Morning journal and courier., 1885-02-02
News by Telegraph
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
DYNAMITE TN NEW YORK.
Attempt To Blow Up A
Store.
OUR SLOW GOING CONGRESS.
Senator German Confers
With Cleveland.
The BOOMERS TO TRY AGAIN.
A Young Lady Dies While
Dancing.
DYNAMITE IN NEW YORK.


An Attempt to Blow Up Garry Broth
ers' Dry Goods Store.
New YORK, Feb. AT 2 o'clock this
| morning an attempt was made to blow up
Garry Brothers dry goods store, at the cor
ner of Grand and Allen streets, either with
dynamite or gunpowder. The plate glass of
the large show window shattered and
much woodwork blown into the street. The
conclusion also shattered many windows of
Ridleys store, Allen street side. It is Sup
posed that the explosive was placed under
the protruding show window. platoon of
police from the Eldridge street station ar
rived on the scene and were posted in the
neighborhood, but failed to discover any
traces of the perpetrators. A strike has been
in progress for some time among some of
Garry Brothers statesmen.
The report was heard over the entire east
side of the city and many persons believing
that an earthquake had taken place ran from
their residences panic-stricken. The dam
age caused by the explosion as far as could
be ascertained is follows: Four show
windows in Garry Brothers establishment en-
tirely destroyed; one hundred and ten panes
of glass in Ridleys dry goods store, on
the opposite side of the street, shattered;
large number of windows in the Grand
street Presbyterian church and on the elevat-
ed railroad station were destroyed. The
total loss is estimated at s3,0 900. The police
have arrested the following persons on sus-
picion: Joseph Lamb, printer residing in
Williamsburg; William Britton, waiter;
Charles Henry, a laborer, and James
DAILY, clerk. The prisoners were
arraigned in the Essex Market police
court this morning and remanded
for further examination. All the prisoners
were arrested IN the vicinity of the place
Lamb was found lying in the street badly
cut about the face and hands by the flying
fragments.
The explosion is supposed to have been the
work of secret body of workmen who Or
ganized sometime after the strike which took
place among the employees of Garry Bros
some two months ago. The matter has been
placed in the hands of Inspector Murray and
Captain Allaire of the Tenth precinct, who
will make thorough examination.
The greatest activity is being displayed by
the police in connection with the explosion
and a thorough and searching investigation
will be made into the affair. Windows of
stores and residences two blocks from the
scene of the explosion were shattered. Por-
tions of tin can and piece of string which
is supposed to have been used O fuse
were found this evening in the street near
Garry's store. Large crowds visited the
scene of the explosion during the
of police were detailed to keep the masses
from blocking the street. Late this evening
a secret conference was held at police head
quarters between Superintendent Walllng,
Inspectors Murray and Byrnes, Captain Al
laire, whose precinct the explosion occurred,
and other officials in connection with the out
rage 1t was decided to leave the
matter in the hands of Inspector
Murray and Captain Allaire, who can
call upon the detectives to work on the
case if necessary. The police will not allow
anyone, including the press, to interview
any of the prisoners. At the close of the
conference Captain Allaire said that he felt
sure that he had got the men that caused the
explosion and did not expect to make more
arrests. The Messrs. Garry said to night that
they were not much surprised at what had
taken place, as they had recently received a
number of threatening letters and it was on
ly few weeks ago that they called at head
quarters to ask police protection, as they
feared some outrage would be perpetrated
aCaiDst them