The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-20
TENTH VICTIM
OF EXPLOSION
IS UNEARTHED
Five Others, With Fractured
Skulls, In Hospital, Will
Probably Die
Damage By Reason of New
York Central Disaster Will
Run Into Millions
Especial from United Press.)

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New York, Dec. 2O-Although the
authorities axe convinced that an ex-
plosion of Pintsch gas was respon-
sible for the initial explosion, at the
New York Central Terminal, yester-
day, which left death and destruc-
ton in it's wake, District Attorney
Whitman said, today, that he is not
yet convinced that exploding dyna-
mite was not contributing cause. To
prove that theory, he. today, had be-
fore him, William S. Jordan, who is
in general executive charge Of the
Grand Central, terminal Improvement
work: John D. Clancy, foreman of
the dynamite gang, and several Of the
latter's assistants.
All of them positively declined to
make any statement regarding the
methods of handling the high explo-
siye in the term'na work or to an
sWer any questions regarding the
amount Of dynamite that is kept on
hand there.
The district attorney said that his
assistant J. r. Rubin, has been plac-
ed in control of the entire investiga-
tion. He has taken the affidavits Of
all of the people who are in a posi-
ton to explain the cause of the dis
aSter. Whether the Grand Jury W II
be asked to probe the. disaster will
not be determined by the district at
tofney until Rubin completes his in
vestigation
After interrogating the railway en-
ployes, District Attorney Whitman
left for the Harlem Hospital to n
terview Andrew Harris, one OF the
injured there. Harris was in charge
Of the Pintsch gas tanks and is re-
ported to have said that his indica-
tors showed that gas had been leak
ing for some time aAd that he had so
reported to his immediate superior
Il am by no means sat sfied that
the cause OF this explosion is known -
said Wh 'tman. There is at present
no evidence in my possession that in
dicates criminal respons bility. If
explosives were improperly stored,
then someone viii be punished.
have employed sa number of the best
experts; on explosives in this city. to
aid nra in my. investigation, and 1
will go to the bottom of the entire
matter without delay. Should GRIM
inal responsibility be shown, there
are two Grand ,Juries n session which
can be expected to act promptly when
the evidence s submitted to them
The body of the tenth victim of the
explosion was taken from the ruins,
early today. 1t is believed that this
COiuplSleS 'luc dSetlu ST dS. dCCOrQlnS 3
to officials. the other missing en-
ployes have turned up. However, a
large force of worknen is still at
work clear ng< away the debris. in Or
der to make certain that there are
no more.
OF the injured in the hospitals five
have fractured skulls and will prob
ably Gle. -Four others have serious
fractures of limbs one man has lost
an eye and will probably lose the
eye, whie many others are suffer-
ing from painful lacerations.
The coroner and district attorney
are cooperating IN their investigation
to fix the responsibility 1t now
seems certain that the disaster could
have been avoided, had someone TAX
en- the precaution to fill the sand
box of the electric engine which haul
ed the train that snapped the Pintsch
gas pipe. Motorman Seagroatt has
told the coroner that his train over
ran it's stance because the rails
were "soapy" and he had no sand in
the box to give his drivers the need
ed grip.
The explosion damage runs into the
millions. 1t was estimated hy the in
spectors of the building department,
today that Ito put all of the daynag-
ed structure in the Explosion zone"
into condit on again would require
81, SOC. 900. Some of the structures are
so badly wrecked that they will have
to be rebuilt. The Park avenue tun-
mel wreck of several years ago cost
the Central more than a million dol
lars for personal injuries.