The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-12-12

one with a grudee against Mr.. Callahan
for tu. mess reasons. II II understood
that there 10 . great deal Of competition
In The bottling business and thu, severe
methods OF reprisals have been practiced
BY competitors against rivals. but Mr.
Callahan maintains that he has had no
trouble with any Of the men who are
competing with him for trade.
II was only by accident that Mr.. Cal
lanan missed the fate that visited his
unfortunate young stenosrapher. The
bomb. which WAS In . pasteboard box
8 inches long. 4 Inches wide and 4
inches deep. wrapped IN coarse brown
paper. was delivered at the ONCE Of
the botuins works at about sac o'clock.
The delivery was made through the
Adams Express Company from the sta
tioh at No, 22 West Forty-seventh
street. and the driver was q. Lohman.
Manager McCabe signed for the pack.
az, and placed II with a pile of mall
on the desk Of the stsnosrapher, who
vas due to reach the ONCE about 9i5
o'clock.
Il was Mr.. caliansn's custom to get
10 his desk before . o'clock. open the
NAH and have his correspondence ready
for Ida Anusewits on her arrival. AZ
he reached Tenth avenue and Thirty
eighth street o. his way TO his fac
tory this morning he met an old friend.
Patrick Kane. an expressman. whom he
haA nel seen for . number of years.
they stood on the corner talking for
half n hour Of more Mr.. Callahan
saw Ia Anu0switz pass on her way to
the once end spoke 20 her. Some M.
teen minutes htSe he head an explo.
Gloa hat shook the neighborhood. saw
the frsut window Of his factory blown
go 81 rushed 10 the scene to ind that
his stsnoGraphsf was dying and his Of
Aes haA ben wrecked.
n Anusswits. q cheerful. enthusiast
10 little giri. busued about the ONCE
o. her arrival and announced to Man
a9or NcCabs that tnAsmuch as Mr.
Callahan appeared to be engaged on the
cos1,e.. che would open the mail The
pAekaes wAs On her desk. where Nc
Cats had thrown Il. {,
GIRL SAT WITH PACKAGE IN HER
LAP.
TAs address. in ink. was printed In
atSyAnmanship. The package had been
-Ssat 10 The o. X. Bottling Co.. No. $50
West Thirty-sighth street." In the up
~ right hand corner Of the top Of the
eex was stenciisd the address. NO. p
ststs street"
The girl tore on the cover. She was
seated at her desk and had the box In
hse lap. McCAhs Wss not looking and
does ~ know whether she cut OF the
- Of the boz or tore II on. Whatever
method she used made the connection
estwssu the battery ana the dstonator
aal sst on the explosive.
IT, force OF the explosion was out
ward and downward. The sirrs right
haAd and all her left hand but the little
aagsr were blown OF. Part Of her face
was blown away and her eyes were
beoWn into her head. n she had been
stsoplng over. lnjuries to her abdomen
VsFs o. such . nature that recovery
We impossibis. The Eiri was hurled
frean her chair and lay With her head
under the safe.
GMPLovgEo RUoHgD OUT IN
=. WILD PANIC.
2cCabs was knocked nat and the left
~ OF his face was torn with debris.
uvsry window u the office was shat.
tersA, and many Of the windows In the
eoe1sey propsr-A one story brick build.
ia6-wsEs beoksp. The thirty employees.
1900 stricken. rushed for the street.
Ne assk q waicA Mics Anusewits had
besa sitting IVES wrecked. and piles Of
paSsss were literally shredded.
Policeman Sh. sfer. on rost at Elev.
eth avenue and Thifty-e,ghth street,
"a NJ. Callahan, talking to Mr.. Kane
e Tenth avepuL, started for the bot
tlihg works and reached there together.
u the meantime william Miller. man.
aeoe Of Wares express at No. bs%
west Thirty-sishth street. entered the
o9toA picked up the mansisd form Of
li0 Anusswits and carried II to the
street. Policeman shasfsr sent an rm.
sSoaaos eaii - BELLEVUE and the Giri
W. taken into the sxprsss compeny's
sgsee and stretched out on . couch.
when the ambulaacs arrivsd she was
doaA.
Capt. CoeaSy Of the detective force
q the West Thirty-ssvsnth street. sta
10 Vas so0n On the scene with
crowd Of asuths and Owen Egan ar
Rived within IN hour. The wrsckage
e TIE once Wss - complete that the
WORT Of recovering pieces Of the bomb
Wao prosecuted With great dimculty.
Dat D0an found. Embedded In the walls
~ eslang. piscss o. wire and metal
vAleA eonviAcsd HIN that the explosive
~ bssu ct Oh by connection with .
battery established by the lifting or
tsar.ng OF OF ne top Of the pastsboard
-.
10 CLUE FOUND At mo. q
erArg orRGEr."
An investigation into the No. "2a
state street." which Mdcabe had seen
- he tsp OF the hog. was begun. II
wss found that thsrs y no No. "2s
state street." A building In State
street runs from No. ~ to -. but
. thorough search Of the structure
failed 70 bring 70 light any clue to the
bo0b.
0sorgs L Ceas. manager Of tho e.
peoss s0cs IN wsst Forty-ssventh street.
~ ~ bsanch had handled the parcel
e11rssssA 70 ths O. X. Bottling Co.. but
LehmAa. the driver. had the original
VAybin tsllinS WHARF the package came
from. aaA Lohnaa Was not due back
uaan aisag In The afternoon Detectives
were ssnt out 70 hurry Lehman. and
theso ~ tracing Of the bomb came to q