New-York tribune., 1910-12-20
Frenkfsb Doin6s of Explosion
How Its Force Wandered Here and Their
Through the Zone of Danger.

nTOuSn tbAS
Although the accident occurred On the
etse of the great hotel zone extendins over
the 4e's and SOS and from Park TO sew
enth avenues little or DO damage was GONE
and the thousands OF guests In the hoes.s
suffered no discomfort Few OF them reaiis
tnew OF the explosion. II is snch q ooii-
mon thing for an automoolie TO eAheoo-
ike the report OF cannon or sop"a! VI
building blast TO go of that most Oh ahe
c>o,,r si,r,niv half woke then turned over
IN the warm sheets aid went back TO steep
TIE new Rit--Csrlton. IN Madison avenue
hefveen ssth ard 9Th streets, was I'M
harmed and the force OF the discharge was
sea-celv felt The exposed side of the no
rel facing on Madison averue, is flied with
windows but rot single pane was sfiat
tered The only man Of ali the hoaei 1ofee
who realized what the explosion meant WAS
the big doornan. who said aiterwafo he
thought an earthquake mad occurred fie
eajo that the English and American hags
hanging over the doors Of the hotel waved
as e IL a stif breeze, so strong was ths
v1hrstion-
Rewards OF Puectuaity.
John z. Ilsrkin. one Of the desk clerks at
the Hotel Manhattan was one Of those VINO
were stunned and astonished when the oig
shock came. Mr.. Larlzin, who lives at NO.
70 Lexington avenue. had just got UP and
was dressing When the explosion came
locked door between his room and the next
vae blown completely off the hinges ano
ont of the casing. 1t fell across the pea IN
which he had lain a few minutes oeloio'
-You see. there's nothing like getting up
f,st when the alarm clock wakes you ne
saic
One Window Goes at the Belmont.
Those at the Be,most thought the noise
vss nothing more than an eStraoroiharliy
large blast set of al the work st the Sfaha
Central Only one window in the hotei was
Aanaxed. This is a large glass just over
the main entrance, The most singular
.htos about II was that the window was a
double enc and only the outside pane was
broker. II was shivered to pieces and fell
IN .he glass awning over the sidewalk.
The inside pane, set six inches back from
the front. was protected by the in
tArEenirsg cir cushion and was unhurt
Other Hotels Escape Damage
There was no particular excitement st the
e. Regis An Italian who was getting
coal into one of the sidewalk openings
-.1shed into the lobby, yelling. BLACK
Hsr6. Mafar" but this was the only thing
No Inconvenience was reported at the
Plaza. Buckingham, Lorraine. Savoy or
Nefhe-iand. all in the region affected. The
Murray Hill, Park Avenue, and even the
Waldorf felt the shock, but neither guests
nor employees paid any attention TO it. One
window in the Grand Union was broken
One man who passed the new handerbilt
Hotel. ct Park avenue and Sath street,
Yesterday thought that structure had lost
ITS windows. but This was mistake. for
the Vanderbilt has never had any windows.
Blown Right Out of Bed.
Michael Murphy and Francis O. Coffee
we're ssieep in the same room at No 521
Lexington avenue. f'The first I knew Of
IL" said Murphy. was when I woke Up
cn the floor and saw my friend Coffee
,aere, too And then We ran for the stairs
and die not stop until reached the side
II
Cpar6srnen Among Victims.
\ arles McMorrov. Of No 25s East 5zth
at-cc-. who was killed by the explosion,
- zas employed by the electrical de-
.srt1nent Of the railroad, was a private
2 COMPANY ! Of the 5eth Regiment
9ztriet .SoIan, who was employed IN one OF
hs railroad Offices at 5eth street and Lex
egton aTenue. and who is reported miss
.ag vas 2 sergeant in the same company
Il the 6eth,elwfaich is commanded oy Cap
ain ClsEles AeaiE-
Blown Different Ways.
RudoIpa oerter youngster, was
standing with another youth in sta-
tione,y store around the corner from the
power house. While he was blown toward
The rear. the other hoy. who was cut about
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frcnt door.
Hospital Acts as Host.
They served hot coffee and bread 70 all
who seemed 10 need II at the Nursery and
Chud's Hospital, On the block above the
power house, where the executive staff had
rlenty Of trouble of lis own But hrenen.
policemen and newspaper men were vel
come, and seemed 10 appreciate the hospi-
.xlitv os the windowless hospital. which
hooked as if II had been shelled-
Hard Task for the Police.
TIE police had to keep Lexington avenue
clear. That was imperative. The line at
the south was drawn at =sth street, where
sl r-ere turned 10 Third avenue But u
was q cruelty hard task the police had at
times. Men and women would come dash
ing up begging to be allowed to go here
or there 10 make sure Of the safety OF q
relative or friend. The naorgue was in the
East 5lst street police station, ana access
~ that was through Thihrd avenue
ce..ina Lexington Avenue Clear.
It's serious business TO cut one Of the
ctsyss arteries Of traffic north and south,
such as Lexington avenue Two cars were
in the zone Of the explosion, and were
abandoned temporarily. About noon the
erenaen made 2 bridge for their hose at
Goth street and let the cars pass under
meath il Passengers were allowed to go
through the danger zone n the cars. but
were allowed neither to enter nor leave the
cars in the roped of territory But by /
o'clock the line was somewhere near clear
MEN ri 0WM OFF SchEF0L DS