The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-08-03
WAR OF BLOOD.
Interview With Grove, the Cioekwork
Dynamite Fiend.
Proposition to Blow Every British Yes
sci Out of the Sea
Internal Machines at S7s Each-The
conspirtors.

Peoria, ILL.,, Aug. IA reporter In
terviewed p. w. Grove, the gasoline
lamp contractor here, who is connected
with the Internal machine matter.
Peoria has always been the head of any
fenian agitation, and Grove is one Of
the most desperate agitators. He is a
man small of statute. dark intellectual
countenance, and talked composedly, as
on ordinary topics. He produced let
ter from George Holgate, dated Phila-
delphia, August 31st, 1880, setting
forth that Mr.. Holgate owned the Nc
Clintock torpedo boat, which did such
terrible execution during the rebellion,
and that he had been conducting expe-
riments with it under water, which
caused cClintock to lose his life; that
he had refused a proposition from
Spain for the boat; that he claimed the
boat would blow up any vessel in the
British feet, and could blockade any
port regardless OF all the men of war
In the world; it would cost about $20,-
600 to build it, and he would place 1t at
GROVES disposal. He claimed that the
boat would do more good for Ireland
and bring the British government to
terms quicker than half q million men.
Grove said that shortly after the exec
utiye committee Of the United Irish
men met in New York, and that Judge
Brennan of Iowa, Capt. G. Spierman
Of New York. James. Kenefie of Prov
idence, Thos. II. Dwyer Of Chicago,
O'Donovan Rossa, and himself were
present. They discussed Holgate's
scheme of devastating England IS shore,
but on Crowe's representations they de-
cided that it would be too expensive,
and that they could do better work by
depositing torpedoes in British ships,
which could be done for 1926 apiece, ,and
which would bring England to terms
by making it dangerous for people to
go aboard British vessels, andIthey then
decided to take that course.
Some time later the United Irishmen
and fenians joined Lands, in order to
execute these plans. Grove says they
are 6,CO0 strong in the United States
and Canada, and that there are now
branches in Toronto. Quebec, Montreal,
and nearly every important city in the
United States These Internal machines
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 are
no more liable than are the makers of
revolvers and cannon, as dynamite was
no more vicious than powder; and with
these weapons they could drive from
the seas their enemy, destroy her trade
and make profitable business impossi-
BILE. Some people would have to die;
it would be worse than "boycotting."
but war was always cruel, and that war
was easiest which went straightest to
the mark, killed the most ia the short
est time, and compelled nations to make
peace. The machines captured in Eng
land were made in Peoria. His ans
wers gave the reporter confidenceo Of the
truth Of this statement. They were of
zinc interior in which the clockwork
and explosives were packed; the clock
work operated with spring, and after
six days running it liberated o hammer,
something like gun trigger, which
struck percussion cap and ignited the
charge. The charge consists of an ounce
and half of the illuminate of silver
and a pound and half of dynamite, and
would destroy the largest block Of
buildings in the world. The whole
thing weighed 45 pounds. Any war
fare was good enough for England who
did not conduct an honorable warfare
herself, and could not expect others to
do SO. If she didn't do justice to Ire
land, every English ship would be sent
to the bottom of the sea, until people
no longer dared to embark In them, and
every government building would be
torn down and system Of terror be-
gun. He claims that there are many Of
these dreaded machines already COM
pleted; some in France in charge of
trustworthy patriots, who would use
them quite freely, and they had al
ready greatly warned the British that
they had destroyed the Manchester
postoffice and the Victoria docks; loss
five million pounds; and had exploded
machines at Stafford and Glasgow, at
London and Liverpool, and inflicted an
aggregate loss Of fifty million pounds.
Grove has an easy dignifed manner and
was in no way excited at his horrible
recital; he says the manufacture of the
machines still goes forward here.
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