New-York tribune., 1912-03-17

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rip the cover from the box with his knile
and then brought his blade down the
SIDE When this had been done 10 the
length of about an inch there was
terrific roar. a binding flash and the
room was instantly filled with powerful
fumes and dust.
For a minute pandemonium reigned
within the library and the private nall
way. The sudden ending to Egan eH-
animation Of the box was so utterly un-
expected by those who had been watch
ing him that not a man knew what 10
do Then, however. the cooler heads ot
the police prevailed and they rushed
into the library and found Egan leaning
against a chair. half conscious, and with
his hand to his eyes.
The inspectors left hand was mass
Ct blood one of his fingers hanging sus"
pended by only a shred OF flesh, while
the rest of his hand was badly cut ana
gashed. Pieces of metal and bits OF fly
ing glass had been blown upward into
his face, entering beneath the skin and
inficting painful wounds. The blood
pouring from some of these wounds
blinded Egan. who was cropping his way
about the room when found. One Of his
eyelids had been punctured by bit OF
glass. Had IL been a fraction of an inch
lower. the man would have lost his sight.
At the instant that the bomb went off
Judge Rosalsky had gone to the tele-
phone in the hall in answer to call
from a newspaper, which wanted to
know why the judge had sent in a call
for help to Police Headquarters.
Is Talking as Bamb ExpIodes.
Judge Rosalsky was just saying that
he had received a bomb, when the ma
chine exploded directly back Of him. He
dropped the receiver as quickly as pos
sibe and lodged behind the wall to es-
cape the rain of metal and glass which
shot through the doorway.
Egan was removed in an ambulance to
the j Hood Wright Hospital, as soon s
a way could be cleared 10 the elevators
through the crowd of tenants. who had
gathered in frightened groups in the
halls. Then the police went back to see
what damage had been done, and II pos
sible to find some cews on which TO
work.
They found that the library table had
been badly damaged. A half-inch plate
glass cover protects the top of this table
This heavy glass had a hole about six
inches in diameter smashed through it,
indicating that the bomb had been held
directly over this spot by Egan as he
held il in his hands.
The iron piping Of which the bomb had
been composed seemed to have acted
much In the same manner as a bullet
would In a gun, and continued in
downward direction after smashing the
glass top Of the table. The heavy two
inch mahogany under the glass also had
a hole drilled in it, the missile continu-
ing on through the first of the row Of
drawers.
In the lofty ceiling Of the room were
fifteen or twenty holes, varying from
one TO two inches in size, and looking
as If they had been made by rife bull
lets. A row of glass doored bookcases
about the room had their glass parts
shattered by bits Of flying debris, while
the heavy library door. near which
Judge Rosalsky had been standing when
the explosion occurred, had a hole
drilled through its lower section. In
spite OF the general destruction not q
single window in the room was broken.
Following the first few minutes Of
great excitement. directly after the ex-
plosion. the detectives set about to get
q description of the bomb. They learned
that the internal machine was composed
of three lengths Of one-inch piping. Two
of these pieces Of pipe were two and a
half inches in length. and were Joined
together at one end by third piece Of
pipe about an inch and half long.
These pieces of pipe rested upon a
foundation of white and yellow powder
which was strewn over the bottom Of
the box A short piece of copper wire