New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-28
TRYINGTo PROBE HE "BOAB" MYSTERY
DETECTIVES SET AT WORK ON TIE CAsE-wAe 1T
PRACTICAL JOKEf

DETECTIVES SET AT WORK ON TIE CAsE-wAs 1T
PRACTICAL JoKEi
The mysterious "bomb" whose premonitory
szx,pR and sputternR baked what might might
heye been . serious explosion the Sylvan Stream on
Monday night and sent His sereue Highpess. Prince
Dom Augusta of Brazil the other Of the bea
Beach Railway Company homo with nothinI worse than
n few unstrung nerves, the subject OF much COM
ment yesterday. All sorts OF theories were ofored
ranging from o genuine dynamite plot TO an
Advertising scheme hugo practical joke
Tho only tangible evidence the case bomb itse
ia sti at the bottom Of the harbor and speculation
srems likely to wear itself out before settling the ques
ton ono war or ths othor. George Brown, the EN-.
poye who threw bottle overheard. said that he
In such hurry get the dangerouSl looking machine
oyerboard that had scarcely than glance at 1t
through the smoks OF the burning fuse. He thought
IL looked like . vhiskey bottle full OF powder
Brown was one OF the wsIohmen specially detsiled
by the railroad company 70 look after the Princes
saety He sight Of the DO tile of hs
last patrols through the upper saloon. Patrick ODon
nell q dsekhand the boat Brown pick the bomb
no and toss It over ships aide. He sad TRiB-
uNE reporter machine had queer looking At
txehment at and seemed 70 him TO be something
like q seltssr vlchy syphoo. NObooy could have
thrown it aboard from . boat u tho harbor. IL must
have been put before the boat started from Bay
Ridge.
Ths ofucals Of the Sea Beach Railroad were disposed
10 make hight Of the sar They put couple Of detect
ivss the ease howevsr One Of them said 'nss sao
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