The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-25
SMELLING OUT THE PRICES.
DiSriRDLY ATTEMPT TO NOV UP
SLEEPING HOUSEHOLD.

she Nidnisht Explosion TINT startled Davcn-
port-A Mcthodist Church the bn-c of OPP
creations The Advantage of Going Down
stairs siowiy-A Nerv Mysterious Affair.
Prom ne Darenpoti Gazette
Probably the blacklist attempt Mt nssas-
slnation III the history uf Iowa occurred w TINS
city early yes erday morning. az tIe res, ~
Of MIR. William II. Price, son OF the Hon tiiram
Iricc, $40 lhauy street. II IS large biick house,
two stories high. IN" north window uf tho back
parlor il a bay. In THIS parlgr the previous
evening MIR. and Mis- Price and Miss Louis Du
uosa, "A Young Itdy from New orleans. VINO is
yIsltiup h n Price. I chatting TIL after eleven
o'olocs. The curtains were raised, nd any per,
son could have mad fun view Of the parlor aud
ia orcupants from the house yard or he enclOs-
uro 81 the First Methodist Church. adjoining on
The north ID ring the evening the serv mt girl
t"Id Mr.. Price she old not like the actions OF u
man whom she stw standing at the rear end OF
the church apparently watching the house. rs
Price said " was PRAYER meeting MINT, and the
Girl responded tnat a man WHO lJoked and acted
as that nan did didn't 20 to prayer meetings.
But Mrs. Price thought no more Of the CONVEX
satlon until the terrible sequel recalled ~.
The loom directly over tue re.r rnrlnr had
been occupied " tue Hon. Hiram r zee ana
wife since september. when theV vacated their
former residence Tor its new owner. Fortunate
Nv they were in st lnnis. When the f,n,ily re-
tired Mr.. and Mis. william Price were Ia tho
front room. Miss Du Ross IN guests room. the
servant In a wing room. INC apartment over
the rear paror WAS unoccupicd. At fifteen min
utes vast ui1nirht Mrs. Price was awakened ~
crash Of glass, followed 10y a heavy sound.
She aroused her husband. lie rose, hurried
into the hall and down stairs. and WAS near the
bottom wnen an explosion occurred which
shook the whole nuiiding.
Mrs. Irico, thinSinR he had been hurt,
wrapped hianscts about her little gir, called ia
Miss Bpss - come with her r,ised in
where she cried. "Firc Hrel' aud called lor
help as loud a. she could. The nechbois mad
heard the explosion, ana soon DR. Peek cIme
running over from Ms residence carly 81 poste
lie asked what was the matter Mrs. Iiice told
bim the house was on nrc; that MI. Price "
down Stair, and couldn't get back. Inc frnnt
door wa locked the Doctor kicked 1t open and
rushed In. closely followed Nv other nolghbors.
The house was - full OF smoke they could
hardly IN. Ike their way into the parlnr.. They
found the sofa IN the back nafl u all ablaze. as
was the e rpet about IL. DR.. PECK and Mr.
DAVIES threw tho sofa out of the window, and
the nre was soon cNtngushed. every pane ~
oIa.s Int ON. I'm the cav window had disap.
feared. md a large uane " the front window In
the front parlor was also out. Plaster VS. on
the carpet. chairs knocked about, walls aud
ceiling dafkeusd with smoke and broken In
places Thick pieces OF IRON were found scat
tered about, aud wnen these were put toges hei
A fonr.and. one-hsf inch shell, thrown
through the bay window. had rolled under the
sofa and exploded. Only the sof had prevent
ed the h,ing ron rcnetrating thr ceiling 40
passing into the room above. All the remnant
Of shell found were diamond shane-ote ant
oue-half inca long aud over an inch vice, nc
threc-e'gilths to I've. eignths OF N inch tnick
1ho outside was rusty und showed age. her,
are hundred OF smells 4 the same size In ,h'
pyramids of condemned artillery ammunition
near the furnace Of the armory on Z Island
Mr. Price, house knew bow 10 DO II pretty well
Yesterday forenoon Messrs. ID saint an,
Smetham took the iece Of the shell TO tn,
island to have them examined ty the onc r.
The officers said that 10 sucn sheds wero man.
featured In tie United states arsenils. AMI one
remarked that he nad READ an advertisement. ~
New York PIPER OF just such smell not Ions
since. II was capable Of more fearful work tnai
al ordinary she'll
The neighbors all agree 1t was at least tw'
minutes between tue breaking Of the glass an,
the report. II "a evident the assassin It. ough
that Mr.. ice-juuicr or seaior-would o.
awakened 10y the failIng glass, come Gown stair
to ascertain tue cause. and get into the room II
time to DE Jlown no.
At midnight. lust before the EXPLOSION,
young man gong up Perry street heard the step
and low voices Of men In tue alley between tn,
Methodist tuureh and ar. Prices home
That thesc men had been In the cellar Defor
throwing the shell through the window was evi
dent from the displacement OF heavy articles
Inc CIV Council offers tl0O, and Sherif Leon
ard f2UJ. for the arrest ana CONVICTION OF thu
&OuIL. ue AEeAshIns.