Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14
TAX|CAb IS BLOWN UP
Woman Leaves Bomb Within
and FIees.
SOME BYSTANDERS HURT
Chauffeur Pursues Until She Disap-
pears in Crowd.
PAID DOLLAR FOR HER RIDE
Once Before an Internal Machine
Had Been Left in a Cab, but
Didn't Go OFF.
PAID DOLLAR FOR HER RIDE

NEW YORK. November 14.-One of the
red taxicabs of the New York Taxicab
Company. whose chauffeurs are still on a
strike i'll an effort to enforce their de-
mands. was blown up in front of the
Grand Central station last night by a
bomb left inside by a woman.
The force of the explosion knocked n
number of persons from their feet. shook
the buildings surrounding and started a
lively panic in the neighborhood, attracted
Grand Union Hotels to the scene and
almost caused several runaways among
private vehicles and cabs. The explosion
also put an end to the chase of the
woman fare among the crowds thronging
the concourse of the station.
Diamond Phaneuf of 10th street and
Railroad avenue. Coney Island. was driv-
ing taxicab No. 1918 last night, when.
about tO:4J o'clock. he received call at
Churchill's restaurant, 46th street and
Broadway.
\ woman about twenty-five. attired in
tailored dress of dark material and
wearing a large black hat, trimmed with
plumes and red roses, stepped into the
cab. She carried in her hand a neat
looking bundle Of cylindrical shape. about
six inches long and three inches in d.
ameter.
Explosion Hats Chase.
Drive me to the Grand Central sta
ton, to the Vanderbilt avenue entrance"
she ordered, and Phaneuf started his
cab.
Theatres were just emptyinS their
crowds into the streets and Forty-second
street was filed with vehicles of all kinds
most of them on their way to the rail-
.xox; Tn
the entrance the woman stepped quickly
from the cab, handed the chauffeur a
dollar, and started inside the station.
Phaneuf. looking back to see that the
door was closed. noticed thin stream
of smoke issuing from the interior of the
cab. and hasty glance showed him the
package lying on the floor and d large
fuse leading to it sputtering in lively
fashion.
The chauffeur jumped from his seat
and started in pursuit of his fare. The
woman began to run, and the great crowd
on the cohcourse looked in eager excite
ment at the chase. Just while 1t was at
it's height tremendous explosion shook
the building, and in the excitement the
woman was lost in the crowd.
Bystanders Are Hurt.
Many persons ran from the station by
the smoking wreck of the taxicab stand
ing at the entrance to the station. Both
bottom and top had been blown out. all
the glass shattered and the machinery
twisted and ruined.
Several persons who had been stand
ing near the taxicab when the bomb eX-
ploded were nursing cuts from flying
glass. and drivers were shouting and
struggling in their efforts to control
horses frightened by the explosion.
For a few minutes all traffic was block
ed, and Policemen Kelly and Dwyer had
a hard time to quiet the crowd and re-
store order.
Phaneuf at once notified the taxicab
tives were sent to the station to search
for the woman who had left the bomb
In the cab.
Only a few days ago a woman of the
same general description left q bomb
In one of the red taxicabs, but 1t failed
to explode.