Wichita eagle., 1888-07-07
STONES STORY.
The o. Manager Gives the Details Of the
Dynamite Plot.

| CHICAGO, July General Manager H
B. Stone, on being asked for a history O
the dynamite plot against the Chicago
Burlington & Quincy, has told the Asso
ciated Press the following:
! A few days after the middle of May The
company was informed that attempt,
were TO be made to damage it's property
and trains by the use of dynamite, anG
| that Bowles, the brotherhood engineer
who was arrested Thursday afternoon with
| dynamite in his possession, was abont tc
| leave town to put the plan in operation
Bowles did leave Chicago as was expected
i having taken package of dynamite and
| caps With him from room "a, Grand Pa
cific hotel, the headquarters of the griev-
ance committee of the strikers, and occu-
pied by Mr.. :. +. Hoge, chairman OF the
| general grievance committee.
On the 29th day of May at about 1910 in
| the evening the engineer of train from
! Chicago 10 Aurora was startled by white
/ light and loud explosion, which Jared
his engine severely ard partially stunned
him and his fireman. An examination Of
the engine showed that the forward truck
wheel was broken, but not so much but
that the engine was able TO proceed. The
next morning a careful examination of the
explosion close by the track were found
a small handful of what appeared
to be damp saw dust, an un-
exploded copper cap about an inch long
and a quarter OF an inch IN diameter.
some oily substance and some pieces of
fish line. The supposed sawdust on being
examined proved 90 be dynamite and the
oiled paper the remnant of tie casing Of
the dynamite cartridge; the copper cap
was a Illuminating cap made and used
only for the purpose of exploding dyna-
mite. The dynamite cartridge had ap-
parently been 10 the nail with a fish line,
and the wheel of the engine cut
off n portion Of the cartridge which
dropped by the rail, where ii was found the
next morning. The remaining dynamite,
when the wheel struck the cap, exploded
There were at least two caps found in the
cartridge, the one found not having ex-
ploded. On the remnants OF the paper
found were the same manufacturer marks
were on the cartridges captured on
Thursday wish Bowles, Broderick and
Wilson. This brand, or mark, on tue
cartridge affords q sure means OF locating
the manufacturer. On the evening after
a large picnic Of the brotherhood at Au-
rora on the 18th OF June another attempt;
was made q short distance west
OF Aurora. The engineers report Of
the occurrence was almost Identical
OF 4 urora aud here again come unexpected
dynamite was found on the railroad track,
together with some remnants OF the papsr
casing of the cartridge These also bore
the same mark as the cartridges which
were found IN possession Of the arrested
men on Thursday afternoon, There were
also found TWO exploded Eliminating caps
and pieces Of the same kind OF fish line as
at first explosion, and which had been
used for the same purpose. namely, 10 tie
the cartridge 20 the rail
After the work WAS done az Aurora
Bowles was at Noblesvilie, Ind, WHERE be
was supplied with funds By means OF a
draft from John A. Baurein, TIE chief
engineer aud principal officer Of division
No. - OF tue Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Engineers, who - also Chair
man OF the Local grievance CON
nlittee Bauerein IS also one u the
principal mem ers. IS xell a. a leader in
the strike He was arrested tl!s morning
BY tue Unite states marshal a. expIaiCe1
further on. Bro@e-.ck, who il memoir
Of the Brotherhood Il Locomotive EaZj-
neers, vas AZ this iinse % erosion, Ia. and
in close communication with the pTinci-
pal officers and member 81 the brother
hood and had repeatedly reeuste3 Bauer