Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-12-05


placed on the above bridge damaging
one of the girders and blowing out
90 square feet of buckle plate on the
floor Of the bridge Damage and cost
of repair To the structure in the
ncighborhood OF $4,000.
BRIDGE DYNAMITEO
January 81. l9OS-Interstate En-
gineering company Copen shop At the
Eagle avenue bridge, Cleveland. o.
on the night Of the above date sew
eral Orders Of the bridge were dyna-
mited in the Big Four Yards near
Eagle avenue. southeast. Girders
considerably damaged as was the car
and surrounding property.
February %. l90S-American Bridge
company Copen shop at the Scherzer
draw over East Chester bay. Pell-
ham Bay park. on work being done
for the city of New York. About
1880 p. m on the above date guy
clamps on four guys which We're used
To hold the draw were removed. caus-
ing the draw to roll forward and fall
into the water The damage was be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
February Is. I90S-Wisconsin Bridge
& Iron company topen shop at Clin-
ton. Ia. on a double track bridge over
Mississippi river for the Chicago &
Northwestern railroad-Thirty sticks
of dynamite were placed in various
parts Of a derrick car. Only one
stick of dynamite exploded. the rest
being frozen. Damage about $1,000.
March Is. I90S-PittsburE COnstruc-
ton company (open shop)-Derrick
car at Buena Park Chicago. on the
Chicago. Milwaukee * st Paul rail-
road dynamited
March -. l90S-Ponnsylvania Steel
company (open shop)-Raritan river
draw at Perth Amboy. y. j, dyna-
mited.
March -. 19OS-Youngstown Con
struction company Copen shop)-A
traveller on the Baltimore & Ohio
bridge at Bradshaw. Md. blown up.
April :. l96S-NcClintc-M Marshall
Construction company (open shop
Housing crane at pier -. North river.
city Of New York, dynamited.
April Is. l9GS-American Bridge
company Copen shop steel stored in
yard M Philadelphia dynamited.
April %. 19oS-American Bridge
company Copen shop)-Spans on the
SHADES ferry bridge over Taunton
river at Fail river. Mass. blown loose
with dynamite.
Nav y. l96S-PennsylVania Steel
company Copen shop)-Second at
tempt to dynamite ScherZer draw.
Waterman assaulted. but his cries
for help scared would-be dynamiters.
In their haste they dropped suit
case with 1O3 sticks Of dynamite in ii.
EXPLOSIONS CONTINUE
.June lg0S-Amcrican Bridge
company Copen shop)-Attemp, to
dynamite bridge being built for Bal
timore & Ohio railroad over Susque-
hanna river at Perryville. Nd. Dy-
Mantle left behind in rapid flight Of
thte dynamiters.
June l.. l9OS-Phoenix Bridge COM
panv Copen shop)-Material in stor-
age ward at Somerset, Mass. dyna-
luited and several columns destroyed
Julv l9OS-McClinticM Marshall
Construction company (open shop
Dynamite exploded on top of pier on
Lehigh Valley railroad bridge. at
Buffalo. The explosion occurred just
a few minutes prior To the passage
over the bridge. which was being re-
paircd. Of "A fast passenger express
train. The train was stopped 200 feet
from the end OF the bridge after the
dynamite had exploded
Bridge Blown Up
August 6. l90S-GrainGer Construc-
ton company (open shop)-Elgh-
tcenth street bridge in st. Louis dH
namitcd This bridge was being re
paired by the Granger company with
ron union men.
September IS. 1908 - Wisconsin
Bridge < Iron company (open shop
James Lynch. a Waterman for the