Show EXPLOSION OF GENERATOR I r For Half an Hour Broadway New Now NewYork NewYork York Was In Darkness New Now York Tork April 20 The explosion of or oran an enormous electric generator tonight m jn a I the lighting plant of the New York Tork Edl Edi Edison son company at street And nd First avenue turned darkness on New Yorks most brilliantly lighted district The explosion was followed by tire fire ana anu an although the firemen responded prompt promptly ly b the water they threw Into the build Ing seemed only to spread the flames James which were feeding on the insulation ft ef t the great mass of wires inside the build building building ing For Eor half halt an hour Broadway was almost II in darkness The footlights in half balf a dozen theatres were so 80 dim dial that the ac AI actors a tors toss were hardly distinguishable to the auditors and In some places stampedes were narrowly averted Scores of ot little moving picture theatres were put out of commission and In Bellevue hospital the attendants were busy for many man minutes quelling queUing a panic among tho the patient Emergency generators were fInally placed in operation by the lighting corn com compan pan 4 |