The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-10-22
Rush Hour Crowd. Trapped
at Ferry. Forced to
Walk Home.
so RELIEF FOR TODAY
heath of Injured in Hospital
Nav Swell the Death
List.

Tn. main boiler Of the plaut OF the +,
Richmond Light and Power COMPANY eA-
| o',ded late yesterday afternoon. Six
men were killed four more were badly in
r,ied and one Of them is expected to die.
and the electric service on Staten Island
vas rendered useless. All the electric
sh,. we're dark and will stay dark pos
.bly until tomorrow. All the trolley
! Ars were stalled. to remain that way un-
tonight
y The dead are:
4 skENrTC PATRICK labor-r, - years
old Of Webster avenue IVES, New
Brshton.
4 DENIES. ----. lsboi.r
rEROMINL -. lsborsr.
Grt1oN PHILIP. fireman. ocean Terrace
w.s' Nev Brighton.
HANNAH. FRANK. engineer 80 years old.
= I.unis street West New Brighton.
SULLIVAN. DANIEL. fireman. 81 wears old.
- Epsebank.
Tho injured are:
r>RllN. MICHAEL. Isborer a. years old
Of -. Cary avenue West New Brighton
plIGUIDo ROCCO. coal carrier. 30 years
4, old ~ 80 South street, w.s, New Brigh.
Ton. Probably viii die
,POlI. ANTONIO. lsborer. - wears old
" .-5 Brook avenue. Wes, New Brighton
sCH1ACoNE, NuNCIo. laborer. - years
eld. Of 80 South street, IVES, New Brixh.
ton.
biliguido. Napol and Srhiacone are in
- Nincents Hospital. Carlm in the Smith
iuiirmary. All are scalded and bruised.
niIieuido has only a slight chance OF re-
overy. the physicians say The others
ere less seriously hurt.
Thousands Of Staten Islanders had TO
= saik to their home. from ST. George yes
Nday unless they lived along the shore
'front.'. in which case they could usv the
steam roads. They will have to waIh to
re ferry again this morning
Catchc. Rush Hour Crowd.
N The accident happened al the busiest
4 ne Of the day. At exactly 5:l5 part of
ne boiler blew through the roof OF th.
h. and far out into the XII van KulI
When the rush of homegoers began shortly
ef'cr carriages, automobiles. wagons and
'i ITS Of ConVcyances were pressed into
rvice to get the people home.
Mann homes on Staten Island are
,4upped with gas ana electric light. but
'HEI H'HlfS btlhIu 'flIN upon electric
ant for their service to make the acci-
I.n' general discomfort
n, plant is located at Living ston
>'aten Island. and occupies building one
'1ck long and three stories high 1ne
'''l'r described as a water tub. boiler
~ Ia. y. -. type. was in III. centre of
1' building.
Engineer Hannah. who is Il brother of
'pilre Lieut. Hannah Of the West
~ ghton station, was working with his
H'n around the boiler when tn. explosion
'turr'd. All the men in that part of
He building were hurt. The police and
r'ic'als Of the company say they have
.'i Vet been able TO learn the cause OF
= "Nplos on. II is believed th.r. was
sufficient water in the boiler.
Watchers See strange sight.
IT, explosion shook dwellings for sev.
''l blocks. Those who were abroad IL
heiehborhood saw huge piece OF
'H sailing far into the air. and out into
" hl van kull
y the same moment the lights OF tn.
.t'i went out. and trolley cars becam.
- lad. Some one telephoned to Lieut.
HWaan IN the West Brighton police sta :
TO-" He sent the reserves on the run
'I called out ambula noes and fre ap,
rega'us
huge rlfI had been blown in the ives
Va "t' every paue of glass had been blowr
~ It aud smaller boilers near by had been
'n'd "a. Some clerks working in tn.
ffl'o 100 feet away were knocked on
.t feet.
itdrlcs Hahn, Who for nine years has
.-I charge Of the boilers at the plant
SO. ON a car ON his way home when
.'' power gaze out and the car stopped
.f dId not hear of the cause until told
newspaper men at 10 o'clock last
ant
iio SAID that boiler No. 10, which ex.
'Hd'd was one OF the newer boilers
- iu' plant and had been in service onl,
" years. 1t was Of the upright type
- contained 1tS twenty foot tubes
..' lrhcs were inches In diameter anc
Ha' r. easing '. inch thick
n Ilu said that when he got to tn
pave Yesterday morning he found al
o1o from the engineer. Hannah. T.
'-' tho water in No. 10, In accord
'.' with this order. he drew the fire
h|'' tn" water overheard" as he ex
ho','l II, and reflled the boiler. Tn
No. Grs not put back under the boile
MI = O'Clock Yesterday afternoon. II
500 1uat he made a round OF the boil
-" ~ O'Clock looking them all over "A
"'' '.mc and hnding them all in goo
working order. lie left the plant at ) 20
III Doo,s
- t'o p,tut las n!Sh, II was said tha
sac llNrly that repairs could be mad
.' 'uat tho plant could be started u
AIN unI"r two days fcW cars ~ei
'' On ipo north shore las niSn, b
hr- Ep tho Inc with the irasme.
,''h. = thc Midland Railroad Company
'l'te-hf, service was on about ii
''4'N nedulc The district affected re
NAMED 1thout any electric lights.