New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-31
BOMB IN POCASSET CLUB
HELD LOT OF DYNAMITE.
1ttempt Made to Bloc Up Home Of
T'ampanU ORGANIZATION.

Another act Of italian vengeance was frustrated
Yesterday when tho fuse attached to dynamite
bomb intended for the destruction of the home Of
the Focasset club No l0S East 1l6h street. burned
out before a spark reached the bomb The club is
the home of the Tammany organization If the 2sth
Assembly District Of which Sheriff Nicholas
Hayes is tho leader The bornh. containing stick
Of dynamite weighing . pound and a half. was
placed -.ncc1 the stcop and the fuse, after being
lighted. PIT into open window leading to
lavatorv- There the bomb with charred pieces Of
The fuse lying the floor and some If the wood
work slightly hurncd VAS found Yesterday morning
ny Thomas oitara, painter. doing som" work
in the clubhouse.
Although detectives Of the 10th street station
house arc the it is improbable that the
p"'Petra'or ~ what "amc 50 near being disas-
trous explosion Will ever he apprehended. for there
Is not the slightest Clew that would lead TO his
identity. The work apparently that Of an
Italian of the district. Of whom there are
"ral thousands. II probably of those who
suffered through the active carlnaign that the
PoCasset Club has been waEng against all I'M
lawful establishments IN tn" district Several of
these have beer driven out Sheriff Hayes, on he
half of the club. also offered q reward of $500 a
few weeks ago for the arrest Of the murderer Of
Viola Boylan. whose home was just outside of the
2Sh Assembly District
Sheriff Hayes said last night. II have not the
slightest idea who could have planned 10 blow up
the clubhouse So far rs J know have no enc
mics other than political enemies"
The Poc7sset Club occupies four story brown
stone building with & high stoop. Next door to
tho east is the Grace Episcopal church. The base
som" work 10 finish in the basement pom opfn-
ing the door of the lavatory he the burned
pieces Of tn" fuse the floor and the scorched
spots the woodwork. He investigated further
and found outside Of tho window small end Of the
fuse remaining and the bomb hanging from il
Then he informed James Foy tho ianitor. and to-
Eether they examined the bomb. The stick Of
dynamite about ten inches long and an inch
and a half in diameter The fuse had been dipped
in parafiln 1t probably defective. for II went
before reaching the cap in the bomb that was
depended to cause the explosion. The lanitor
called Mark Levy, a member Of IN" board or gov
ernors. who is in the cigar business two blocks
away. and after look at the bomb he called
The latter saw the dynamite but declined 10
touch it, Foy teephoned TO Peter J. Quigley. an
other member Of the club who is secretary OF the
pension fund at Fire Headquarters and asked him
TO send at once man from the bureau OF com
bustibles
Foy said: THE blamed thing is liable to drop
any time ana blow ali up"
The policeman cleared the street for several hun
dred feet and kcpt il clear until help arrived.
News Of the attempt wreck the dubious"
spread rapidly through tho neighoorhood and an
immense crowd gathered The police were sent IN
extra numbers, ana Sheriff Hayes was informed
over the telephone. EX-Assemblyman James O.
Farrell, the president of the club, was also sum
moncd.
Inspector Larney Of tho bureau OF comhusthles
sent Fireman Daniel OI'ary to the clubhouse
from F-re TIead0uarters He cut down tho dyna-
mite and carried it to the Bureau of Combusubles
where it was consigned to the magazine. Inspector
Larney and Deputy Inspector WOLF said The bomb
was a dangerous one
Inspector Larney said that II the fuse had been a
little etronEer the dynamite would have exploded
and blown the clubhouse to atoms.
II just such pcrvcrse Use OF explosives in
this that caused Fire Commissioner IAtntry
only few day ago to give orders to the bureau
OF combustblcs regarding tho ISSUANCE OF fireworks
permits. II is known that the Italians are liberal
users Of high explosives. and considerable damage
has been done either through careessuess with
intent while setting off fireworks under permit.
Recently a building badly damaged by dyna-
Mito in Little Italy during celebration. and other
recent explosions would indicate that there is
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