New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-04
Giant Explosive in
Basement Misses
Officials.
FIVE IN BUILDING
NO ONE INJURED
Concession, Heard for
'liIc. Brings Crowds to
S-C7c-lNO arrests.

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foac shattered Wi;h sue" Ioi'e '""s
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o. heavy 0.le s.0"g rams - - ~ ,ora
caa.ng INTO ,ae '@se''''.' .,',s vas w..
sway era "AaE .." . '.s.l.o -.
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cl.red were cracked and showers o.
master fsu IN the Office Of President
e., .L. -ooo~d eoor large
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pieces Of glass from VIC
dovs were driven. edge on, into the
,o,a,.c-p ~ tho chamber. The con-
o.,,ld ho Col.
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nile away. Partitions ana e''"
decks and chairs in upper rooms were
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Building sUpcuntendentS' ailei 10
spcr.;re Rovoy~h Hall late last night,
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led been BADLY strained 20 us lou"''
uor,. and were unable TO predict the
snount Of repairs which would be nee
essarv
l.~ro bo.-, ono of the supports
s;-oa,.orod
o. the hrst noOr' was
vrenched from the socket. The cleo
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GUY ol COMMISSION many u '"0
dclieEs being torn away from the
ceumc. ana the Gas mains damaged.
Third Avenue elevated tram, pass
irg al the emo of thc explosion, had
many Of ..s windows smashed. Tcic-
mono lines d. .hc ueighDCrhood were
also Affected by the coEcussion.
No trace OF The bomb could be found
ai,erward 4 foot or more OF debris
covered the Oascmeu. floor.
In Mr. Mathcwson's office at tne
tine Of the explosion were ). W. +;
Bennett, consulting engineer, and
Thomas Doian. attendant OF the BOT
oogh President. Both were thro"n ~
me moor and half stunned. wen nv
recovered they ruSheu GOWNS IaII g:
aath william thompson anu Ia, Ia
he'. watcnmen 10 tne Du.'Giii,s GiioJ
Aeafcneo .oI ire. Inc mans "1iS
""f louc- OF smoke or GU
Police Fight Crowd.
Police sor I.,r-rilc around ran
70 the buiic.ng. crowds Of people fo!-
owed th.r and fought with them TO
10, elose, ,o g.. Shattered structure.
G snes were called from several pre-
chl. stations and under Inspector
Walsh formed Gordon about the
building shortly thereafter Inspector
Owen Facsr of tho Bureau Of Com
bustiles. arrived. lie was closely Ici-
lowed BY Air. Mathewson.
Assistant District Attorney Seymour
Nork, who vas in the Bergen Building,
few blocks away. was one Of the first
y the boropgb oaicials TO appear. An
,or, VVsnee e.n ea!t was sem "a, ,ros,onded
nere wss 10 70 ,Sn,k for tbem. for the
enly yis,to, ~ .bc byiYJing ~ the time.
M katherine Cah.!' cscapeu "''''