Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-10-18
BOMB FOR BLAKE, M. P.
Hot Greeting In New York For
 the McCarthyite Leader.
FIRED. BUT FAILED TO EXPLODE.

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 Who Concealed It In a Gingham Um-
 breIIa-Boid PatroImsn Put It out-op-
 ponents at the Meeting.
 NEW YORK. Oct. 1S-The reception given by tho Irish National federation to Edward Blake NJ. F., at the Lenox Ly- ceum was productive of some results never dreamed of by its origin ators
 In the heart of tho meeting, and while all eyes were turned upon MT. Blake as he stood on the platform delivering ono of his most impressive periods, a short stoutly built frowEily dressed, bent old man, with the hair, mustache, hook nose and sloping shoulders peculiar to the pop ular conception of an anarchist, walked swiftly around tho back of the front tier of boxes until he reached the last one nearest the platform and to tho left of the proscenium arch. In his hand ho carried an old, bulky, green gingham umbrella, which he seemed to hold with peculiar tenderness Outside the box he stopped, hesitated a moment, and then entering took n chair in a corner nearest the stage. On the other side of the box were a cou- pie said to be MT. and Mrs. J. M. Thomp- son. The old man left in n minute.
 It might have been a minute or two later when a sharp cry from the women in the box, resounding through tho house, startled every one from the seats and stopped the speaker. In the same moment therc leaped out Gush of flame and smoke, and tla.n followed the shriek, Fire" and the simultaneous movement of 800 panic striken creatures to the door.
 A PIucky Patrolman.
 But even as they turned Patrolman Lilley rushed into the box, violently dancing on something with his foot, while hn ErA nj nf Mr En rpn n through the big building calling on his audience to keep their seats.
 The fires out, Come back"' cried those on the platform when tho flame had gone and the smoke disappeared.
 Still the frightened ones hesitatcd un- til those in the box were seen to resume their seats, and then they quieted down. 'We don't mind a little smoke in these days" said Mir. Blake. A loud laugh followed this little sally, and the meeting was continued.
 But If the audience had seen what Pa trolman I.illey had found they might not have felt so happy. It was the old gingham umbrella that had caused the mischief. Even while MT. and Mrs Thompson were wondering who the strange old man was the gingham sud denly flashed with fire before their eyes.
 As they ran out of the box Lilley had run III anu DcdlCh luo OuI Mllu nus heavy boot. Then as he stopped to pick up the burned frame he saw lying among tho fragments of tho gingham Q small, stout tube or bottle.
 He picked 1t up and then felt sure that he was handling an ablebodied. nicely finished bomb. Tho tube was about eight inches long and about two in circum- ference. It was capped with a covering of gelatin. The tube was filled with n T |. .g.N. 1T. l. nitric acid. Attached to tho gelatin had been n piece of fuse half burned away.
 Here Is the explanation of tho police as to why an explosion had failed to materi- alize: Tho old man had lit the fuse in some way while he was in the box or just on entering but tho flame had caught the gingham before it could reach the gelatin.
 Those in charge of tho meeting tried to hush up the affair. Joseph P. Ryan at first incautiously admitted that the bomb was one of the typical nitroglycerin va riety. On a signal from tho roundsman in charge of the 20 patrolnen on duty tO prevent trouble ho tried to explain that 1t was nothing moro than n big cracker. Now the police of tho Twenty third pre- cinct are trying to find the owner of the umbrella.
 Opponents In the Hall. As If the introduction of the bomb ol what is it were not enough to rouse them, the people at the meeting were treated tC enough excitement to keep them on the jump. It had been expected that tnt Irish independents, having already sue cceded in weaning Mayor Gilroy from tho demonstration, might make an effort tC break up the meeting. That was why the roundsman and 20 patrOlmen wero pres ont.
 The Irish National club of seventh ave i nue and FOrty-serund streot headed thi, opposition, and lO1 stalwart members oi the club. led by John J. Cullen, Secretary James F. O'Grady, Robert J. Crane ana John P. Moran. marched down to tho Lenox Lyceum armed with tickets of ad mission which they had bought from DOT sons supposed to bo properly authorized to dispose of thcm. At tho sight of the first ticket presented by Mir. Cullen tn, | ticket takcr Glancing at MT. Ryan, who stood by, said. That ticket Is forged.
 Tho other ticket holders fared the samt way. So they stood out on the sidewalk in groups discussing tho situation. 1 Three or four got into the hall. howcv CT, and wero safe until they cheered at tn, mention of Mir. Parnells namo by Mir Blake. Then MT. Ryan and Mir. Walsh | who opened the meeting. and one or tw, more who had onco been devoted follow CTS of tho dead leader seized those wh: shouted for him and throw them out O the hall.
 The crowd outside waited for Mir. Blake intending to treat him to a demonstrn tion, but the police were watchful anI drove them away. and as ho left tho hal escorted him to the home of Dr. Thoma Addis Emmett on Madison avenue.