Oxford eagle., 1907-01-10
Story Of the Deed.

The man entered the bank and
asked for the loan OF $4,000. He gave
his name as c. f. Williams. OF Phila.
delphia. and offered as security what
he said was life insurance policy.
His application was refused by Presi.
dent Richard Rushton. who left the
room, and then by Cashier w. Y.
McLear. When the cashier informed
him that the loan could not be made
the man suddenly pulled up his coat
and took something which resembled
small tin can from his pocket, and
hurled at the dask. The explosion
that followed was tremendous.
When the dust had cleared away
somewhat. the employees rushed into
the presidents room, and were con.
fronted with scene of the greatest
confusion. The room was totally
wrecked.
The bomb had thrown Mr.. McLear
10 feet across the room. Nearly ev.
cry bone in his body was broken by
the impact. and he was killed instant.
ly.
The flying pieces OF the bomb worked
great havoc. Large sections OF the
flooring were ripped up and great dam
age was done In the corridor lead.
ing to the bank and about the space
between the glass windows behind
which were the cages OF the receiving
teller and the clerks. In this space
was about fifty persons.
There was the -u4i .,a...suay rush
OF those who wished to make DEL sits
over Sunday, and some wished to draw
out their deposits. When the bomb
exploded all these persons were
thrown into a jumbfed. panic-stricken
heap. Men and women were knocked
down. until the place looked like a
battlefield.
In the general wreck the receiving
tellers' and the paying te.lers' COM
partments were demolished, and hun
dreds OF thousands of dollars thrown
all about The vaults underneath the
bank. however. were not damaged.
The cashiers body was found about
20 feet from where he had been sit
ting. His body had been hurled
against a window and parts OF II
went into the street with bits OF
glass. Every shred OF clothing was
torn from his body with the exception
OF his collar. The bomb hit the floor
5 feet from him and his desk and
chair were blown to splinters.
II was some time before traces Of
the bomb-thrower could be found. One
leg was picked up in pile of plaster
in the corner of the room. Part of
the trunk, with only stumps left for
arms, was found 20 feet from the
spot where the man was standing, and
part of 1t was wedged in a grating 15
feet from the floor. For an area OF
almost 20 feet the ceiling was red
with blood and particles Of flesh. Nc
Ilhone, the cashiers secretary, was
driven through glass partition by the
explosion and picked up with blood
trickling from wounds on his head.
Every window ON the first floor was
blown Cut, and the most OF them also
on the second floor, where the bank
has more offices. Above the bank
there are between 400 and 500 Offices.
These were full of men and women
busy at their work when the bomb
exploded, rocking the big structure,
until 1t was plainly felt in every room
and corner Of 1t. The first thought of
every one was to get to the street,
and in the stampede through the corrf
dors and on the stirways many were
trampled upon. The police allowed no
one 10 go out or to enter the building.
Over Four Tons Of Dynamite Let Go.
Ell Paso, Tex.-Advices from Lowell,
Ariz., are to the effect that the dam
age done to the town by the explosion
Of Denn-Arizona Co.'S magazine con-
tanning $500 pounds of dynamite VIII
be less than $4,000. while the dam
age 10 the company's property is es.
timated, outside OF the value OF ex-