The New York herald., 1922-08-14
s1,OOO,OOO'RAILFIRE'
LAID TO INCENDIARY.
RoundhOuse and Fifteen Loco
motives Are Destroyed in
Portland, Me.
WOMAN SHOT BY MISTAKE
Bullets Sent Into Lehigh Val
ley F0reman's Home Find
Wrong Mark.

Special Dispatch TO THH NEW YORK HERALD.
PORTLAND. Me. Aug. t3.-With an
estimated loss OF s1.0O0.o0o, round
house No. of the Portland Terminal
Company was destroyed, together with
fifteen locomotives of the Maine Cen
trail and the Boston and Maine roads
this morning. Nine other locomotives
were badly damaged. The fire de-
stroyed the machine repair shop. the
water tower. the air brake repair shop
and the fuc. oil plant. The turntable
was badly damaged. A huge store of
coal was saved.
The cause Of the fire is unexplained
and offisials OF the roads and terminals
company believe 1t was of incendiary
origin. 1t began In little clubhouse
made from two old box cars when an
explosion was heard This was followed
by louder blast and deputies guarding
the property ran to the scene while
another guard sounded the alarm.
Sheriff James Graham said the fire
had every appearance OF having been
set. Railway officials without excep-
ton expressed the same view. 1t Is de-
clared that an accidental fire could
hardly have started where the first ex-
plosion occurred. setting forth that moth :
ing infammable or combustibe was
stored at that point.
BUFFALO. Aug. 13.-ALrs. George Han
over, wife Of foreman in the Lehigh
Valley rourdhouse at East Buffalo, was
probably wounded mortally early to-day
by bullets f1red through the front win
dow OF the Hanover home. Police be-
lieve that striking shopmen or their
.ympathizers mistook Mrs. Hanover for
her husband. who had resisted appeals
to join the strike.
With her young son. Mrs. Hanover
was asleep on the second floor when
they were awakened by q noise in front
Of the house. She went down stairs to
investigate and sew seven men standing
in front Of the house. She turned on the
lights in front room and Immediately
FIVE shots were fred. all Of the bullets
Passing through the window. One bullet
lodged in Mrs. Hanover's left lung.
The men who did the shooting escaped
Examination OF the bullets showed that
at least two revolvers were used.
SAN BERNARpINo, Cal. Aug 13.-Dis-
orders In connection with the railroad
labor situation here broke out last night.
several guards and deputy marshals be-
ing fired upon by unidentified men at
the Santa Fe Railroad yards. Subse
quently many shots were exchanged.
Previous to the shooting three torpedoes
placed ON a street car track near the
Santa Fe station exploded.
IF the question of martial lew is put
up to me l certainly will recommend it,"
Q. s. Greenwood, chief deputy United
States marshal, told q delegation of
union leaders. This sh ,oting on my
men requires drastic regulations"
ELMIRA. y. Y, Aug. 13.--Twenty
special United States Deputy Marshals
were busy to-day serving copies Of n
temporary injunction. restraining strik-
ing shopmen from interfering with the
work of new employees of the shops
here Of the Delaware. Lackawanna and
Western Railroad Several hundred
shopmen formerly employed by the rail
road in this city are named individually
and collectively. The injunction was
granted by United States Circuit Judge
Harry Wade RogarS sitting at Ruffa1o