The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-14
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had been sent flying in all directions
were picked up fifty feet away
John Rodgers the boy injured when
at prayer. declined to receive medical
aid and sauntered of to his home at 1853
West Fiftieth street soon after he had
told the police that he had not seen any
one against whom he could place sus-
picion
Plenty OF old stories about vagrants
found in the cathedral 'and threatening
letters written by half witted persons "a
Cardinal Farley were soon brought on,
for ventilation but none of them seemed
even by the widest stretch OF the .magi-
nation to be connected with yesterday
episode.
Mgr. Michael J. Lavelle, rector OF the
cathedral. said he had no doubt the bomb
was placed by some demented person. and
he gave as his reason for this belief the
fact chat a person OF sound mind wishing
TO damage the cathedral would have used
a more powerful bomb.
On the instant thai the explosion oc-
CURED, and quite as IL II had been a pre-.
arranged signal. Fifth avenue traffic for
a block on either side OF the cathedral
and on the block in front stopped dead
still People began TO pour out OF the
buildings on all sides. Scarcely a moment
had passed before every window in the
neighborhood framed a curious head o,
a group OF them. People came running
from all directions There had beer
something almost CHASTITY about the de
tonatlon as the sound burst out OF III,
cathedral and through the neishborinl
streets
A few seconds later the people who hat
been in the church came scramblins
through the north and south entrance,
into Fiftieth and Fifty-frst streets. Every
one OF them was sure that there was go
ing to be another explosion and couldn'
understand the temerity OF a group o.
policemen coming on the run from all di
rections who dashed into the buildns
without the least hesitation. Neither die
the surging crowds that almost Instant,
blocked the streets and sidewalks on al
sides experience any OF the fear whici
those who had been inside felt
Crowds Try 20 Got Inside.
! There was a mad dash 10 get into tn,
church. The few policemen who were OF
hand during the first rush had a goo,
days work keeping tho crowds back an,
persua ding tho curious to move on. Fiv,
minutes after the explosion the reserve
from the East Fifty-nrst street station
were on hand. the doors OF the cathedra
were all closed and locked and airead!
the telephone In Mgr. Lavelles residence
at the rear Of the cathedral was buzzinl
at the call OF excited persons who ha,
heard impossible rumors OF the damag
done and wanted to know about II
Scores OF silk hated men dashed on
OF the Union Club Just across the stree
at Fifth avenue and Fifty-nrst street
The Buckingham Hotel. on the soutl
side OF the cathedral. turned out as man
people In a few minutes seemingly a
the Breakers at Palm Beach could hous
at midseason. Persons vending thei
way home up Fifth avenue In automo
biles deserted their easy seats in a JIM
and dived into the vast crowd that cam
from every direction.
And every one wanted TO get into IN
cathedral. II was only a few minute
before tho reserves from tho West Forty
seventh street station had 10 be Gale
out 10 strengthen the ranks OF thos
from the East Fifty-first street station
The widest rumors flew about with az
tonishing rapidity. After an hour IN
most persistent OF the curious consente
and that the building was not about
collapse. and moved on.
Rector II emains Calm.
Mgr. Lavelle. the rector. who had lei
his residence few moments before III
explosion. quickly arrived at the churci
Word was telephoned TO Mgr. Moone
and to others of the archdiocese OF Ne,
York who were vitality Interested BIT
In the midst of the general excitsmen
which was very great-and It Is not SUI
prising that 1t was when one consider
the audaoty of the act-Mgr. Lavell
was the least moved and the first
make light OF tho event He told III
story in this way:
"a little before 8 o'clock everybod
was surprised by tho detonation and
turned out that some kind OF bomb ha
exploded near the Fifth avenue entranc
down close to the baptistry' 1t did yer
little damage luckily and hurt no on
There were perhaps fifty persons in III
church at the time.
81 believe that some demented perso
did e. Certainly Il was not malice afors
thought that placed such weak bonn
there. II person OF thoroughly SCUM
mind had done the act he would hav
chosen a means by which greater damas
could he done"
When Mgr. Lavele was reminded q
persistent reports that Cardinal Earle
had received threatening letters lately h