Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-07
BOMB WRECKS BANK
Philadelphia Cashier and In-
 sane Crank Killed.
HAD DEMANDED LOAN OF S5,000.
Cyclonic Explosion Destroys Two Lives, Injures Twelve Snd Com- nIetely RuinE National
 Bank's OMces.

pletely RuinE National
 BanIx's Omces.
 PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1.-Two men were blown to pieces. another probably fatally injured and several slightly hurt in the Fourth Street National bank here by bomb thrown by man who had failed to negotiate loan of SSOO0 with the president Of the lnsti- tutor. Richard II. RushtoE.
 The dead are w. E. Mclean, cashier Of the bank, and Rolls Steele, the bomb thrower. identified 6y the naae- plate on key ring. .. T..
 The Injured are Harry Beck, bank amployee: Miss Julia Brady, stenog rapher; William Crump. private mes ssnxer to the president of the bank. who vii! probably die; A. S. Dominci, c. R. Horton. Frank Labold, office boy: Eugene McIlhone, clerk; Arthur McNichol, clerk; Harper Mercer, clerk; T. B. Rutter, Albert Smith, hurt by flying glass while walking along the street. and William Wright, clerk.
 The Fourth Street National bank is one of the richest financial institutions of Philadelphia and occupies most of the ground floor of the Bullitt build ing. Just before the bank was to close for the day and rush was on poorly dressed man, carrying in his hand a small parcel wrapped in paper, entered the bank and teld one of the attaches that he had urgent business with the president. He was shown into his Qnice.
 MT. Bean of the Bean company, bankers, was talking to MT. Rushton. The stranger interrupted them. saying he wanted to negotiate loan of $5.OO0. He produced a paper. it is said, which Mir. Rushton thinks was life insur- ance policy. The stranger proffered this as collater;l for the prospective Joan.
 MT. Rushton was busy and, in ac- cordance with banking routine. mo- tioned the man toward the cashiers department. This is a suit of several small offices opening of the corridor across the bank and to one side of the big armor plated vaults.
 The bomb thrower entered the office of AIr. Mclean, who was at his desk, and, according to the latter's assistant, talked with him for moment and then threw to the floor bomb wrap ped in newspaper.
 There was an ear splitting report, the bank filled with smoke and dust, all the windows and glass partitions were shattered to bits, counters were upheaved and overturned, books, type writers, counting machines, cash frames and loose currency were hurled about In confusion.
 A shower of gold and silver swept through the bank from the desk of the paying teller At least S20oOO was scattered in the wreckase about the place. Partitions. desks and chairs were thrown into tangled mass upon the floors. Flames started among the splintered woodwork near the dead cashier, but were quickly extinguished by those who rushed inside to the aid of the injured.
 Omcials, clerks, attaches of the bank and patrons who were crowded before the counters rushed about screaming and panic stricken. and there were sev- eral minutes of the widest panic be- fore there could be any attempt at res cue or inquiry as to the fate of those near the explosion.
 The Bulltt building tenants. men and wo,cen. clerks and stenographers. rush ct from their offices and down the stairway. Nobody waited for tine ele- vstcrs. The bank force. all of whom lad been thrown to the ground. and those doing business at the tellers' windows rushed into Fourth street as the usual hur-y'ns crowds of the finan- c1ai district. hearing Ii,c report. ran to the building Tn a moment Fourth street and Ssnscm street vere ,m- psssab'e.
 The reserve policeman turned n q Gre sisrn. With the fire appsratrs came c patrol wagon load of police men. Fire.ner and policemen pushed back ths crowds and entered the build inS. Sr quickly aed the n!srIn been given tia, sn;cxe stiii obscu-ed the view.
 Unter pile Of debris, terribly man gled. was she body cf Mfr McLear. Ten feet away, win tie head snd shoulders under wrsctsse. vas the body os the bomb ihrowes. B0ts legs were on. After~ard si:s of the mars flesh were fourd ciinsing to the ceiling.
 N.. Rusitoa saif the man came Into his office and. after stating that his nsme was G. E Williams gnd tha. he lived in inc suburbs of Philadelphia. asked for loan O. Sj.eJ0.
 Il aszci him wSa. security he Tad" saic M-. Rusntca, "snd lie replied :hs. he had none He added. however. thu: es was honest and would pay the ia- serest annually and return iDs icsn at t., end of five years.
 T told him I could no. let hirs have csc money without security. aS6 he asked me 10 make q sixty day losr.
 .'Thc msa appeared to he eccentric and nervously fingered his pockets. From GIT irs.de pocket he drew out a picture of his wife and child and said. .Aif-t they all right;'
 T ted him I was busy and had sn