New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-02
BLOWN UP WITH DYNAMITE
BURGLARS WRECK AND LOOT THE GLEN
COVE l. l.. POSTOFFICE.
THEY BURST THE SAFE OPEN AND ESCAPED
WITH THEIR PLUMBER R-BELIEVED TO BE
TIE SAME GANG WHICH HAS Robbed
OTHER OFFICTs-A POSSE HUNT
ING FOR THEN.


OTHER OFFICEs-A POSSE HUNT
ING FOR THEM.
Considerable excitement prevailed at Glen Cove.
l. l.. at o'clock yesterday morning when an
alarm spread through the village that the post
Office had been broken into and the big safe
containing 5000 In postage stamps and between
$i00 and $500 in cash emptied. The alarm was
given by Thomas Murphy. who keeps barroom
near the postoflce. Postmaster James II. cox
was the most surprised man IN town when ne
opened the office for business at 6:30 O'Clock Ihe
place was In the greatest confusion. The safe
lay in parts about the room having been blown
up by dynamite. Letters and mail pouches,
money-order packages and the contents OF
closets and drawers had been torn open and
scattered the floor. Every corner OF the
building had been ransacked.
The rear window Of the Office through when
the burglars effected an entrance was opened.
The thieves succeeded in doing their work thor
oughly leaving nothing a clue t. their identity
exccpt footprints oi several sizes on the ground
in the rear OF tn. building. The postof''cr is In
the heart Of the business centre Of the town. ON
one side Is a drug store and on the other dry
goods store. There are living apartments over
each one OF these establishments Mr. MURPHY
who lives near by. SAYS ne saw three men o"
the roof II the postofice shortly before O'clock
, The men were strangers ir town and looked as u
they came from New York. Murphy thought
that they were repairing the roof. until he made
an Investigation some time later and found that
the panels OF the rea. door had been saved away.
l. is thought that the burglars Intended 10 take
the safe oui through the door and carry IL away
10 the woods II they did not succeed IN po"lhs
II open. -
As soon as Postmaster cox learned oi the
burglary an alarm was given and all the authon-
ues in Queens County were informed OF the ron
berry Deputy Sheriff Edward Campb.,I al one one
took up the trail II IN, burglars tie 'eirn""
that about 3 o'clock yesterday morning hhH'-
car such as II used by section men 10 carr!
FOOLS ir was taken from IN" Long lsland '''.'-
road depot The car found later IN t"'
ditch near Seaclinc. The theory q IN" detectives
is that the thieves abandoned me car ~ '"'S
point and made for the woods. .
shortly after O'Clock Deputy Sh@rlH CaH'pp'p
returned from Glcnhcad. a"d Organized J. So
of A dozen men armed with r"vovers ana cuhS
Campbell said ne had discovered the hI'hS pa.
of the burglars IN the woods on m" George J..
Downing estaic about ha a mile east y sea
,pne He WAS close enough 10 the gang To near
enough II their conversation to satisfy MN lhi'
they were the thieves who robbed The i"'StnNl'".
Cafuuiel"s armed posse started out az lp p ''''N
ana spread 50 As - c.0s" al outlets inT rS'"i''
4 rectllarity - the robbery T. that ~ one
ea,. The rear = IA" posto'Hce looks upon inc
old mill I'm which night watchman is i'kN-
| iariy en,plov.d The wttchmar declares th"t NJ
saw no strang. men on the street ana thht ne
heard n no!se. l. Is believed INA, 'hiS = '''.
same garg 4 1stDfic. thieves which mas hr'''
| nr.raiiug on Long Island for several year" VT
a. much success Postmaster C'N has reported
| o,s loss - tho authorities ~ Washing q. an !
! has ,elegrnphcd 10 railroads and shipping poin'
t. keep a sharp lookou, ~ suspicious chata''''S