Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-07-30


Hosstso IouHHs- srueiAL LHAsHo WtRU
New York, July 80. All Manhat-
tan island. Brooklyn ana cities Ia
New Jersey We're shaken shortly after
o'clock this morning by a terrific
explosion. Frantic efforts were made
by the police to locate the scene of
the evident disaster.
The most reliable report received
up to 2:30 o'clock was that the Eagle
OH works, located on n peninsula eX-
tending from Communlpaw, N. j., In
TO New York hay had blown up.
The force of the explosion was so
great that thousands OF heay, plato
glass windows In office buildings an
lower Manhattan and BROOKLYN were
shattered Streets for many blocks In
the down town section were literally
strewn with broken glass
Thousands Of persons swarmed into
the streets in all parts Of the city
from buildings subway exits and rail-
way stations running about IN q panic
many women became hysterical. Po-
lice whistles We're blown frlntically
hut the police themselves did not
know what il was all about.
second Explosion.
The first explosion was followed hy
a second az 2.39 slightly less violent.
but which again shook all New York
and shattered many more buildings.
a report received al 2:40 was that
several carloads Of shrapnel cconsigu-
ed to the allies and lying in the Blaca
Tom whore the Eagle oil works are
located, had exploded. So far as
known at that hour no one had been
injured
Brooklyn police headquarters re-.
ported that ten persons had been kills
ed ln an explosion in the subway at
street and Myrtle avenue
but the report apparently was un-
founded
Nearly an the fire apparatus u
BROOKLYN was called out in the belief
hat somewhere in that part ot the
.ity there was great fire bat mo-
race of one was TO be found
Police headquarters in all horoushs
ecciycd reports of disa tiers OF an
,iuds. BOTH in New YORK and New
Jersey one report was that am OH
nip was blown up near the statue OF
liberty.
Wires Are Down.
The New York Telephone eompauy
at 2.3S that an telephone
ines leading from New York to near
,y points m Jersey were down and
communication was almost tmpussi-
,le
Police headquarters ia Manhattan
oppressed the belief that many thoUs-
nds of dollars OF dJmage had been
lusCd I'm this city by the explosion
{ was coujocturcd that the eumtna
ions of vaults n me financial district
NIGHT o. h4IF 50 lHViEIIaIL a
hat difficulty would be- experienced
p opening them
Flames which lighted the city Tor
niles around apparently We're 10 the
slack Tom district near CommUHi
Jaw. which is a part OF jersey CitE
There were persistent rumors here
hat The immense standard oll plant
{ BaNuHue had blown mp. hut police
cadguHrtors In that city was reached
. O'Clock and declared positively
Iaf 'he explosion had NOT been iu
a1unne
Thousands FLOCK 20 street
The thousands who bad uuekcd to
'c streets after lhy first explosion
ore reinforced by thousands more
uw The second Mcn women aut
7l5rcn ltn their homes n theiJ
iahJ clothing. MaW declared they
ad been thrown out az bed by fha
Ircc of the ,oH.uszlau. which VH-
20 more severely % Erookhu uan u
eV NoTk
Women who were m BROOKLYN
rccts when The lst explosion ut-
erred we're thrown t0 the pavement
ao many became crazcd with fea
CHESTS ai The big uptown hotels ram
uuucallV into the corridors whom
latiered Patients Ia an the eitv
osritals We're greatly alarmed aud
heir attendants experienced mnch u
ffculty Ia quieting them. PFasnF
'iion was taken hy the police ta uf<s
emit iootnr In buildlues vh{<H W
cen vacated by frightensd tzllz s &