Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-02-02
THIRTY MEN DIE
N An EXPLOSION
FALLS AND TERRIFIC
LOSS or LIFE RESULTS.
entire CITY IS shaken
Shock Felt Within Radius Of Forty
Milcs-Sky-SCrnpcrs Tromblo
from shock.


Nv Assneia,ed Press
New York, Feb. IA cargo Of dyn-
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I'er no y COhlh'NlpaW' ~ 80 was
let 90 at noon today $50 yards south
OF the Jersey city terminal OF the
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seven men arc known to nave been
killed, seven more are missing, hun
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more uaccouhted Ior'
Thirty seems 70 be u conservative
estimate of the dead. and the property
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}ar'ously attributed to tho dropping
o.! case OF dynamite and TO boiler
explosion on the boat The direct
cause VIII probably never be known.
The Jersey City termino. was
wrecked; three ferry boats Ia their
slips were damaged, lower Manhat-
tan across the river was shaken from
the level OF the streets to the top OF
the Singer tower; severe damage was
done nj Brooklyn and station Island.
and to the immigrant detention sta
ton on EMS Island. The shock was
lclt at Amityyllie, Long Island, SO
miles distant and in New Jersey at
Long Branch, 40 miles away,
The damage Is 50 widely scattered
that It IS impossible to more than
roughly estimate IT, but In Manhattan
alone It IS placed at one hundred
thousand; on Ellis Island from ten
thousand TO twenty-five thousand,
and In all three quarters Of million
appears TO be fair estimate
The lighter receiving the dyna-
mite-tho kather!ne W--owned by
James Healing Of Jersey city, vanish
ed utterly with her crew OF seven men
including the master Edward Trayer
Alongside was the lighter Whistler,
which was 50 badly shattered that
she sank with two Of her crew, while
the Swedish barkentinc Ingride was
stripped Of her rigging and two deck
hands aboard We're killed, Fragments
OF one mans head was found swinging
high on a tangled piece of rope,
The katherine W. was held to the
outer end of the pier and the crew
OF dock hands was unloading con-
sisnment OF fifty pound boxes from
two freight cars to the lighter when
the crash came
Only the WhlstlerS flagstaff has
been found, The freight car went up
In q puit OF dust tfity yards on
stood another car OF dynamite ana
the explosion ripped the roof OF ana
broke IN the doors but the dynamite
ltscl dld not explode,
ON board the lngride 'he steoi mi@-
lehh'aS' was snapped on oO'No the
lower yard ana th9 tangled wreeEage
came tumuilns about the decks every
thing aeait being ieyelled haI but
the steer plales OF l"e huil were helo
All about were strange freaks Of
me eNp'oSooh' ~ the train shed at
t4e criminal hearlS 'ng "N'le expos
ue ~ eiass oi the glass 'oot eol-
iepse2 snoNetihs me passehsers win
broken slass. one man was struck
py g lHenty-pound fragment ana was
50 severely CUT thas ne disa: AH en-
sinesF Y Stunning locomotive was
blown from ms cabin and died Of a
fractured sEul,
~ Ns% iorEi SeffgF was i4SensiAea
oy uncertainty ~ loF haH Sg ho"r
n92po9y ARe% what hea happened ~
where \ &ss. Those y Shg rocking
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