The Washington herald., 1908-03-29

/ '4iS SioS SGeftS IGr some time be
lore becoming convinced the police would
not give way.
fbe conflict between the crowd and the
police was plainly the result Of the prep
aratlons that the unemployed conference
OF the Socialist party has been steadily
making Tor the last fortnight 10 hold
demonstration in the park this afternoon,
apparently not taking into consideration
the fact that they might fail 10 get per-
nit.
At the last moment when il was too
late TO keep the East Side thousands from
doing what they had been urged TO do for
two whole weeks. some Of the cooler
heads of the Socialist leaders sent out
notices that the affair was postponed and
stayed away themselves.
HsIIGuIt On. % Way.
Morris Hillauit was one Of these. Others.
Ike Hunter, went TO the square and
added fuel TO the flames.
The demonstration was advertised in the
various socialist papers OF the East Side
The appeals had their effect. The crowds
came, and came early. filed with the idea
Of protest. with or without permission.
Inspector Schmittberger was on hand
early with 200 men. In the various sta
tons were loo reserves ready for instant
service in case of emergency.
The crowds we're unruly from the very
start They would not move on when or
dered and they had 10 be pushed and
showed with little ceremony. By > o'clock
there must have been not far from 5000
Jammed about the park and in the side
streets leading TO it.
For half an hour before the explosion
the park itself was perfectly quiet.
Report on Police BIOtter.
AT S:O7 p. m. Selig Silverstein. twenty
one years old, of q Vantine street.
Brooklyn, while standing on the south
west side Of the fountain in Union Square
Park, threw or dropped a bomb, causing
amputation Of a hand and shock-to
Bellevue Hospital
Also unknown man forty years old
FIVE feet seven, weighing 80 pounds. of
dark complexion. red mustache. dressed
in black, who was standing beside Silver
stein. was killed"
This is the record placed on the post
slip at police headquarters. But the
real story of the bomb-throwing. the
police assert is the effort Of an anarchist.
with grievance against the world in
general. and particularly angry at the
sands Of unemployed who tried 10 make "A
I'VE want work demonstration in the
park Also resenting the clubbing he
himself had received from officers he
tried 10 revenge himself and his com
raies"
Police Scent Conspiracy.
Tonight the police assert that Silver
STEMS attempt was not that Of a single !
individual Claiming to scent a we'll or
ganized plot TO exterminate officers by
wholesale. scores Of detectives are scour-
ing the city. trying 10 trace the previous
movements Of the bomb thrower. and to
establish details Of the alleged conspiracy.
Silverstein's disavowal that he had ac-
completes md his assertion that he did
it because he had been beaten by the DO !
lice" does not weigh with the police au-
thOrties. They assert a conspiracy of /
formidable proportions actually existed /
and declare they will run tc earth all Sill /
verstein's comrades.
According 70 the stories Of eyewitnesses |
found tonight there is little doubt Silver /
stein intended 10 drop his Internal machine /
in the midst of Capt. O'ReiIlys police I
squad.
Silversteir was walking toward this |
u y
cording to eyewitnesses Silverstein and /
the unknown victim had been sitting but 4
a moment before on the edge of the foun- /
tain As they arose. the spectator says |
he noted a little flame burning against I
the black something Silverstein held in /
his hand.
SiI-erStein Badly MutiIated.
Walking toward the police SiIverstein /
1r=y ha~ fe
left it. Already the fuse had ignited the
explosive. With report that was heard /
for blocks the bomb went of.
Silverstein's right hand which held the
bomb was blown of at the elbow and torn
TO atoms. Bits of flying metal tore his
head and the fame burned his face and
blinded him
He fell groaning on the walk. His
companion received the greater force of
the explosion and fell dead. The frag-
ments of iron Of which the bomb had
been composed had torn his chest open.
and it is doubtful if he ever knew what
struck him.
Half dozen policemen near by were
injured, but none seriously. Policeman
Patrick Hanlon was struck in the foot bv
a flying missile and so badly hurt he
had TO be carried home. Mounted Police
man Joseph O'Brien was hurled from his
horse and sustained a sprained back.
A score OF other patrolmen were
Knocked down by the force of the ex-
piosion Several bystaLders were like
wise hurt' Few 50 seriously they had TO
be taken 20 hospitals
Among them We're Morris Mandel SIS
East Eleventh street. and Peter Cen
nease. Greek cigar manufacturer. of 13
East Fourteenth street.
Hundreds TrnmpIcd by Crowds.
Just how many persons were hurt.
however, will never be known. Imme-
diately following the explosion there was
a fearful rush by the thousands in the
10 get away. Every one
who could walk or run did so, and the
police got records only of those who had
to go 10 hospitals
In the panicky rush hundreds were
knocked down and trampled The police
secured no names.
Immediately upon receipt Of the news
1t police headquarters the best detec-
ives in the department were put on the
case 10 trace Silversteins history.
Incidents rarely if ever paralleled 7
in New York's history preceded the {
bomb throwing Arbitrarily, the police :
refused to permit demonstration of
he unemployed. When thousands of per
sons gathered in the park and surround
ng streets they were forcibly driven e
back e
Night sticks were freely used in en- i
forcing this order. The mounted police 2
irove at random through the crowds In
rampling many.
Prepared for Trouble. d