Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-07-20
Section of the Elevated Road in
Brooklyn Blown Up Early
This Morning.
TWENTY-FIVE LEADERS ARRESTED
No Evidence Against Them, but
They Are Taken in Custody
On Suspicion.
NOBODY HURT BY THE EXPLOSION
Traffic or Elevated Road stopped
on Account Of Damage Done to
the Structure Moro Out
RACES Feared.


the Structure More Out.
RACES Feared.
New York, July 2o.-Just before Q
O'Clock this morning there We're two
terrific explosions in South Brooklyn,
at Fifth avenue and Thirty-tifth
\ street 1t was found dynamite or
some other high explosive had been
] placed against the base of pillars Of
| the Fifth avenue elevated road at that
| point. Dynamite had been put beside
the pillars on opposite sides of the
street, and the explosions We're almost
simultaneous. The force was such
that windows in near by houses were
blown in. On one side of the avenue,
at this point, is a pumping station of
tho waterWorks, and on the other,
/ Greenwood cemetery. Underneath the
roadbed is q tunnel leading to the
cemetery. Word was Immediately
sent to Brooklyn police headquarters.
The RESERVES We're called out and
few minutes later 100 policemen We're
on the way to the scene.
1t is thought from the force of the
explosions and the quantity of dyna-
mite used, that electricity was en-
ployed in making the discharge. The
structure was SO badly damaged that
all trains were stopped, but it was
hoped repairs would be made by day
light.
East New York elevated trains were
also discontinued for fear similar out
RACES might be attempted elsewhere.
Shortly after the explosion, mine de-
Chief Devery, proceeded to the strill-
ers' headquarters in Brooklyn and
placed twenty-five leaders there un-
der arrest ON suspicion of completely
in the outrage. Chief Devery ordered
reserves to the police stations in Man.
haitian borough at $50, although he
does not expect strike on the
Metropolitan.
Chief Arthur, of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, arrived today
| to look after the interests of the ele-
waited railroad engineers in Brooklyn
and Manhattan. The Brooklyn Rapid
Transit company has already made
concessions to the engineers, but tho
Manhattan men have grievances too.
A noticeable feature of last nights
big mass meeting in Cooper Union,
called as n meeting of employees of the
Metropolitan Street Railway company,
was the prominent socialistic senti.
mcnt. After the meeting General Mas,
ter Workman John NJ. Parsons, of the
knights of Labor, said:
Il do not see how Il strike on the
entire Metropolitan street railway sys-
tenn can be avoided 1T is inevitablc.
1t will not begin tomorrow morning,
as it is too late to get word around to
the men, but a strike undoubtedly will
take place.
This statement was in thorough ac-
cord with the sense of the meeting.
There was great excitement when
Lawson N. Fuller attempted to speak
in favor of the company. Parsons or
| dered him from The platform, cNcaim-
ing:
mo paid attorney from a railroad
company can sit on this platform"
| After the excitement had subsidized
arousing much enthusiasm. $50 far
II y
81 wash my hands of it,
| District Master Workman Hines was
even more emphatic and the whole of
his talk was intended to urge rhc ems
| ployes of the Metropolitan system to
| strike.
Socialists handed up a set of rcsolu4
| tions, which We're read. John S. Cross
| by indorsed the resolutions and said:
81 would sooner have my boy Il Fill.
| 7ino, fighting savagely with the fire Of
freedom in his eye. than dull eyed
laboring man in New York with all
the spirit crushed out of him.
Samuel Prince, president of the
Central Federation union, tried TIC
speak, but the socialists cried him
| down.
Mr.. Parsons made another speech
after this. He denounced Devery;
Croker, Platt and Roosevelt.
After the meeting a delegation OF
Brooklyn strikers, headed by Master
Workman Hines, hurried away to ~
| private meeting with the Metropolitan
employees, where an appeal WAS made
that the Manhattan men Join their fell
low worllmen in Brooklyn by striking
at once.
To Sell Days Theatre.
New York, July 19.-Thc executors