St. Landry democrat., 1883-06-09
A Dynamite Scare.
-Peck,s Sun.

Dynamite Scare.
aat3 Peck's SUM-
We have felt satisfied that Milwaukee
syonld not be behind other cities on
having a dynamite scare, but none has
occurred until last Saturday. On SAT
.urday morning messenger OF the Ame-
rican Express Company took oox ao9uI og!i
a foot square into the office OF the Nil
waukee Cement company, droppea IL 3n
the counter and opened his book Tor tue
clerk to sign his name as a receipt. |
While the messenger was Wettlng ms
thumb to tumble over the leaves, the
clerk turned pale and told the man to
take the box out of the office at once, as
it contained dynamite, and was liable
to blow them all into eternity. Inc
messen ger turned pale, but knowing the
rules of the company, that ne mnst get
areceipt or return the package, ne took
the book under one armand the dynamlte
under the other, put them IN the wagon
and started back for the express ONCE.
II is probable that no express wagon
was ever driven with more care than
this one was. The driver placed the
package in the hind end of the wagon
and drove slowly, and on a smooth
pavement, and he looked as though he
expected every minute to be blown
higher than steeple. He pictured TO
himself his appearance when ne calne
down all in pieces, when those VINO sur
vived him would be unable TO tel Whicn ~
Ehe horse. On the way back beer
wagon ran into the hind end OF the
exnress wagon, and the messenger SAID
his "now I lay me-" but when he found
the box did not explode he gave the
driver Of the beer wagon piece OF ms
mind. Arriving at the express of1lce ne
placed the box on the sidewalk, and IT re-
norted the facts to the officials. The
scene was one never to be forgotten:
The men in the office took look out OF OF
tha window at the box, and then they all
Salt sick. Mr.. Antisdel, the superin-
Tendent. said he should have to go over
IN the west side and see man at the
planSinton House ands he looked at
his watch as though he had an engage
ment. He told Mr.. Dodsworth that ne
MIGHT attend to the box. Mr.. Dods-
worth said that he would be only toe
.glad to open up the box and see Wlia'
was in it, only he had got to go down &C
the depot and see about shlpmenI NJ %
peaches from Michigan, tnat ,s Mss
Water street commission firm was klck i;l !,
ine about. He said Mr.. HickOck hadns
anything to do and he could busy him
seif onening the box. Hickock said ~
chased the West Water street firm
eonld wait till fall for the peaches, ant
chen DodWorth saw that he mad got hl
foot into it, and he said, come to thinl
III was watermelons they were klckln
! about. Hickock said he had got to go an
hire man to move him the hrst OF Ma
and maybe some of the gentlemen i
the front Office would come out an
omen the box, but the cashier said tina
he had got to go and look at a house q
y an Thirty-fifth street, and he woul
leave Mr.. Aiken to open the box. MI
Aiken said there was nothing he en-
loved more than opening boxes, but q
had got to go up to the meat market De
cause he forgot to order any straWbel
ries for dinner. Citizens who were pass
ing along saw messenger pouhulig:
s,ehind himself while he struck Htt
fans with the hammer, and on beln
told If was a box of dynamite they e
around the corner too quick, while Il
exnrass officials got behind the bulld1n
and wondered if it would blow Il
honse down when it went of. Final
the cover was removed just as the ~
ment Company had been telephonede ],
come and take box away or It would
thrown into the river, ana tne man VI
the hammer said it was nothing p
fnse used in blasting. The announc
mant was made just as a wholesa
clothing man who had come to get
rebate on the charges on some overa
that he had shipped, had gone
Broadway on run, and they tried
call him back but he said, "Dose sha
ges vas all right" and he kept runnln NJ
AS soon as it was discovered that the
was no danger Mr.. DodsWorth Went
IN the box and said "give me a hold
,vonr " m dynamite and will chuck it in
She warehouse.n Mr.. Hickock drew
long sigh and went on checking BIZ
Aha cashier continued counting bll
and Mr. Aiken concluded he did l
want any strawberries for dinner.