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Show Black Hander Throws Explosive at a Building iN'ew York, Aug. 30. The explosion 6f a bomb loaded with dynamite and gun cotton on the front of an Italian fruit dealer's store, at Lexington avenue av-enue and Ifjfty-flrst street, early today, to-day, rattled the windows of residences residen-ces and apai'tment houses for a mile along fashionable Fifth avenue and awakened hundreds of guests in the Hotel Plaza, the Ragls and other fash-'ionable fash-'ionable hostelrles. ' The Infernal machine, which the police say was hurled by a Black Hander from a taxicab. was one of the most powerful ever exploded In New York. It tore a great hole In tho pavement and completely demolished demol-ished th.e. lower portion of the building, build-ing, A police sergeant, who stood at the corner a little above, watched the speeding taxicab as it slowed down pn the asphalted street and then was suddenly thrown off bis feet when the crash came. He hopes to be able to identify the taxicab, which he says was Jet black In color and somewhat unusual in shape The Iruiterer, Charles Romo, who is "reputed wealthy, told the police that he had received many letters demanding de-manding money and threatening all sortB of dire punishment If the cash was not forthcoming Romo's loss frbm the damage to his stock and building will probably reach $5,000 An hour after the Lexington avenue explosion, the police of the adjoining precinct reported similar explosion on Bast 29th street, in front of the headquarters of Anthony Capuco, proprietor pro-prietor of the Manhattan Macaroni Manufacturing company The crash smashed plate glass windows in four buildings, but did little other damage. |