The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-20
DYNAMITE USED
BY tho Brooklyn strikcrs-Twenty.
two Arrests Made.

BY tho Brooklyn StrtkcrS-1Wenty'
two Arrests Made.
NEW YORK. July 19.-Just before 2
o'clock this morning there were two
terrific explosions In South Brooklyn,
at Fifth avenue and Thlrty-fifth street.
1t was found that dynamite or some
other high explosive had been placed
against the base Of the pillars Of the
Fifth Avenue elevated road ut that
point.
The dynamite had been put beside
pillars on opposite sides of the street,
and the explosions were almost stimuli
taneous. The force of the explosions
was such that windows IN nearby
houses were blown in.
on one side of the avenue at that side
is the pumping station Of the water
works, and on the other. Greenwood
cemetery. Underneath the roadbed Is
tunnel leading to the cemetery.
Word was Immediately sent from the
power house at Thlrty-sixth street to
Brooklyn police headquarters. The re-
serves were called out, and few min
utes later a hundred policemen were on
their way to the scene.
The spot where the explosion occur
red is dark and lonesome one. De-
tectIves who arrived soon afterward
saw NO traces of anyone.
1t is thought from the force of the
explosions and the quantity of dyna-
mite used that electricity was employed
in making the discharge. The concrete
at the base OF the west side pillar was
blown out, but the foundation was not
disturbed. and the pillar itself was I'M
injured,
The east side pillar did not fare SO
well. The concrete was blown away
and the pillar itself, while not over
turned was curlcd up at the bottom like
sheet of paper.
Trains were held up. The last one
from the bridge left at 1880 a. m.
At the power house 1t was said that
the west side track was not affected
and It was hoped to repair the east side
track before daylight.
AS soon as news Of the explosion was
received east New York elevated trains
also were discontinued, as 1t was un-
known whether similar outrages would
be attempted elsewhere.
At an early hour this morning TWEEN
ty- two strikers were placed under ar
rest suspected of completely in the
South Brooklyn dynamite explosion on
the elevated railroad, which occurred
about a. m. Acting under orders from
Chief OF Police Devery nine detectives
proceeded to the strikers headquarters,
at the corner OF Rockaway and Atlantic
avenues, Brooklyn, and placed all OF the
strike leaders they found under arrest.
Their names are: Charles A. Glider
sleeve. Frederick Ward. Frank Keegan,
james Fox, John Gunther, Louis Mark
owltz. John Keegan, ]. n. Dufy. james
Heating. Charles Hammond, John Ma
honey, f.. w. Goodbody. Max Keegan,
Robert selgel. Hugh Higgins. Thomas
Cosgrove, John Williams. William Fox,
Eugene o'Hare. All motormcn and
conductors, and John Mackey. a
printer.
When the accused who were arrested
in East New York on suspicion Of be-
ing implicated in the dynamite cxplo-
sion in Fifth avenue, were arrnigned In
the Adams street court. Brooklyn. all
Of the prisoners pleaded not guilty to
the charge OF vaErancy. Several OF
them wore gold chaInsand had watches;
also had money in their pockets. All
of them denied being Migrants.
Magistrate Brenner on advice OF Po-
lice Captain Reynolds, held 1--WE of them
in 5000 bail for examination tomorrow.
The others were also held so as to give
the detectives a chance to look up their
records. Bail not being furnished In
any case the men went to Jail.
Sixteen OF the men whose records
were looked up by the detectives were
subsequently charged with conspiracy.
an employe of the Brooklyn rapid tran
sit company testified that he had seen
dynamite In their possession. They
were held in default OF bail for the
grand Jury, which meets in September.
General Master Workman Parsons
said to-day: 81 condemn most emphnt-
ically the blowing up OF the IL" struc-
ture in Brooklyn. II done by strikers.
the guilty ones VIII be rcpudlated by
the organization. This sayors much,
however, Of the old tactics employed
by companies In former strikes to Gre
ate sympathy. This is not a far fetch
ed idea. l have no doubt that every
extreme Will be r2sorted to in order APP
parcnily to Justify the calling out OF the
state troops to assist In enabling these
companies to eyade the law"