Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-22
BOMB FOR A MAN OF WEALTH
Hamlin j, Audrus of Yonkers, N. Y,
Blown to Pieces in His Office.
BELIEVED TO BE WORK or ANARCHISTS
Brother or the Dead Wan Has ThCnrS
Bnscd on I'm Experience with
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diNiduni."

NEW YORK, Oct 2t.-Mamlin j. Andrus.
secretary OF the Arlington Chemical works,
located in palisade avenue, Youkcrs, was
instantly killed this morning by dynamite
bomb which the police think was placed
there for the purpose of destroying life aud
property. There is a deep air of mystery
about the entire AFFAIR. and one particularly
sensational rumor is anoat.
The body OF the victim was frightfully
mangled by the explosion, and death must
have come instantly. Hamlin Andrus was
a man of wealth, and lived in Ionkors in
handsome style with his family. lie left
home In company with his SON Hiram.
aged 90 a little before o'clock this morn
ing. and they went to the factory together.
AS was his custom the young man opened
the safe and got out the books. after which
young Andrus went from the office into
the factory. The Office is one story struc-
ture and stands detached from the factory
proper. The room used by Andrus in the
office building, was separated by thin
board partition from the part occupied by
the clerks of the concern, II was a few
minutes after o'clock, when the explosion
occurred. 1t shook the factory building
and was accompanied by the sound of crash
ing glass, and a volume of smoke. A wild
rush was made by the factory employees to
the Office They were headed by young
Andrus. He found the floor OF that portion
occupied by his father covered with glass,
mortar and broken furniture. In one cor
ner OF the room he saw the mangled body of
his father, partially covered with debris.
II was in a terribly mangled condition EN-
bedded in the flesh of the dead man were
found several pieces of cast iron. other
pieces corresponding to these were found
in the room. They were carefully placed
together, and, although all the pieces we're
not found, there was enough of them to
show that the bomb or machine was piece
of cast iron pipe, about six inches in length
by one and one-half in diameter Fas-
tened to either end of this piece of pipe was
a cap. which was screwed on The odor
and smoke indicated that the explosive was
either dynamite or giant powder
Information Of startling character was
received by the police which may aid In
the solution of the mystery. 1t was to the
effect that the bond was intended for John
+. Andrus, brother OF the dead man, sew
cral times a millionaire John +. Andrus
did not appear at the office of the chemical
company this morning as was his custom.
on learning of the cxpl sion and the death
of his brother he hurried to the police
station and communicated with Captain
Naugin. To the captain he said that the
explosion Of the bomb might have been
the work of anarchists and offered an eN-
PLANTATION for his belief. About three weeks
~
street, New York, when he was acc-sted by
rather seedy looking individual, who took
him by the arm and said: MIR. Andrus.
you are a very wealthy man. You have
too much money and am one Of number
OF people who believe that you ought To dis
tribute at least One-thrd of what you have
among the poor. You will either do this
or there will be way found of compelling
you to do it."
Andrus according to his story, paid little
attention to the man at the time.
Up to the present, no arrests have been
made. The police were informed that Ham
ilton Andrus was in the habit Of experiment
ing with explosive chemicals and several
tubes similar to that by which hndrus was
killed were sent to the police captain by
an unknown man. who said he had made
tubes of that nature for Mr. AndruS. The
police are looking for that unknown man.
This story, however. is not believed by the
dead mans relatives or friends, who de-
clare that he had never engaged in such
experimentation or shown any interest In
II. The theory is that bomb was placed
in box under Mr.. Andrus' desk and that
IL was exploded when he went there. No
one was in his Office yesterday, so far as
known but the cleaner and no one is sup
posed to have the keys to the building
besides three reliable people who apparently
know nothing about the explosion Mr..
Andrus was director of the Citizens Ma
tional bank Of Yonkers and a member of
the First Presbyterian church. He was
public spirited citizen ana has always den-
titled closely in all public matters gna'
tended to the welfare of the people of the
place.