Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-27
A NITR0GLYCERINE BOMB
STARTLING DISCOVERY OF A
CHICAGO COACHMAN.

The InnOcent-LOOking COntrivance
Found on the Porch or Judge Lambert
Trees Residence Early in the Morning
and Mistaken for Lamp--Exploded
as an Experiment.
CHICAGO, Dec. ga little after 8
O'Clock this morning quart can OF pecu-
liar construction was found on the front
porch OF Judge Lambert Trees palatial
residence at No. "a Cass street 10y his
coachman, who tenderly picked ii up and
carried it into vacant lot in the rear ana
then started on run for the Chicago ave-
nue. police station. He was pale with
fright when he reached there, and telling
Lieut.. Shepard that he had found can Of
dynamite, and where he had found II,
asked that an officer be sent down to in
vestigate.
EXPLODING THE CAN.
officer Gallagher was sent back with
him, and together they took the mysterI-
Gus can 10 the lake shore at the foot OF
Chicago avenue and touched n match TO
the foot Of the dynamite fuse, which was
wound about the can. The explosion
made terrific noise, which was heard
distinctly at the station, and the earth
was torn up for several feet. When the
can was first found IL was standing under
the doorway. The fuse was charred at
the end, showing that 1t had been lighted
and gone out.
APPEARANCE OF THE CoNTRIvANCE.
The deadly contrivance looked like a
common lamp, and thinking 1t was put
there by some practical Joker, the coach
man removed IL TO the yard. In laying it
n n IA
fuse was attached 10 the machine. A
hurried inspection showed that twas not
the innocent thing II was deemed to be,
and 1t was left untouched until Officer
Gallagher's arrival. The latter carried IL
10 the Central Station. His appearance
created the widest excitement, and the
officers lost no time IL getting outside.
Many OF them mindful OF Otto Funk's ex-
pertinent with internal machines. ran
pell-mell out of the station, and Officer
Gallagher was forced to dispose Of the
machine.
EXAMINED BY AN EXPERT.
He carried it to a powder dealer on Lake
street, but this man refused TO touch IL.
A clerk in the store. however, examined
it, and at first sight pronounced it finely
constructed dynamite bomb. take it
out Of here! Explode 1t at once ~ shouted
the frightened clerk, ''or IL will blow uD
the whole streetv Officer Gallagher and
the clerk FASTENED with the machine 10
the lake front. where preparations were
made to explode the bomb. and a fuse five
feet long was attached TO the machine
and fired. Botn men ran with all speed
to a safe distance. but none too soon, for
they had not gone 300 feet when the ma
chine exploded with tremendous noise
FORCE OF THE EXPLOSION.
The report was heard as far as West
Fifth avenue, and an idea OF the force OF
the explosion may be had by the way the
ground was torn up. For a depth OF six
feet the hard frozen ground WAS scOOped
as II it were so much water. Officer Gal
lagher's companion was Of the opinion
that the explosive was nitro-glycerine,
and declared that enough Oft was in the
machine 20 blow up the City Hall.
NO CLUE TO THE CRIMINALS.
Thus far the police have no idea Of the
parties who are responsible for the con-
tempated outrage. IL is not known that
such barbarOus act. There have been
no arrests made. The Tree residence il
one of the most elaborate and costly
houses in the city, occupying one quarter
OF an entire block in the fashionable resi-
dence district in the north division OF the
city. The building probably represents
S200,0O0 with its valuable contents. It
is three story structure of brown stone,
rock faced and covering wide area. 1t
has been occupied for some time by Gen.
A. G. McClurg, Of the large publishing
house Of Jansen, McClurg Il Co.