New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-17
rEsTyNG 4 BOMB WITH AN AXE
AN FRESHMAN WANTED TO SMASH OPEN A
CARTRIDGE OF NITRO-GLYCERINE.
,vcrysED BY F>NCIED INSULT, An ANARCHIST
HAD, IT Is THOUGHT, PLACED 1T IN
FACTORY YARD-TIIE INoUIRING EN-
pIOYF. 4 KIND BARKEEPER
NEIGHBORLY BARBER AND
BIG CROWD ALL HUGE
IL INTERESTED.


An 1rishman and a dynamite bomb in collabora-
ton will. with anything like reasonable luck bring
ohout startling results 1t is not Mr.. McArdes
c,,it mat Il seventy-pound cartridge failed 10
smash half n block of Westinghouse. An unknown
man OF Anarchisc persuasion supplied the Do'np
Mr. McArdle furnished the axe. Mr. McArdie
wanted 10 open the dynamite bomb and ma OUT
what was inside II. \ gratifying success would no
doubt have attended him but for the interposltion
~ Mr. O'Hara. who stood by Only for Mr.. o flsra
the police would now be securing Harlem In search
Of the fragments belonging to Mr.. McArdle ana inc
other nine ten Irish gentlemen employed IN 'he
ward Of Mendel Samuel & Sons, No. go Washing
ton-st.
About three weeks ago a ragged unkempt. us
heveilod creature whose wretched rags hung TO-
eether by threads called at the Samuel yards ana
asked for work He was Hebrew and hungry
Young Abraham Samuel. who. with his erother
manages the New-York branch of the house the
headquarters OF which are in Newark felt pans
OF pity and employed him Morris Moskowitz as
he was called. attended that particular Anarchist
meeting which has since proved so unfortunate 10
Miss Emma Goldman and her pupil. MI THINNER
man. lie was Of those men VINO
wear ragged black boards the tousled hair and the
hungry black eyes suggestive OF anarchy SOCIAL
ism. revolution, nitrOs lyccfne ana feVerlsh "''-
rest. Abraham Samuel talked next day win d
friend on the subject OF Anarchists. and inci-
scare them into submission. Moskowtz listened ana
erowled. When work for the day was about to
end he walked up to Mr. Samuel you are
kindly young man" he said. smiling hercciy ana
/ regret 10 pain You. But you are really indscreet
TO talk in that way before me. | am an Anarchist
the sworn enemy Of all capitalists. and say 'h"l
you are all liars. hypOcritcs and cheats
The next moment Mr.. MoskowitZ was picking MN
self out OF the roadway. into which the toe OF MI
Samuols boot had propelled him. He reganed MS
feet and. stepping toward the young man. VINO
stood facing him placid and flushed with exer-
ton. remarked: "You were unwise TO do this.
shall communicate with yOu in my own time
II was 1870 on Thursday afternoon when loud
exclamation from Mr.. OIIara manned Thomas) at
tractod tho attention of Mr. McArdle (christened
Timothy. on the ground two feet away. among
a heap of horscshoes. lay stout rectangular tuoe
OF brass. apparently about fourteen inches long ana
nine inches In circumference How it had got there.
whether II had been thrown over the top or 'he
closed gate in Hethune-st or whether a murderous
hand had quietly slipped It into one n the wagon
loads Of iron. to he unloaded at SsmueIs yard
was then and is now mystery.
Look at that now" said Mr. OIIara to Mr.
McArde. Mr. McArdle looked. scratched his mead
and looked again until an idea seemed to strike him
lie seized an axe and swung it round his head
"Arrah and what do we want to do. ye gossoon? -
said Mr. O'Hara. "Warnt-I'll see what the rep
tile Is and kill tine haste" answered Mr. McArdie
..Uould on" yelled Mr.. O'Hara do we want to
blow VA all into powder There's Johnny Carroll
kapcs the gin mill acrost the road he'll know
Mr. Carroll eazed at Mr. McArdles new develop
ment in natural history and grinned Let :
ask the Duichman to put it in his stove lie
said Tho Dutchman" Schn"r"r a barber
who shaves 'lonrshorcmen on the ground hoor Or
the tenement house facing the yard. Here's i
present for yc with Mr.. Samuors compliments.
said Carroll opening the door IT'S 10 be left I'LL
called for" and with these words he dumped the
cartridge down on the floor and vanished
.'Dvnamite," said a mar. There Was a howl. a
rush. "A wild scattering to all points OF the COM
mas. One man. with his face still covered with
lathcr staggered out on the sidewalk and began
to rccite tn rules Of poker. under the impression
that ne wss playing. O'iara husging the cart
ridge I, his breast. carried 1t back TO the yard
and laid il down in the front doorway. Ten min
,,;ss later the ward was closed. and Nj. Oliars
had gone home having completely forgotten to
mention this rlaing incident TO either OF the sam
ucl brothers
David Samuel, approaching the yard at so next
morning saw "A crowd OF - OF 80 suTglng round
the door Tho word dynamite flew from hp 10
u, H.. drove through tho mob and there just
where Mr. . Iiard had laid n the night before was
the cartridge MIR Samuel nrst turned MI. . nara,
and Mr. McArde outside In ana INSIDE our, as iaI
a. Gucstions were concerned. Then hc sent for an
expcrt on explosives. The expert quickly settled
Ali doubt regarding the IDENTITY OF the lhlns, ana
tEnn MIR Samuel was glad TO know that seventy
mounds OF ana gunpowder had passed.
pail OF water. ana Is now on exhibition in the
Newark house.