The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-14
Services Last Might.

Services Last Might.
The police decided as well to be on their
guard. and a number OF plain clothes men
were stationed in and about the cathedral
forthwith. Two hours after the explosion.
however the doors were thrown open
again for any who wished TO enter and at
s o'clock evening services were begun.
For some reason the police couldn't de-
eide that IL was In reality a bomb that
had exploded. The report on the East
Fifty-first street station blotter stated
somewhat laconically that hot air box"
underneath the floor had exploded and
torn a hole in the floor. At . o'clock the
lieutenant al the second branch detective
bureau, the bureau in charge OF the in
vestigation. couldn't say whether II was a
bomb or a steam radiator that had caused
the trouble. This state OF affairs had
undermined the earlier convictions OF the
priests at the cathedral and they didn't
feel they could be positive that Il was
a bomb after all.
There Ia no doubt but that II was a
bomb however. Inspector Faurot showed
"a few bits OF iron that had been picked
up In the cathedral and expressed the
belief that they had been part OF bomb.
A radiator which stood near by was not
damaged at all and all OF the steam pipes
in the locality, after an exhaustive ex-
, animation. turned out to be intact.
But no one ventures an opinion as to
what kind OF a bomb II was Inspector
Eagan. the combustible expert. didn't
want to venture an opinion last night.
There was never more complete mystery
about any bomb in this city.
The half hundred persons who had
been in the cathedral-only half n dozen
OF them could be found after the
explosion-said that great cloud of
| dust had shot upward as the explosion
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spot than any one else. said he imagined
this dust must be falling plaster from
the ceiling and. laborng under the Inn
preston that the roof was about to fall
in. he skipped over the backs OF pews
diagonally across the cathedral and ran
out Of the East FIftieth street entrance.
Rodgers story is an interesting one.
| for II shows with what complete secrecy
she bomb was placed.
Il entered the church." he said, by
| the Fifty-hrst street entrance and walked
down the north aisle toward tho rear
Several pews from the last | turned In
and kneeled down. No sooner had my
head touched the back OF the pew before
me than the explosion occurred In an ad-
Joining aisle
In entering his pew Rodger must have
passed within fifteen feet OF the spo,
where the bomb exploded. lie was no,
quite sure what pew he had gone into
At the moment he saw no one In tina,
part OF the cathedral. Yet the bomt
must have been placed only an instant
after his back was turned or some min.
utes before he walked down the aisle.
Instances of Vandalism.
There have been several instances oi
vandalism In the cathedral during recent
weeks. several candlesticks being taker
from affairs For this reason less ev.
penslve ones had been put in their place
Last August a man was arrested 70,
making lodging place of the cathedral
From time to time things OF this sor
happen In place which ia constantly
open.
Mgr. Iavelle does not think. however
and In this opinion he is supported by tn,
detectives, that the man who placed tn
bomb yesterday had been connected will
any previous acts OF misconduct within
the building.
1t is more likely they belisve that tn,