The Washington times., 1911-04-24
Failure to Get Fair I HIearmg lncenses Union Men
SEVENTY RECENT
DYNAMTING CASES
Attempts to Wreck Bridges Throughout the Coun-
try and Many Large Buildings Damaged.

INDIANAPOLIS, April 24.-Practi-
cally no part of the United States has
been free from dynamite outrages
during the last few years. In nearly
all cases there was careful prepara-
tion, showing that the -outrages were
planned and executed by men who
knew their business.
Many of the outrages entailed loss
of life, and all caused considerable
financial losses. Contractors, in some
cases. have been driven into bank
ruptcy because of the lack of conf
dence in their ability to construct
without disaster. and some contrac-
tors have been compelled to put their
work In other hands.
! Planning. of a professional nature
has been a striking feature of all the
outrages. In numerous instances
clocks operating the explosives were
set to cause explosions in different
parts Of the country at exactly the
same minute. Homes have been en-
dangered. although in most cases the
bombs failed either to explode or
were found in time to prevent dis
aster.
| One of the earliest Of the attacks
was in the summer of 1905, when a
watchman on a bridge under con-
struction for the Central Vermont
railroad at Miller's Falls, Mass, was
assaulted. The following morning the
foreman found thirteen sticks of dy-
| Mantle on the bridge. The fuse had
been lighted. but had become extin-
guished.
During the same summer an engineer
| found dynamite in the firobOX of a hoist
| the engine used in the construction of
| the Kimberley avenue bridge, over the
| West River, for the city of New Haven,
| Conn.
To Blow Up Hotel.
An attempt was made on March Il,
1906, to dynamite the Hotel Frankfort,
Cleveland Ohio, where a number of
| employees Of q bridge construction COM
pany were boarding. The dynamite ex-
ploded, but the wrecked part of the
building was reached in time to prevent
destruction by fire.
Three sticks of dynamite were dis
covered IN the irebox of a hoisting en-
gine used in the construction of the Ar
cade Building, in Cleveland, on April
2, 1906. The fuse had been attached and
1t appeared to have been lighted.
| An attempt was made one month later
| to wreck q derrick used in constructing
a bridge on the Buffalo & Susqueranna
railroad. The attempt was frustrated.
A derrick used in the construction OF
the Central Railroad OF New Jersey was
dynamited and destroyed on May 81, 1906
| Dynamite was found on a derrick used
viaduct on September Is, 1906. A time
clock was found also. The internal
machine probably had been dropped
from a passing train, as the package
! had been broken open and the dyna-
| mite scattered.
| During the construction of a viaduci
for the p, v. and c. railroad, neal
Clarion, Pa, a derrick car was dyna'
mited. The outrage was committed or
October II, 1906. A watchman was de-
coyed away from the place and as,
saulted.
Dynamite exploded under bascult
bridge over the Cuyahoga river a.
Whiskey- Island. near Cleveland, Ohio
slight
Attempt to Wreck Bridges.
In September, 1907. hoisting engine
used at the plant Of the American Stee
and Wire Company. Cleveland, wa:
dynamited and destroyed. The dyna
miting was done at night.
Early in the morning of October 80
1907, an attempt was made to wreck ths
Baltimore and Ohio bridge at Youngs
town, Ohio. The dynamite exploded, bu
the bridge was not wrecked. ''s'
Two months later dynamite was PLACED
under a railroad bridge on the Newark
branch of the Erie railroad, near Harrt
son, n. ]. The dynamite damaged ont
of the girders and blew out thtrty-si,
square feet of buckle plate. The dam
Two tons of material which was t.
have been used on the Parma road
bridge on the Cleveland Short Line, wal
damaged to such an extent on Decem
Der 81, 1907, that II had to be replaced
There was a loss of $500.
On the same night ten tons OF ma
terial for the construction OF the l.. Z
and P. railroads Mil Creek viaduct wa'
damaged, and a loss of $1,000 resulted.
Several girders for the Eagle avenue
bridge. Cleveland, were dynamited tht
night of January II 1908, and conslder
able surrounding property was Dam
aged. <o,
IN various parts OF o. derrick car uset
in the construction OF Chicago anc
Northwestern railroad bridge over tn
mississippi river. at Clinton. Iowa, OF
February 16. 1908. 0aiy rSa snan ia,s par e,
month later a derrick car on thu
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul rail
road, at Buena Park. Chicago. was dy
''t1 During the same month a charge o.
dvnennite was placed on a drawbrtdg'
at Perth .Amboy, n. j., causing a $l''V
loss, ,s
dams god the same night.
A hoisting crane used In the construc
zion of the Chelsea piers, New York
was damaged to the extent Of $1,000 th'
night Of April s. 1903.
4 loss Of $1,000 was caused on Apri
IL. 1875, when dynamite was placed un
der material prepared Tor the fnliaoei
phia Elevated railroad.
An explosion Of dynamite caused
loss of 5000 April &c. 1908. Of bridg'
at Fall River, Mass.
Dynamite caused a loss on May J
1905. to the Cincinnati. Hamilton anc
DAYTON railroads Miami river hridg'
at DAYTON, Ohio. Much of the materia
had to be replaced.
Attempts in Maryland
An attempt was made the night o
Nav 81. 1908. TO destroy drawbridg'
over the Bronx river. of the New York
New Haven and Hartford railroad.
wsfchnnn was assaulted and his crie'
ca,,sed the Would-be perpetrators to fee
:. Thn men discarded q suit case in theil
flight. containing 100 sticks Of dynamit.
| and two coils Of fuse.
A bridge of the same company a.
Baychester, N. " was damaged tt
the extent of $500 early the next
morning.
night Of May "a. 1908, to destroy q
Baltimore and Ohio bridge at Aiken
Ma uatcbman pursued q man whC