The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-29


DARING ArEhpT TO BLOW Ue norEL-ExPL0-
SION OF KEG OF POWDER IN HARLE's, PARK
ROW.
An awful explosion occurred yesterday afternoon in
the Office of Eare's Hotel in Park Row. Without mo-
ments warning, the house shaken itsyery roof
and all its inmates thrown into state of confusion and
alarm. In the Office below stairs among the baggage
an explosion Of gunpowder had taken place. but how,
the cause, why, was able to explain.
Fortunately at the time Of the explosion there were
but few persons in the oce These were stunned and
thrown upon the aoor but Of them dangerously
hurt. One taken to the City Hospital, but it
is not considered that his injuries will prove fatal BY
the force Of the explosion the upper ceiling shatter
ed to pieces and scattered the Aoor II
had been to work in the The pancs of glass in
the front doors shattered to pieces and
Of the doors taken of their hinges But for the fact tina.
the front Of the Office glass; giving vent to ths
powder the whole house must have fallen from the
and all its inmates been buried beneath its ruins which
doubtless the intention of the heartless Rend who
was the author of the act.
The Chief of Police with force was Immediately on
the premises, and investigation of the affair entered
into. The facts Of the matter are simply follows
In small leather travelling vase had been placed
small keg Of POWDER holding twelve pounds In
of the keg inserted the muzze of q small double
barreed pistol and against the triggers of the pistol
was placed an iron spring to strike the triggers and
create explosion at certain time regulated by the
running down Of weights attached to this trigger spring
The vaise of ordinary appearance and could
be placed, it was, in the Office, among the baggage,
without exciting any suspicion, and at the hour fixed
upon the machinery would revove within the valse
as to perform the fatal work intended.
Tie police collected among the the fragments the
mains Of the vase, the slaves and hoops of the small
keg of powder, the double barreed pistol and some Of
the machinery with which it worked and have them
all at present al the Chiefs Office On the premises also
were found some large shot, which had doubt been
placed in the kcg to make the havoc more sure and
deadly.
The Chief his aids are now industriousy at work
INVESTIGATING this mysterious affair, and it is to be hoped
they viii succeed in bringing the black hearted end who
could devise such work to and speedy justice
ADDITIONAL.
At the time of the explosion, fortunately there we're
only three or four persons in the Office The Internal
machine placed behind the counter of the Office and
the clerk being in the office at the tme was singulary
enough lifted from his feet thrown on the outside
Of the counter without receiving any injury One of the
walters Of the hotel, named Peter Mourn was badly
burned about the face and hands, and taken to the
City Hospital where he lays in much pain but It is
thought his life is not in danger. His clothes mme-
datey took fire. and he into the streets covered with
fame. In instant his clothes were torn from his
body and but for this speedy relief of his clothing he
might have been burned to death.
One of the guests Of the hotel Mr. R. Dowd was also
badly burned about the face, but not dangerously.
The excitement at the hotel immediately after the
ploson and during the remainder Of the day very
great The report of another Internal machine rapidly
circulated through the city and hundreds betook them
selves to Eares Hotel to learn the extent of the disas
ter The wash room Of the hotel the worst injured
that room, should receive
great damage of the shock situated several feet from
the machine and protected by entry way and
two doors One side Of the pastering of the washroom
entirely loosened and hung only by the ath work. This
is certainly dabolical attempt to destroy entire
building, and sacrifice tho lives of hundred more to
crafty private spite to be revenged upon
particular party