The evening world. Newspaper, June 14, 1917, Page 4

me ee te een eee FEAD. 33 HRT N BROOKLYN FIRE: Explosion at Sugar Plant Expected to Die. Spontaneous combustion due to Working machinery without @ let-up for three years under press of war orders, is now believed to have been Fesponsible for the explosion and fire that early to-day destroyed the great packing building of the Havemeyer _ & Eider plant of the American Sugar Refining Company in Williamsburke One employee fost his life in the fire and another ts still missing. Thirteen men, severely injured, some of whom Wi die, are in hospitals and twenty others with minor injuries have been discharged from hospitals, according to a statement insued by the company |, this afternoon. Rumors to the effect that the fire was the work of an incendiary were rife following the explosion, which Wlew out part of the building and knocked down pedestrians several blocks away, this theory being atrengthened by the early appear Grape-Nuts Luneh Puts ‘PEP’ into the AIM | twenty-seven, of No. 401 Kerry Street; | Monroe Street Kayser &Co LITTLE CONCERTS FOR YOUR HOME TO-NIGHT, 8.30 TADRS — holvelaw Kong — GALLI~ from a very by Reeral esheenstee WAREROOMS, KNAB Sth Ave. at 39th St, Verfect Vietur service, ANOTHER MISSING pli Some of Workmen Injured in| ee ofall ‘foe the ae i i ee = i said the cause of the fire was un- | known, | of Incendiariam he tae, | “While there has events, such ans owas labor agita- tion, strikes, sensations! shortage stories and sugar whip fires, the offi- credit any wrongful connection be- tween them, The morale of the or- ganization tteelf was mhown by more than half of the company’s total em ployees purchasing under the company’s plan within the last three days.” Fire Chief Kenlon maid the lous would be at: least $1,000,000. cluded in thix estimate is the burg- ing up of 21,000,000 pounds of sugar jwhich had been transferred to the LAST THREE MONTHS. According to employees, there have been several explosions in the build ing in the last few nthe, the moat serious of these being twe # 0x0 These employees attribute the ex ions to the fact that the ma- ry Was worn out at many points ay since the war began. Prior to the war it was the cus tom to clone the plant three weekslT in every year to repair the machinery & proceéding which was abandone because of the pressure of war or- ders, Firemen searohing part of the ruins this morning found five yellow badges such as the employees wore, a human arm and a hat. A large crack ap- peared in the wall about this time and the firemen were called away. A fow seconds later the large section of debris crumpled down where they had been working The émploye known to be dead was William Miller, forty-five years old, of No 71 North First Street, who jdiod In the hospital The five reported je most seriously burned, some of cted to die, are whom are ex Philip Ander, twenty-e 169 Allen Street, Manhattan; J Stenkowitz, twenty-seven, of No. 227 Wythe Avenue; John Ruddington Dik, twenty-three, of No enth Street, and Syl veater Barrett, fifty-seven, of No. 439 ‘The packing building was the largest lof the company's seven, extending \from South First and Sout» Second Streets to Kent Avenue and Bast Riv er. In the building powdered sugar Is put in barrels, and fine ‘ust per meates it at ail times. At 11.20 Jast night thero was an | explosion in the condensing room that | blew a corner of the nine-story |structure into Kent Avenue and knocked down pedestrians on Wil Hameburg Bridge, two blocks away A burst of flame followed A borough call brought apparatus EN! ROTHER DAUGHTER Pale, hag~ a n Yew York World Sets The Pace lance at the scene of Capt. Mitchel! from all parts of Brooklyn and oa of the United Gtates Secret Service. and acrows the Williamsburg bridge! Earl D, Bapst, President of the from Manhattan. American Sugar Refining Company, hurried to the scene. In connection with rumors men toward the exits followed the first burst of flame, na nerten of Way through smoke and fire they trampled and fought. pulled fifteen cors af the company are joath to Moor of the structure, drove 100 families from their homer | after they were allowed to collect! their more valued possessions. They were taken bi Liberty Bonds it was were alle nounced that the fire was under con- trol In- | apparatus was sent building from a steamship on Tues-|teving Nati a Broadway day. The cargo consisted of 70,000 Fenn oynek bags, 300, pounds to the bag. The property is fully insured. THREE EXPLOSIONS IN THE stockholders of these ini approved 5 at tutions will be united under a joint 000,06 stock to be it of being worked twenty- | |} <a ae ee ee ee ee ae ae ae eae eee ee ae ee ee ee ae ae ee = All the fireboats ‘The stampede of scores of frantic In fighting their) When the first firemen arrived they men from the first Because of the danger the police k of the fire lines, and fter 2 o'clock before they to return, ok Chief Kenlon an- At 1.8 o« tho nd Manhattan and Queens back. oo TWO BANKS TO BE UNITED. | 4 the Broadway Trust directora and plan whereby thi k ownership. The capital stock of irving ix lo be increased from $4,- to $4,500,000, the $600, combined 000 will continue to op resource Hasband Discovers Them Too Late «| room was filled with gas. SLACKERS OVERCROWD JAIL; MAY USE COURT HOUSE Sixty-Seven Arrested Near Duluth, Fifty in Chicago and Nine- teen in Philadelphia, DULUTH, Minn, June 14.—Sixty- seven slackers arrested in the Iron Range country are in jad) here to- day. The jail ts #0 crowded that it ia planned to put some prisoners in the County Court House, SHICAGO, June 14,—In raids by the Chicago police last inght and early to-day, mfty men unable to produce registration cards were ar- rerted, PHILADELPHIA, June 14.—Nine- teen men were arrested here by the Federal authorities to-day charged | with ¢ to register, — Tweive | w axed after they had. ex- pl they registered elsewhore, , | CHILDREN DEAD, WIFE DYING| to Save. Manuel Rygtel, four years old, and his| sister, Sadie, three years old, were found dead beside their mother in a gas filled | bedroom at their home, No. 660 Market jowark, early this morning. 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Ground Floor tiinetinetneineetnetned Clearance of Knit Underwear For Women and Misses At About 25% Below Usual Prices Vests | Tights | Union Suits 40c, 60c, 75 50c and 75¢ 50c, 75c, 95c, $1.25 Glove Silk Underwear Vests | Bloomers | Union Suits $1.65 | $2.25 $2.50, $3.95 Second Floor Camisoles | Envelope Chemises 95c to $3.50 $2.25, $3.50 ee eS ee ee Se ey COLD STORAGE | Furs Wearing Apparel Cold Air Vaults: on premises. Full Insurance Against loss by fire, moth or theft. Special Sale of Infants’ Rompers (Sizes up to 4 years) the Beach and bloomer models in madras, dimities, chambrays, repps and suesette. 95c and $1.95 Usually up to $3.25 Fourth Floor Remodeling and Repairing At special prices during Summer months. 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Fourth Floor Special Values in Boys’ Furnishings Shirts 75c | Blouses . 75c | Bath Robes. .$1.50 | Neckwear......25¢ Formerly $1.00 | Formerly $1.00 Formerly $2.00 Ground Floor Formerly s0c Featured for Friday and Saturday A Collection of Summer Hats That Should Sell for $10.00 $6.95 All-white and all- Tran Sparent black Hats of ex- brims of all maline, tremely smart style, net or braid, or of advance models, soft satin. “Crowns f of satin of with that air of ed ae Hyon picturesqueness, draped or on plainer that effectiveness fitted lines. Trims which marks the med with burnt midsummer Millin- feathers wheat, vel- ery mode. vet and ribbon bows Fourth Floor PS RR A FH ee