New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-15
W0RkMEN FIND DYNAMITE
HANDY IN CHARGE.
Cartridges at Acker-MerraH Build
ing-Reward for Culprit.

The finding Of two one-pound sticks of dynamite
In front of the building in course of construction
for Acker, Neral Condit at Nos, 184 and l36
West Forty third-st. yesterday, adds TO the Inys-
terry of the TWO explosions that occurred early on
Sunday morning one in this building and the other
In the Broadway Tabernacle, also in course of
construction at Fitty-sixth-st and Broadway, and
which have been attributed to Parkss men by
some These sticks of dynamite, while dangerous
in themselves, were made douhly dangerous by the
addition of Illuminating caps and fuse four ana
one-half yards in length. They were taken to the
Bureau of Combustibes at Fire Headquarters after
having first been taken 10 the West Forty-seventh-
station
Two laborers yesterday forenoon were removing
freproofed brick from a pile in front of No iSl
West Forty hird-st., and taking them INSIDE
for the use of the workmen there. They had re-
moved only few bricks when Timothy Mnogue'
of No n East Eghty-ifth-st, one of the laooreIs'
found stick OF dynamite lying between two OF inc
bricks. moment afterward James Sullivan the
other laborer. of No. S14 East Thirty-third-st'
found the second stick. They were about ten
inches long. and what are known as one-pouhd
sticks Illuminating caps were attached. and
fuse of four and a half yards in length was fas-
ened to of them.
MANY PATROLMEN AT BUILDING
At the time that the dynamite was found there
were about twenty patrolmen, in uniform ana
great number of plain clothes men about the build
ing. Admittance to the building was refused to
every one except workmen who were known to be
employed there. matter what the pretext The
dynamite taken TO the West Forty-seventh-st
police station. in which precinct the building Is
and Captain Handy took charge of II long enough
TO inspect it, and then ordered Donnely to take
the explosive to the Bureau Of Combustibles which
he did. Captain Handy went at once to the build
ing and took personal charge He seemed 70 be
much worried over the find and. shaking his head
said:
THE situation is very serious. have list of all
the workmen employed in this and the Tabernacle
building that have been discharged. They will be
found and put through inquistion that you can
be sure, will show what they know about the
matter and what they have been doing.
The workmen, who removing the dreproofed
bricks still kept at their work. but in such fear
and trembling If each brick was dynamite itself
Captain Handy said he thought It very fortunate
that the bricks had not fallen the dynamite. as
If they had. explosion was to have
CURED. How long the dynamite had been among
the bricks could surmise. The bricks have
been piled in front of the building for some time
but when the dyna mite was placed among them is
not even guessed at.
At the Broadway Tabernacle building the scene
was similar TO that at the Acker, MerraIl Condit
building, and here also one could enter unless
ne proved his right to do so. 1t said that the
workmen az this building had become much fright
ened over the explosion. and had failed to
report for work yesterday.
Superintendent Murray later examined the two
sticks Of dynamite. On cutting open the stick to
which the fuse attached Superintendent Muir
ray found a Illuminating cap one and one-half
inches long and said that if the explosion had
occurred It would have shattered the windows in
the neigh5orhood. but that It would not have been
sufficient seriously to damage any of the buildings
Charles A Cowen, of Charles A, Cowen & Co,
contractors for the Broadway Tabernacle Building
who was seen yesterday was furiously indignant
over the explosion He said:
This is the second tins a demonstration has been
smith one of the employees was going home. when
Knocked hi2 6ov neaVy blow from behind which
gay; These demonstrations have been going fer
As to the explosion it was done with the most
VICIOUS intention and vas plainly the work of some
building The explosion took place at the foot of
been very disastrous by weakeRing the STIR lure
and eaLsng great loss of life but for the fact that
area are l am thinking Of Offering reward myself
state Of the place shows that the explosion was
caused by an ironworker who knew how structural
anything about explosives.
LOT OF BLoODTHIRsTY HOUNDS
The end and beginning of the trouble are here.
There is nothing left the struggle in the build
ing trades but the mischief caused by the dis
gruntled element in Local No. ? 1t is composed
Of men who can't get work. Nobody wants such
a group o. dangerous maIcontents They are
lot Of bloodthirsty hounds who are looking for
fight and not for work. They are the fighting
end Of Parks's old entertainment committee who
were once in the pay of people who wanted to
control the trade. They afterward sup
ported by the old union
L. X Prinee. chairman Of the Press Committee
made the following statement:
While We have had from time to time more or
less disturbance during the labor troubles the loss
terests involved We have. besides getting uni.
formed policemen to watch the contracts, had a
large force OF detectives in plain clothes around
There have zen attmepts made TO cause mischief
by cutting ropes of derricks, and men have been
attacked occasionally. but, considering size of
the city and the wide area over which the work is
spread, we have been very lucky In compar ison
with trouble of this kind in other cities the
trouble here has been tritilng
A special meeting of the executive committee of
the Iron League held. at which it was re-
solved TO offer reward OF $500 for the arrest and
conviction of the guilty party parties.
The strike committee of Local No. 2 as a mat
ter of course, dsavowed all knowledge Of the
Crowley chairman: Harry Long, Albert Riley
Thomas Beattie James 1IcCrea held a meet
ing in MaennerchOr Hall. after which the follow
ing statement was made by Chairman Crowley:
1T is a shame 10 put these things up to US We
have had noJhing to 90 with such methods and
do not propose to stand still and be accused of
sanctoning such practices. Everything done by
thugs and rut1tens must not be put up to this
union simply because Sam Parks was once
prominent member"
hrs. NATION At BELLEVUE