The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-03
NO PENT-UP UTICA +"
CONTRACTS THE POWERS OF THE
DYNAMITE SCIENTIST.
The Whole wcrld Is His Field, and He
Has Lately arrived IN New York
Attempt to Wreck a Dry
Goods store.

New York, Feb. 3-Spuday morning
about , O'clock the policeman staining Oh
the corner OF GRAD and Orchard streets re
ceivel jolt whicl lifted him from his ieet
and wakenel him. \ party returning from
a ball informed him taat they had seen two
young men light =ona thing on the sidewalk
in front of CAREY Bros. dry goods store, on
Grand and Allen streets The explosion,
which was as loul as that OF cannon,
smashed the windows and com
pletely wrecked the front part of the build
ing. Every gtslight on the street for four
OF five blocks was cX.il5uisaai. and the
elevated railroad station near by nearly
tunbled over. The goois in tae windows
were blown throu "a th,m AMI lay i'll CON
ia ed mas inside the iron lattice-work
which guards the front entrance. One hun
drel and seven panes in the windows in Rid
ley's dry-good5 store, Oh the opposite side
of the street, we're smashed out, and
the large plategiass windows were badly
cracked Four men were found near by, all
more Or less hurt by tie shock and the fly
ing glass, were ARE itel. They are Charles
Henry, of 235 South Second street, Will
iamsburg; James DAILY and William Brit
ton, OF y Rutgers street, and Joseph Lamb,
of Mangan street. The Llame of the eXplo-
sion was thrown on the Dry Goods Clerks
Equality association a union for the protec-
ton of the knights OF the yard-stick. Just be-
fore Christmas the salary OF one OF the clerks
was reduced AMI sixty clerks walked out on
the instructions IF the association. The firm
acceded to the strikers demands A few
days ago a man was discharged for carelessly
leaving open tho front DOOR The clerks
again struck, but Garry Bros. held ont
this time and fillei their places Mr..
Thomas Garry says they threatened TO ruin
him. The members OF the association say
Mr. Garry had it done himself to enlist
| sympathy for his cause.
| Thus far the whole affair is mystery, as
| the prisoners firmly declar, their innocence.
So far as they are concernel i,Ir2 is No evi-
| dence against them save taat they were
| found in the vicinity OF the wrecked win
dows by the police. Nor IS it certain what
sort of explosive was used, although the gen
oral belief is that giant powder and not
! dynamite was the destructive agent.
Thomas Bursin, tee boo&-Eeeper for Garry
| Bros, says he was near tae store at the time
| He was q member OF the association wher
| the strike took place, and went ont wit!
the other clerks, but was com
| PEELED to leave them and return to work il
order to provide for his family. Shortly be
fore l O'Clock Sunday morning Burgin sait
he walked up Grand stree. accompanied by
friend There hal been rumor
flying around all day Saturday
| that the association wouj} max
Garry Brothers pay FOR the disclarginy oi
| Burke, and the bitter feeling which tn
book-keeper knew 10 exist against him lea
him to LOOK carefully around, and. to hi
| surprise, he discovered Daniel Norton
Thomas Cunningham, and Thomas Fitzpat
rick, all members Of the ass ocjatioa, stand
ing in a doorway opposite the saloon q
402 Grand street, where Burgin an
his friend intended to drink, Up 4
Forsyth street there were several othe
members Of tie association, ana Bur-i
said to his companion: There
going to be trouble AMI l am going TO e
away from Grand street He however, di
get into trouble, beng surrounded by III
two parties above referred 10 and 4,
tackled AMI struck in the face He ia
away to @ saloon and washed the blood O.
his face ana was setting at a table in the -
loon when he heard the explosion, and lDe1
Immediately where it was and went to tn
proprietors and told them after going aroun
to the stores TO DO sure about it. He wa
asked: who is this man Norton" DAY
Norton, said Nj Burgin, was once amen
Der OF the Irish Land league, and has latel
been earning a living as a toor-walker f
the association Thomas Garry, the DR.
| goods merchant. said that tie lad been tol