New-York tribune., 1911-02-04
Two of Eight Men Named in War.
rents Surrender to the Police.
OTHERS TO DO 50 TO-DAY
Du Pont Officials Say Black
Powder, Not Dynamite, Caused
Havoc on Wednesday.

ponce yesterday. Ihey were later ar
| raigned and paroled i'm the custody of coun-
sci 10 appear for examination this morning
before Judge John W. Queen in the Second
Criminal Court. Three Of the men named
in warrants saw Judge Blair and will give
themselves m to-day Counsel for the
| three other men for whom warrants are out
communicated with the authorities and ar
ranged to have their clients in court at the
same time to-day.
Actual service Of the remaining warrants
was withheld on that account until to-day.
II is understood that all the defendants in
tend 10 waive examination before Judge
queen in which case they will he held in
bail TO await the action of the grand jury.
Captain James Healing. owner Of the
lighter Catherine w. of which not a splin-
ter was left after the dynamite exploded as
II was being loaded from freight car into
her hold. as is supposed, hurried to police
headquarters In the city Hall in Jersey
city yesterday morning. as soon as he
learned that a warrant was out for him
lie surrendered himself TO Captain John
Cody. and was forthwith escorted by de-
tectives TO Judge Queens court His coun-
sci. Daniel 9. Bergen. demanded an imme-
diate hearing, but Detectives James +.
Rooney and William b. Prescott. the com
plainants OF record on the warrants. were
not prepared TO go on with the case, so an
adjournment was taken.
Healing was then taken before Judge
John \. Blair. in the County Court 10 have
bail fixed. but on the request Of hts counsel
he was paroled until to-day. Later I'm the
day Arthur Hamilton. general freight agent
of the Central Railroad Of New Jersey, ap-
peared before Judge Robert Carey. in the
(ff.f4r7
tody Of his counsel. James +. Miller Of
counsel for the railroad
Du Pont Officials See Judqe.
Frederick Peters general manager Of the
=. ! du ront de Nemours Powder Com
pany; r. G. Morse. assistant manager. and
Captain Burr St John. superintendent If
transportation for the company visited the
private office of Judge Blair. I'm the Com
mercial Trust Building. in Jersey city yes
.terday afternoon, and Judge Blair paroIed
thcm in the custody of George A. Ten
rant. president of the Jersey city Board
Of Education. who became responsible for
their appearance in court this morning.
George holmes, general counsel for the
Jersey Central Railroad, gave satisfactory
assurance to IN" court that he would have
the other defendants. j. VI. Morris. local
freight agent. Louis r. Galadetto. dock
master on Pier :, where tie explosion oc-
CURED, and Charles Ridder. a checker on
that pier, on hand before Judge queen to-
DAY
captain Healing was closetcd with Prose
Cutor Iferre Garvcn Of Hudson County for
some time following his arraignment in
court Mr.. Garycn said sfterward that
Healing had promised To help the court in
every way in his power in the investiga-
ton as TO the cause Of the explosion.
Healing said Yesterday that he did not
think any dynamite had been loaded on
the Catherine ". when the explosion oc-
CURED. lie said he had seen her steam up
to the pler shortly before the explosion
took place. and in his opinion there had
not been time 10 begin the loading Of the
dynamite. which he said vas TO be trans
fcrred to 2 snip lying AZ Gravescnd Bay
FOR transportation TO Montovidco I'ru-
quay.
Dr. ". .. hudson chemical expert and
inspector for the du Pont company. who
has examined the condition Of things at the
scene of the explosion, said yesterday that
the explosion was not due to dynamite. but
to the blowing up Of 1920 pounds Of black
powder. which, he said, his company had
positively asccrtained had been on board
the Catherine ". when she tied up to Pier Z.
Evidence shows that, contrary to our
orders. this powder had not been delivered,
as it should have been, before any dyna-
mite was taken aboard. II had been stored
on tho lighter i'm kegs
The very nature Of the explosion proves
that u-.c mt f4n=od I,. tho J,.r.p,f,o
either by that already taken aboard when
the explosion occurred or by that which
was left in the cars The distance at which
the explosion was felt, the appearance Of
the huge cloud Of smoke and the way in
which the shock was carried through the
air also constitute proof that the explosion
was caused by black powder. a dynamite
detonation is very intense locally. but the
effects Of any dynamite that could have
exploded here on the pier could not nave
been those Of "Wednesday.
Says All Dynamite Was Frozen.
What il was that iguitcd this black
powder We do not know. Black powder,
contrary 20 popular belief IS far more dam
gerous than dynamite and viii explode, no
matter what the temperature. We can
show that all the dynamite on the pier or
boat at the time of the explosion was fro
zen and could not possibly have caused
Wednesday disaster
number of experts who have visited |
the scene Of the explosion said that guam |
titv Of the dynamite was apparently iro- /
zen which would render il much less eX- !
plosive. Hundreds Of sticks of the cXplo- !
siye which had tcen I'm the freight cars and |
did not let go were found scattered along /
the pier after the big blow-up. Captain |
Healing said yesterday that he did not |
know what was on the Catherine w. when |
he arrived al Pier lie said that Wednes- !
CAV was not the usual day for Transporting |
high explosives in and around the harbor |
ard that the Catherine ". had been to two |
other piers that morning delivering ship /
nents of accessories" such as percussion |
cans electrical apparatus and machinery |
for blasting.
Tie work Of the divers who have been |
searching for bodies at Pier was rewarded |
last night 10y the recovery of the frst body, |
that of Captain Armstrong. Of the pu Pont |
Powder Company tug Whistler. which lay |
alongside OF the Catherine W. and was
shattered and sunk hy the force Of the eX-
plosion The body was found underneath /
the pieces of wrcckase OF the tug In the |
bottom of the river II was badly mangled |
Trygor Andersen, second mate of the bark |
Ingrid. I'm a signed and sworn statement 20 |
the police. said that the men carrying the |
dynamite from cars 10 the Catherine W. |
we're working slowly and cautiously, that |
lie heard the foreman. with an oath. COM
mand them 10 hurry up. and that the men |
then began 10 run. He also said that a
man he described offered him a statement /
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