New-York tribune., 1906-07-28
BOMBS FOR UNION MEN.
I'HROWN FROM L" TRAIN.
SeUeH Plumbers Cut by Flying
Fragments.

While peace negotiations befv cen I.ocaf
Unions Nos = and $50 OF the Plumbers and cas-
htters' Association were in progress last even
ing. two bombs. or large torpedOes aIled with
DTS or stone or metal. were thrown from a
sOuthbound Third avenue elevated train into q
Sroup Of members OF No. $50 waiting Outs,ds
Teutonia Hall at 18th street and Third aveuue.
for a meeting to begin. Seven Of the group sul-
fered cuts and abrasiOns from the flying frac-
ments. which shOwered the crowd like shrapnei
II IS thought that the bombs were thrown from
a passing sOuthbOund Third avenue train
Local No. 2 recently lost strike against the
master plumbers. The latter refused TO employ
any bVt members of No. 4SO. as No. $50 Is afiIi-
ated with the national organization while No
is not The master plumbers required that tho
members OF No. . leave that union and join 30.
$50. Many Of No. 2s members were willing %
do so. and had already applied for membership
IN No. $50. There was section OF No 2's mem
bership, however. which opposed the merger Of
the two bodies. and it IS believed that some q
that party were responsible for the bomb throw
ing last night
The injured are:
FITZPATRICTl John Of No second avenue: Iacs1a-
FI-ANAGAN. John. Of No see East 1oErh street
ROsESIHAI. II of No 81 wiIlot street.; bruises aaus
q about S .s IS s saa . ssHs The H
1t
WARD j. q No Ils West se,h street: bruises aseus
HICKEY W. J.. Of No 7s1 Thsd avenue: laeera,uus ca
ceived medical aid and were able TO go TO their
homes.
Many members OF No. had applied for mem
bership in No. 4sO. and at least dozen were
initiated last night. William Thompson. presi-
dent Of No. 4SO. was al a conference at Claren-
don Hotel. 18th street and Third avenue. with
members of union No. 2. in session there con-
sidering whether not the two unions should
amalgamate- The conference ended at $50
o'clock, and Mr. Thompson was hurfying back
to No 15s Third avenue. where the regular
meeting of his organization was being held, 10
tell them the result of the conference Mr..
Thompson was about to tell this result. when
the report Of the two successive explosions
threw the 500 men present into panic. When
the president learned what happened. il was
alleged that he Immediately told his men that
he believed il was the work of members Of
union No ?. He Immediately rushed tack 10
the Clarendon Hotel. and reported that all me-
gotiations with union No 2 must be declared of.
S he believed that its members were responsible
for the outrage
Representatives Of No 4SO were emphatic in
declaring that the bombs were thrown By men,
bers of the rival union.
President Thompson, of No 4sN. said that the
trouble between the two bodies had lasted for
four years. One Of it's crises, he said came
when Diamond Phil" Weinseimer was tried ana
convicted for extortion. No. 2s membership. he
said consists mainly Of Weinseimer sympa-
thizers. while No 4SOs makeup represents men
who revolted from Weinseimer's rule Since
Weinseimer's Waterloo No. rs position has
weakened. and No 4SO. at first only small off,
shoot from the other, has grown stronger
Thompson said he would not go so far as %
say that members of No. , actually made and
threw the bomb but ne felt sure that ''hirelinss'
Of that body did "the nefaTiOus deed"
Immediately after the bombs exploded at least
and 18th street The reserves. in charge Of Cap
tain Hussey. of the 18th Precinct arrived on
the scene. and it took the patrOlmen half an
hour before they could quiet the mob. No ar
rests had been made at late hour last night
The exact nature of the bombs appeared
difficult To determine. for only small frag-
ments could be found after the explosion Bits
of metal. cord and paper, the paper such as
torpedOes are usually wrapped in. were found on
yhe sidewalk afterward.
Captain Hussey. OF the East 22d street station
who made an investigation afterward. thought
the bombs were a large variety Of the kind used
in Italian celebrations. But they had in addi-
tiOn. as the wounds Of the victims showed.
small bits of steel and pebbles, which made them
dangerous missiles. A piece Of steel half an
inch long was removed from RosenthaTs side