St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-09
WRECKED BY A BOMB.
An Explosion of Dynamite Wrecks
a Brewery in Gotham.

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New YORK, Feb. S.-A terrific ex-
plosion this evening blew hole through
the two-foot wall of David Stevenson's
brewery. and shattered hundreds of
windows on Tenth avenue in the neigh
sborhood of Fortieth street, where it oc-
Cured. Fortunately. scarcely human
being was seriously hurt. Who placed
the dynamite be mb-for such. it is be-
lieved, was the cause of the explosion
is a mystery. The motive for the deed
is only matter of conjecture. David
Stevenson's brewery and malt house
stands on the southwest corner of Tenth
avenue and Fortieth street, in the neigh
borhood of bad region known
as "Hell's Kitchen" The struc-
ture extends from Thirty-ninth
street to Fortieth street and
westward about $50 feet. The struct-
ure is seven stories high. Between the
sidewalk and the wall of the brewery
extending from the corner of FOrtleth
street westward, is an open plat OF
ground, surrounded by an iron railing.
In this area the explosion occurred.
Mr.. Stevenson has lately been involved
in labor troubles. John O'Copnell.
president of the Ale and Porter Brew
sers' Protective association, and an en-
ploye of Long Island brewery. made
charges against Mr.. Stevenson that he
5pas not paying his men enough and
Though the charges were diSproved,
Boycott was ordered. This was recently
removed however, as unjust. Not one
of his men left him during the fight how
ever. and now in the vicinity of the
brewery it is thought that malice, be-
cause of these facts, prompted the act
tonight. Nearly opposite the. spot
where the supposed bomb burst is the
residence of Rev. Father Gleason, pastor
of the church of ST. Raphael. The
priest was standing at the window OF
his study in the central front room on
the second floor. He tells the story Of
the explosion as follows: "While was
looking out felt a sudden shock and
heard terrific noise at the same in
slant. Glass was falling in Splinters all
around me. My first thought was that
a frightful accident of some kind had
happened, and | rushed for my stole
and oil stock and breviary to be ready
to administer the
SACRAMENT OF EXTREME JUNCTION..
81 felt horrified to think what fearful
scenes [ might soon witness, OF injuries
to life and 1imbas / made my way to
the street. Thanks to God no one was
Injured so far as / could see. There was
binding glare accompanying the
sound of the explosion, but what the
color of the flash WAS l could not say"
One of Father aGleason's assistants is
Rev. Father Daniel DWyer. He was
also in the house when the bomb burst.
Said he: 81 thought it was .heil's
Kitchen blownup. For a second or two
| was so stunned by the conclusion of
air that [ could not think. Then SeiZing
my stole and oil stock went to the
ground floor. a glance on the street
explained aIl.'' One of the dOmeS-
tics in the house said that
she was in the dining room
on the street floor and looking
almost across toward where the missile
exploded. She said she saw something
like a ball of fire, and at the same i'll
stant she heard the big boom, and the
glass flew from the window panes as ii
Invisible sledges were hammering
them. All the glass in front of the
church was broken. John and Edward
Dunn, brothers, are bartenderS in
neighboring saloon. John was drawing
a glass of beer when the explosion Oc-
Cured, and the glass was blown out OF
his hand, and Ed was flung back against
the pump with a force that caused in
ternal injuries. just at the spot where
the explosion is thought to have been
are five drying kilns, but Mr.. Stevenson
is positive that gas did not cause the
explosion. Fire Chief Gicquel, who was
present, was of the opinion that the
bomb was thrown from the roof OF the
tenement across the way by steady
hand and good shot. 1t is stated that
at a drug store near the scene four
women had been brought to premature
confinement by the explosion.