The sun., 1909-06-28
BOMB IN CHICAGO STREET
MANY HURT BY EXPLOSION IN
THEATRE CROWD.
Believed to Have Been Intended Tor Ono
OF the Diggest Gambling Houses in
the City-The Thirty-first and Most
Destructive OF Series Of Expiosions.


CHICAGO. June 2s.-The thirty-first
bomb in the explosive warfare on Chicago
gambling houses was set of shortly be-
fore midnight In Calhoun place in the
heart Of the theatre and all night restau-
rant district.
These bomb explosions in and under
gambling houses have been going on for
months. but to-night's explosion was
more violent and destructive than any Of
its predecessors.
The theatres had Just poured their
Sunday night crowds into the streets
and the sidewalks in the loop district.
where all the transp9el ltion lines centre.
were jammed with people.
One man was fatally wounded, two
women were seriously hurt and several
other persons were cut by falling glass.
Tho bomb was exploded in the rear OF
Stoll 4 Bowen's saloon. l20 Dearborn
street, in the very heart Of the Loop
district. The entire rear walls OF several
buildings in the vicinity were demolished
and plate glass windows In stores as far
as three blocks away were cracked.
Every building for several blocks was
rocked and occupants rushed to the street
to learn the cause OF the disturbance.
Within five minutes from the time OF
the report Madison. Dearborn and Clark
streets were jammed with people, and
II was with difficulty that the police
cleared the way for the fire apparatus.
Powers 4 Gilbert's saloon. at llo Clark
street, and Mosh Tenne's place, 121 Clark
street, are within 100 feet Of the. scene OF
the explosion. These were quickly
deserted the patrons fearing that
another explosion might folloY.
Tho explosion broke the telephone
service in the whole Loop district and
the police were unable to work oon-
certedly. The reserves were called from
all stations within two miles and the
work OF seeking the bomb thrower and
taking care Of the injured began. but
no quick reports could be made for lack
Of wire connections.
In Calhoun place is one Of the big gest
and most prominent gam bling houses in
Chicago. and 1t Is certain that this is the
place the bomb was meant for.
Glass in nearby buildings was shat
tered. and this fell on passersby in the
streets. Glass from the Tribune Build
ing. the Hartford Building and several
other tall structures fell in shower and
q large number of people were cut and
moro or less seriously injured.
There was q panic In the Edelweiss
restaurant, almost across the street from
tbs explosions Gussts ran frofn the place;
fearing repetition OF the catastrophe
that occurred there several years ago.
Two restaurants in Madison street just
In front Of the gambling houee in CAL
houn place where the explosion occurred
were wrecked. In Thompson's several
were thrown to the floor by
the force Of the explosion and the cashier
was seriously injured when the big plate
glass window was shattered and the
fragments fell about her.
In Weightman's, next door. almost the
same conditions prevailed. The cashier
there also was seriously injured when
the heavy plate glass window fell.
In the Hotel Morrison. just half q
block west Of the explosion, there was
panic among the guests. No one was in
jured. however. although all the glass in
the upper windows was shattered.
In the Hartford and Tribune buildings
every pane Of glass above the fourth story
was broken by the force Of the explosion.