Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-11
HORRORS OF DYNAMITE.
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pers had left her ct Liverpool
When the men met at Edinburgi Phe-
Ian asked Kearney why he had not
carried out the plan. The latter re.
piled that he had placed a quantity OF
dynamite sufficient TO blow up the
pyramids in the vessels hold, put
that when the ship arrived az Liver
pool she anchored In stream
and the passenger were iakeh
on ia a tender. hehrney
was not permittej 10 10 into the
hold, so he came away leaving IN the
vessel fifteen pounds Of dynamite
which would probably explode about
two weeks later after IL bad begun 70
rot and imperil hundreds OF lives.
phelau determined TO go TO Liverpool
and warn the officers. Kearuey pro
tested that 10 would be suicidal.
Phelau. however, persisted He visited
the @ ueen, informed the officers and
learned that they hsd received cable
message from New York fifteen min
utes after the vessel landed, disclosing
the plot which led 20 the dis
covery OF the explosive and
the saving OF the vessel.
Phelan remained day or two in Liv-
erpooi, aware that he was being con.
stantly shsdowed by detectives. He
was approached by Inspector Marsh Of
LIVERPOOL. Head Constable Murphy Of
Ireland, and also Mr. Jenkins, who
had charge of the criminal prose
culions Of Ireland, all of whom
tried ~ get him into the service Of the
government. They told him the names
Of several pretended Irish patriots who
were working for the government, and
he began 10 s,e how some of the au-
tnorities secured some Of their intor-
nation. He could not conjecture how
they discovered the queen" plot, as
kssrney said It was known only 70
D'Donovan Rosa, KeaTney aud him
self. 70 IL supposed that some one
dropped on Kearney's plans In New
York.
Concluding his narrative, Phelan
said that he WAS finally permitted 10
leave Liverpool When he arrived al
Glasgow he found that his valises had
been broken open and searched
done, he thought. by man whu
introduced himself In EdinbuTg
ns Jas. Powers and whom Phelan be
iieved was British detective who had
shadowed him from New York aud
endeavored TO got into his confidence
Kearney had TO lay very low but
Phelan succeeded finally IN
getting him of to England
by disgusting himself snC
kearney and thus throwing the de;cc'
lives OF the track.
What was Kearney's object in at
tempting to blow up the steamer"
was asked.
"Oh, just to get up some excitement
aud scare England littleip was tn,
reply.
The captain also described the
mechanism Of tho deadly battery
The machine Is simple but wOrKs
with futai precision. II consists Of {
reservoir Of acid which drips upon {
tube enveloped in sheets Of tissue pa
per. II takes minute for the acid q
rat through eSCh sheet OF tht
paper. In this coil one hun
dred and twenty sheets wer
wrapped around the tube. WheI
the last sheet Is eaten through, TIA
acid runs down the tube and on tC
the percussion cap and then the eNplU
sion occHrs The machine IL uoiseles
and almost infallible IN Us wOrkin,
terrible Injury.
Speaking Of .himself the captain
said that ne was dyuamiter out anC
out, belonged To the irish National 81
uiely aud was obedlent to ,hcir call
having participated in many g
their plans Tor terrorizing the lEnglis'
government He determined 10 n
turntO Liverpool and save the Queen
in order 20 protect the lives OF IN
hundreds OF people who would sail o.
her next voyage, many Of whom wer
MS own oountrymen, women an,
children, going 10 join their friends q
America
rHE WOUNDED MAN IMPROVING.
NEW YORK, Jan. l0--Capt Tho
Phelan, who was stabbed in O'Don,
van Rossa's office Friday, was comfort
able tonight, having little fever an
no pain. His wounds are healing an
the hospital surgeon says that ia
prospects are encouraging. PhelaI
In an interview, denied some Of th
statements published regarding hin
self