El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-26
Dynamite Explosions Believed to Be Due TO
Wrecking CrerUs of Structural iron Workers
From Chicago Tribune
From Chicago Tribune.

May 81. IsOs-Hoisting engine of the
Pittsburg Construction company dyna-
rnited at Newark. n. ].
Oct. II, 1sos-Hoistfng engine Of the
P. V. c. railroad dynamited near
Clarion. Pa
Oct. 80. 1sO6-Baltimore & Ohio
bridge at Youn gstown, O., dynamited-
Dec. "A. 1s07-Erie railroad bridge
at Newark Meadows, n. J.. dynamited-
Meadows, n. J., dynamited.
Dec. 81. 1eO7-Mill creek viaduct of
the L & E. r. railway in Lucius county,
Ohio, dynamited.
Dec. 31.-1907--Palmer road bridge
Of the Cleveland Short Line railroad
IN Lucius county. Ohio. dynamited.
Aug. Is, 1907-Long Iron mill at
Conshocken. Pa. dynamited.
Feb. 3, 19Os-Sherzer draw bridge
across East Chester bay, being erect
ed by the American Bridge company
for the city Of New York, dynamited.
Feb. 3. 1s0s-City bridge in Cleve-
land wrecked by dynamite after five
previous attempts to blow it up failed.
March is, 19os-Construction car of
the Northwestern Elevated railroad
containing steel girders wrecked by
dynamite north of Wilson avenue,
Chicago.
March %, 1eos-Raritan river draw
bridge being erected by the Pennsy1-
vania Steel company at Perth Amboy,
y. J., wrecked by dynamite.
March IS, 19es-Baltimore & Ohio
railroad bridge, near Bradshaw. Nd,
dynamited.
April 1. 1eOs-Attempt made to blow
up Blackwell Island bridge, being
erected by the Pennsylvania Steel
g. -
April 5, 19os-Hoisting crane be-
longing to McClintoek & Marshall. of
Pittsburg, Pa, at work on Chelsea
piers for the city of New York,
wrecked by dynamite.
April 9, 1s0s-Tremont avenue
bridge near West Farm station, N
Y. on line Of New York, New Haven &
Hartford railroad. dynamited-
April 1s, 190S-Stee1 for the Della
ware Elevated railroad stored in the
federal yard of the Pennsylvania rail-
road at Philadelphia, damaged by two
charges Of dynamite
April 26. 190s-Slade's ferry bridge
near Bristol county. Mass. being erect
ed by the American Bridge company,
dynamited.
May 3. 1sos-Derrick of American
Bridge company at Dayton, O., dyna-
mited
May 81 1sOs-Attempt made to
wreck Scherzer drawbrfdge being
erected across Brown river in Penn
sylTania by the Pennsylvania Steel
company; los sticks of dynamite left
behind
May p. 1sOs-Explosion in plant of
Louis Shoemaker & Co., at MANCHESTER,
n. Y. where work was being done
for New York. New Haven & Hartford
railroad.
May "a. 1sOs-Attempt made to blow
up Baltimore & Ohio bridge at Akin,
HI being erected by the Youngstown
Construction company.
June 2. 19Os-Dynamite' found at
Susquehanna bridge Of the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad.
June 2, 190S-SteeI Orders in plant OF
Van Dorm ironworks az Cleveland, O.,
wrecked by explosion.
June 10. 19OS--New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad bridge at Somer-
set. Mass, being built by Phoenix
Bridge company dynamited-
July 1. 190S-Lehigh Valsey railroad
bridge at Buffalo. N Y, being con-
structed by McClintock & Marshall, of
Pittsburg, Pa dynamited
July 80, 190S-Bridge on the line of
the Eigin and BelTidere railway dyna-
1aited.
August 6, lsos-Illinois Central rail-
ROAD pflOSe over the Calumet river at
One Hundred and Thirty-third street.
Chicago, Ill, dynamited.
August s, 190S-Hsrrison avenue via
duct, being built by the Granger Con-
struction company for the city of
Cleveland. O., dynamited.
August 9, 1e08-Eighteenth street
viaduct, St Louis. No.. dynamited.
September Is, 19OS-Attempt made to
dynamite hosting engine of the Chicago
Junction railroad at Thirty eighth
street and Center avenue. Jerry Lynch.
a watchman, was killed by the dyna-
miters. Edward Francis. a member of
the Iron Workers union, was question
ed as a suspect and released.
December Z, 190S-Wheeling and Lake
Erie railroad bridge at Cleveland, O.,
dynamited.
March IS. I90s-Car of structural iron
belonging TO the Pittsburg Construc-
ton company for bridge at Indiana
harbOr dynamited
March p, 1909-Attempt made to
blow up Indiana harbor bridge.