Connecticut western news., 1881-08-10
THE " INTERNAL MACHINES,
AvOwal of the Plot to blow up Brit shvessels- England to be humbled by the Dynamite Programme.

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 by the Dynamite Programme.
 A letter from Peoria, ILL, says: F. w. Grove, of this city, whose name has been mentioned in connection with the attempt to blow up the British vessels, openly confesses his knowledge of the plot, and claims the same right to man. ufacture explosives that others have to make firearms. He has letters from O'Donovan Rossa, and boasts that after September 1 no English vessel will be safe. Some of the shells are on exhibi- tion, but there is nothing to indicate that those already usedwere made here. It is thought that the shells are being made at this place and the explosives and machinery at other points.
 A reporter obtained an interview with Grove. Peoria has always been the head of the Fenian agitation here, and Grove ia one of the most desperate agi- tators. He is man. of small stature, with dark, intellectual countenance, and talked as calmly as if on ordinary topics. He produced letter from George Holgate, dated Philadelphia, August 31, 1880, setting forth that MT. Holgate owned the McClinteck torpedo boat, which did such terrible execution during the rebellion, and that he had been conducting experiments with 1t under water, which caused McClintock to lose his life; that he had refused proposition from Spain for the boat. He claimed the boat would blow up any vessel in the British fleet, and could blockade any port regardless of all the men-of-war in the world. Tt would cost about $20,OOO to build, and he would place il at Crowe's disposal. He said that the boat would do more good for Ireland, and fetch the British govern ment to terms quicker than half mil lion of men. Grove said that shortly after the Executive Committee of the United Irishmen met in New York. Judge Brennan, of Iowa; Captain G. Spierman, of New York James Kenefie, of Providence; Thomas H. Dwyer, oi Chicago O'Donovan Rossa and him. self were present. They discussed the Holgate proposition and the scheme oi devastating the shores of England but on his lCrowe's) representations, they decidedEthat it would be too expensive and that they could do better work by depositing torpedoes in British ships, which could be done for $25 piece, and which would bring England to terms by making it dangerous for people to go aboard British vessels. They decided to take that course. Some time later the United Irishmen and Fenians joined hands in order to execute these plans. They were 5000 strong in the United States and Canada. There were branches in Toronto, Quebec, Montreal and in nearly every important city in the United States.
 These internal machines, Grove said, are being made in every city where there is branch of the Order, and will continue to be made. They are work ing for the good of the ''Old Sod," and they were no more liable than are mak- CTS of revolvers and cannon. Dynamite is no more vicious than powder and with these weapons they could drive from the seas their enemy, destroy her trade and make profitable business im- possible. Some persons would have to die. It would be worse than Boycott ing; but war was always cruel, and that war was easiest which went straightest to the mark, killed the most in the shortest time and compelled the nations to make peace. The machines cap- tured in England were made in Peoria.
 His answers gave the reporter conf dence in the truth of his statement.
 The machines were of zinc, in the in- terior of which the clockwork and ex- plosives were packed. The clockwork operated with a spring, and, after six days running, the spring fiber ated a hammer something like a gun trigger, which struck percussion cap and ig- nited the charge. The charge consists of an ounce and half of the illuminate of silver and pound and a half of dyn- amite, and the charge would destroy the largest block of buildings in the world. The whole thing weighed forty five pounds. Any warfare, he said, was good enough for England, who did not conduct honorable warfare herself, and couldn't expect others to do so. If she did not do justice to Ireland every English ship would be sent to the bot tom, until people would no longer en- bark in them. Every government building would be torn down and sys- tenn of terrorism begun. He asserts that there are many of these dread machines already completed-some in France, in charge of trustworthy patriots, who would use them quite freely. They had already greatly wor- ried the British, they had destroyed the Manchester Post Office and the Victoria Docks Qoss, 5000, ,O0O). They had exploded machines at Stafford and Glas- gov, at London and Liverpool, and had inflicted an aggregate loss of 95O,- OO0,OOO.
 Grove has an easy manner, and was In no way excited at his horrible recital. He says the manufacture of the ma- chimes still goes forward here.
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