Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-05
DYNAMITE F|END
CREATES HAVOC
Unknown Man Explodes Bomb at
Midnight and Makes Good
His Escape.
RODE AWAY ON A BICYCLE.
Injured Three Women and Sheltered
Numcrou, Windows and DESTROYED
Other Property.

The celebration Of the glorious
Fourth in salt Lake yesterday was gem
orally regarded up 10 midnight as hay-
lne been safe. e not sane. but an act OF
some man as set unknown at ll;5o
o'clock. is responsible for a general
change Of opia,o1.
A dynamite bomb was exploded at
that hour on Wee, Temple street a iew
rods north OF Third South street. II
splIutersl a telegraph pole. broke a
stree, railway pole square OF at the
base. shattered the windows Of all
buildings on both sides Of the street,
and seriously Injured Miss May and
Miss Emma Higgins, who were pass
ing along West Temple street on the
sidewalk Mrs. /. g. Peterson, who
lives a. g56 south west Temple street
WAS aieo injured. hut not seriously.
The conclusion was terrific, and Jared
everything within large radius, So
ycrciy frightening families that had re-
tired and those who were spending the
evening at home
BETWEEN POLES
The bomb was placed between two
poles one a telegraph pole ana one u
cariue pole. which stood about foot
apart. II blew Them outward from the
base. and splinired tho taller pole for
height OF about 80 feet While the
irolly line was broken loose from tho
overhead support IL was not ground
ed. and q West Temple car that came
along Immediately after the explosion
was able 10 pass through safely, al
though the powder smoke was then so
dense that the car was stopped. and
the motor man went out ahead to see
what had happened and II the road
was clear
CRASH AND EXCITEMENT.
Pedestrians came from an directions,
following the crash Of powder and the
sound OF falling window panes, and
found the Two Higgins sisters on the
sidewalk. stunned and bleeding from
slight flesh wounds The police we're
summoned. and Dr. Paul. the city ply
sician. was called He found that fine
gravel. forced by the terrific conclusion
had passed through the dresses OF the
girls and lodged Ga their flesh. Miss
May had her hip slightly torn by the
missiles. and Miss Emma's arms were
bleeding from lhc wounds Both girls
were stunned oy the shock.
The girls were taken into the home OF
Mrs John OBrlen who lives at 25i
south West Temple, and cared for un-
til able to rturn TO their home at 81
south First West street. They had just
said goodnight az the corner Of Third
South TO some friends With whom they
had been out enjoying the Fourth. and
were walking along West Temple street
north on their way home.
FIEND ESCAPED.
The miscreant who chose % celebrate
his Fourth I'm such an unanticipated
fashion and who imperiled the lives
Of the community In doing Il, escaped.
The TWO injured girls aud a number Of
other people state that they saw him
ride south on bicycle, stop by the
poles and deposit bundle. after which
they saw him light a match. and then
ride hastily away on his wheel. The
explosion followed Immediately.
IN property the damage was consid>
cradle, consisting OF many square feet
OF window glass IN the residences on
both sides OF the street. The Metro
pOlitan hotel ON the corner OF Third
South, suffered badly almost every
window on the west side being shat
tered IN the Metropolis saloon con-
siderable distance away, glasses were
shaken or the bar. aud two windows
broken. The big plate glass front Of
O'Donuers undertaking establishment,
right opposite the scene Of the eNplo-
sion was cayed in resulting from APP
pearances IN the most expensive bit Of
destruction Kingdom Bros, timing es-
tabllshment and a plumbing shop ad-
Joining 10 both suffered but only
slightly as the larger panes Of glass re-
maiued intact while the smaller ones
were broken. The Western Newspaper
Union building marked the northern
limit 81 the conclusion and suffered
mostly from q few broken windows. II
ls estimated that the damage will to-
tal over $500 The police believe that
az least one pound u dynamite was
used In the bomb