The evening world., 1911-02-01

place were blown in and the diners n,
haIf a dozen tables showercG with glass
and badly cut. Many persons were
thrown from their chairs and q panic
followed.
The hysteria OF fear caused by thu,
unparalleled havoc spread even TO tho
policemen on patrol. Seeing the dust
and powdered glass issue from many
buildings. Policeman Burns turned In
the fire box call at the corner of West
Broadway and Chambers street.
II 10 believed that many OF the multi
tude OF nre alarms turned In were sent
by policemen or other officials. There
was a frenzied rush Of city employees
from the City Hall and many OF them
were seen to sprint toward fire boxes.
There was a big display of rubber
coats In the windows OF the building
at No. 1872 Broadway. The windows on
the ground floor We're blown out and n
score OF rubber coats foated out and
fell upon the Shoulders Of passers-by.
Several frightened pedestrians fed from
the scene clutching the garments nus
bestowed upon them.
Jewelry on Streets.
Inc Dldte-gldSS windows OF NJ
Farey's Jewelry store at No. ipo pi--
way were sucked out and fell In splf.-
, ters on the pavement. The same sue
ton drew out a dozen trays OF Jewelry
and fountain pens. Vat the clerks man
aged to rescue them from under the
! feet of the throng that soon was ruslI-
ing about blindly In the maelstrom of
excitement that followed the explosion.
The ferry-boat Soinerville OF the New
Jersey Central line was directly within
the zone OF shock when the explosion
occurred. The Somerville had stopped
In midstream to allow another craft Ia
pass. The shock seemed TO TIT up the
big boat from tho ladies' cabin side,
and half OF tho windows IN that cabin
were smashed.
The air trembied for several moment.
and then a great yellow cloud seemed
to rise up from the water and brdns
with 1t a singing acrid odor. The
frightened women rushed out of the
cabin TO the decks and the d%eckhands
were just as alarmed and confused.
Even he pilot thought for a momen.
that the boiler Of the boat had ex
ploded. One OF the windows IN the
pilot house was shattered.
Twenty Women Hurt.
When the Somervins arrived at her
liberty street slip It was found tina,
twenty women passengers had been Gu,
by dying glass. They were ministereo
to IN the hospital In the
ferry house.
Along West street near the foot OF
Morris, a peculiarly violent air wave
seemed 10 sweep up the street from
south to north. Mounted Policeman
Diller OF Traffic Squad A, who was 'di'
recting traffic along West street n
Morris was blown from his horse anc
the animal Itself shaken TO its knees.
Diller said afterward that before h
was lifted from the saddle he saw score
of mon n women falling Nike ninepins
and as he scrambled to his horse asali
there were dozens stil lying in thu
street too frightened TO rise TO thel
feet.
Tho Destroying a y that swept alon
West street mushruomed UP Morri
street as well as through scores Of othe
streets, and every window hat frOute
ON Morris street on either side wa
smashed. The ~" structure interScct
ing Morris street was seen TO swerv
+, from side 20 side as II shaken by som
Cyalopeau hand. Great masses of gla
came whistling down on every han,
and there was d scramble tor the She
I ter Of the l. structure,