The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-18
FLOWER IN DANGER.
Al Internal Machine Sent to
Him in New York.
GIANT POWDER IN THE BOX.

A Description of the Machine-EnouRh
Giant Powder to Blow the Governor
Into Hternity-It is IN Charge of In
sUector Steers-Detectives Working
on the Case-What the Governor
Says About It.
New YORK, Sept. 1.-THE life of Gov.
Roswell P. Flower was threatened by an in
fernal machine cent to him at Windsor hotel
In this city a ooupls Of days ago. The box
which contained the machine is now in pos
session OF Inspector Steers at police head
quarters, together with the Internal machine
and its mechanical arrangements. A large
number of detectives has been PUT on the
case. Every effort is being made to sup
press the fact that the mysterious box left
at Windsor hotel contained q deadly ma
chine and enough giant powder to have
blown the governor into eternity.
POLICE RETICENT.
The police officials are very reticent over
the affair but Notwithstanding this the item
leaked out of police headquarters that Gov.
Flowers life had been threatened and that
an Internal machine was in Chief Inspector
Steers possession. Gov. Flower has been
stopping at the Windsor hotel ever since he
came to the city to straighten out matters
relative to the cholera cases aboard the
steamships in the bay and the trouble that
had arisen between the quarantine officials
and the Isllp board Of health.
The Internal machine was left at the hotel
Thursday afternoon. 1t came by mail It
was received at the hotel office and sent to
the governors room by the clerk Gov.
Flower had gone away In the morning to
INSPECT the state oyster beds along the
sound.
AN INTERNAL MACHINE.
Chief Inspector Steers this afternoon sent
for the reporters at police headquarters and
told them that the box sent 10 Gov. Flower
was a veritable and unmistakable Internal
machine, ingeniousiy contrived to
kill Gov. Flower, or whoever might
open it, The inspector added
that the box was received on Wednesday
night, and before 1t was opened there was
received an anonymous letter warning the
governor of its character. Adjt. Gen.
Porter sent to police headquarters and de-
teotives went TO the Windsor hotel, where
the box was given TO them. The detectives
brought 1t down 80 police headquarters and
delivered 10 to the inspector. who put it in
a pail Of water and left it there to soak for
twenty-five minutes
GIANT POWDER IN THE BOX.
In the boxes was found thrse-quarters OF
pound OF giant powder. A lever was
connected with the cover Of the box, and
when the latter raised three parlor matches
fastened to the lever would be rubbed
against piece Of emory paper on the side
of the box and ignieed, thus causing an sx-
plosion of the powder. The inspector said
II the box had been opened. as was iu-
tended, an explosion would certainly
have followed. Twenty detectives are
working on the case. In speaking Of the
matter Gov. Flower said "This is the first
time anything of this sort has happened to
me. l am not at all upset, however.
suppose have made some enemies by call
ing out the militia, but must do my duty,
and the peace must be kept. All the in
fernal machines in the world would not
make the slightest difference 20 me-"