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vestigaters will be produced. By thu.
time the responsibility should be hxed.
1t has already bean established that
the Central Railroad Of New Jersey
had no permit TO transport explosives
through Jersey City. ana that the very
transfer of dynamite from q freight
car 20 a lighter at the pier was Q vio-
iation ~ The law.
"rm getting 10 the bottom Of this
awful disaster" said Prosecutor Gar
ven this afternoon. we must process
on facts. not eonjsotures. Tho finger
Of suspicion siready points TO certain
men who are under surveillance. They
cannot get away. II they should be 10
minded.
TT should be . comparatively simple
matter 10 nx the responsibility for the
explosion. The u W. Of New jersey
EoverninG the banding Of explosives
within h state and along the water
front ere explicit. " are the lave Of
Jersey City. That the Law has been No.
lated IN his instance appears to De es-
taSiishsd.
The Interstate Commerce Law may
Apply 10 this cass eecssse Of the tact
that the explosive was In course Of
shipment ~ Of the State Of New Jsr-
ssy 10 another Jurisdiction. II We md
that the Case is one for the Federal
authorities we shall cooperate with
them to the utmost. Our sole idea is
that the guilty persons shall b pun
ished."
Believes Nsliss Exploded.
By direction OF Col. Beverly Dunn.
Chief Inspector for this district Of the
Bureau Of Explosives Of the Ordnance
Bureau Of the war Department II. p.
conrye. special agent; ". p. Biestie.
chemist. and d. J.. O'Day. local agent.
visited the scene OF the explosion to-
day. They gave permission to the Du-
pont De Nemouns Powder Company to
~wreckage. It will be loaded on light
ers a. one Of the Communipaw p,srs
and transferred to boats anchored In
the reservation near Ellis leland given
over to craft OF hat character.
TN my opinion" said Mr. Conrye.
the explosion OF dynamite was set on
primarily by o boiler explosion. When
the dynamite vas taken from the cal
Y was frozen. II Is very difficult to
explode frozen dynamite.
Il am OF the impression that some OF
the dynamite that had been placed In
the hold OF the Catherine W. wal near
enough to the boner room to thaw.
Then the boiler exploded-of course. this
4 nVlv rAnNAoA IN NhA NAeN~ flV
thawed dynamite. and this conclusion
vas sufficient 20 set of all the frosen
dynamite that he'd been placed in the
boat.
But the explosion. happening below
the level OF the pier and IN the water.
lacked the force to set on the frosSn
dynamite In the cArs-bstwee cen twelve
and twenty tons, I should say. II that
had rome OF I fear the whole lower end
Of Manhattan Leland would have bssn
devastated. II remained intact n wal
blown around like klnAiing wood soasiy
because Il was 1ronen and u~nrsSponsivs
to shook" a. -
Owner Admits Best Wee Unlicensed
Capt. James Healing. owner Of the
Catherine w.. the dynamite boa which
blow up yesterday. gave an interview
10 an Evening World reporter to-day
At his ship chambers store, Hudson and
Morris streets. Jersey City. The cap
tain dd not appear to Be greatly con.
cerned v e the charge that 10 wa,
engaged In carrying explosives wi.hou,
. license.
IT'S strange" III remarked. that
these vigiiant o~flcials have just found n
out. Why. the Catherine W. has been
engaged In tho transportation Of explo-
sives In these waters and from Jersey
City docks for the last four years. All
the city ofictals knew II. They knew
the boat had no license. They know
That neither tho Whistler. the JEANNE
nor the Reponte. all operated by the Du.
pont' Powder people md all engaged In
the same business as the Catherine W.,
had . license.
Tho Catherine W. was licensed I,
carry freight and passengers. Tou,
years arc ! engaged with the Dupon,
Powder Company to use tho Catherine
w. in transferring explosives for them
I made inquiries about . license At tina,
time and couldn't and that had &c
have one for the boat.
Four Of Crew Were Licensed.
-Four Of my men on board the Cath,
crime W. had to have licenses from
the United States Bureau OF Combus
tiblss- They we're William Traver
James IMndrigen. . man named stolp,
and . man named Aokley. These wsr,
qualified handlers OF explosives ant
we're . licensed by the United states
Government. i never knew and no
body else handling explosives In thi,
harbor ever knew that any other kin,
Of q iioenss was required. We iivet
up u all tho Government regulation.
Yesterday morning the Catherine w
delivered . quantity OF powder at Wee
hawksn to the West Shore Railroad
Then she delivered some powder a
Pier No. 50. East River. New York, u
the New York. Now Haven and Har,
ford Railroad. She reached the pier a
Communipav to tax on O cargo q
explosives at about fifteen or twent,