Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-09-13
DYNAM MITE DEVILS.
The War On the Lake Shore Railroad
Recommended.

CHICAGO, Septembcr. ll.-lhc war
against the Lake Shore Railroad Company
in the Town of Lake has broken out
atrcsh, this time in Il new and dangerous
manner. The latest method is the use of
explosives and an attempt to destroy the
property of the company which might
have involved the loss of life. 4 few mo-
mentS before II O'Clock last night James
Calvin, the night operator, was sitting III
the signal tower of the Lake Shore Com
pany at the intersection of the
main and stock yards tracks. The
tower is thirty feet high, and in
it is machinery by which the switches, sig
nails and gates fora long distance along the
line of the road are turned. Calvin was
alone in in the top OF the tower and had
noticed nothing unusual, when he WIS sud
denly startled by seeing column ofsmoke
arise at one side of the structure. 1t was
bright moonlight, so that he was aware OF
the nature of the cloud in IN instant, and
q moment later his little room was..com-
pletely. filled with a binding smoke which
almost suffocated him. Calvin started to
rush down the stairs to investigate the
cause of the unusual phenomena. As he
reached the landing below
A DEEPENING EXPLOSION
took place. At that momen Calvin saw
the figure of a tall, slender man dart away
from the building. The man ran west
toward the stock yards, and was lost in
the labyrinth of cars which cover the
tracks. When the explosion occurred
Calvin was thrown TO the ground with eX-
IRENE force and his hat was blown through
:, a window. Such was the force of the eX
plosion that a number of tools were lifted
from the floor and crashed through the
window. Calvin did not lose conscious
ness, and after pulling himself together
rushed out on the tracks.
Officers ODonOvan and CASTILLO were on
guard at the time at the Root street cross
; ing. They heard the defamation, and ran
toward the tower, where they found CAL
vim, terribly frightened.
THE BOMB FOUND.
Then n search of the tower was made and
il was rewarded by the finding of a twenty.
inch piece of shattered gas pipe. Close to
/, il was a package Of something which had
; been soaked in some kind of dark liquid.
: Smoke was coming from it and bright
! sparks were thrown off. \ bottle contain
, ing what is supposed to be al acid was
|, picked up near by. The door of the signal
: tower was ajar and the dangerous explo-
/, sive had been thrown out OF TO the floor,
The explosion shattered all the glass front
of the house. In the cellars ART the hat
, teries used for the electric signals. There
!, were 100 battery cells in the room, and
of these "a were broken. Not only this,
but the pneumatic tubes. also used in the
|, signalling, were torn and twisted, and the
whole system was utterly ruined. 1t will
take thousands Of dollars to repair the
damage.
When daylight came another search Was
made foT
MORE EXPLOSIVES
There is q little shed at the rear OF the
tower. In this a small bundle, supposed
to contain another explosive, was picked
up 1t was wrapped in paper and tied
with a black cord. 1t vas soaked in some
substance, and was laid in a mattress. The
police were afraid to open it, and 1t wa
removed to the Town Hall. Calvin had
only been in charge OF the tower a little
while, having relieved VIM. Sexins.