Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-31


municate itself TO some OF the car!
nearer tho barge.
Two long cuts OF cars were success
+ fully removed from the danger zon,
before tho rapidly spreading fire en-.
Eulfed the balance.
NOT YET DETERMINED
WHAT MONEY Loss WILL DE
1T has not as yet been definitely de-
tcrmincd just what the money loss will
be. Some 10000 tons of raw sugar,
valued at approximately S3.i00,Go0. is
known to he lost. 1t is believed that
the other contents Of the warehouses
destroyed will greatly increase this
amount. There were no explosives
stored in the warehouses. Two Of the
cars destroyed wcro loaded with shrap
: mel. which would not have been a
source OF danger. hut for outside fire.
The other cars destroyed were loaded
principally with salt aud pork.
The scene OF the explosion and fire
is in no way adjacent TO the main pas
#enEer and freight terminals Of the
Lchirh Valley Railroad. either AT New
York or Jersey City"
Edmund l.. Mackenzie. president OF
the National Storage Company. de-
clarcd tonight that the plant Of his
concern was valued al S!,01o,ooo, while
tho contents OF tho Warehouses prob
ahly were worth Sloono.0oe. One q
the warehouses which remains intact
he said. is filled with chemicals E"-
side the great quantity OF raw sugar
burned there were 24.0"o bales of to-
bacco much mating from China and
Japan and other merchandise. The
loss to his company and the railroad.
Mr.. Mackenzie said. partially was Gov
cred by insurance
AS far as have been able TO asccr-
tain" said Mr.. Mackenzie. there ap-
parently has not been great loss OF
life This undoubtedly was due 10 the
fact tina, few persons live in the i'm
mediate vicinity OF our plant, There
were. OF course. number of private
watchmen and hrcmen on the ground
~ tho time, but all Of these except
;wo have heen accounted for"
ctiu.D DIES FROM SHOCK.
AFTER FIRST EXPLOSION
The body Of an unidentified young
man WAS recovered from tho water
off the Lchigh Valley pier. y child
in Jersey City, according TO the police,
died from shock after tho first Of the
explosions.
Many men told thrilling stories of
having been blown hundreds OF feet
over land and water.
Most Of the sixty or more injured
taken TO Jersey City hospitals were
struck by falling glass or debris.
Nearly all were in the railroad yards
on craft moorcd near the island
Included among them are fcw women
ana children whose homes Mere on
harecs.
Every window in the pedestal of the
Statue of Liberty. on Erdloc'S Island.
opposite Black Tom. was broken. aud
the main door made Of iron. and
weighing almost Il ton. was blown or
it's hinges. The statue itself, however.
was not damaged except from the
rain Of shrapnel which bcSpattcrcd 1t.
Although the plant which furnished
power for Ecdloes Island was shaken
and partly put ont OF commission. the
famous Light OF Liberty" burned
steadily throughout the hours OF con
fusion flaming high above the pail of
smoke
Early reports of damage ia tie build
inGs on Ellis Island were exaggerated.
according TO Captain Frye, supervising
engineer of Federal huildMg. in New
York. Captain Fryr said the loss
could not exceed $4,000
naHGES DRIFT no ISI,>u
FROM SCENE or ENrIoSIoN
Most az tho damage at tho immicra-
ton station MAS caused ny the force
or the explosion, which wrecked walks
and buildings aud shattered windows
and doorways. TWO harses, ahlazo and
laden with shrapucl shells had ,lrif,cd