Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-28
Controversy Between Rival
Plumbers Organizations in
New York Serious
SEVERAL ARE BADLY INJURED
Hurled at Headquarters Of
One Of the Unions Near Which
Group of Laborers Were Standing
None killed-Fisht Has Been a
Bitter One.

New York. July 2S.-Throwing of
bombs in which seven men were IN
jured marked climax last night in
the fight between the rival plumbers
unions in this city. For several
months this fight has been waged bit
terly on both sides and just as the
organizations were about to settle
their differences the missiles We're hurl-
ed and the conferences were termin-
ated at once.
The bombs were thrown from a
south-bound Third avenue train at
Sixteenth street and Third avenue and
they landed squarely in front of the
Teutonia Assembly rooms. where about
100 members of local No. $50, Plumbers
and Gas Filters union. were gather
ed awaiting the opening of a meet
ing.
Two loud explosions followed each
other in rapid succession as the
bombs struck the sidewalk and blind
ing flashes dazed the group in the
midst of which they fell. For an In
slant the men We're staggered, but
the next moment the sidewalk in front
of the place was cleared except for
the injured, who lay on the ground
igroaning in pain.
A policeman who heard the explos-
ions sent a hurry call for anrbulances
to Bellevue hospital and the injured
men We're taken away. Altho the po-
lice were unable to find the men who
threw the bombs, the members of To-
cal No. 4S0 asserted that the culprits
could be found among local No. 2.
the rival organization. They said the
members of No. had made threats
openly against their rivals and that
the throwing of the bombs did not
come as surprise.
Fight Has Been Bitter.
/ The fight between the two unions
affiliated with the American Fedora
ton of Labor, while Local No. 2 is an
independents organization. The men Of
No. 2 have been on strike and their
places have been filed steadily by the
men of the other unions. There have
been frequent fights among the menl-
bers Of the unions and bitterness was
increased when 1t became known that
No. $50 was taking in members of the
other union who were against the
strike.
There was meeting Of $50 in the
Teutonia assembly rooms last night,
at which about twenty men from No. 2
were admitted as members to the rival
union. To end the fight between the
two unions conference had been ar
ranged between Frank Garland, pres
ident of No. 2, and William Thompson.
president Of No. $50.
President Fails to Appear.
The conference was to have takeI
place in the Clarendon hotel at Eigh>
teenth street and Fourth avenue, but
for some reason Garland did not ap-
pear The men of $50 were waiting In
front of the meeting room for their
president to come from the conference
and report as to what has been done.
They were standing in several large
groups at the corner when south
bound train dashed by. AS the second
car was passing the corner a hand was
seen to protrude from one of the vim
dows, and two round objects descended
toward the sidewalk About thirty Of
the men saw the missiles falling. but
they thought they were paper balls.
The supposed paper balls struck the
sidewalk within two seconds of each
other. and as each landed on the walk
there was a tremendous explosion.
Flashes of fire almost blinded the men
in the group, and then small pebbles
and pieces of steel flew In all direc-
tons