New-York tribune., 1905-08-19

bottle which had been filed with some dangerous
LIQUID.
The package mailed 10 Mr. Schiff was marked
Jacob H Scil-n. care OF Kuhn, Loeb & Co." and
AZ the lower edge was written Edward Seventh -
The package had been mailed IL New-York but
A. what sta1ion could not be determined Mr.
schif was a. Bar Harbor. but # he had been In his
efhce the box WSoud not have been opened BY him
personally. The clerk VINO removed the vrappe-
saw white pasDetosrd box, six inches long and
an inch wide and deep. The top OF the box was
glued on. as If 10 make the box alright, and the
Clerk made q slit IN the lower side ana nried off
the bottom. He found inside couple OF cartridges
IN 2 cylinder Of sandpaper. with three parlor
matches and some loose powder and when he
showed the find 10 his associates they laughed AZ
the supposed joke. Speaking Of the case later Orto
Il Kahn said.
When reached the Office to-day saw bv n.
laughter Of the employees that some huge Joke wa.
N TIE wind. and when heard ABOUT the Internal
machine / saw what the Joke was but 7 cap,t
imagine who the Joker was"
THOUGHT BOX \ JOKE.
Some one IN the Office thought the no1i,a o,,,.+
70 be informed OF The 'joke" and teIenboDad 20
the Old slip station 4 detective who was sent n
the once n Kuhn, Loeb & Co took the package
10 tlrs apartment Headquarters and turned II
over 10 Chief Inspector Murray Of the Bureau n.
Conhustibles. who made an examination and said
that the bomb vas no fake" but evidently in
tended 10 be dangerous. The loose powder in the
soX, Nj Murray said, was OF high grade and would
opened 50 that the matches rubbed against the
ssndqaper Il vas the evident plan OF the maker
o. the bomb. he said 10 have ths powder fash dis
charge The TWO cartridges but mistake Had been
made in placing the cartridges in the cylinder as
the bullets Were pointed ire wrong way. To make
the cartridges more effective TWO small sugs OF
lead were placed near them.
II the box mad been opened as the sender intend
ed M. Murray said the holder probably would
have been blinded by tbs FASH and II the cart
ridges had exploded the injury would have been
Ftul more serious The minimum sentence for a
ssEson convicted ot sending such bomo through
sne mails. lie said five years ia State prison
The Internal machine sent 10 Police Head
quarters for further examination in the Detective
Bureau and the detectives VIII try 10 find the per
who made and sent the bomb through the
mails.
The package sent 70 Guggenheims Sons was OF
the same size as that sent Mr.. Schiffs Office,
and the address IL was composed Of printed
letters which evidently had been from = Wall
Street trade paper and pasted on the wrapper.
The attention q Mortimer c Mack, a clerk IN the
Office was called TO the package at 10 A. N. yes
cerday when IL lay his desk IN company with
soTae packages containing samples OF ores % whch which
h6d been sent through the nls-ls MI Mack
noticed mat the package too light to contain
address o on % iae | wrapper saspectiSg something
FTong' ne {2iS an ns sss m 1he bowl with Water
II taere is any ore in that" ne said II won't
be hurt by water and L there is something else.
water may help it
EXPLOSION N wAsHBOwL.
his instructions were carried out, and the pack
age had been soaking several minutes when there
was a Tnuffed explosion which blew the water out
of Ihe basin and shattered the package Although
Startled q Iittle by the explosion. Mr.. Mack took
the package o. the bowl ana lald II ASIDE 10
Cry.
II the ONCE was Charles Mindelof. the chief as
Eayer FOR the American Smelling Company AT the
Perth AmbOy plant. He ma been government
expert assayIng Looking at the package ne
ssio that the powder In his opinion. was nitro
powder The resemblance the description OF the
schin bomb marked. There was a consider
Ion and matches The matches placed one
al either si0e. tOp and bottom Of the box. They
were placed against sandpaper. and the box
e arranged that when the removed the
Astefes would be ignited. Besides there
ssi1aI glass tube In The centre OF the box Mr..
s-itot4eH said that this contained acid.
80 aols suphurlc- He gave his opinion that gases
So st-elatFe from the acid. the sulphur matches
~ ~ F.sH9FI, causing the premature explosion.
-''gl TOOK specimens the poWder
h.,-nt IL III 70 Perth Amboy for analysis
80 --.r -'IlS"lat similar 10 those sent through
- w--Ss.s9lT cay was by mail TO the office
~ - -SSa'.A brothers. brokers AZ No 42 BROAD
ccie~I- - - ADDRESSED Edward TWaesernann
-o.-Sc- ~ started 10 open II noticed some back
5as. --aLtiz-s our of The box and destsred or he
- - 1ren blinded bT an expiosfon T1snecto-
--~-.tss -. y Aoin Ihe police SEM me hoJrfF No.
.---- u ~ q dangerous ryre Under ~ Vg{gaS
7el-lsiil name On the acI.aee 0aa -. ..ty
IoNef ecse OF the package was vrifts, .eri oiie