The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-08
AN INFAMOUS ATTEMPT
To BLOW Into literally Forty Non-UuiOr
Men mt Home.tead, Ponna.

To Blow Into Etsrnity Forty Non-UHion
Men mt HOmestead, Ponna.
HOMESTEAD, Oct IA dastardly deg
perate attempt was made last night to
murder about 40 non.union men. Dy-
Mantle was the agency resorted to and
that it failed was due to the force Of the
explosion being expended downward.
The explosion was so severe that it was
felt in camp, and the front part Of the
Mansion House was wrecked. Mrs.
Marian keeps a boarding establishment,
frequented by non.union men, which is
located at the corner Of Amity street
and Fifth avenue. 1t belongs to the
Coke estate and is known as the Man
sion House. Shortly after o'clock this
morning, when the millworkers were
all asleep, they were suddenly awaken
ed by an explosion which overturned
their beds, scattered furniture around
the rooms and broke windows and
crockery ware. They were all shocked
and greatly frightened, fearing they
had been attacked and were going to
be killed. The house was filled with
dust from plaster and the peculiar odor
from the explosion conveyed the i'm
preston that the house was on fire.
For n minute the men huddled in
their rooms, and then rushed panic
stricken down stairs. They reached
the sitting room and found they could
walk into the street, but the front Of
the room had been blown out One
man stumbled and nearly broke his
leg. He had fallen into huge, gaping
hole in the floor where dynamite
cartridge had exploded. The street
was deserted ut the time. but the ex-
plosion was so terrific that it aroused
the people for squares around and they
soon flocked TO the scene. The deputy
sherifs also came and secured what evil
dence they could.
1t appears that windowin front had
been broken and through this the stick
OF dynamite was thrown. There were
four large window glasses in the front,
as the room was once used for store.
Those panes were shattered into frag-
ments; the door was broken, several
chairs were shattered, and the room in
deed was a complete wreck. Had giant
powder or some explosive whose force
is not felt downward first been used, it
is probable there would yebeen many
deaths. AS it is, the mill workers are
terrorized and the company willhave to
put 'watchmen at the boarding houses
before they will 60 back again.
THE I,ANDI, ADY's STORY.
Mrs. Marian, the landlady, said up
to three weeks ago kept mill-workers'
boarding house on Twelfth street, Pitts
burgh, at which people from schoen-
berger's and Zug's stayed. They went
on strike and trusted them. When
they went back to work they left with
out paying me and can give the names
OF a number OF prominent Amalga-
mated Association members who we're
among them. had to move, SO / came
to Homestead and started boarding
house-not especially for non-union
men, but for all workers who would pay
me cash. About forty men from the
mill came to stop with me and then |
was subjected to insults and threats
daily, but did not mind them much.
Last night, after had retired, man,
with mis- hat pulled over his eyes and
concealed in huge great coat, came in
the house, accompanied by a fourteen
year old boy, and asked for room. My
girl asked if he had note from the
mill and he replied, with an oath, that
he hadn't. sent down word that l
was crowded. and he left, cursinG.
About 80 my girl was awakened by
two men cursing across the street
They were apparently angry; one kept
pointing at the house and swearing at
the other My girl fell asleep until
awakened by the explosion As she
recovered from the shock she happened
to look out, and through the moonlight
she saw one OF the two men looking ct
the house. He turned almost instantly |
and walked quickly away. Those are
tn only clews we have, but was sure
it was striker who tried to murder US.
will not go away, though: person
can only die one death, and l will stay
here even though they kill me-"