Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-02-02

were no more pared than those on the
further side OF Broadway, in wall
street Nassau s,rnet. on tho curb,
market row, or @he seek exchange IT
self a plato glass window in the
rear OF the exchange was smashed and
In the Aquarium. at ,he Southermost
tip OF the island twelve windows and
% skylights were broken Nearly
every structure from Fulton street
south suffered in the same manner, but
no damage was done to the subway
and the shock was not even felt in the
Hudson tubes. below the level of the
Hudson river.
New YORK business men who stood at
their office windows looking out over the
North river at noon. saw puff Of yellow
dust shoot into the air just below the
Jersey Central terminal, and then drift
down the wind until it covered the ter
rinal train shed The next thing they
noticed was that every tug boat In the
river seemed to be heading to Commmi-
paw. Turning to the streets below they
saw them black with surginR thousands
Stenographers and clerks rushed into the
street from every door There We're in
cipient panics here and there throughout
the lower end Of the city in business
buildings and factories. The jar shook
many telephone and ire alarm wires down
town into unintcnded contacts and ali
sorts of complications ensued. Fire COM
panies began to pour into the streets
Terrified tenants made matters worse
by turning in alarms that had not sound
"a of their own accord.
Rhineander waldo, fire commissioner
for New York. and Chief Croker were
among. the first to reach Communtpaw
from New York. A picked band of New
York police accompanied them and rem
dered valuable aid TO the injured Ambu-
lances could not come fast enough and
express wagons We're commandeered for
duty In their place. How many We're ir-
iured will never he known in fun. but the
count of those treated In the New York
hospitals alone was 100 and in those Of
Jersey City, Hoboken. nion and sur
rounding towns. more than double that
number.
KNOWN DEAD AND INJURED.
The known dead are Burnett. Robert
New York. captain OF the tug John
Twohey, blown from his wheelhouse,
Moro Giantonomo. dock hand. killed on
the barkentine Ingrid; Moro Michaec
his brother. Mcneil. Charles engineer OF
"a yard locomotive, blown from his cab
Barbour. kohert, incoming jersey CEN
tral passenger. killed by falling glass;
Armstrong. James, captain Of the powder
boat Whistler: unidentified man. one Of
Whlstler'. crew.
The known missing are: Traver
Edward master OF tine Katharine w.
EIeluzoman, Louis, engineer Of the
Katharine W: Ackley, Frank. crow
Ackley, Henry. crew, stolpe, Oscar
crew. London, James, crew; Belgian.
Louis crew.
Thought 10 he missing Twenty un-
identified laborers Just getting ready 20
eat luncheon on pier No. when the
explosion came
"sOMETHING" DID BLOW UP.
Washington, Feb. l.-Assistant Secre-
tary Cable Of the department OF com
mercc ana labor, the department which
has charge of the Ellis island Immigrant
detention station. was before the Senate
committee on appropriations Monday. eX-
planning some of the departments wants.
"Wnl YOU have a deficiency this year
a senator asked him.
Not unless something blows Up"
answered Mr.. Cable
As II result OF to-day's explosion I'm
Jersey city, Congress- will be asked for
a deficiency appropriation. Commissioner
Williams reported to Secretary Nagel to-
day that the damage might reach $4,000
Only continued mild weather. he said.
could prevent suffering among the i'm
migrants.