The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-25
ourt soon afterwards adjourned.
INTERNAL MACHINES.
A Lot In Official lNRntls-LondOn' 'Tlmcs''
on the DYNAMITE q School.

on the Dynamite School.
PHILADELPHIA, July 24.-Six Of the
Fenian internal machines manufactured by
George Holgate, Of No. 1902 South Juniper
street, and shipped to Liverpool, are now
in the possession OF Government Detectives
in this city. In the latter part Of August
the English authorities received informa-
ion OF the consignment TO Liverpool, and
then on their way from America, OF num-
Der OF these machines concealed in barrels
OF cement. Sir W. Harcourt, the Secretary
OF State for the Home Department, at once
communicated with the Commissioners Of
Customs, and confidential agent OF the
Customs and Metropolitan police officer
were dispatched IRON London to Liverpool
to await the arrival Of vessels which had
been designated. These officers reached
their destination only a few liours before
the arrival OF the first Of the vessels. The
cargoes were accordingly searched in con.
cert with the police and customs authori.
ties at Liverpool, and in the first vessel six
Of these machines were discovered in a
barrel marked "paint." The machines
were further concealed by being filled
around with cement. Four more were
found in the second vessel packed in
the same manner. The English Gov
ernment at once employed every resource
at its disposal to detect the consignees in
England and the consignorS in this coun.
try. The authorities. at Washington d.
rected that rigid search be made for the
culpable parties in America. 4 bill OF
lading on the barrels indicated that the
agents OF death had started on their ocean
voyage from Philadelphia, and TO aid in
the detection OF the agents here, the barrel
containing the six machines was shipped
back to this city. 1t has been in posses
sion Of the Government officers stationed
here ever since. The history OF the dis
unceasing investigation for months. I'm
limited funds were placed at the disposal
OF the detectives 10 secure admissions from
suspected parties, rs well rs the aid OF
persons not connected with the depart.
inent, but who were supposed 10 be in
position to throw light on the hellish
schemes. It was ascertained that the two
barrels discovered ut Liverpool had been
shipped from Dock street wharf to Boston.
and thence transferred to the ocean steam
ers. The detectives were gradually tracing
the machines to their origin, but after the
change in the State Department. the United
States Government suddenly stopped the
investigations upon receiving information
that for reasons not stated the British
Ministry did not care to press the inquiry
further. & e. i. -
The machine consists OF two cases with a
space between, in which the explosive is TO
be placed, the outer case being OF zinc and
the inner OF brass, which contains n cheap
six.hour clock.work movement made by
the Ansonia Clock Company and sold in
this city. Upon the edge OF a brass disk,
driven by a main spring, bears lever
which communicates with trigger. When
the disk has rotated given time notch
on the edge allows the lever to fall, which
action liberates a powerful spring hammer.
This hammer falls upon q cap on nipple,
firing a fuse which leads 10 the explosive
arranged between the cases. The box is
six inches square at the ends and twelve
inches long. Those now in the city were
each charged with eleven cartridges, each
containing three ounces OF nitro-lignine
compound, which resembles, but which
has proven not to be, dynamite. It Is, how.