New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06
BOMBS WORRY POLICE
One Wrecks 3 Store Fronts and
Another Hurts 2 Children.
ITALIANS THROWN IN PANIC
Same Neighborhood Has Been
Scene of Several Other Ex-
plosions This Year.

Bomb explosions wrecked the fronts OF
three stores in East 18th street yesterday
morning and injured two children In Canal
street in the afternoon. The vicinity or the
firs3 explosion has been the scene OF -FOUR
similar bomb incidents this year, and the
detective. are all at sea as 10 who is re-
sponsible for them.
Yesterdays first explosion was the blow
ing in Of the fronts OF three stores at the
southeast corner Of Avenue and 18TH
street in the early morning by ooino
that had been thrown in a doorway
Patrolman Spies. Of the 9Th street STA
ton. saw a man run to the corner shortly
before the explosion and throw something
In the doorway OF the butcher shop owned
by Philip Barok Immediately there was
loud report and the man staggered BACK
as IL stunned Spies ran toward him. out
the man fed into East 18th street lodged
behind q milk wagon and disappeared into
a house, which the patrolman says was
No. 49,
Following into the house. the patrolman
heard footsteps on the floor above but
could not find the man he was looking Tor.
He then returned to the scene OF the ex-
plosion, where he found the occupants
mostly Italians and Slavs. in a panic on
the stairs and fire escapes.
BY this time Patrolman Conlon and
Sergeant Ryan had arrived with hremen
who had come in answer TO an alarm.
Reserves Of the 9Th street station were
called out and the neighborhood searoheo
FOR the bomb thrower.
on the ground floor OF the house. besides
the butcher shop. are 5he stores OF X. D.
Mako q dealer In artificial flowers, ana
NJ & Render. = tailor. The entire front
CT the three stores was blown In and the
interior Of the butcher shop was wrecked
The damage IL estima ted at 500
The house al No. lS7 into which the man
rsn has been the scene Of a number Of
bomb explosions On January there was
an explosion outside the door Of the rooms
occurred by Francisco Scupolito, and again
On April q there was another explosion IN
the same place. Joseph Saraguso. milk
dealer In the vicinity has been twice vlsi-
ted by the bomb throwers
on July y there was an explosion in front
Of his door and on July "A. when he was
getting milk in Jersey CRY, some one
placed bomb in his wagon. and while
he was in the ferrybost on the way back
the pcf0D went Oh NItNhLllS t44V 'p'i4~i~
and dana ging the boat Detectives Of the
nth street station are investigating the eX-
blossoms In the doorway of the butcher
shop 4 dark peak cap has been found, evi-
IDENTIFY worn by The last bomb thrower,
Yesterdays second bomb explosion &C.
CURED in the afternoon. In front Of his
home, at No 474 Canal street, Carlo Yer
straelin, thirteen-year-old boy, had for
a plaything part Of a three-pound pro
iectile shell, with which he was amusing
baby, Sadie Schneider, Of Nc. $50 Canal
street He tossed II az the chids feet
and the shell exploded. throwing both OF
them 10 the ground.
The boys right forearm was torn, his
scalp, body. legs and hand we're cut and,
according TO DR.. Hoch, OF the House OF
Relief, where Carlo was taken, his brain
may have been injured. The baby, who
was taken 10 the same hospital, received
a Number OF cuts on her body
The pieces Of shell, which scattered IN
All disections, hit doorway and made q
hole about two inches in diameter.
Twelve patrolmen, a lieutenant and three
detectives, who arrived on the scene, were
nor able 70 learn where the boy found the
shell, nor could they get any information
from the frightened Italians