Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 June 1894 — The Bomb Brougham. [ARTICLE]

The Bomb Brougham.

The bomb brougham is a weird vehicle which has been seen very frequently of late in the streets of the French metropolis. When an infernal machine is discovered the bomb brougham is sent for and the dangerous concern gingerly deposited within it. It is then driven off to the last home of the anarchists’ abortive explosives. The vehicle has a hooded seat and a body well detached from it, hung on a perfect system of springs. In fact, no monarch ever traveled in greater comfort than does the unexploded bomb. It is considered safe to the utmost degree, and its actual seat in this array of rubber and delicate springs is such that not the least Jolt or agitation can by any possibility upset its uncertain temper. An ambling and ancient horse draws the bomb brougham, and it is driven by a little, middle-aged hero who was once in the artillery. In transporting this class of fare no little caution is necessary. Lonely streets are chosen for the bomb’s journey; the police know that vehicle when they see it and signal to other vehicles to keep out of the way, for a collision with the bomb brougham might scatter a deal of discomfort for everybody concerned.