Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-20
STRIKERS USING DYNAMITE
Attempt to Blow up an Elevated StruG-
ture in Brooklyn Yesterday.
ONE OF THE PILLARS WRECKED
Large Pieces of Steel Hurled
Through Houses.
ARREST OF TWENTY-FIVE SUSPECTS

Associated Press Dispatches by Special Wiross
New York, July 19.-An attempt to
blow up the elevated structure at Fifth
avenue and Thirty-fifth street, in
Brooklyn, was made early this morning.
The police say that it was the work of
the strikers or sympathizers. One Of
the pillars Of the structure was shat
tered by the explosion Of dynamite, at
ITO a. m. The entire base of the
pillar was blown to pieces, and the
sides of the pillar, several feet up,
were torn away. Several pieces of steel
were thrown through neighboring
houses. One piece of large size, nearly
an inch in thickness, was blown
through the brick wall of house at
the corner Of Thirty fourth street and
Fifth avenue, another was blown
through house at the corner of
Thirty fourth street and Fourth avenue,
while still another dashed through the
iron railing of the Greenwood sub
cemetery. Several policemen, who were
on duty in the vicinity, hurried to the
scene of the explosion, which was
heard for long distance, but they did
not make any arrests. The explosion
caused delay in the running Of trains
over the Fifth avenue line for time,
and extra guards were sent out to
watch the structure. Fortunately, no
one was injured
The following statement was issued
by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Go. at
2.45 O'Clock this morning: "At 1.20
O'Clock, this morning, the strikers
placed bombs under two columns of the
elevated structure at Thirty-ffth street
and Fifth avenue. The bombs were
undoubtedly of dynamite. The structure
is high here, and the tall columns we're
supported by masonry. These sup
ports have been blown OUT, and the
columns are now hanging suspended in
the mir from the structure. The super.
intendent OF the wrecking crew, with
all of his men, are now at work on the
structure. They hope to have enough
braces in by the morning so that the
regular traffic can be resumed with
safety. The police, by command OIL
Deputy Mcclellan, are now at the
scene, $50 men guarding our property. y
The damage to the Fifth avenue
elevated structure was repaired suf
ficiently to allow resumption d
traffic on that road early this morning
At an early hour, this morning, 2:
strikers were placed under arrest, sus
pected Of completely in the Soutf
Brooklyn dynamite explosion CD thu
elevated railroad. Acting under orders
from Chief Of Police Devery, nine de
tectives proceeded to the strikers head
quarters, at the corner of Rockaway ant
Atlantic avenues, and placed all of tn,
strike leaders they found under arrest
Later, the police said the men wer,
arrested as suspicious persons, but wer
not necessarily charged with the dyna
hitting of the elevated structure. The,
are striking motormen and conductor
except one, who is a printer. Thei
names are: Charles a. Gildersleeye
Frederick Ward, Frank Keegan, jaime
Fox, John Gunther, Louis Markowitz
John Keegan, j. N. Duffy, James Keat
ing, Charles Hammond, John Maboney
E. w. Goodbody, Max Keegan, Rober
Seigel, Hugh Higgins, Thomas Cos
grove, John Williams, William Fox an
Eugene O'Hare. NIL motormen and con
ductors, and John Mackey, a Printer.
There was little change in the Brook
Ign strike situation today. The Brook
lyn Rapid Transit Go. officials claim
have operated from SO to 80 per Ger
OF the surface cars on all lines durn
the night, but all cars on all lines wer
stopped at midnight, and not a car ba
reached Brighton Beach, on the CON
pany's line, since the strike begar
From general observation, at 8 o'cloc
this morning, there were fewer cal
running past the City Hall than at th
same hour yesterday.