The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-11
A DASTARD'S DEED.
An Attempt to Blow Up a Building,
Which, Had 1t Been Successful,
Would Have Caused
Another Great Fire In the Big
City of Chicago,
Dynamite Bombs Thrown Into the
Shufeldt Distillery.
A Proprietor Says That It Was Fathered
by the Whisky Trust, Which His
Firm Refused TO Join
$4,000 Reward.

Firm Refused To join
$40, 900 Reward.
CuIc,Go, H., Dec. l0.-Shortly after
@ o'clock this morning an attempt was
made to destroy Shuicldt &Co. 3 dstillery,
in the northern portion OF the city, by
means OF dynamite. Enough facts are not
yet known TO justify conclusion as TO
whether il is the work Of an Anarchist or
of someone who has a personal grievance
against the Shuieldts. At the hour men,
toned the ncghborhood was shaken by q
tremendous explosion, shaking the build
ings in the neighborhood, breaking many
pancs OF glass in the surrounding houses
and causing people to rush into the street
in great alarm. Investigation showed that
a bomb had been thrown, probably from
the street, into detached warehouse,
used for storing high wines. This build.
ing was shattered, the hoops were bunted
of many OF the casks and the heads OF
some Of them were driven in. Very soon
aitorward package wrapped in paper was
discovered lying in the street. II con-
tanned several sticks Of dynamite and
some Illuminating caps. A fuse connected
with the package showed evidence OF
having been lirhtcl Int had gone out pre-
maturcly. These articles are now in the
possession OF the ponce, who are at work
ON the ease.
A Jagged hole about three feet square
| was torn in the roof aud In various other
| tl... a. luNlutHpI An ~
animation revealed the iict that some per-
| sons, evidently standing ON the high side
walk on Hawthorne street. had thrown
upon tho ruoi Of the building package Of
! dynamite sticks, tied together and attached
| to fuse, which had been ignitod. These
! sticks consist ol compressed dynamite,
wrapped In pastcbuard and provided with
| Illuminating caps The combination had
exploded, and II was only owing Ia Pc
culiur chance that the entire structure rs
we'll ~ the surrounding buildings were not
instantly lovelcd
The aim ui the man or men who COM
mittrd the deed was evidently to Int the
skylirht ON the roof, aud the mark was
missed by but few feet. Underneath tho
skylight are eight largo tubs, OF watts, Of
J highly im0ammablc liquor Had the dyn-
amite sticks exploded ON the skylight
I the liquor would have been Instantly
LIMITED aud u terrible explosion would
have resulted an explosion. CAPT. Setback
thinks, Of sufficient violence 10 have torn
down score OF buildings. As IL was, the
damage was comparatively small. \ lot
OF barrels OF wine underneath the spot
where the explosion occurred had their
tops torn OIL, but none OF the contents was
spilled.
On the roof, about fifteen feet from
where the first explosion occurred, was
found another bundle Of dynamite sticks,
seven In number. These had not oN-
plodcd, ON account of some defect In the
fuse, which had evidently been ignitcd.
Fortunately no one was Ia the building nc
the time aud no loss Of life or limb was
caused.
James u. Lynch, ono Of the propriclors
Of the distillcry, says he believes 4 To bo
the work u the whisky trust I'VE arc
not la the trust" he said, land that or
giniNtion has on numerous occasions
Threatened to do ~ up To show YOU
thc desperate character Of the deed, let
me- call your attention 81 the fact that
there were 1900 barrels Of whisky stored
under the roof that VAS torn open, aud II
these had been igniicd terrible fire would
have been added 10 the horrors Of the ex-
plusion. one Of the representatives oi tho
trust was here shortly after the explosion,
but the feeling among the men against
this organization was ~ great that lac had
Ia skip out iur fear OF being violently dealt
| with. There IL no doubt IN the world
that Il Is the work of the trust said Mr..
Iynch. "Thry have been threatening Us
with vengeance Tor some time past and
tho other day We received word To look
out Tor damage We supposed they
meant 10 cut prices and We told them 10
damage away. | never thought they
would be- guilty Of such an act rs this"
"Was there any cause for the taking Of
J such desperate measure 10y the whisky
tusl2'
! "Wou. | should ay there was. Every
ono knows the war they have Wngcd
Z n.liust us without success. They have
, I..ed every means in their power TO force
I u. into thu trust, and they played Their
ID last card when they ifuzu as out oi Iced.
I Ing cattle. When they saw that had no
, effect they BEGAN 10 issue vague threats TO
q which We paid no attention.
y "NuW, last week there came tho news
i that a house. was about completed IN ~.
Paul with n capacity Of 10000 bushcls a
d1y and only short time before another
antitrust house " 10000 bushels daily
! capacity was started In Peoria, lll. An
other house Of several thousand bushels IN
Y capacity In Danyllc renowned allegiance
I IN the trust aud then the kentucky dis
. tillcf- began changing their product from
' ! Whiskics To high wines, which brought
: them into direct competition WIN the
! ttusl. and raised the antitrust capacity TO
I 1900 bushels day." o.,
i Nr.J u. Lynch, manager Of the Shu-
= fcllt Company. offers reward OF .2p'OVO 70
Y tho person WHO threw the dynamite on The
= dstillcry building for the name OF me
|, man WHO employed him 70 do the work
y mr. sucb Information W. will lead TO the de-
y lection and arrest Of the parties responsible
!. Tor the oulugcs. 80.
y The members Of the whisky trust ridi'
!, culo the idea that the attempt TO destroy
: the property was the work, directly OF ~
= directly, OF their organization.
y Tho Jubilee Of the entrance into public
J. lie aud the scyenticth anniversary OF the
, birthday Of Dr. Reger, leader OF the Mod
l. ernte Cycchs In the German Rcichsralh,
.aaNNW NaHua