The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-05-04

[E PRINCETON UNION:
Orders in the yard Of the Whitehead
& Kales plant at Detroit. Mich. or
June 9, 1909. - =. - !
A third attempt to wreck the Gin
cinnati Southern's viaduct was made
Aug. ~, 1909 The dynamite caused
$700 damage.
Dynamite partly wrecked a railroad
bridge in New York city Aug. Is, 1909.
A month later dynamite DESTROYED
derrick used in the construction of
viaduct over the New York Central
railroad tracks at Buffalo, N. Y.
Another attempt on this same via
duct was made on Oct. 6, 1909.
Four Buildings Damaged.
Four buildings under construction by
Albert Won Spreckelsen in Indianapo-
lis were damaged on Oct. "a, 1909. The
total estimated loss was $4,000. The
buildings were telephone exchange,
a library building, Mr.. Won Spreckel-
sens planning mill and his barn.
A crane being used in the construc-
ton of a bridge near Cleveland, O.,
was dynamited on Nov. 4, 1909, caus-
ing loss Of $4,000. A Waterman
was buried under the debris and mar
rowly escaped death.
A bomb was exploded under four
cars of structural steel on a Michigan
Southern side track in Chicago on Jan.
%, 1910. 1t is estimated that the DAM
age was $4,000.
Dynamite was exploded at the fac
tory Of the Pan-American Bridge COM
pany, Newcastle, Ind, on April S, 1910.
The damage was estimated at $500.
The plant of the Pacific Coast and
Lumber company, Oakland, CAL, was
wrecked by dynamite during the sum-
mer of 1910. It was the fourth time
in two years that the mill had been
wrecked
An Office building being erected in
Seattle, Wash, was destroyed by dy-
Mantle in September, 1910.
Dynamite was used in two places in
Peoria, ILL.,, on the night of Sept. 4,
BRUCE
and Iron works was wrecked, and the
night Waterman was injured serious
~. Two carloads Of steel Orders for
use in a railroad bridge at Peoria
were dynamited. A two gallon can of
nitroglycerin was found hidden in the
steel Orders of the new railroad
bridge the next day. A time clock
had been set, but the explosion was
prevented by faulty electrical connec-
lions. The clock had been set to dis
charge the nitroglycerin at the same
hour the Lucas plant was destroyed.
A bomb exploded at the plant Of the
Winslow Bros.' company at Chicago
on Sept. Is. 1910.
Los Angeles Times Disaster.
The Los Angeles Times building
was destroyed on Oct. 1, 1910, twenty
one lives being lost. The property
loss was $1,OOO,OOO. This was the
worst disaster due to an explosive
that had been recorded.
A searc* the next day disclosed dy-
Mantle near the home of General Har-
rlsOn cray OtlS, owner OF the Times,
and the home of the secretary Of the
Merchants association. g.
In the summer Of 1910 dynamite
was exploded in a new church struc-
ture at Clinton, Ind, and the building
wrecked. Shortly before a bridge at
the place was wrecked by dynamite.
Early in the morning of March "a,
1911, dynamite exploded in the base
ment Of the new courthouse at Oma-
ha, Neb., causing large loss.
The same night the Offices Of the
Caldwell & Drake Manufacturing COM
pany, at Columbus, Ind, were dyna-
mited and destroyed. The plant was
not damaged. The Omaha courthouse
was built by the Columbus concern.
On March 20 dynamite was exploded
beneath a new wing of a hotel under
construction at French Lick, Ind.