The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-12
FEELING In NEW YORK.

Thu Conspiracy Against the Steamer Queen,
and How 1t Is Regarded by Agents.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1l-When j. Pierrepoint Ed
wards, the British consul, was shown Thomas
F. Phelan's statement that every outgoing
steamer from New York is watched by English
detectives, and that these detectives are almost
as thick about Bowling Green as they arc in
London, Queenstown and Liverpool, y he said:
That is a rather sweeping statement"
rs it true2' inquired a Tribune reporter.
81 can say nothing in reply to that question:"
was the reply.
"Does tie consul general intend to proceed in
any way against Phelan or his fellow -dynamiters
in American
Il have no information for the public on the
matter" said Mr.. Edwards. "You can under
stand, "he added, shat I can scarcely be expect
ed to answer such questions. 1t would be mani
testify improper
Mr.. Mclean, of the National Steamship line,
was asked if he had read Phelan's statement OF
the proposed blowing up Of the steamship Queen.
eyes" he replied smilingly, 81 read it, and
there isn't. so far as l know, a word of truth In
1T. No such names as he mentions appear on
the passenger roll of the Queen. and Texan
jned it carefully. 1t there was an iota
of truth in the matter we would know all
about it, and would tell the Tribune SO. 1t is a
great pity the fellow at whom Phelan shot had
a match box In his pocket; it's a pity, too, the
other man didn't handle his dirk more effectu-
ally. The small respect entertained for the law
by these people is shown by the brutal way in
which Phelan's assailant tried to butcher him in
broad daylight. 1t is a grist to Rossa's mill, OF
course. There will be a fresh onslaught made
non the pockets of unfortunate servant girls.
There have been no explosions on our line since
coal gas exploded in the alright bunkers of the
Greece. That explosion occurred four years ago.
at her dock here. and killed four men and
wounded others. Had it happened on the other
side. Rosa would have shaken bis head mysterl-
ously and said, 'Don'e ask me about it Better
ask at tho Anchorline Office il this fellow went
over on the Belgravia."
At the Office OF the Anchor Line Steamship
Company the officials laughed at Phelan's wild
cat story, and said: His statement that Bowl
ling Green is overrun with English detectives is
ridiculous. Detectives are to be found there
sometimes. but they are looking not for dyna-
miterS, but for people VIII have suddenly made
up their MINDS for a change OF climate for a va
rdety of reasons. Sometimes they are looking
for a man who wants to leave his wife without
saying good by, etc. We never heard until this
morning through the papers of any attempt, sue
cessful or otherwise, to blow up the Queen. It's
only a dodge of the d~ynamiters to raise the
Wind These people live on what they get from
the notoriety manufactured for them by the
newspapers. The steamship companies pay no
attention to what Rosa or his fellow-idiots say
about attempts TO destroy property or life"
Mr.. Brown, of the Cunard Steamship Com
pany. said: mo, I haven't read the story of
Phelan and his fellows; haven't time for that
sort OF literature. Pity they don't use pistols
that shoot at both ends, and knives that cut
with the handle as well as the blade. Don'g
believe there is a word of truth in the fellows
story about the Queen. Four-ffths of the pas
sengers carried from this port by English
steamers are Irish and Americans. If these PEG
pie desire to blow up Americans. the sooner we
know it the better. If they want to blow up
Irish. let them go to Ireland. These dynamiters
so called. are too small. too low, too intensely
foolish to be worth the notoriety they get. That
is what they work for. They are a miserable
lot. We pay no attention to their mouthings."
At the Inman company's Office nothing was
known of any attempt to blow up the Queen.
The officials said they never paid any attention
to what "ROssa and his gang" said. They
thought that "two much license was allowed
such brutal ~iunatics. and said that it was a pity
that such wide publicity was given to the say
ings of 'such gib6ering frauds"
In other steamship Offices no faith was placed
in Phelans statement, and these were laughed
at as the vaporings of q dynamiter hungry TO
see his name in print"
For detailed statement Of Phelanis previous
career and narrative of the attempt to destroy
the steamship Queen. see third nape-Ed1