The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-11


Rolled out OF the way until the gaugers could attend
10 their duty Of looking after the cask remained on
tho dock for several days Tho steamers manifest
showed that 1t consigned to Messrs A. G. l. d Q.
Movers. forwarding agents, oil New York. How
much the cask bounced about on the Hoboken
p,cr none OF the laborcrs steamship company's
employ now care TO admit but its insignificant ap-
pearance WINS OF It's being frequently tossed
and tumbied around out OF the way Of the larger
freight Had they known what was inside oil It's sturdy
slaves that dock would have been cleared within tho
twnkling Of eye and gwen very wde berth until
the danger was removed. In due time the gauger,
armed with his gaugng rod, came along ana stopped
before Frcch's cask. His companion, the Official
ssbung starter" followed and at once commenced tho
shnmping process to start tho bung and leave the
Raugcr's way clear. Down into tho depths OF the
winc-right left and through tho middlc-wcnt the
rod part Of tho way but The examination Jailed TO DO
satisfactory.
..Quecr sor. Of wlne this' growlcd the gauger.
.swhy, what's the mattcrY" asked the bung starter
.Don't know, but it's dcvilisn queer Wholesome
Dutch stuiI again growod The man OF the rod and
down the second time he cndcavored to plunge
sho instrument AS before 1t struck something very
solid and, wine 'don't como that way" the gauger
thought nc gave up the Jon
,handie hts mact hc plunged in every direc
inside me and he. TOO Jailed TO discover the
..Ihem's smugged goods in there," shouted glee-
fully the man oil the maeL
.sSuro us smoke, chmed In the man Of the rod
s.Let's report it." exclaimed tho first.
agreed" cried the gaugcr aud the cask Tor timo
was aone, the above officials proceeding with their
work. while VISIONS OF percentage from the sale or
the valuable goods within fitted through their minds
AT sroRgs.
In due time Mr.. Joseph Harrington, chief examiner
OF liquors ut tho public stores, appraised OF The
mysterious cask taken from the Frsa's hold and he
ordered It across the river TO the sample room
Ia The building IL arrived two or three days since,
aud yesterday morning, when Mr. Harrington first saw
H. he seemed rather disgusted that tho cask was 30
small IL would hold not more than eighteen gallons
Harrington forgot ali about the size oil the cask IN tow
minutes and stood aghast at what u disclosed The
slaves wero fully I'm inca Thick aud several
iron and wooden hoops intervals OF only
two or three iLchos made II very strong. All being
really for the Official examination OF the casks con-
tents. tho work was commenced IN the presence OF
several persons. pail was procured and tho wine
removed. There was only moderate quantity, und
that was OF the most miserable quality. "Not Ut TO
drink" said everybody mo, not even Ut to SMELL"
sddod they And so the liquor placed aside Of
.Knock those wooden hoops or" ordered Earring
A dozen smart raps with a hammer and tho hoops
"in take the head OUT" said Harrington, and SUIT
ing action to tue words tho cask could be looked
Into In . minute
rsrERyAL MACHINE OR wHArY
Braced fore and ait and ahwartships, IN the centre
OF the cask was a can hermoticaily scaled, about
Al y inches long and 10 inches through. There
no mark determine its contents. Harrington called
TOOLS whom he cut tho thick WIRE braces and lifted
she can rom place Tho Frisa's voyage OF thur
teen days from Hamburg had failed TO move IL An
other tool caleo Tor and Harrington went to work
moro lively than TO ind out what WINS inside OF
she can. Tho top was soon cut open and
Shen-we,l, there were more white faces about
similar cask In the public stores Tor an age BY instinct
seemingly every man was Instantly conscious that there
danger IN the AIR. The two varieties Of fuse lay
neatly coied IN the centre OF the and ng It was
some dark nuid-glycerinc, IL was called Two mys-
tcr,ous small tin boxes lay top, and around the
sides werc the dy Mantle ridges. How many could
not 10 ascertained, is 1t likely that the number
will be known, neither Mr. burlington nor his
Attendants desired TO extend the investigation
30 the company gathered their wits tho can
was tendery taken IN hand and removed to tho yard
adjoining Hubert street. where, in the centre oi the
lot, 10 placed. Here tho HERALD reporter had
good chance OF looking at tho internal machine during
tbs afternoon. Tho ruldges were "a inches long
by X inch through, and around each was q conrsc
straw colored wrapper, with tho following business
mark
& GEBR. KREBs CO.,
In coin.
rHE
Out Of the building SAFELY the noxt move was to gcs
- out Of the way altogether 10 this end Deputy
Collector BlaIchford, who had been apprsed OF the
whole affair." word TO the headquarters Of tho Fire
Department, and later IN the day William Terhunc,
Inspector OF Combustibles win assistant, re-
spouded Neither OF these officials liked the looks OF
she and lis contents, but what 10 do with u per-
ME xcd them decidedly. Tho HERALD reporter LETT
miued how act, but tho feeling seemed TO be that
the best place for the entire contrvuncc al the
bottom OF tho North River And there II likely IS or
was placed, out OF harms way
DEPUTY coLLxcroR BLArcHyoRD's THEORY.
Deputy Collector Blatchiord's theory ~ that the
shlpper Of the cask send the dynamite 10 his
friend Frecn Huntington, lnd tor business purposes
and adopted this plan The latter desired TO blast with
H. PERHAPS Tor any design against life or prop
essy Dynamite, since the attempt OF Thomas 10 SINK
che Moss. moi allowed to be carried IN any shape
nv steamships across tho ocean, and Frech
and hts foreign friend knowing this attempted
10 transportation surreptiuously. Tne care
.fuI brscing Of tho can leads to ms con-
shouId have fallen wnen being lowered into the hold
Of the steamship Hamburg being lifted out ri the
.Hobokcu cock, II would have bown the vessel into
mecca Such terrible result must have occurrsf at
any time had the braces OF he can been started and
conclusion or sufficient force befei the cask. All
veil lhal ends WE'LL" however. and the dynamite
cnptytdaes are now where Mr. Frcch VIII never see
ahsm Tho rrlsa arrived at this port on the 20tn VI
Mach With full cargo aud 272 passengers