The San Francisco call., 1907-06-13

POLICEMAN FINDS BOMB
ON THE SAN MATE0 LINE
Disaster to Early Morning
Car Barely Averted by
the Discovery
NO CLEW IS GAINED
Detectives Bahed Again by
Case of Attempted
Outrage

No disturbances of any ma gnitude
marred the day along the lines of the
United Railroads yesterday, but fear
full disaster was barely sverte6 by the
| discovery early in the morning of a
bomb on the track near San Bruno.
The Internal machine had been pre-
pared with the utmost care and was not
the product of an amateur, say the po-
lice. 1t was the largest that has yet
been discovered, and contained enough
dynamite to have blown a car to atoms.
The finding of the mine was made
just a few minutes before the first
outbound car on the San Mateo road
was due. Mounted Policeman H. H.
Chamberlain, as is his custom, was
making his o'clock inspection After
he had passed the mile house near
the Guadalupe dairy ranch he no.
ticed black object near the rail. The
wind had partly uncovered it, earth
having been thrown over 1t.
The policeman picked 1T up and
found it to be nitro -glycerine laden
mine, capable of tearing a car to splin-
ters. 1t was II inches long, inches in
diameter and from it's pointed end a
short fuse extended to a cap, which
had been laid on the rail The police
man had scarcely mounted his horse
with the bomb in his possession when
the car, due there at 6:I5, whizzed by.
After reporting the discovery to Cap
tain Anderson of the Mission police
station, Chamberlain was instructed to
take the deadly contrivance to Captain
Colby of the detective department. De-
tectives Ryan and 0'Dea were detailed
on the case, but up to late hour last
night had gained no clew
ELI
last night by the carmen's COMMITTEES:
The ridiculous claims made by the management
OF the United Railroads and its press agents
are so apparently absurd that they merit no
denial from this committee.
The public knows that the service Is get
ting worse and more hazardous every day. Acct
dents occur with shocking regularity, all due to
potency of the inexperienced men at present
employed by the corporation. 1t is absolutely
impossible for the company to improve its serv-
Although the agents of the United Railroads are
distributing thousands Of free tickets daily, the
number of those who ride on the cars is de-
creasing
This committee has perfected a plan whereby
It VIII know every evening the exact number OF
Railroads and the lines that they ride on. Ar
rangements have been made through the trans
bs w5cb w &c
the workingmen and the general public
The finance committee reports that money is
DeRlnnlng 10 come In llDeraily, ana tnat tnere
will be sufficient funds to pay substantial strike
benefits and extend necessary relief from this
time on.
All work In connection with the strikes has
been reduced TO a systematic basis directed
through the representatives of the entire local
labor movement.
The subcommittees consisting of member of
each of the two councils. that visiting unions
report that they received with unbounded
enthusiasm and that their efforts are rewarded
with substantial action.
The committee considers that the strikes are
won. and that IL is only a question of time
when they will be settled. United labor of San
Francisco and Of the state of California has
come to the support of the carmen. telephone
operators and inemen with money, experience
and knowledge, and the union and women
of this city have never been thoroughly united
and solidifed they today.