New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-19

, :, r,,p =. rrKeppFR sAYs-EFFokTs OF
THE POLICE. Ct. Tina
The huge iron gates OF the oui'" p;var
At the foot of King-st.' Noi,h or
were closed at the nsuai .o,od
Monday night. About o'clock TWO nv to
the side gate and started TO Walk uo"" ~ r1o1
-hore The Ahvssinia was lying. They were s'oppI,
by the veteran Waterman Jonn o'S -. ,Ia yesspl
G,em thai they could not be admitted W ,Ne ~"
s,,-.,,,,or one of the men stepped back INTO 'lo
hadorr 60 a nlar of the gate and the other one cA-
1;oA that they were anxious to see an acquain
go IN hoard the vessel The Waterman "hoSo
,aoicions were at once aroused by the appearance
&c the men. demanded the name OF this person.
..Its pot Rourkep was the reply. Hes coal
aasser an it's i'm we want TO see''
There was no man by that name employed on INC
vessel. Finding that the watchman was i'ehoi"oi''
the man who acted as spokesman lolhea DIS con-.
sanion standing in the shadow. before soius 80
Dr. were overheard 20 ask the engineer OF the SNIP
who was about to enter the gate, II sdcn u''"
"patp Bourke was not employed III the engiDe-rooIi
After lettering around Tor some uhio "' WV
she pier the strangers walked away
M man are described as being above meuum
Ai.,ht and well built Both were well dressed ana
hid not have the appearance OF men VINO "ou'u "'
IN intimate terms with a coa-beaVer. ohe 81 '''on
kod a round fnll face, with q mole on his rlsh'
,heek and fiery red hair. He wore broad-prh'nen
.oft hat which dropped down over MS
ives. While engaged in conversation Wi'n
r,e gentleman he kept his face hall ave te"' a.
though DESTROYS of net being carefully scro'lhlI'u
The other man could not be Doied tWtber thaD
B,at he was similarly dressed and woro oiaek sou
Sat.
aft true had the Botbnia in my mind" said
H. STYLES tho pateman last night To report r.
rlnt would have suspicioned them At any uine'
rbsv ot no time looked me in the eye and the one
talking TO me kept his face turned away I've neeil
on watch at this pier for ten years ana say
lidn,t like tie looks of them men, People On honest
business don't act that way"
Assistant Superintendent Dyar, who was standing
.lose at hand at the time, also said that his suspi-
.ons were aroused by the men on their entering the
gate They were both uDmstakaDiy lrlshmen'
Cbev conducted themselves as II bent on mischief
The police uficers to whom the facts were related
.esterdav were firmly of the opinion that if these
men had been admitted to the ship the AoyTslia
would have suffered the same faie ~ the b0tlla;
1ciocf, 0
At rancb continent yesterday among those engaged
IN shipping and by the officers OF steamers lying ~
port. AT the Cunard COmpanys per at the foot OF
Elarkson-st., North River final preparations wtTe
making for the departure of the Bothna, which saS
to-day AS Monday the officers OF the sup ana ana
Rad no reason TO believe that the attempted arson
was the work of the physical force organization
in this city, or perpetrated by lrisneh AZ an ier
they were unable to account ior the err e III any
olaIsible way Chief Officer Marsh was found on
board the vessel enjoying his ease He was ID
complacent mood and much disposed to ladgh over
the occurrence of Sunday night.
around here with bottles of naphtha and phosphorus
In their pockets. My eye those rogueS were rath;f
sly about it, eh I here Were you see, more vlSl,
tors than usual on Sunday. for even the umbiesi
sailor has his frieGds, You know The chle stewart
wanted a cup of cold tea and one OF the lads was
taking 1t to m when he struck fire with is loot IN
The passage way aft the main cabin. That was the
beginning of it." ,
.STben The chief officer was asked if he thought
kat it was a skirnishing plot to destroy the yes
sci he said he did not and advanced an chtHey
new theory. . :, ~.
River thieves, SIR" lie said emphatically. " 1t
was their plan to create excitement on board The
hin and OH the pier, and then seize the opportunity
70 make good scoop. Devilish sly, these fellows!
We were not careful enough, never suspectlng any
thing of the kind but hereafter. nobody can =" tc
any part of the vessel without being Swallowed. MY
eve if those fellows had been caught III the act!
Verne IL Brown, the agent u the Cunard Line,
soid YESTERDAY that he was still unable 10 account
for the act But 1t was plainly not an accident On
being asked if The TelCTt was true that attempts
had been made recently g. ship explosives by the
Cunard Line, he said that it was not. Further
more he did not think was possible for any
olosives 10 b. placed aboard o vessel without detec-
zion. All heavy goods such as gram, COTTON, TO-
FREIGHT deppts and other steamship piers to tie
company's pier by the companys own trucks. There
were besides, usually twenty OF more TOES oi mis-
teaieoUs matter in each cargo. made up OF express
packages of various sizes received IRON the eXpr 81
companies or from well-knOwn houses AS pre-
caution in the case of each package however small
the way bill, showing the name OF tie sender, was
always required. This caution IN regard TO freight
WAS practlsed on the other steamship lines. Mr.
Brown also said that there were Q discharged en-
ployes against whom any suspicion was attached az
having taking part in the plot.
There a manifest te"llng OF exuitatlOn yes
terday among those IrshInen who are ldeptIhed
NTH the physical force" movement over what Is
termed by them " scare" An attempt 10 do "A
thing is to them apparently quite good as doing
1t. When one was approached on The subject he
would not admit any personal knowledge OF 1t; nor
would he deny anything, One OF the leaders when
asked what he thought of phosphorus and gasoline
said that lie was not on board the Bothnla himself
and did not know anything about 1t. ihis uethod
of att cking England, be declares, might be called
EOdert science-or, as Gladstone called 1T, " re-
source Of civilization"
Bat would you be ID favor of burning de-
rtroying ships in ind ocean y was asked.
No, rot when they are crowded with men,
women and children" replied the skinnisher. The
time t0 do 1t is when they are Ill port and those Oh
board can make their escape. ! know that there
arr men who believe in doing this very tnng-de-
stroying British ships-yet do not know anything
personally about the attempt on the BothnIa."
Was not such a policy adopted at the council
recently held in thus city 7"
a. The proceedings Of the council cannot be di-
vulged. II should talk too much they would put
The act is universally condemned by the mem-
bers OF the Land League III this city, many
OF whom attempt 10 persuade themselves that
il was prompted by personal spite. ia her
than scheme to mjure British shIppimg
by Irshmen. Inquiry was made at the British
Consulate to learn # any steps To be taken by
she British representatives to ferret cut the crime
The reply that no view at all was taken of the
Case nor had any steps been taken to secure the
criminals.
W. IL. Vaughn. formerly the State chemist Of
Rhode Island, said yesterday that a solution OF
phosphorus in blsulphlce Of carbon would act in
the same manner the fund is des ribbed to have
done that was used on The Bobua. IL would give
ofrthe same whitIsh vapOr aud burn more freely on
the application OF water. Also If a sudden current
OF air should strike material saturated with the
lutinn IL womb hnIsi INTO a iamc immediately.