New-York tribune., 1899-07-22
DYNAMITE USED IN CLEVELAND.
DAMAGE TO CAR BARN AND A CAR-MUCH
LAwLEsSNESs IN VARIOUS PARTS
TIE CITY.

Cleveland. Ohio July G.-A dynamite bomb was
thrown upon the roof of the Big Consolidated
Street Railway Company's barn at Lake View at
o'clock this morning. jagged hole two feet
square torn in the roof A Wade Park-ave.
car which stood directly beneath the hole
also wrecked. the roof OF the being torn off by
the explosion. The widest excitement prevailed
among the men in the barn. The explosion
heard for blocks. and hundreds Of persons were
attracted 10 the scene No injured
The Identity Of the perpetrators OF the outrage Is
not known. but the police are hard at work
the case. Many Of the windows in the big barn
were shattered by the explosion. The shock was
such as to the ground 10 tremble. and 1t
seemed for few moments as though the barn It.
self would fall The police suspect TWO men who
were seen about the building acting in a sus-
picious manner. In the excitement attendant upon
the explosion, however. they were successful In
getting away
In anticipation OF further rotng tonight the
Naval Reserve battalion was ordered to report for
duty al its armory al o'clock tonight
A mob collected on Broadway at Petrie-st. last
evening and attempted 10 prevent the last car
from going 10 the barns. small squad Of police.
under Captain Rowe. soon arrived and charged the
crowd fierce conflict followed. in which the
police used their clubs savagely. and the crowd
soon dispersed. Several arrests were made. one of
the prisoners being a man who was knocked sense
less by policemans club. In the course OF the
tracks in various parts Of the city.
The Mayor and the street railway union both
announce that rewards will be offered for the ar
= 81 Of those guilty Of blowing up the streeicar
his morning that the amount OF minor daindse
done by mobs under the cover OF the night was
street traVersed by the Big Consolidated INES
escaped. Last night and early TINS morning dre IA
tloas on the tracks Police Director Barrett stated
.f,.r rat
out soon TO suppress mob VIOLENCE 49, s,.-
The action OF the MODS on Ihqrsoay nds h e4s aS
sisabiiitv OF calling out the militia" said the
director. Such condition OF aHdlrs as PreE@aIIe1 @
throughout the city last night can De no longer
There is a strike on among the linemen. polemen
anc eecricians OF the CIyanogn @ Id p2aeticsy
crtooles the construction work Of the company
9t7o6 f. rnsnaced BY Henry A. Everett. president
81 ne Big Consolidat ted Company. . 49,, ia -
cause fhey had been asked TO do line work on
the Big Consolidated, the railway hnemen haVins
Ma sper Davis saws there were l52 men IN all ~
the wiring and pole construction oepai @ ~ VOL
that most of these simply did not report lor "oiA
An attempt Was made to blow up streetear & with s1
Eas n1 r>iclid-ave. returning 10 the Lake View
barns when terrific explosion occurred under
Hen 4 Everett, president OF the Big Consoi-
dated Company The car nearly )oIted from
scE DSt We're 5ad Frightened but Of
them were injured No nsrm m Wa So1rnsv' There is
no cew to the Perpetrators; -. so,,tb
About the same time. on Pearl-st.' on me ne bsd
side three non-urfon street railway men VINO nat' @
left the Homden-age barns 70 purchase Soo1Us4' SS9
were pursued by bowling MOP one % "a he bullet
tyes fired revolver but hit no one. ahu tne DuiISs
passed through a large plate glass WINDOW scross
the street The streetcar men songht ryiysS and
charged into the crowd scattering 1t 9uicny- KY IN
ine confusion NUMBER OF "o'"