New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-01

the box were rent by the explosion, and the nails
fastening tho top lid and one OF the ehus weTe sI
lOOsened. The other end of the box was partly
blown away. | suppose if the wire had not been
around 1t the box might have been blown 10 pieces.
Thee was some cotton III 1t, whic1 was DacRened
by the explosion of the powder which the oox nad
evidently contained. There were only the ordinary
cigar-box marks on the box except that on IL was
rudely scrawled the letter W. lt was wrapped
In a copy of The Volks Zctung Of last Friday, and
the paper was burned only little IL coulI , nos
have been great affair on this account. why
said the superintendent, omphatically. VIII get
up another box just like that one and stand straue
OF 1t while it exDlodes."
1t may have been intended to set FIRE to the
house." the reporter suggested.
That is possible, bat the fire could not nave
amounted to much. 1t might have burned the
outer and inside doors Of the vestibule, but after
that with the cement ceiling above, what could
burn In time the wooden floor might have been
fired, but the flames in the vestibule would nave
been through the transom OF the outer DOORS
or else the people In the house oin,, woH,a !,
wood. Again, if anyone wanted to set the mousse
on fire, why did he not make the attempt at ater
hour when everybody would be III bed lie might
have opened the outer doors with an ordinary atch-
key, and placed the box IN the vestIDule early III
the morning. The attempt was very stupid, II any
II am inclined to Think added Mr. Walling
4" that the act was committed by the same person
or persons that sent the Vanderbilt and Field con-
trvances through the mails. The fact that tine
same newspaper was found on the package Tor Mr.
Field and also that my name ahd ADDRESS
were on the wrapper leads TO this conclusion frem
all the circumstances, 1t may be inferred tnat tie
explosions were the work of some Socialist or social
lists. Now really think that all they wanted was
TO attract nOtorlety You see the newspapers nave
been giving them mucn prominence OF late NO
one cOuld nave been hurt mucI by any OF tue pack
ages except tnat while bending over them III Case
OF IN explosion person might nave had MS eyes
injured by the powder. The SOCIALISTS wahted 10
have their parade to-day and imagine that they
thought that big crOwu could have Deen collected
for it by the newspaper spIurge' over the eXpio-
70, Mr Y nalar md
myself. The explosion at No. 3l0 evidently was In
tended for my house. The cotton IN the box was
not saturated by any strange huld 1t was only wet
with the water thrown Oh IL 10 put out tne nIe.
Mr.. Waling knew nothing aUOut the case Of the
two - Internal machines" sent to Mr vanderbilt
and Mr.. Field 1T was III the hands OF tue fosI
Olice Department, he SAID and the Irst lie knew OF
tDe affair was through the accounts III the morning
papers. 80
here was no clue to the persons responsible for
the explosion at No. 3l9," he SAID, III cOucuslon
I'VE have not had time to investigate the matter
My hands to-day have been tull taking care OF the
attempted Socialist parade"
WHAT MR.. FIELD SAYS.
Little alarm was manifested by Mr. Field yester-
day over the attempt to injurc him. and Mr.. Wander
bit is understood not to be disturbed about the affair."
Mr. Vanderbilt declined to talk on the subject. In
resnonse TO a reporter's message he sent word that
he had nothing to tell in addition to the published
facts and preferred not to discuss the matter Mr..
Field. also, was reluctant to say much about tue
aftalr when seen Dy Il Tribune reporter.
You have it all in the morning papers Mr.. Fields
said " | was first informed OF the discovery of the
boxes last venIng about o'clock by Postmaster
Pearson cal ing on me. We went Oge her to Air.Van-
derbit's nou.e and saw him about It, | lost 10
sleep last night over the affair" Laughingly.l
Have you any idea of the motive which could
inspire the sending of the explosives ~ asked the
reporter
"Oh, have nothing to say about that" Mr.. Field
replied. mo one can tell who did it or why it was
done received an intmation this afternoon that
a clue had been discovered, but don't know what
1t Is. The box intended for melt was shown to
me to-day-could have done little harm except TO
burn the face hands of the person opening it. 1t
was so Suspicious looking that l would not have
opened it even if it had reached me- l don't know
what was intended to be accomplished by the at
tempt-its failure will only result making people
more careful about such packages, do not myself
open onc-quarter of the letters | receive l GER
tainly should never have opened that box.n
DO you ascrIbe the outrage to Socialists or to
persons who may have lost money in Wall Street n
- can ascriDe il to no one. No person has lost
money IN Wall Street through me- L have per-
sOna enemies who would attempt to injure me in
that way-certainly no decent person would have
done had no reason to expect that such an at
tempt would be made"