Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-08-02
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DastardIy Attempt to Blow Up the Rest-
dence OF . Citizen Of LaI<evtew. . suburb
Of Chicago-The Operators Make :
Bungling Job, and Only Succee0 IN Rails
ing an Infernal Racket.
CHICAGO, July 27.-A gas-pipe bomb
was exploded early this morning on tho
sidewalk near 675 Lincoln avenue, Lake
view. 1t startled the neighborhood, but
did no harm. It had been about eight
inches long and two inches in diameter,
and had evidently contained no moro
powerful explosive than powder. It APP
reared that the bomb had been placed
upon the sidewalk. the fuse lighted and
left to explode while the perpetrators de-.
camped. The police are investigating
the case.
It is now learned that an attempt was
made to blow up the residence of Chris
tian Kruger, No. 675 Lincoln avenue.
The agent used to do the work was dyn-
amite bomb made out of piece OF ordi-
nary two-inch gas pipe, about eight
inches long, and il it had been prepared
by person of ordinary mechanical In
telligence, it would have done great deal
of damage, and the loss of life would
have been appalling, as there were q
dozen people sleeping in the house at the
time.
About two O'Clock this morning, Kruger
was awakened by the barking of his dog.
He got up, but discovered nothing, and
went back to bed. He had just began to
doze, when suddenly there was tree
and in an instant Lincoln avenue for
blocks was astir. Nobody surmised what
caused the explosion. The people went
to a saloon in the vicinity, in which brawls
are very frequent, thinking someb body had
been shot but the place was deserted.
The attention of the crowd was then at
tracted few doors farther down the
street. where they saw Officer Weldon, OF
the Lake View police standing. Here 1t
was learned what had transpired. A
piece of gas pipe shattered to pieces and
a large hole in the ground told the tale.
The bomb had been placed half way un-
der the south corner Of the house, in the
front 1t had blown upward after plow-
ing furrow in the ground, and on the
corner of the building there is the mark
of the missile, which nearly gouged its
way through the board.
The front Of the house was despatched
with the explosive.
The police were first of the opinion that
it was simply a scare. and that the pipe
was charged with nothing but powder. 1t
has since been demonstrated that it con-
tanned dynamite, and only the clumsiness
of the maker prevented wreck.
Mr.. Kruger is German, about fifty
years of ago, and has no idea
who could have attempted the
he kept a saloon on Fullerton avenue and
Perry street. In this neighborhood
large number of Poles of treacherous
character reside. It is said that Mr..
Kruger has always condemned strikes,
and the brick-makers who frequented his
place were bitter against him for that.
reason. As they are now on strike. it
is thought that they determined to
avenge themselves.
Captain Villiers, of the Lakeview po-
lice, at first ridiculed the idea of the pipe
being loaded with dynamite, but upon q.
careful examination he thought differ
stopped at all, they must have been
plugged up with wood, as there is NJ
thread on the pipe to hold a screw cap.
The police are in the dark as to who the
may be, but Captain VIII
Tiers and several detectives are working
up evidence, and arrests may follow to-
day.
Mrs. Heeny, living nextdoor to Kruger,
noticed a man passing by the house be-
fore the explosion took place. He had q
package in his hand, and was unwrap-
ping the paper. Such scenes are not un.
in the vicinity, as night carmen
pass there frequently.
John Weldon, a policeman, was on the
opposite side Of the street short dis
lance away when the explosion took
place, and had been there for fifteen min
utes. He noticed nobody around durin
hat time.
Inspector Bonfield said he had been ex-
pecting something of that sort and still
fears that the Anarchist leaders will do
some harm before they can be checked