The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-10
DYNAMITE IN THE COFFEE.
a NAG OPENED YESTERDAY WHICH
CAME FROM MEXICO IN MAY.

1t Arrived on the city Of Washington, was
| Stored Tn Brooklyn, shipped 60 Provl-
denoe, Returned on - stonington Boat
Part OF BInstipe Outnt, Seemingly.
Daniel O'Donohue, porter employed By the
| firm OF John O'Donohue 4 Son, coffee NOR
! chants OF " Front street, found a dynamite
cartridge yesterday in the middle OF a bag OF
| coffee which had come from Oaxaca, Mexico.
| The coffee came to this country in May last on
| board the steamship City Of Washington OF the
Ward line. and this bag had not been opened
before. 1t was consigned to J. W. Wilson h
Co. Of 50 Front street 1t was stored with the
rest OF the coffee cargo Of the steamship In
| Roberts stores In Brooklyn, and there 1t re-
manned until early In November.
In the mean time O'Donohue had purchased
a lot OF coffee from Wilson & Co.. and tho bag
! with the cartridge was in the lot. Early in
| November Frazee Bros Wholesale grocers Of
| Providence. purchased the coffee from O'Don-
| ohue. and it was shipped on by rail. BY and
| by Mr. O'Donohue got a letter from Frazee
Bros. telling him that one bag OF the coffee
was rejected because It had IN offensive swell
day or two afterward the bag arrived at
O'DOnohue & Sons store.
There 1t remained until yesterday, when IL
was put in with lot OF coffee con 81 gned to the
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there wouldn't be any danger Of Its again being
rejected DAN tho porter. was ordered to open
the bag and clean the coffee first He hauled
this bag to tho middle OF the storeroom and
dumped the contents out on the floor.
In the heap he found muslin rag about six
Inches square. tied up with a black string.
Within this was cylinder perhaps four inches
long and one inch in diameter wrapped tightly
In square OF oiled paper, on which were two
circular stamps-the trade mark OF the Mex
lean branch Of Alfred Nobel. the dynamite
maker. The stamps bore the words Dinamita
Nobel ;"
The porter examined the cylinder. and came
to the conclusion that 1t was some kind OF
sausase. He took it UP to the office, and there
two statesmen examined it. It's o dynamite
bomb" one declared. They handled It tender
~. and finally IL reached Mr.. Charles ODono-
hue's dosk. When that gentleman came back
from lunch he looked at the thing and sent for
the police. Tho patrolman who came around
said he guessed It was a piece Of cheese. but
he'd take 1t to the station on general prin-
cIples. Capt Devery. at the station. sent for
August Klipstoln OF 122 Pearl street, a chemist
MIR. klpstein said 1t was undoubtedly q dy-
Mantle cartridge.
The substance OF the cylinder was fibrous-
to the touch, but gritty. twas offensive to the
smell. and had a sweetish taste. Doubled In
an electrician would probably be able to recog.
nize. 1t is small rope OF small insulated
wires. 1t is about six inches long. The
wires are twisted together, making q rope a
quarter OF an inch in diameter, let In at
fsh S nd anG t.. saS cylinder tSs rops n
hf5S h'2 TS ThsG e'sS oS
Ing In them. The cylinders are closed at one
end, and are not unlike the caps which hold
Illuminating plwder with which dynamite 10
usually exploded. except that they are OF
heavier metal thun Is usually used for that
purpose. There are no loose ends OF wire In
the wire rope arrangement by which 1t conld
DO connected with u battery. SO that II was u
harmless adjunct to tho cartridge. 1t looks
ike IL piable electrical connection OF some
Kind. Altogether the bag seems to be part OF a
blasting outfit.
Besides these things the bag contained three
or four leaves torn from badly printed book
in spanish on the subject The error OF our
Administration in not putting Masters Of Arts
Tho City Of Washington sailed from this port
on W ednesday. The steamship City OF Alex
andria of the same line was burned at sea of
CoIiman, near Havana. on Nov. | of this
year. The fire began with an explosion.
the cause OF which Is unknown. She
Cuba. where she had ia ken on. With other
cargo. 900 puncheons OF rum. This rum
caught fire. and blowing of the matches, soon
filled the vessel with flames. The explosion
occurred in the hold OF the ship at 40 o clock
In the afternoon. While the crew were Gght-
tho hold. There almost always are explosions
when fire gets Roadway In the hold Of cargo
ship. The story of the horrible death In the
hames OF one OF the negro stevedores who
had fallen into the hold and OF the drowning
OF eleven OF the crew was told at the time OF
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