The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-29
BOMBS MADE BY ANARCHISTS.
They show Ingenuity and Thorough
ness In Construction.
From the Philadelphia Times.


From the Philadelphia Times.
The attempted assassination of Presi-
dent Faure again arouses interest in the
bomb industry that prevails in many of
the European capitals and should stir
the continental police to a crusade on this,
almost public, manufacture of the dead
liest and most cowardly of weapons
Bombs are much more plenty and much
easier to obtain in Europe than is gener-
ally credited and many of them show an
ingenuity and thoroughness in their Ccn-
structlon that indicates skilled and
thoughtful labor.
A recent interview with NJ. Lepine, chief
Of the Paris police, contains some exceed
ingly interesting facts connected with
bombs and admirably illustrates the Or
ganization and system these desperate an
archst enemies to society have attained.
The Bourdin bomb" said NJ. Lepine,
lis certainly the usual type met nova
days. BY a general consensus of opinion
in anarchist circles the bomb with deto-
mating nipples is approved. That was the
description of weapon used in the terrible
rhine in the Liceo theater, at Barcelona,
wo years or so ago. But here and there
one finds an original inventor who has
plan of his own and endeavors 10 demon
lrate the one by carrying out the other.
Here is a cigar. for Instance; il is ordinary
,obacco dressed ia a wrapper eXpertly put
on AMI YOU would hardly suspect IL was
dangerous article. And yet you VIII see
when I take il IN les Two sections that a
grcove runs through il along which Was
laid a slender dynamite cartridge with "a
decorator about an inch from the end.
When tle beat reached the detouator
Bang would so the cartridge and The
smoker would have been lucky if he had
only lost his eyesight and not his head.
This is q high quality cigar and you can
see how skillfully AZ is separated clearly
by one who Is an adept In delicate work.
There were only four OF these made and
we seized the mall. They were intended
for a special person who was at that time,
and probably may be so considered now,
the most conspicuous man IN this country.
The would-be murderers learned his hab-
its. the kind of cigars he smoked where
he bought them and al the other minor
details Of their victims habits. Then
they resolved that the easiest way to reach
him was through his well-known love OF
smoking.
Even such an apparently harmless and
innocent thing as walking stick may be
made the vehicle OF destruction. One
seized some time ago was a curiosity in
It's way. The can was perfectly hollow
to admit the Introduction OF dynamite In
the form OF a cartridge or simply packed
IN without any other covering than the
wood Of the cane itself. The handle was
heavy lead. not quite solid because Il FORM
ed a shield for a glass vessel intended to
be filed with sulphurlc acid. Under the
head was a button. somewhat like those
employed for electric bells. and beneath
that was another button that was arrang-
ed to strike a decorating cap that COM
municated directly with the dynamite. The
FIRST button would smash the glass con-
tanning the sulphuric acid and the second
would explode the dynamite. Altogether
1t was a most dangerous weapon. l se-
cured a confession from the rascal who
had made II and he told me that while the
man carrying Il was In constant danger
from the liability TO drop Il or have a
knocked from his hands, yet he was willing
TO take the chances for the sake OF what
he expected Il 20 accomplish. His idea
was to fling the weapon high into the air
and to a considerable distance from him.
the leaden handle would bring the cane
down on that end. the heavy button In the
shaft and the conclusion together would
shiver the glass receptacle. down would
run the acid TO the detonator and there
would be an explosion. IL IL wonderful