New-York tribune., 1916-07-31

permitted the violation of the law concerning the handling OF
large quantities of explosives in this manner
Alexander Davidson superintendent of the National DOCK
and Storage Companv was named his position required
that he the action railroad and barge concern
before either could violate law they charged with
doing in connection with yesterdays disaster
Death List Is Three.
That the list of known dead greater than three is
considered little short of miraculous by those who know the
deadly possibilities of string of laden with shrapne
While fifty or hundred and still are nomnay
unaccounted for is thought that they will come orth To-Day
from the various refugees they sought when the boats nuts and
cottages about the warehouses subjected to their early
morning bombardment.
Cornelius Leyden chief of the ehgh Valley police depart
ment has been listed dead although not much as rag
ment of his clothing been found 1t is considered certain
that the first terrific blast which found the police ocla stand
ing within few feet of the barge that blew up literally
tore the man shre sending the bits so far that nothing may
be found to indicate what his fate may have BEEN
Arthur Tossen baby of two months was sleeping IN the
arms of his mother Mrs Margaret Tossen at 81 Central Ave
nue. Jersey City, when the force Of the explosion caused he
walls of the little house in which they sleeping to warp
and shake like paper The mother and baby were ed from
their bed and hurled to the floor several feet away
Half an hour later the baby dead The mother dazed
the nightmare to which had awakened sat on cot IN the
Jersey City Hospital grooming lullaby to an imaginary bapy
The third death was that of unidentified man whose
body was removed from the debris about the Nao Do
waterfront
crushed beyond recognition and his clothing was burned 10
an extent as to leave little by which it might be recognized
The man s believed to have been about twenty-five years DID,
feet 10 inches tall and had light brown hair Fragments oil
white and purple shirt which hung IN ribbons ABOUT MS ecA
bore the laundry mark 1885,
Barge Captain Awakened.
Cana William sfe Iehgh Valley barge aroused from
vicinity of his craft he sad shoy eoe
from his cabin disclosed the tongue o'
flame that grew yesterdays disastrous fire and explosion All
- 81 that the fame end of the dock Whether
to
rowtoa the spread both barges and freight cars bo
and ba he knew with enough explosives to oow Jersey
Cv off tho man. and he made get beyond their reach
Rv the changing light the flames could be stretched out on
of the were hed with
another with dynamite and stu another was ho
with nitroceluose a still powerful explosive
Craft Blamed by Railway.
At the end of the pier feet from the last was the
barge which according Lehgh Valley Railroad officials tied
their docks at night In VIOLATION OF he Id" anu "ou'
Ct the railroad.
At this tgbat Geneva Of the Lehgh Valley e DIRE"
IN TO the docks frightened sailor attached cable the floating
rpe and the pier But the trip of short dua
o Several separated the stern OF the barge from W
burning fiery brand apd from and fell against
of shrapne.
No time the attempting to the shells
The cable was cut barge permitted drift drnl
when through the outside Of the and m
first vey srapne hurled the harbor the fremer
and noverto o Broadway.