New-York tribune., 1908-05-22

vas wrecked bv a large quantity Of explosive IT
aavlich1 Yesterday. The wrecking Of the new
hrdCe.is the third attack made upon the company :
bridges within month. and it is thought that the
trouble is due to the contractors disagreements
with the labor unions
Because of the attempt TO blow up the new bridge
OF the railroad company at Jennings street and
The Bronx River Wednesday the force Of
v-arcl.rnen at the Baychester bridge doubled
last night Two men were on duty constantly, and
thev had concealed themselves underneath the
structure Every suspicious sound in the vicinity
of the bridge caused them to draw their reviewers
and investigate the persons who placed the
explosive beneath the first span moved quietly
trar they We're undiscovered.
The officials Of the company estimate that at
least fry pounds Of dynamite. its equivalent
IN nitro-clycerine WAS used. The charge placed
beneath thu ANCHORAGE of the centre span. and
calculated the entire steel work from its
tastenings and wreck the anchorage Although the
charge was powerful enough be felt for miles
around. il wrecked only the main span and part
Of the anchorage. and the damage may he repaired
within three months
t3:45 o'clock the watchmen. William Hensler and
John Connolly. say that they binding light,
and the instant they were thrown the ground
almost unconscious According TO Hensler. the big
bridge seemed TO stand end and then sink
10 its place.
The two men struggled 10 their feet and emptied
their revolvers figures which they saw
emerging al top speed from the cloud Of smoke
and dust bridge 4 mounted policeman
caught the retreating men. but they proved TO he
fishermen and We're permitted TO go free The
Uarchmen searched all through the neghborhood
and special detail Of police rushed to the
scene from the West Chester police station aid
il me search for the wreckers
The conclusion broke almost every window in
the village, and guests the Park House. hotel
near by, We're thrown from their beds and
ran into the street in their night clothes. John
Bey. who was asleep in his home the south end
of Baychester, the legs and face by the
glass from his window. Windows shattered in
Tordhara, East Chester West Farms and Kings
bridge
On the south end Of the bridge the heavy steel
Eirders were badly twisted that they will have
% be replaced. The force of the explosion shaved
long strip OF heavy steel from side Of the
centre span and cUrled it up in wad Plates
and the temporary construction rigging were scat
tered for blocks P. a. Bankson the engineer in
charge of the work. estimated that the damage
would amount 10 Sla.eto
The Shoemaker Steel Company. of Philadelphia,
Is the contractor for the work and has received
numerous threats because it employed non-union
labor
On Wednesday gang Of dynamiters attempted
70 blow up the Jennings street bridge. but
scared OF by the watchman. who fred several
shots al them. They tossed a bag Of dynamite
sticks into the river and it was recovered by the
police Last April the bridge at fremont avenue
barely escaped destruction. and possible loss Of
life was averted by the discovery of the wreckers'
PIoL- 444e Cdoies ho40lflS HuSe Cerflch III place
were sawed through and If the structure had been
placed under strain ii would have toppled over.
Urecking the bridge and blocking the railroad.
Nork Oh the iron and steel parts Of the Bay
chester bridge completed yesterday
Captain Hayes. Of the West Chester police sta
ton with number Of mounted policemen and de-
tectives from The Bronx detective bureau are
securing the district in search Of dyuamiters.
ii is believed that the men set a half-hoir fuse
TO the explosive and haf ample time make their
escape