New-York tribune., 1890-07-14
WAS 1T CAUSED BY A BOMB?
yvsrrp,ous EXPLOSION IN BROOKLYN.
TWO CHILDREN BURNED AND INJURED IN THE

TWO CHILDREN BURNED AND INJURED IN ii'i'
sTpErT-TuE POLICE CANNOT EXPLAIN IT.
,,,.s,oriope accident. resulting in the serious
ininrv Of two children by the explosion oil "iaC
i s,,noosod n have been a cartridge, occurred IN
WosLipoton-st. Brooklyn, about 30 p m. yes
,crdov An Italian named Bureio occupies part
y, ,be house No - in that street. Just above
F-ont-st, II is situated az the end OF narro"
,a.sage,yay between a small wooden house on the
west and a large thrce-StOry brick tenement Oh
,be east The family were sitting IN TINS H',lo
enclosure with their three children MAUI
age eleven; Samuel, age I'VE, ara -Ailnl',
aa, three started out of the Nau anu
across the street They had JnSt feoci'"
the eurbstone when something ieH az
their feet and exploded with loud noise oa'n-
mel ran and escaped uninjurcd, but the TWO girIS
were walking hand in hand and the e4uer Was
unable 10 drag the other away. Ihcy oolh IT.
ceiyed the force of the explosion h"ue we
badly burned about both legs, and Anne was cuV
and burned about the neck Ambulance SURGEON
uro,,,, dressed the wounds DR.. Frank IL. KoSS'
of No l2s Sands-st was also called III i"''
niqht the children were resting comfortably.
The polce are puzzled 10 place the thfo"''
of the Carrridge-if cartridge it was. An Ian'h
and piekci I'D some pieces of what appeared 10 DC
= fuse Some of the byStanders pointed him on'
% Patrolmen Doolcy and McDonough as the man
who caused the trouble. and he was locked up on
tho clorgc of ntoNication. lie had already cauNu
a disturbance in Adams-st The Second IIcOAAV0
authoritie, do not believe him reSpohslo"'
There was great excitement IN tie street. an"
large crowd collected. Sergeant CarTouGheI' Nv"
ever. auictcd the people When they ha' Ie'"i'''N
10 their homes they all informed reporters WIZ
visited the neighborhood that they MINDED 'ItA
oVsn business. had nothing 10 DO with their neigh
bors. and knew nothing of their accidents.
Across the street from the scene OF the accIdehb
however is a tcncment-houSc. the top Hoor OF
which is occupied by William Il. scott fhnP
Ker.1eu of Scventh-st. aud Avenue -, Ne"-loIA'
Mr. Scott's brothcr-iu-law, was visiting tleIc' iiu
he and Mr.. aud Mrs scott were sitting III tic
window al the time Of the accident MI S'"''
told a Tribune reporter that they saw III the
third story OF the tcncment-housc opposite a man
in a check suit throw something tnat appeared
90 hc n Uehted match into the street From Mr
Scotts rooms uhe reporter could plainly Sc
into the rooms opposite, WucTe persons hcPt NJ VI,
Ing about contusedly. MI hcHIc4I ort Zoo
scott saw the supposed match pass over d ~ ucC
in front If the building and explode as II stI'CA
The uaycmcnt They say that the mum aitfI""I"
acted queerly, walking about the room ahu pm
inc t},iu,s up from tne floor neal the WIDOW
They think he had found CARTRIDGE Win u u
fu~r and that ignorant of It's nature ne had hreu II
oA as he would common cracker ana, . wirn M ~
slw The harm done hc was TlEhiehcl. lAeI 'ic
no>itiye That the man arrested had nothing 10 GO
with the affair. as they saw him coming up WASH
inoton-St before the explosion. IA
Tie officers al the Second IIccLucl HI'''O'i 49, "Vi
throw no Heht on the affair bat 1atro.nali D'3iyt
sad that he saw tie alleged fuse ard 1t 9oFq c n%e
the wadding used in toy. c"nnons hi9 "e',E .',;,
,cas that tie wound on Annlc's neck H.1 rom
"iS nisol Ti Shot. but could not explain t rlis on
les les and besides, no pi''ol oi DAl+' ,,' |.S
ound and the sound of the explosion Wa s.Cti, tICu,
tbe Mace where the damage was cau>eI h'' iIo1
q 1i>tauce He was not CERTAIN nov
ever, that the trouble waI not ~. .'t,ilI nnl,no,yn m
~ tLro1ver had pickcd up around some build
in~ The father Of the children has no idea thaS
IL was ANYTHING more than an accdeh' c"usc,, @
~. carelesspcss or Ignorance. Inc ponce are
rn.ccnt obout thc aifoir, and detcctlyc IS watch
ING The premises. Other arrests are likely 10 De
made.