New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-28
BOMB WRECKS HIS STORE
"BL1Ck H4ND' W4k-NhD.
Italian REFUSED to Gire S@,009-EF-
BI0si0n ThrO7cs Him From Bed

4 dynamite bomb or internal machine. Uh'ch
was placed i'm the doorway Of PogGroriale Gro
grocery store at No - Eizabeth-st. ~ some
unknown person. exploded early this morning
II wrecked the store. threw Giro and his WIFE
who sleeping i'm a rear room. ont Of their
beds. and caused such big crowd OF frightened
Italians from the neighboring tenement houses
70 collect that the It serves from the Mulberry
-. station had to he called
Giro later told the police that, for some time
he had been receiving letters written in red ink
with a skull and crossbones at the top of the
page and signed with black hand in which
The writer demanded 5000, under penalty Of
blowing Giro and his wife into atoms. He paid
no heed 10 tbs letters. IS ne could imagine no
reason Why any one shouId demand his life
on July - he received letter in which he was
commanded 10 meet the writer a the end of
the Third-avc. elevated road on the night Of
July ~ and bring S2.0uo. This letter ais"
bore the skull and crossbo9es. and was signed
with the black hand Giro became frightened
and turned the letter over to the police. They
have worked on the case ever since, but have
not been able to learn anything. for Giro said
he could rot give them the slightest clew
This morning terrific explosion was heard by
people for several blocks in every direction from
No. 252 Elizabeth-st., which is a five story tene-
nent house. II was heard at Police Headquar-
tiers. and Sergeant Sullivan ran to the scene. as
did Patrolmen Foley, McCabe and Jeron and De-
tectiye Lieberts. Of the Ezabeth-st. station. and
Roundsman Sissel Of the Mulb"rry-st station.
Sissel was more than three blocks from the scene
Of the explosion.
When the police arrived they had tc fight their
way through a big crowd of Italians who blocked
the street. ON either side of the building 1T No
80 Ellzabeth-st. are large six story tenement
houses and on the opposite side Of the street are
several other big tenement houses All are oc-
cupicd hy Italians.
The store was completely wrecked. The on
tire front was blown in, and every article ON the
shelves was thrown on the floor.
THROWS THEM OUT OF BED.
Mr.. and Mrs. Giro. who were asleep in a rear
room. were thrown to the floor from their beds
with great force Mrs. Giro was rendered I'M
conscious, and though revived later she had be
come hysterical and had 10 he taken to hos
ptal.
The neighhors ran from their beds to the
street most of them having little clothing on.
Many said that the buildings shook that they
thought an earthquake had occurred. and they
feared tho buildings would collapse Reaching
the street. they crowded around the scene of
the explosion. and il was some time before most
Of them realized what had occurred.
When they learned that possibly an informal
machine had exploded they We're i'm no les
panic than when they feared it was earth
quake Each man thosIght himself the one
whose life was sought. Many people from the
Bowery ran to the scene. and it was with great
trouble that the police could fight their way
through the mob.
The police estimated that more than two thou
sand people were i'm front OF the place.
GIRO later told the police that he had received