The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-06

might not overhead and explode TINT
In buildings whence the workers had
led.
An elderly man. the last of the .refu-
gees, limped into Perth Amboy last
night. He said that South Amboy is
in darkness except for the glare from
the burning munitions plant Few per-
sons are there except soldiers. sailors
and few officers of the company.
Lack Of sleep and shock made the old
man slow in answering Inquiries. He
was oppressed by the fear that other
and worse explosions were inevitable.
He said unexploded shells Uttered the
road over which he had come.
1t was said last night that three large
magazines containing unexploded INT
have been located. They are underground
and under concrete roofs.
Takes TINT Out of Plant.
Lieut. Sayre of Company b, Fifteenth
Battalion of the United States Guard,
with railroad employee who knew only
enough about locomotive to start II,
ran twelve freight cars filled with TINT
out OF the yards of the munition plant
yesterday to South Amboy.
Sergeant William c. Schill!ng Of Lieut.
sayre's company went back to bed Fri
DAY night after the explosions had
stopped and 1t was thought that there
was no more danger. The first of tho
Dig explosions that began about mid
night lifted him out of bed He dropped
to the floor thoroughly awake.
Schilling was ordered to save the
patients in the camp hospital. He got
automobiles and took some of the pa
tients 10 keyport. where he comman-
oeered hotel Afterward the patients
were taken to the Government hospital
at Lakewood. During the Journey to
heyport the glass in all Of the auto
mobiles was broken.
Miss Hazel Jaeger of 4ss Ninth ave-
nue.. nurse who responded early yes
terday to the call for relief workers,
was stationed at a temporary hospital
In South Amboy. She said that while
twenty injured men were on operating
tables an explosion broke all the win
dows In the building and glass sprinkled
the patients.
Three Prisoners Relessed.
In the camp hospital were three men
held as prisoners. When the other pa
TENTS were taken out these men re-
manned. An officer ordered them re-
leased. Nobody had time to watch them.
They quickly made a getaway.
The chief electrician of Unit Gil,
where the first explosion occurred, was
blinded. He said that 200 men were
working in this unit. II this is true
the number OF dead exceeds present esti-
mates.
The Rev. Father Quinn OF Perth AM
boy went to South Amboy, arriving there
at midnight Friday. He accompanied
Chief OF Police Burke of Perth Amboy.
Father Quinn went into the burning
buildings of the munitions plant and ad-
ministered the last sacrament to men
dying OF burns. When the peril became
too great Chief Burke forced him into
his automobile. Father Quinn Jumped
from the moving car and ran back to-
ward the plant Chief Burke caught him
and again forced him back into the
automobile.
1t was said by Government officials
yesterday that the Morgan plant had
been particularly careful in wedding out
enemy aliens from among applicants
for work. A man who said he was IA
miliar with the situation in all the NUM-
tons plants In the metropolitan district
declared that hundreds OF enemy aliens
work in them. He admitted that he had
no particular knowledge of the plant at
Morgan.
Perth Amboy is under martial law,
and the entire district in the control of
more than 1000 Regulars and members of
the Coast Guard, No search for bodies
Will be made until the ruins cool.
An inspector who was in Unit Gil
two hours before the FIRST explosion said
that in the building were nine kettles,
each continuing about 240O pounds of
amatol, a half and half mixture Of INT
ana ammonia nitrate. The amatol was
fed from kettles on the second floor
through pipes to the first floor, where
100 millinieter shells. known as grave
diggers." were filled.
Amatol exerts its force downward
when exploded. The inspector believes
that all the men In the building, except
four. who have been accounted for, were
killed. He said there were only fifty
men In the building. There were about
5000 grave digger" shells In this struc-
ture, and 500 more in n car alongside.
Carloads Of shells caused the loudest de-
donations yesterday.