Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-07

AedoONs and IN the SANDS al the 100
Of East Twenty-fourth street,
The erectors continued their investiga.
tons until the spring Of 1911. but while
the detectives were working in one place
the explosions occurred with more fire.
quency In others. More than a dozen via.
ducts. bridges. buildings and other con.
struction work. all being erected by
firms employing nonunion labor, had beer
blown UP before ortie E McManIgal ap-
peared on the scene. and before he began
to work with john ]. and James r. Nc
Namara as q professional dynamiter.
The Investigation of the dynamite con-
spiraey. after the pleas of guilty had been
made by the Mcnamara brothers, was
continued. TO ascertain who else, II any
one. participated In or gave financial
support TO the crimes.
The chief explosions, or attempts.
which were given special attention by the
federal grand jury. were as follows:
1905.
Summsr-MiIler's Falls. Mass: Amer.
can Bridge Co.. railroad bridge. (At-
summer-New Haven. Conn; American
Bridge Co.: bridge. tAttemptJ
1906.
Jan e-New York Cit; Post A Nc.
Cord Building. East I'd street (attempD;
two men convicted: 100 pounds OF dy-
Mantle later found In Jersey Meadows
and In sand At the foot Of East 2ith
street.
March i2-clevelanI. O.; American
Bridge Co.; hotel tAttempt)
April s-Cleveland. o.: American Bridge
Co. hotel tAttemptD
April 2-cleyeland, o.; American Bridge
%. Arcade building. tAtttinpt)
mamma X. r.; American Bridge Co: (At-
May Sl--Newark, y. j.; Pittsburgh Con-
suuetlon Col warehouse. derrick
August -conshonocksn. IA: Nc
Clintic-Marshall Construction Co; iron
mill several thousand dollars BY fire.
sept; B.--cleveland. -; plttsaIrSh Con-
structlon Co; railroad viaduct. (At-
Z. os g. ,s.Nssr Clarion. Pa; American
bndge Co. yiaduet. derrick car wrecked.
Dec. D-Whisky Island, near Cleveland.
o.; pittsburgh Construction Co; bridge.
1907.
June S-Detroit. Mich; Russell Wheel
and Foundry Co.; Gas building; damage
Sept. Cleveland. o.: American pr,ds.
hosting engine destroyed.
oct W-foungstown. o.: Youngstown
Construction Co Baltimore q Ohio rail-
road bridge; slightly damaged.
Dec, 1-Near Harrison, N. j.; Brann
~ ~ s, y Co; Erie railroad bridge; dam
Dec: si-cleveland. o.: Lucius Co.
Cleveland Short Line railroad bridge;
Dec. n-Mii Creek. near Cleveland. O
ciaduet; damage MAO,
Jan. 3i-Elsdon. H.: MccIintie- Marshall
Feb. s-Peihm, N. y; American Bridge
Co Co d. dirrs.wbridge; damage between 5000
Feb is-ciInton. Ia: Wisconsin Bridge
y Iron CO.. double track bridge over
mM,ss s.pp river: damage 5000.
strucuon Co.: Chicago. Minneapolis &
-. Paul railroad construction work.
derrick car damaged.
March 4-Perth Amboy, n, j.; Penn
s.yiyania Steel Co; drawbridge; damage
March 2s-Near Bradshaw, Nd. youngs-
town CONSTRUCTION Co.: Baltimore & Ohio
railroad bridge; machinery DESTROYED
April New York; Pennsylvania Steel
CO; Blackwell Island bridge, lAttempt)
Co; Blackwell Island bridge tAttsmpt1
April New York; Mcciiniic- Marshall
Construction Co.. Pier sS. North river.
machinery wrecked; damage Eo 10 81 90
:. April Shear West Farms station, NJ
~, lewis shoemaker 4 Co; highway
April ls-Phlladelphla; American Bridge
90 "a Elevated proad; material damaged
,, AsrIl 37FaIl River. Mass American
iJdEe 20, brfdgei damage g 900 to ssoo
CO.; Chicago, Hamilton q Dayton rail-
road bridge; derrick car damaged.
May G-New York: Pennsylvania Steel
Co; drawbridge. (Attamptl
MAY 2-Baychester, N. T.; Lewis +.
May A-7Aiken. Nd. Youngstown CON
struction Co.. Baltimore q Ohio railroad
bridge. tAttemptl
june 2-Perryyille. Md; American
Bridge Co; Baltimore 4 Ohio railroad
June s-cievelsnd. o.: Plant Van Dorm
Iron Works Co; damage 800.
June B-Somerset, Mass. Phoenix
Bridge Co; bridge: material damaged
July i-Buffalo, N. Y; Mccllnt,e.M,r.
shall Construction Co: iaehigh vsIIey
railroad bridge: damage sl.5oo.
Aug. 6-Chicago. American Bridge Co;
Illinois Central railroad bridge: work
Aus, s-clnclnnstl. O.: Granger Con.
Aug. s-St Louis. Contractor not
giyen); bridge (Attempt)
Oct. lS-Holyoke. Mass: Lewis r. Shoe
maker & Co: bridge. tAttempt)
Nov. @-Clevelnnd o.; Pittsburgh Con-
Dec. 2f-Kansas City; Rail & Thwing.
building wrecked
1909.
March 1s-indiana Harbor. Ind; Pitts
hurgh Construction Co. car Of steel:
damage small.
March 2t-Indiana Harbor. Ind. Pitts
bnrgh Construction Co; attempt to wreck
March z-Boston, Mass: new opera
house; side OF building destroyed.
March 3l-Hoboken. n. J.. McClintic-
Marshall Construction Co.: viaduct; dam
Aprii 2s-Kansas City; A. II. Blodsett
Construction Co.; derrick car damage
slight.
May s-cincinnatl: Pittsburgh construc-
ton Co. Cincinnati Southern railroad
bridge; damage slight.
May at-cinclnnatl: Pittsburgh Con-
struction Co.. Cincinnati Southern rail-
road bridge; damage 500
June T-Buffalo. N. "; New York Cen
trail a Hudson River railroad bridge;
damage several thousand dollars.
June S-s,eubenvllle. o.: seabord Com
structlon Co; Pennsylvania railroad
bridge: material damaged 81 800
June e6--Kansas City: A. NJ. Biodgett
Construction Co.: viaduct: damage SIS.
July s-Detroit: Whitehead 4 Kales
plant: damage slight.
Aug. i2-cincinnati: Pittsburgh Con-
structlon CO.: yiaduct; damage 500
Aug. i6-New York; Pittsburgh Con-
struction Co. New York. New Haven A
Hartford railroad bridge.
Sept. S-Hoboken. N. J.: McC1intic-
Marshall Construction Co: viaduct. tat
tempt)
Sept. it-Buffalo: Mccain Construction
Co: yiaduct; derrick car destroyed.
Oct 6-Buffalo; Mccain Construction
Co. viaduct; slight damage.
Oct. S-Indianapolis. Ind: Albert Won