Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-15
."W0UNDS OF THE BOMB.
PECULIARITIES DISCOVERED
BY THE PHYSICIANS.

The Missiles Contained in the Grenade
Also Observation-Disclosures of EXplo-
sions within tho wounds OF the OH
cers-The IUjurles Ragged and Filled
with Bits of Metal and Clothing.
CHICAGO, May 1A--In the rush of
events following the slaughter in Hay
market square very important subject
OF investigation has up TO the present time
escaped public attention Aside from the
fact that the policemen were moved down
by the bomb nothing has been submitted
to explain the nsNlre or that terrible
instrument of obstruction. Material is
not at haES~ yet to supply perfectly
correct description of the missile, but
enough is known to demonstrate that it
was constructed with devilish ingenuity
TO fully accomplish the barbarous purpose
of its manufacturers. While all the
wounds produced by the Internal machine
have the same general character each
wound has special peculiarities which
lndivldualiZes it.
THE EXPLANATION.
This is explained by the fact that in
! every case the injuries were inflicted by
metallic fragments of varying sizes and
! forms. This, while 1t resembles lead, is
more friable, and is thought to be a com
| posite OF solder and powdered glass. In
every case where the missile producing
the wound in the body OF sufferer from
the bomb has been found, it has proved
to be this metal, and although the
size Of the bomb is not definitely known,
| it is agreed that it was hollow and loaded
with slugs of deadly composition. II
would be difficult to put in operation q
more destructive agent than that en-
ployed. In all their experience the sur
geons have not encountered anything to
compare with 1t.
VERY PECULIAR.
'The wounds are very peculiar" said
| DIR. Lee, 'and so are the missiles that
made them. These have invariably been
pieces of lead, all of them hollow, scOoped
out and with ragged edges, suggesting to
me more closely than anything else the
appearance Of a broken peanut shell.
| The wounds do not all re-
| semble bullet wounds, which
are incisive and clean cut. The bomb
slugs made Jagged wounds, tearing their
way through the clothing into the body.
On the surface the apertures seemed
small, but, upon penetrating the skin,
cavities were found that would readily
admit finger, the muscles and fissures
/ being so torn as to Indicate that the lead
| had revolving motion.
TERRIBLE FORCE.
"AnotheT popularity OF the action
| OF these missiles is that in
every case they carried into the wounds
pieces OF clothing, and so greatly en-
hanced the danger OF blood poisoning.
The force with whichthey were made was
tremendous, as was made apparent in the
case OF one Of the officers where leaden
fragment entered the bone without frac-
turing it. With ordinary force it
would have smashed the bone
when il crashed against it,
and It's power and velocity must have
been extraordinary TO have penetrated it.
] am satisfied there were no bullets in the
bOmb. The pieces Of lead looked as il
they had been put into the bomb in hollow
shape, the intention being TO have them
rent by their explosion. Wherever bull
let has been found IL has been evident
that IL was discharged from Il revolver"
DOCTORS OF ONE MIND.
DR.. Murphy's description of the gene
raj character OF the bomb wounds, and of
the erratic action OF the missiles pro-
! ducing them, agrees in every essential
with that of DIR. Lee. He mad one espe-
cially remarkable case, however, and it,
has suggested theory TO him that would
not be supplied by any other wound.
| The case ls that Of Officer Lawrence
left foot was crushed aud destroyed by a
slug from the bomb two inches long and
seven-eighths of an inch ip diameter. The
missile was found imbedded in the flesh
and resting against the fractured bone OF
the great toe. IT, was cOne-shaped and
hollow, the cavity tapering from "A
diameter Of One-half inch at the base TO a
quarter OF an inch at the apex. A V
shaped piece of missile was torn
from the base, and the sole Of Murphy's
foot was blown out back of the fracture
toward the heel in a line with the frac-
ture of the slug.
THE MISSILES ALSO EXPLOSIVE.
The surgeon believes that the explosion
| occurred after the bone was struck and
that is the only case where evidence was
found OF an explosion in the wound, but
it opens a way for the opinion that the
missiles with which the bomb was loaded
were charged with explosives 10 add 10
| their force, velocity and destructlYeL ess
after they were liberated by the explosion
Of the Internal machine itself. There
/ will be no trouble 10 account for
the bullet wounds received Dy the Of
| ficers, as the survivors OF the companies
OF Lieuts. Bowler ana Stanton can testify.
They we're ten feet apart when the bomb
struck directly between them. and at the
moment Of its explosion they were ex-
and rear. These vOlloys from the anarch-
lists produced wounds ~ tho backs Of the
officers which have since been the SUBJECT
OF much speculation.
THE CORONER's VERDICT.
The verdict In the case OF officer Shee-
/ han IL similar 10 those returned IN the
preceding inquest upon The victims Of the
| Haymarket riot, and hold Spies, Fielden
and schwab. and also Parsons II be can be
arrested, for the grand jury upon charge
Of being accessory o murder. IN the case
OF Officer Flayin The verdict differs from
the others. IL finds that death was
caused directly from The effects OF bomb
! instead OF pistol shots, and adds 10 the list
OF those previously held accessory to the
murder the names OF Adolph Fischer aud
Anton Herschberger.
AN IMPORTANT ARREST.
! A man named Louis LingR was arrested
| tonight while in hiding ~ No. 70 Ambrose
street. The police unreseryedly declare
that he Is the man who threw the death
dealing bomb into their ranks a week ago
| Tuesday. Before that time Lingg lived in
| Cly bourne avenue, but up 10 this evening
had not been seen since the massacre
| His capture was made on Information
| furnished by one Of The Arbeiter Ieltung's
employees. The police say there Is no
shadow OF doubt Ofthe mans guilt, aud the
/ events OF tonight throw some credibiilty
/ on their statement. ~ lR thought the nr.