The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-30

detectives went over the prem Detectives James Dooley, Wheeler and Derrick were busy interviewing witnesses of the accident and serving notices on them to appear tomorrow morning before Coroner Phelan, who will hold a hearing to determine il possible the reason for the fatality. The latter this morning was accompa- nfed on his tour of the premises 6y officials of the company and he stated he waatsd to get the location and ar- rangement of the scene firmly fixed in his mind
 THE KNOWN DEAD
 Louis Navitiz, 25 years, of 140 Thompson street, died o'clock
 last night in Bridgeport hospital.
 PROBABLY FATALLY BURNED
 Ferxiinando Tnmasetti, 2s years,
 of 89 Washington avenue.
 Charles Nazarene, 37 years, TAI
 Grand street.
 SERIOUSLY INJURED
 John 10th, 25 years, 1O8 Ever
 green street, burns on head, lace
 and body.
 Michael Hurley, A years, 147e
 HarraI avenue, burned on head,
 arms and body.
 Thomas Barrett, IS years, 216
 fAndley street, painful burns on
 neck, arms and body.
 Charles Gregory, 46 years, Oak
 street, body burns.
 William Judge, S7 years, 576
 Brook street, body and head burns <
 Brook street, body and head burns.
 The explosion which rocked houses in the/ North and East Sides of the city and until explained threw work. men in the plant and employees M nearby factories into a state of near panic, occurred shortly before o'clock, yesterday afternoon. in the one-story structure, part of which rests on the Pequonnock river deck of the concern
 The fbuilding is used by the com- pany for structural iron work, and contained two huge tanks of acety' lene and oxygen gas, attached to welding apparatus. The welding ap. paratus was not in use: as far as the officials can determine there was nc fire in the building, and the 10 work men were engaged inside the building at various tasks. when without the slightest warning the explosion oc' cured.
 The roof was blown off the build ing. the gas tank\4nd several work. men shot into the air through the rent roof. Other employees envelopet in sheets of flame were catapultee through the windows of the structure
 Navitzi, who died last night of hf: injuries, was blown through a. win dow sash and landed on the top o1 a barbed wire fence, his blazing oil. soaked clothing famed by the win6 from the river. He was rescued from the fence and his flaming garment. extinguished by Capt: Charles Nc Carthy of the coal barge Richard, of New York.
 The explosion of the gas tank wa. immediately followed by a sheet O. flame, which enveloped the structur' and the greasy clothes of tht me chanics were ignited as the wer' hurled through the air. Lssing al presence of mind 10 burning mel were seen running fralltically abou the yard, while employees from th' other parts of the plant who rushed to the scene stood for several minutes bewildered by the scene.[ and offer ing no assistance.
 One machinist blown through th' door of the building onto the dock resembled flaming torch. He jump cd to his feet, ran along the docl about 10 yards and then plunged headforemost into the river, t' hi Ho Inf l was quickly followed by second worker and both were pulled iron the river by the members of the crew or the coal barge.
 Capt McCarthy of the coal barge who had anchored his boat north O the dock and building, was standing on the deck when he was almos Knocked down by the force of the ex ploston, which rocked his barge. Ht i ordered all hands to their posts, no Knowing what was to follow and pre- pared to chop his barge loose ant drift down stream, to safety.
 When he saw the dozen burning fig ures fleeing about the yard, however he jumped from his boat after givirs orders to the crew to rescue the twt men who had jumped into the water and to grapple for the third who i. thought to have been blown through the roof of the structure.
 The first to attract McCarthys at tention was Navitzi Mccarthy extri Cated him from the barbed wire fence which had severely torn his body and
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