New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-16
PARKS DERRICK CUTTERS
REWARD FOR CAPTURE.
Believed To Be the Same Men That
Used Dynamite.

Following up its offer OF reward OF $500 for the
arrest ana conviction OF the persons who were re-
sponsIble for the dynamite explosions at the new
Broadway Tabernacle and the Acker. Neral &
condit building. the Iron League yesterday offered
q reward OF $500 FOR the arrest and conviction OF
the person or persons who malic.ously loosened
the connections OF boom derrick and caused aus
fan ct the building No l6s Columbia Heighls'
Brooklyn. on the morning Of December To- Ihere
IS a suspicion that the rewards. now aggregatng
s. COO might be earned by the arrest and conNlCtoi
of the same persons It is thought probable tha'
the rniscreants who caused the fan OF the Derrick
IN Brooklyn also caused the dynamite explosions IN
Manhattan and laid the dynamite cartridges. with
fuses attached. in the building No Ia " est
third-st. where they were found on MONDAY
The building IN course Of construction at NO. los
Columbia Heights Brooklyn. is the Stanoish Arms
Hotel. The steel framework has been raised only
10 the height OF two stories. Last Ihursoay morn
ing when the big derrick on the framework was
,,F,5,r s+ee, efrde- from the street pavement it
suddenly fell with q crash. Fortunately no person
was hurt although several worknen and persons
passing the building had narrow escapes. An ex-
animation showed that the clamps and bo!Js winch
fastened the staylnes OF the derrick 10 strong sup
norris at q distance had been removed. thus leaV-
ing TIE derrick without support when strain was
placed or H. Il plain that the weakening OF
The derrick was a piece OF malicious work whlch
easily might have caused loss Of life The fan OF
the derrick caused loss OF half a days work at
the building for the ironworkers there. and cost
The contractor for repairs as much as the men lost
In pay.
On December there was attempt TO wreck
the derrick on the building. No. . East Twen-
ty-arst-st.. Manhattan. The clutches OF The Guy
cables were loosened but the condition Of the der
rick was discovered before an attempt was made TO
lift q weight with H.
II was sai5 yesterday that the fan OF derrick
at the Williamsburg Trust Company's building on
Saturday. reported as accident, was known TO
have been the result Of malicious interference by
strikers who were allowed TO stand around the
building The contractor said yesterday that he
had DISCHARGED a foreman and two other men for
cables Of the derrick He said the men formerly
were members Of Parks's union.
Inspector McClusky has detailed several Central
Office detectives TO investigate the dynamite and
derrick outrages, believing that the crimes can be
traced. Members Of the Iron League IA the police
are confident that some friend OF Sam" Parks is
responsible for the outraGes. The Building En-
plOyers Association has hired private detectives TO
watch buildings where former members Of ParEs's
union known TO be employed. 1t is thought
union have gone the organization with
the intention Of being trouble makers.
The police ana the contractors are working to-
gether IN the determination prevent injury TO
Captain Handy, of the West F0rty-seventh-st. sta
don yesterday told the contractors Of several new
buildings IN Broadway. north or Forty-second-st-,
that he wanted them 10 have all the buildings kept
brightly lighted night by electric lights. if posi-
bic Such & step. Re said, would prevent any
striker from getting into building under cover
tractors promised 10 light the buildings at night
without delay.