New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-06
YOUTH BLOWN TO PIECES.
Aerial Bomb Found in Fourth OF
july Debris Explodes.
2 PLAYMATES BADLY HURT
Laid to Carelessness OF
Man Hired by Taxpayers
Association.

bomb explosion, which may lead 70
criminal proceedings against those found
to be responsible and in suits for damages
resulted yesterday in 2 horrible death TOT
Joseph Sonneli. seventeen years old OF
No. 1913 BROOKLYN avenue, F1atbush, and IN
the serious woundins of his two plsymstes'
Joseph Greece, fourteen years old, OF No
1870 Prool1lvn avenue. and his brother John
Greece, twelve years OLD. The ooys hso
found fireworks bombs in the yard ot Pup
lie School So at Newkirk avenue ana baS'
3Ist street Sennellrs curiosity in wanting
10 sec what was inside of one of the BOMBS
caused the explosion.
The Sennelli youth was blown TO pieces.
His left hand was found a hundred iee'
from the scene Of the accident. which was
near ms homo. three fingers OF his risht
hand were torn oft. his stomach was cut
open and his body stripped OF every oi' OF
it's clothing. His hat was found IN 'he
branches OF a tree. The boys parents
we're distracted with grief, as four years
ago a sister. Annie Senelil, eleven years
old was killed in a Fourth of July cele-
bration
ON the evening Of the Fourth the 'safe
and sane" committee OF the Nahuei Ne'i
Park Taxpayers Association gave me-
works display in the school GROUNDS III
cleaning up after the celebration iwo aerlai
bombs were overlooked. The bombs were
NJ the tyne which, shooting from a mortar
explode high in the air with shower Oh
sharks and colored balls Of fire
Sennelli and the Greece boys were pay
ire, I'm tho ward when they came across the
honbs The find delighted them. They
took the bombs which are cylindrical IN
shane two inches in diameter and three
inches long. 10 Sennellis nome. Inc
Greccos wanted Sennei, the Oldest OF the
trio. hut set the bombs off at once, but ne
hecano curious 10 study the contents OF
one of them. lie hacked at the tangled
fuses on top of It with his jackknife.
clarence l.. Henry, of No. 1888 Brook
lyn avenue. who was passing, noticed Sen
nellrs occupation and was about TO shout
a warning. when there came a terrible eX-
plosion. the noise Of which was heard by
Lieutenant Frank Finn. in the Snyder ave-
nue. station. Flynn, heading the reserves
rushed from the station and followed IN
th. wake Of Patrolman stephen Hall, who
was running toward the Sennelli home
Flynn summoned Or. Duff.
The spectacle sickened the men. Seeing
thai Sennelli was past all aid DR.. Dur
tried 10 revive the Greece boys. who were
living unconscious. Failing In this, he
rushed them to the hospital. where he and
other physicians worked over the lads for
Ect a hla N revive
them.
Patrolman Hall picked up SennelIi's hand
in the street The police took charge of
the UNEMPLOYED bomb and Of another one
which they found in the school yard, and
sent them 10 the Department Of Combusu-
bles. I'm the Brooklyn Fire Headquarters. in
Jaw street Detectives are making thor
ough investigation to try 10 TX the respon-
eibility for what they call criminal careless
ness.
Detective Barry went 10 New Jersey yes
terday to seek the man who was in charge
Of the fireworks display. This man was
hired BY the Vanderveer Park Taxpayers
Association 70 superintend the fireworks
exhibition. and he had license TO do so
from the Bureau of Combustibles. The po-
the debris following the exhibition.
Cambridge. Mass. July 6.-Aeria bombs
left over from a fireworks celebration last
night at Magazine Beach were found and
exploded by boys to-day with the result
that four bows were sent 10 the hospital
with cuts. bruises and burns of serious
nature. while half dozen other boys we're
loes seriously injured
one Of the bombs picked up on the beach
was carried to Lopez street. where twenty
or thirty children Immediately gathered.
When the bomb was fired half Of the chill
dren we're knocked down and three. Will
lam Creed. fourteen years old: Oscar Woll-
drin, fifteen, and Harry Henderson, four
teen. were carried away I'm the ambulance
OF the Relief Hospital All three are in
critical condition.
An hour later another bomb was picked
M BY Elmer Carlson, lad OF ten years.
He had a celebration by himself and now
occupies cot IN the Relief Hospital near
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