New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-03
TIE EXPLOSION MYSTERY.
so CLEw As TO HE MAN WHO CAUSED IT.

IT NAY HAVE BITN INTENDED FOR \ JOhE-
POLICE PUZZLED.
Little lirht wa, thrown yesterday upon tho cause
II the my -icrou, explosion I'm front Of The house OF
Carl T. Rcoknaglc. ~. - Willow IT.. AT an carly
hour yesterday morning The residents Of the Heights
for several blocks around were reused from their
-lnmbcr, and the people on both sides Of the street
whc,e the explosion occurred found their front
Window broken No other damage was done There
ucr, trace, Il tie action Of some powerful explosive
near the curl-iYuc. \ largo cObbc,tonc In the pave
mrrt wa, partially ground 10 pieces and driven into
tie earth. The edge Of the curb'ionc was shattered
4 piece 81 a fuse and some bits Of tissue paper Huch
., !, used to wrap oranges. and bearing the stamp
Brown, Grove. Florida High Grade Fruit were
all that could be found In the ncislborhooi The
window, In the houses Of Mr.. R"Vknaslc, No. 40;
" H. Tnbby. No. A. \. ". stanley, No. IA; Ms.
white, 80. ~. and Of General Horauo {. King, oil
No. a.. and John McDcrmott. ~. -, on the opposite
.de Of the street, were shattered. Ehzlcrs were
lelt busy yesterday putting in new pancs In place
# the broken ones. The total loss will not exceed
$50.
40 one Of the residents Of tic block could assign
, motive for the act Of n ml,crc;ut In settling oil
h. NIB I'm that part Of the city, and 1t Is thought that
II damage had been intended the explosion would
not have been Ia the roadway. opinion was divided
"a, 10 whether some person WAS pcrpcrans Joke
or an experiment WAS being tried by some crank EN-
eae,sl In The manufacture Of bombs.
Mr. Kccknagc Is about seventy three years old, and
Z, a lrO her In Lbcrty-,t, New York. Ills daughter
mid that the family were awakened by the sound of
,lat seemed like a cannon and the liusing Of broken
ria., Al that could be- seen III the street was
.molc. " y. Tubby, an architect, who lives ncXt
door was aroused by the sound and loohing out
NY tvo m.n II, asked them what caused the
noise and they replied that there must have been
an explosion on Tie river front Mrs. F. i. Rodgers.
who lIvcs opposite at No. -, put her head cut Of
her window when reused by the sound. and sav u
man running down the street. who waved his hand
M her aud shouted " Don't be alarmed. ats only
an eNpl lion on the water frOnt.'
Mis- Emma King. of 80. 10, was not asleep at the
Time ~ the cN plo>On and remember, hearing a man
RIM down the street Just b forr II occurred. Her
father General II. &. KIM, said that he wa a"nkeci
ia "A report which shook the house. lie thought II
"a Thunder. and luukcd Of the WlidON ana saw
mole rising middle OF tn. street, aud went ont
To make an investigation lie WAS inclined To thlhh
ult guucDton NITRO flir"fnr oaus ii the clpO-l)h
Their, were OF powder ana the e1ectS were
that the city ought to OHcr rcWaru Tor IN" discovery
of the pcrpcti.itor OF IN" deed.
Thrt, was an cN-cOnvict begging on thai block on
Friday night but ne returned yesterday, and 1t Is not
believed he took any part IN the explosion romeo
In.uccor Mackc,lar WAS inclined To attribute the eN
nIo,ion 10 some crank VINO thought II line TO arouse
Inc ncictborhoOd aud create "A sensation.
Or LYMAN Abbott, VINO nNcS nj No. Jb WILLOW ST.,
lid tlnt the explosion might have been the work
a crank or n bit OF mischief by some young men, who
did not realize the danger which would result, aud
r,rc afraid 10 come forward and confess It,
All the rumOrs Of trouble between business men
living In the block and their employees proved bass
less and the police have been able to secure no Glow"