Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-21
USEO BOMBS IN new YORK.
AN EXCITING SCENE AT rHE IRISH
FEDERATION MEETING.
white Mr.. blake Was spensinE Inst
Evening at the Lenos Lyceum, a
Fire Is started and a Bomb Placed
In BoN.

New York. oct 1s.--The World this
morning says: The reception given by
the Irish National Federation to Ed
ward Blake. NJ p, at the Lenox Ly-
ceum last night. was pro iuctive IF
some results never DRAINED Of by It's
orglnators.
In the heart Of the meeting, and
while all ewes were turned upon My
Blake. as he stood on the rlatfo I'm
delivering one If mis- m Il Impress. e
speeches. shot. s'm'lJ -hltlt. fr "
silly dressed b'qs old man, with the
hair mus'asA, hook nose, ana stop
ing shoulder y-cullar TO the popular
conception OF an anarchist. walked
swiftly around the back OF the front
tier OF boxes until he reached the last
one nearest tho platform and to the
left OF the proscenlum arch.
In his hand he carried an old bulky
green Bingham umbrella, which he
seemed 70 hold with peculiar tender
ness. outside the box he stopped, hes
itated a moment and then entering
took u chair in a corner nearest the
stage. on the other side OF the box
were a couple aald to be Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. NJ Thompson. The old man
left In minute.
1t might have been minute or two
later when sharp cry from the wom-
an In the box Iegoundlng through the
house startled every one from their
seats and stopped the speaker. In
the same moment there lenped out a
gush OF fame nnd smoke, and then
followed the Shrek Of lire" and the
simultaneous movement OF 800 panic
stricken creatu'iD to the door But
even as they II ned Patr)lman Lilley
rushed Into the -boN, Violently dancing
on something while the voice NJ Mr..
Blake rang through the building. call
ing on his audience to keep their
seats.
"rhe fire IS out. Come back" cried
those on the platform. and the lame
had gone and the smoke disappeared
As Lillcy stopped to pick IN re
burning frame tA saw lying among
tn fragments Of taa gingh1m q small
stout tube OF bottle. lie aCNal II up
end then felt sura tfat he was hap-
ding an abl. bodlal bomb The tube
was abou; e!S-l inches long and about
TWO lnchcS IN cllHllN'f stltA II WIS
capped with 4 coycrlng O.. V"litirs.
The tube was filled with n white liquid.
which the police think is nitric acid
Attached to the gelatlne had been n
piece OF fuse half burned away.
The police say that the old man
had lighted the fuHn In some way while
he was In the box or just entering.
but the fame had caught the glng-
ham before 1t could reach the gela-
tine.
Those In charge of the meeting tried
10 hush up the affair. Joseph Harring-
ton at first incautiously admitted that
the bomb was one OF the typical nitro
glycerinc variety.
Mir. iil1ke's address was mainly n
defense ot the coalition policy lately
adopted by the home rulers In refer
encc TO the Liberal party. He pointed
out that lnasmuoh as the house OF
lords had rejected the home rule bill
and that measure could not again be
carried, except after n second appeal
to the people Of England, It was bet
ter that the Irish parliamentary party
should work with the Liberals I'm fur
therance Of certain Democratic En-
glish measures and thus by their for
bcar1nce establish a claim on the graf
itude OF the English people He de-
clared that the party although diff
fering In details, was united on the.
main question OF home rule,
Chief Justice Joseph DAILY presided.