The evening world., 1911-02-01

Will MS CLERKS INTO JHe COrTluOTs'
Shouts rang out from every landing in
the building. and a swarm OF clerks and
stenographcrs flowed like a cataract
down the staircase and thence on. into
the street to join the eddying masses of
fear-stricken humanity.
Panic in Morgan Offices.
There was The widest sort OF a panic
In the Drexel Building. where J. p.
Morgan & Co. AVE their office. The
upper windows OF the building fell out
with q roaring crash. and clerks and
members OF the Arm were thrown from
their chairs.
The first impression OF those in the
Drexel Building who felt the shock
was that a dynamite bomb had been ex-
ploded under them. Men with bLanched
faces ran out Into the street and a great
crowd swarmed about the building.
some shouting Historically and others
too frightened to whisper.
The panic In the Drexel Building was
duplicated on the floor OF the stock
! Exchange and in the Mills Building and
Broad Exchange Building.
Showers of glass fell down upon the
curb brokers on Broad street and many
were cut. In running out OF the Stock
Exchange several brokers were cut by
flying glass.
Mayor Gaynor and Comptroller Prem
dergast were discussing the matter Of
~depositing S60.o00,0o0 obtained by the city
from the recent sale Of municipa. stock
In the Mayors office when the shock Of
the explosion almost threw than from
their chairs. Mr.. Prcndergast jumped
up and exclaimed. my God. whats
\ THAR" Mayor Gaynor turned white and
YES manifestly alarmed. Secretary
Adamson rushed in 20 see II the Mayor
'as all right and then rushed out again.
\ City Hall Shaken.
The City Hall had been shaken to its
foundations. The clerks Of the Mayors
staff began t~elephoning industr1ously TO
md out where the explosion had oc-
ourred. They did not learn for hall IN
hour.
The Stewart Bunding. corner Of Cham.
bsrs street and Broadway. whore the
Comptroller and City Chamberlain have
thsir offices. was seriously damaged by
the explosion and the Broadway wal
cracked in w places. BY a strange
freak no Window were broken, but
clerks were thrown from their stGoli
m rhe entire buslding rocaoed and
trembled.
The easterly wall OF the building wa
recently removed while the 1mmigran'
Industrial Savings Banks new building
wa goinG up. A wooden wall was sub
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vuinsrable to such . terrific shaking
After Comptroller Prendsrgsst had in
wssttgated the damage to the buildin,
he said he feared that Il would be dan
gepous to maintain his offices there. Al
Elevator In tho building WA 70 shake,
thst II stuck between the fourth Nh
fioth floors.
There wAs . panic OF PRACTICAL
svssy noor Of the SINGER and City In
vestment buildings and mar plat
GIass windows were blown out on TIL
lower floors. The huge plate glass win
dows of tho Waubann Cafe in tho Cit
Investment Buildi'. Cell out with
roaring crash. n three men standin
- the bar were thrown down.
cr+ss Of Alarm.
Tho cries OF frightened photographer
and the shouts Of alarm clerks ran
through every high building. In tn
Singer and City Investment building
there wal a s-.npede Cor the elevator
and a rush down the stairways.
The old building that houses the Cor
solidated Exchange seemed to roo
back and forth with the impact OF tn
explosion and the brokers darted to tn
J street In panic. An immense mob 500
filled Broadway and wherever on
looked he saw some man or woman CT
and bleeding from the showers of glas
that continued to fall for several mir
utes after the shock.
b. In the Building.
- windows cracked on every floor in III
tail Columbia Building at No. 20 Broat