chool when the explosion occurred
Desks were overturned and everything
ras thrown into confusion. Several of
he boys We're badly cut by the flying
lass EdtneT JOUlls WHO NdU the class.
sas badly cut about the head. Half an
cur later several hundred children
rould have been in the building Fortu-
ately. too ii was too early for the chill
rem to be in the large public school
uilding i'm East 51st street. near Lex
ngton avenue. which was badly dam
ged.
Arbulances Rush TO Sc.ne.
Ambulances were rushed to the scene
rom Flower. Bellevue. the Presbyterian
nd New York hospitals soon as the
magnitude of the disaster was realized
me hundred and sixty policemen. under
rspector Walsh and First Deputy Com
missioner Driscon. were soon forrnins
re lines for two blocks in every direc-
ion.
Chief Croker and several fire com