Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-17
GLOBE REPUBLIC THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE II 1885
WHERE THE BOMB FELL.
FAME FOR ONE UNkEMPT ALLEY IN
THE CITY OF CHICAGO.


Grangers, Capitalists, Travellers and City
People Thronging to the Scene of the
EHpIosiOn-Hackmen Finding the Spot
Source of Considerable Proht.
There is certain alley OH the west side
where more strangers can be seen every
day than in any other particular spot in
Chicago. few weeks ago n one loitered
about this unkempt alley and the entrance
TO it was always partially choked at even
tide 10y several big trucks. This is what
served primarily to make it the note
worthy place 1t is now. 90 the evening
of May 1 the Anarchist leaders chose this
spot TO make their speeches and imprO-
vised a platform from the trucks. 1t is
here that the first NihilistiC bomb was
hurled on American soil
Throngs of people daily visit this spot
and stand about vainly ell. ,vOring to
satisfy their morbid curiosity. great
majority of these people are from the
country. They consider the spot one of
the many attractions of Chicago, and, to
judge by the comments of some of these
grangers, the bomb was thrown chiefly for
the purpose of furnishing Chicago with
another attraction for country folk.
Wall" fervently calculated a tall, sun
burned man. with nasal twaug To his
voice, As he led up freckled- faced woman
and two OvergrOwn lads, this is the exact
spot tew a inch. Them fellers thrown
that air boom right frum that air little
lane intes the p'lice officers. Yer seem
the spot with yer own eyes now, Marian.
The freckled faced woman and the two
boys We're too much impressed with the
gravity of the situation to reply.
Me an the folks cum all the way frum
POsey county, remarked the enterprising
granger, bubbling over with Importance,
addressing bystander Me an the folks
yused ter 90 TO St LOoy every spring, but
when hern bout these bOOms | reckOned
ole st. LOOy didn't hev nuthin tew match,
and 50 | cum ter Chicago
VISITING THE FATAL SPOT.
There are many persons who are not
grangers who visit the fatal spot They are
travellers who are passing through the
city, and stay over at some of the big
hotels. They hire a carriage to take them
about, and the hackmen were not long in
discovering that none was too high toned
or blase not to wish TO see the fatal spot
in Haymarket square. They consequently
put him on the list" along with the parks,
the water works and the stock yards. An
observing hackman, and one of the first TO
take strangers to the square, says the
place is one of the best in point of interest
of anything on the route.
Its a killer and saver for the
horses" he remarked, thoughtfully, an it
i. 20 ah,
the burned old alley TO interest old chaps
with silk hats. But they're the fellers
that go all TO piece over there.
pull up at the alley, and sing
out Here's the place where the
bomb was hoisted Then - waits fur
orders to drive on Well, sir, I've had the
durndest lot of old fellers with silk
hats, wide fOreheads and bald patches
you ever set eyes on. As soon as
get EN- 10 the place they falls into the
dumps They just sits and pulls away at
their whiskers, an looks at the alley an
then at the street or back at the alley.
used to wake 'em up an drive away, but
now let 'em sit there an charge time |
have noticed that most of these fellers
come from the Grand Pacific, an guess
they're capitalists.
Sunday afternoon fewer strangers and
more city people than on any other day in
the week visit the scene Of the riot. Many
are wOrkingmen and come with their
families. As a rule they loudly denOunce
the bOmbthrOwer and all his associates,
but occasionally greasy fellows with
slouCh hats laugh eNultantly, talk to
gether in a foreign tongue. and then swag-
ger off. The visitors are not, however,
confined to any particular class. Many
well-dressed men stop opposite the alley
and gaze Ihoughtfully at the street for
few moments and then pass on.
After all, this tendency of human kind
TO visit the scenes of blOodshed is nothing
new, but it is still strong 1t lasts for cen
turies, and people, even now, are standing
in Hollywood castle gazing at the spot
where the lover OF Mary Queen of Scots is
said TO have lost his life three centuries
ago.-Chicago News.