The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-07-05
EXPLODE
AND 10000 SCATTER
Harlem OratOry Cut OF in Its
Prime by the Prcma-
turc Display.
THERE WAS $500 WORTH
Horses. Crowd. Speakers Flee as
Roman Candles shoot
All About En-.

success as fur as display OF fireworks was
concerned. but ran short on oratory. II
was the success of the fireworks which
ended the oratory. Alderman Nathan
I.ieberman of the Twenty Assembly
district was Just rising to his feet to
deliver few remarks about the day when
q truckload OF fireworks. $500 worth. which
was concealed behind metal fence. went
on OF its own accord.
II took just five minutes for the display
to shoot itself out. and the horses bolted
out into the crowd. A policeman cut the
ira ces. the crowd scattered and no one
WAS hurt. The rest of the orators who
were on the platform waiting to address
the crowd have no; been seen since
TBn Suns Harlem reporter says tha
at least 10000 persons were gathered in
the circle On the northeast corner Of
10th street and Fifth avenue was the
platform from which the patriotic speeches
were to be made just behind the plat
form was the metal screen. % feet high.
built to hide the truckload of fireworks,
and from which it was planned to set on
the pinwheels and the ground displays.
The truck was in the vacant lot behind
the screen. kept there for safety. The
fireworks were sent by the Lloyd Fire.
works Company and the truck was in
charge of Andrew Seyers. 10 Clark street.
Staten Island. a negro. There are those
in the crowd who sav they saw Seyers
smokinG a cigarette not long before the
grand display.
Sam Krulewich was lucky. He is the
Republican leader of the district and
he made his speech in peace before any
him. with their best banquet airs. were
Alderman Nathan lieber man and the
Rev. Bernard Goldsmith. expectantly
waiting to address the crowd
Mr.. Krulewich had finished his speech.
the band had finished patriotic selec-
ton. and Alderman Lieberman was on
his feet coughing unit il the applause should
subside Then came flash Of fame. a
few score pops. a loud fixing. and sparks
and tails Of light sped into the air, agains.
the fence. against the blank walls of the
tenement houses which back into the lot
down into the ground and straight ahead
at the tails Of the team OF horses on the
truck.
The horses boted forward into the
crowd. which separated as fast as a crowd
Of 10000 could scatter. Policeman Wit.
man OF the East IOith street station was
near the exit by which the horses got out
and he grabbed the reins. jerked the team
90, nj han b.,
Once released the horses were easy to
handle
Meantime the crowd Of 1000 was
scattering; over into Central Park folk
rushed pellmell some dashed along
10th street. others up Fifth avenIe-any-
where 10 get away from the $500 worth
OF fireworks which were being exploded
ut the rate OF about 500 minute. Sky
rockets. roman candles. pinwheels.
special displays flower gardens. and all
the pretty things that the city can get
for that much money were shooting of
all at once, and every one near enough
to see them had his back turned
The Rev. MIR. Goldsmith. Leader krule-
wich and Alderman Iieberman left
hurriedly. Seyers. tho driver. also had
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some ono pulled fire box. and three
engines. a truck and the reserves from
the Fast iO4th street station came. They
didn't have anything to do except to aid
in marshalling the mob.
Over in Morningside Park almost the
same thing happened later, The COM
mittee OF thirty-fve had arranged for
speeches in the afternoon. however, and
Alderman W, d. Bush, Alexander Brough
and others had spoken in the afternoon
The fireworks were reserved for the
evening.
They started in set ting them OF at
$50. They were in charge OF three men,
They were set OF in what Is known as Fort
Horn. which had circular enclosure,
surroun ded by a wall four feet high,
in which they were set Off. The crowd
was gathered in Morningside Park at a
distance far enough away to be safe.
Half OF the fireworks had been set or
in safety. The committee was in the
enclosure which contained the fireworks.
The fireworks were in box. and tar
paulin had been provided for it, but the
men in charge left II of while they were
setting them on.
Sparks from a pinwheel or something
dropped into the box. and then came
u display which rivalled the one M 10th
street and Fifth avenue. The only danger
was TO the committee of thirty-hve
many members OF which nearly broke
their necks in scurrying to safety. The
crowd in the park, safely away from dan
ger. gave the hitherto highly dignifed
committee the horse laugh when tn.
explosion occurred. No one was hurt.
Following the festivities in st, Cab RI
els Park last night two boys, Charle,
Bennett and Edward Halford, wandercd
into a section Of tho grounds set aside
Us playground for boys and found "a
oase of fireworks left over from the eve
ming celebration.
While they ere examining the hoS
the contents exploded. seriously in turing
both boys, Bennett was badly burned
about the head and body ana Halford
had his face, hands and arms burned,
! They were taken Ia Bellevue Hospital
where Bcnneii's father is critically III
lie has not been told Of the accident
IN. Bennett home IL ~ 3:o East Thirty.
sixth street.
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