The evening world., 1912-07-29
3 DEAD,.3 DYING
FROM EXPLOSION
IN PARK SHAFT
Workman'S Drill Hits Dyna-
mite $50 Feet Down in
Aqueduct Tunnel.
RESCUERS BRAVE PERIL.
Men Found Buried Under Tons
4 of Rock in Pitch Dark
Tube.
,RESCUERS BRAVE PERIL.

Pie hard. sharp point OF an electric
Ptoil, manipulated by Thomas Coco 10
iSset under Central Park, to-day struck
. stick of dynamite left by accident In
. cpsvioe in the granite. An explosion
followed. Three men were literally torn
10 pieces. three were fatally hurt and
several others received minor injuries
The accident occurred about opposite
West Ninety-seccod street. The men In
volved were part of tho night shift
blasting crow which has headquarters at
shaft ~ Of the saueduct. the mouth OF
which 10 at Ninety-s!xth street and Gen.
tired Park West.
thirty years old: Louis Prinnaie.
Mariana. twenty-five years old. The
fatally injured. In the J. Hood Wright
Hospital. are: Thomas Coco. thirty
years old. fractured skull: Dominic
Ruila. twenty.eiGht years old. fractured
skuil. and Raffalo Stinageppa, thirty
years old. fractured skull
Tony Calagana, twenty-five years old,
IN i.iso In the same hospital. suffering
from internal injuries. but will recover.
The explosion occurred n few minutes
before the day crew OF blasters relieved
tAe men who work at night. The night
shift u In charge Of Ralph Haven. the
day SHIFT OF Walter steinberg. There
IRE 100 men In each shift. Tony Coco.
brother OF Thomas. 10 blasting foreman
bf one OF the ten gangs into which the
hvndred men are divided.
UNGxPLooEp STICKS ARE LEFT
IN cREvIcEs.
: u y the practice to drill holes for the
etlck dynamite In spots designated by
vhs blasting foreman. The men all re-
tire TO . safe distance when tho OK
paosive 10 placed In position. 1t 10 then
lstonated b. electricity.
when numerous sticks Of dynamite
1rs set on. ~ IL frequently the case.
the detonations are 30 rapid that there
are no single roars heard. but just a
eonfused rumble. For that reason no
bus can count and keep tally on the
Various sticks that have been placed
h the crsvices.
Saturday night there had been blasts
ht the point where Tony Coco this
horning told his broth,r. Thomas. to
VIII uOrv nOiSA OF ny ma
mite had failed to explode on the prev
iOus occasion. but that fact had not
been noted. Other members OF the
sang stood about Thomas. ready to do
their various parts Of the work when
the holes should have been drilled.
poLicE ARREST TWO BOSSES
FOR NEGLIGENCE.
Haven had gone above ground 20 con.
ler with Steinberg before the relief Of
ne aight crew. They heard the muf.
ned roar Of the explosion and knew
that something had gone wrong. A
Oomsnt later excited workmen tumbiet
Cut OF the crowded lifts and told o.
the dead men In the smoke filled cavern
below.
Policeman whalen arrested bot,
Haven and Steinberg after the dead ant
injured had been removed. The tw,
bosses were charged with criminal neg,i
gsncs. They will be arraigned In tn
Yorkville Court.
A week ago to-day. at the exact min
~ OF the explosion OF this morning,
o1ece OF rock. sent dying by a regularl.
sot-oh blast near the base OF the shat,
struck Peter Olander on the forehea
= ne was stepping out OF a lift an
Htiied him Instantly. 3