The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-17
A pYNAMITM oUTnAGE.
Dnstardlv Attempt to Blow Up the Hous
ofH French General.


ofn French General.
MARsEILLEs, Nov lB.-A dastardly
attempt was made to blow up the resi-.
dence OF General Mathelin, commander
of the fifteenth army corps, Mt midnight
last night. The house occupied by him
is surrounded by Il high wall into which
sentry boxes are built. 1t is the official
residence OF the general OF division
| commanding the fifteenth army corps.
Into the small inches, or sentry boxes,
number Of little cases OF dynamite
were placed, and In addition one case
OF dynamite was placed in room adj
| joining the apartments occupied by the
general, and is used by the orderIles OF
the commander OF the fifteenth army
corps, who there awaits his summons.
In some manner, not explained up
to the present, the case OF dynamite
placed in the orderlies' room exploded
about midnight with loud report
SCATTERING the walls and hurting mass
OF debris into the guard room, without,
however injuring the orderlies or hurt
ing any OF the soldiers in the guard
room. Every pane OF glass in the gem
erals house aud in adjoining houses
was mashed by the force Of the concus.
sion and the girls school and octroi
buildings, opposite the generals resi-
dence, were especially damaged. In
addition, bomb was discovered in one
OF the passages Of the generals house,
and it is believed that the conspirators
were under the impression that the ex-
plosion OF the first case OF dynamite
would be sufficient to explode the bomb
in the passage, as well as the cases Of
dynamite placed in the sentry boxes,
which, had the successive explosions
taken place, would have reduced the
generals residence to heap OF bricks
and would have killed every person be-
meath its roof, besides destroying the
girls school and the inmates, as well as
the octroi buildings.
1t appears that for several years past
no sentries have been stationed about
the official residence OF the general in
command, as the state OF quiet which
has prevailed at Marseilles did not war
rant taking the precautions which are
always adopted when the city is in n
disturbed state.
Some idea OF the force OF the eXpio-
sion and of the miraculous escape OF
the orderlies and soldiers in the guard
room, to say nothing OF the girls in the
school opposite, and OF the,0ctrol Off
Gals may be formed from the fact that
the effects OF tho explosion were felt u
mile from the spot where it took place.
The director OF the octroi, or NUM-
cipal tax headquarters, or the officials
who levy toll or tax on articles OF food
which passes the barriers or entrances
OF the town, was living in bed when the
case Of dynamite was exploded, and was
awakened by the explosion and by Il
shower OF glass and plaster which fell
upon mis- face.
An Italian, who was seen sitting OPP
posite the generals house late yester-
day, has been arrested upon suspicion
OF being connected with the conspiracy.
Its not by any means certain, how
ever, that the plot is OF Italian origin (;
there arc people here who believe that
the explosion was the work of the most
hot headed OF the horse car strike agita-
tors who are known to have been feel
ing very bitter against the military
authorities for the support which they
have given the car company during the
recent strike, when the streets were pa
trolled by hussars and infantry, and
when each horse car which the compa-
ny was enabled to run was escorted by
from six to u dozen mounted hussars.
The police are actively engaged in in
vestigating the explosion OF last night
and it is understood that number OF
arrests will be made during the day.
The soldiers composing the garrison
of Marseilles are very much excited at
the attempt made upon the life OF Gen.
Mathelin, and there is little doubt that
this feeling would lead them to wreak
summary vengeance upon any anarch-
ist or other dynamite conspirator who
may be caught prowling about the pub
lie buildinGs.