Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-31
EVENING STAR.
DAT........ Janasr, ~, Is.e.
q fIeaafs Act

-Arc7m 70 Dcrrsi L,fc ap5 Property ~ Mems
q -N.fe 'ttc 80 a. { riiSie Pd-Aa ~
IRE S2t are Of Ress,isaccs Sha.,errL
We have 20 record today trs -p,S- ,,ia
holical attempt a. t,urier evar L,oa.vl a
a. county About one O'Clock Na>.a!tlav
scaNl morning. or within a mn Az, n or
Two 81 lhat hour The eiilz'ls or THIS 0prpugp
. re staflled by an explosion whtcn shook
the gr' und like "a earthquake a "a Ift a., fr,.,
y sphere as does hash OF the most vivid
isnthibg. "A moment before tnis the fr,pt
south Bedford street, was forcel Vt,IarrfK
ON its hinges and fell ia d the V,~ttbaia
with a crash which brought the neightso-s =,
theiI doors and instantly thereafter au eNp'o-
Sion took place upon the Shertffs paveni,.ut
" ich tore out the curh-Stoue> and fhra,S
them through strong fence on the opposite
Idle Of the street, forced cellar doors from
their faStenings. demolished al the shutters
widow SaSh AID glass FOR half "A Sggarp
forth and south Of the spot where the a.
siructlVe agent WAS ignlted. At the resi-
del &c of Or. Grove on POmfret street fiIIv "A
square distant, the force 81 the explosion
broke in the second story window. threw the
.rCctor's mother down, and eNtluguiShed tue
light in the room. portion OF the case and
rope IN which the destructive agent was en-
closed was also picked up iu the doctors
yard. The explosion WAS heard several
miles from town by farmers who happened
10 be awake.
RUmor SAWS a carriage or other vehicle
was driven al full speed out Bedford street
The instant of the explosion. and some 81 the
ue'ghbOTs report having seen Ger lain parties
~ the got The moment after Ihe disaster
whom they Intimate were suspicious caar-
aCftIs.
Those claiming = knowledge OF explosives
differ s. 10 the agent employed on tli- orca.
sion, some declaring IL Ia have been nitro
gly cerine, Others gun cotton. and Sjltt others
believe ~ was a combination OF bptl de-
SiructtvcS. Some aver No was exploded by
means OF n fuse. Others by conclusion, aud
others by electricity. There il room for all
these opinions, a. rope, wire and particles
resembling burnt fuse were were - IcNed up
at and near the scene of the explosion.
The torpedo used was evidently prepared
by some one cOnverSRnt wttn such tu.ugs.
lie explosive. whatever IL was. was en-
closed IN red paper fragments or which were
found In the exploded torpeto) and around
ulS were many thickness OF cotton cloth.
which was first tightly bound with wire.
over which was wrapped cotton rpDe similar
10 clothes lines. The torpedo. in exploding.
broke INTO two parts. one Of which H. lu Mr.
NJ Cartney'S possession. We have seen hpth
parts, ana from them would Judge the tor
peCo To have been about sixteen inches long
by three or four inches in diametet.
There can be no doubt that the motive
which prompted the act was murder, regard
less OF destruction OF property or injury ID
residents In the vicinity. The bursting in
OF The door was doubtless with tire view OF
throwing the explosive material into tue
mousse ana thus secure the destruction ~ the
rouse and death OF the inmates, C'tTtg,ls
.UlTTJr.