New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-13
ATTEMPT ON FORT'SLIFE
po,rB FOB THE GOVERNOR.
1fernol Machine Sent to HIM After
atlantic City Trouble.

7 Sept 70 (Special).-As a re-
nc Atlantic City law enforcement cru
SUI - : believed an effort has been made TO
saae u : Governor Fort. and only the prompt
sssassi he Philadelphia postal authorities
acton governor and his secretary from
saEeo .4,rv. The day after the ExecutiVe
oo0i'y - statement demanding that the Atlan-
isSue SUI saloons close on Sunday there was
Ii0 s.o-, Philadelphia addressed TO Governor
nle-.e sea Girt, a package which contained
- explosives to blow UP me peTsOH WIZ
opened it ,.+aga enough on the en-
- the attention Of the pos1aI au'hoL Llie'
-ar+as "a il. and an alert Inspector W. .
vas a. the rackage and wrote TO the
Rydi' -. -, rod done so. telling him that
Gov - - -. package contained an explosive
" -. ,,,,a5istely replied. and asked MI
FL -, the r1issive and TO send him the
--..a,,+s If they could be 1orWaroeo-
: ri received the package yesterday
r.a person who sent it believed
g. .,,s rerson who opened it would be blown
:. 4aoss for with q grim sense OF humor ne
: -.a5 on the back OF the outside envelope
a.-,1oase notify Us promptly Of any change IN
- ,,ostofice address The letter was au-
- b,- cutting the lines Governor Fort
- @sea Girt, y. J." from newspapers ana
-+,,v them on the envelope The envelope
- ,,ostr1arked Philadelphia
~ whole affair was ingeniously contrived
- assembled in bulk many other letters Ihat
- been received at the Governors Office SO
80 ,n ali probability the person who opened 1t
- have received the full charge from the
60 MI Ryan's letter accompanying the
a,sned rnisstve was as follows:
v-,+b reference 10 the package mailed at
n f1Ta
So he mails I have the honor to advise that
- -arksge in question was mailed evidently
;.h the view to fnt1ict bodily injury TO the per
s,ov orening same The contents consisted OF
- bullets matches, etc, and sealed in
s,,cb 2 manner that the greatest caution was
necessary in removing the cover AS there is
n writing on the cover Of the package, or IN
eide of same il VIII be difficult if not imposs-
HE 10 discover the guilty person l nave ar
a11rsd with the officials of the Philadelphia
aos-o@47ce 10 keep watch for packages addressed
p ,-oIl and to submit TO me those that may APP
go IN any way suspicious The wrapper and
such portions Of the contents of the package
onened by me are mailable are herewith IN
closed
The device wes evidently carefully planned.
= z-as mailed in an ordinary 2-cent government
envelope. and the Philadelphia people had their
attention especially called TO it because it
weighed enough 10 require them 10 place due
two cents on it Inside was a blue envelope.
On The outside Of which was pasted & strip OF
red paper. The blue envelope contained tin
foil tube and one made Of paper. in which were
the explosives. Pasted all over the explosive
7 ckages were such inscriptions and the
gun against this rotten government" Get right
with God You VIII know me better after We
are acquainted" Signed. sealed and delivered
extra good cut. zone touch of nature makes
the whole world kin, one word from Morgan
pees bears skin