Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-02
DYNAMITE ELOQUENCE.
Forming an Army of Irish Crusaders to
Blow up England.


A meeting under the auspices of the
Fenian Brotherhood of Brooklyn was held
last night at Columbia Hall, York and
Main streets, for "the purpose of difusing
knowledge on scientific warfare, or the
quickest way to drive the relocated rob-
bers out of Ireland" and Mr.. O'Donovan
Rossa was the chief feature of the even
ing. VIM. Burke, who occupied the oDer-
Gus position Of Chairman for the meeting.
made a few remarks. Dynamite was
breathed in every sentence, and he sought
to imbue his hearers with the belief that
the only manner in which they might de-
serve and procure eternal happiness was
by blowing England into 100000 atoms.
scientists teach u.s." said Mr.. Burke,
"that gunpOwder will blow a man up at
the rate of 5000 miles per minute, but,
thank heaven, those same scientists have
given no dynamite which would send the
city of LondOn-yes, all England-flying
at the rate of $4,000 miles per minute. II
we educate LOCO men in the science of
chemistry, they can blow every city in Eng
land four miles above heaven in less than
six MONTHS"
''Gentlemen," Mr.. O'Donovan Rossa be-
gan, seven these unbiased newspaper re-
pOrters sympathize with suffering Ireland.
But let me assure you, gentlemen and
reporters he seemed to make dis
tinctionl, that before the third ami
yersary of O'DOnnell's death we will
be prepared to give Ireland her
liberty. | have been called a madman
and fool for saying so. l am not fool,
but | admit | am a madman, tOr to be an
lrishman nowadays a man must be mad.
L go in for dynamite" Here MIR. O'Dono-
van ROssa's hair bristled. ''With the
loyal Irishmen in England who are ready
to do the work, it only remains for us to
put up money enough to assist them, and
London will have ceased to be a city.
Tear down English cities! Kill the Eng
lish people! 1t is open warfare now, and
to kill and massacre and pillage is iustlfi-
able in the eyes of God and man."
He fairly boiled He boiled and hissed
and fiZZled for fully half an hour, and
then Robert Blissert eXerted himself. |
have just come from New York." he ad-
mitted, "where the Irish Crusaders Club
No. l, has been organized. If we will
organize Crusaders No. 2 in BROOKLYN we
will have started in fair way for 100, 900
men to aycnge the death of O'DOnnell. No
more money for lawyers but cash for de-
termined men who Will do practical work.
In England to-day there are enough loyal
men to blow up every building in the
land. They are ready and willing. Give
them the assurance that should they die
on the scatfOld their families will be
cared for and Westminster Bridge will
crumble to the water and the House of
Parliament will be sent flying the other
way. We have tried peaceful agitation of
the Irish question from different stand
points and in each instance the result has
been the same. 1t is high time that the
trodden-down race try for liberty on some
other tack. The chemist has given us
that tack and it is-dynamite!'
Finally CruGadnrss CIub M 8 xroe
formed. There was only one candidate
who was in a sufficiently good financial
condition to pay the required fee of 81, but
the others were taken on trust.