The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-07
Police Learn That Destructive Agent
 Was Manufactured in East Bridgeport
Authorities Learn Also That Pawn Broker Keinberger Whose Store Was Wrecked
 Had Been Threatened
Three Men Injured Are Recovering at HOSplaLeWS Claims 10
 Have Seen Bomb Sizzling in Doorway

nolished the K1einberser store at e2s Water street at 7:5O last night and wrecked the glass fronts of almost every building between Fairfield ave nue and Wall street, is said by those who witnessed the sputtering bundle to have originated from a bomb.
 warren Lewis and Jack Gallagher were passing the scene at the time as was Carmody. Gallagher called the attention of Lewis to what ap- peared to be a bundle of clothing lying in the doorway of the Klein berger store. He suggested that Lewis light a match and ascertain what was in the bundle. As Lewis did so there was a deafening report which hurled him into the gutter, threw his two companions into the street, badly cut and brought the glass clattering to the street in shower in many instances an inch deep. Other pedestrians in the neighborhood were thrown to the ground or suffered severe shock.
 Occupants of a neighboring lodging house were thrown from their chairs and buildings rocked for a radius of several blocks. Darkness possessed the scene as lights were immediately extinguished. In addition a heavy pail of powder smoke overhung the neighborhood and added to the reign of terror which took possession of persons in nearby hotels and lodging houses
 The first to arrive upon the scene were those in the Commercial house, followed by officers upon neighboring posts. Gallagher, badly cut about tho legs, hastened to a Iunch-cart and from there was assisted upon a trolley car and taken to the emergency hos pital. Carmody dragged himself to neighboring restaurant where he ask ed that an ambulance call be sent to I1~ the wrist and neck. It was later found that in addition to having the clothing almost stripped from his ex- trenities, and a severed artery of the wrist, he had a bad cut upon the neck. Warren Lewis who was near est to the explosive had received a compound fracture of the lower right leg, besides ugly cuts about the face, body and legs, and in company with the two others was found to have his body sprinkIed with small pieces of az yet an unascertained metal, believed to be either tin or zinc. At St. Vim cents hospital it is feared that blood poisoning may result from this fusi- Jade of penetrating material.
 An ambulance which had been sum moned from the Holcomb restaurant on Water street brought pr. Davis to the scene. But moment was requir- ed to ascertain the serious nature of the injuries and picking up both Lewis and Carmody both were hastened to the general hospital. Gallagher in the meantime was being treated by pr. Pratt who had been called to the emergency ward.
 Lieutenant Suckley, on duty at pO- lice headquarters upon hearing the explosion and being informed of it's extent hurried endorsements of po- lice to the scene, and the vast crowd of curiosity seekers, were forced away from the danger zone of the building and held in excellent check during the night In charge of Sergeant O'Connell patrolmen were stationed in front of the stores which were left open and subject to the attack of thieves.
 Fire Chief Edward Mooney, who was notified of the explosion ordered Chemical No. to the scene and took personal charge, laying a chemical line into the building in readiness to cope with an incipient fire which might spring up among the piled up mass of debris strewing the main floor and cellar of the K1einberger store.
 State Policeman Rowe Wheeler, in company. with Capt. George Arnold were early upon the scene and inSd- tuted a thorough search for clues which might detect the guilty ones.
 MT. and Mrs. Rleinberger, who had been dining at hhe home of Nathan Glasner, 82 Wall street, were among  at 5:3O the store had been locked and that no gas was leaking. They said that no explosive had been stored in the building and were then at a loss to account for the placing of bomb in their doorway.
 Before midnight it had been ascer- tained that there were those who had threatened KIeinberger who were known to bear grievances which they were anxious to retaliate. It had also 11A h1z1 171 doubt that the container was a long piece q pipe filled probably with nitro glycerine and wrapped in an outer covering of gun-cotton or other slow burning explosive.
 Examination Of the premises failed to reveal that any attempt had been made to break the lock upon the door, which had been blown from 1bS hinges with the store-front and carried some distance to the rear of the store. Huge floor-beams and a section of
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