Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-05-29
VIOLENT EXPLOSION
a Bomb Touched OH Under tho Rear
Window Of Mayor Blskil's ONCE.
"ruNv OR INTIMIDATION. WHICH,
The Probability Is That Some "Prac-
teal Joker" Was Amusing Him.
sclL-Bnt Who Is llc2

AZ I've minutes to cleveu'this fore.
noon there was n violent nnd startling
explosion 10 the jail yard at the renr Of
the city hall, nlmost directly under the
window Of Mayor Baskin's 0tlics. The
clerks Of the various departments
rushed yell m,ll 10 the scene 10 asccr.
tain the cause. tho inmates Of the jail
crowded close against each other In
their attempt TO peer through the iron
grailngs Of their places Of confne.
meni, pedestrians poured In from State,
Fifst and Second South streets, and
ex itomcnt wal general
itappoafoI 10 be the impression that
there had been shooting scrnpc but
the explosion was too heavy for that
Idea 90 prevail long. Sol Kimball was
tue fret man 20 discover what had
really taken place ne no was ia the
all yard Nc thu time, and slmn Of the
fire department boys Fny that hu almost
turned somctaagu when tho eKpio.
sion occurred. Ho wa cool enough,
however when the News man saw
him a few minutes later though there
was phllOr on his face that indicated
something unusual.
L.uls Rocco, the ubiquitous and
faithful luuit1r ut tho hall wa probably
more seriously concerned than any ona
else, and N he docs not possess himself
VI valuable information Tor the uso of
the officers tho latter are entirely mis-.
taken In thCir conclusions ana cond-
dcnCu.
When the excitement had subsidized
II was found that tho trouble hzd been
caused by o bomb, made after tho
order Oi the large ChiuUfu fire crackers,
thrown, % ~ believed, over from tho
iio station and exploded by means VI
fuse or cap. From some Of tue strips
aud fragments picked up II was shown
" have been from eighteen 10 twenty
Inches In length aui with nu
Interior diameter OF about an
Inch and half. The whole tubo
was evidently charged with gun
powder aud ~ Il fell into an open space
no damage was done There are those
who think II Is the work Of an ombry.
otto anarchist but others are Of tho
opinion that some indisotcet individual
wishes 10 take advantage OF the pres.
l NAA w ihAAAlAN kAAk anu NNAAnN hlihNNll
nc tho expense Of over ctCdulous
! people,
Suspicion points 10 a memLcr OF the
/ Ere department and should II transpirt
that ho IA actually guilty he will b
summarily dealt with, Should u bi
proven that some one else Is the culpri
| punishment will DO none the los.
severe. The Mayor IL one Of the city
] officials who has recently received
threatening communications and
warned, under penalty OF death, 10 get
out u town within Agiven time. Hu
has paid no attention 10 these letters
anu N tho "cTacker" was exploded
under his window 10 refresh bis mem.
/ Dry II Will bs n disappointment 90 the
tht0wef ~ his honor says he sat quiet
/ ~ Ia his chair and paid only passing
attention TO the disturbance. II am
he said this afternoon, "n0t W easily
frightened M some fellows might
think, Dynamite talk does not scare
| mu.n
Captain Donovan Is highly inconsed
over the affair aud believes the tube
was thrown ff0m the IRE department