The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-07-28
KILLS 7 IN PARADE
Women and Children Spectators Are
Victims of Explosion at Frisco
Preparedness Parade.

San Francisco.-This city's creates
preparedness parade on the 22d wa
the scene of one OF the most terribl
bomb outrages since the Haymarke
riots in Chicago.
The city was stunned by the mad &C
of Il man who set an internal machine
at the crowded corner of Steuart anC
Market streets and left it to unchair
death and destruction.
Seven were killed and 40 men, won
en- and children were injured when
the bomb exploded.
The dead:
Mrs. Howard Knapp, Alameda.
George w. Lawlor, Mill Valley.
H. l.. Lamborn, Alameda.
Dioglio Gardino, address unknown.
DR.. George l.. Paynter. Berkeley.
Adam Fox, San Francisco.
Arthur Nelson, Lark Spur. Cal.
There is no trace of the men who
left the bomb. timed to explode, shell
tered in a cheap suit case, by the side
of the marchers.
Two suspects were taken in by the
police. The outrage is laid at the door
of the foreign anarchists, who have
been sending out threatening and
warning letters in connection with
the anti-militaristic propaganda.
Ten divisions had moved up Market
street before the explosion came. The
street presented ar appearance OF
great b~illiancy and color. Fifty thou
sand marchers were in line and twice
that number had come to see them
pass.
At Steuart and Market streets, one
block from the Ferry building, the
lines of the Grand Army of the Re.
public were forming behind a e
flag.
1t was near this flag. in a dark cor
near a saloon. that the murderer
carefully placed a dirty, yellowish pa.
per suit case, made of paper material,
and drifted away through the crowds.
unnoticed.
No one noticed the harmless ap-
pearing suit case standing against the
wall of a building.
The police were watching that cor
ner, for a number of suspicious look.
characters had been seen lettering
1t was almost time for the Military
Order Loyal Legion 10 move. Behind
hem stood men of Lincoln Post, Ap-
Domattox Post, Lookout Mountain,
Sheridan and many other men CT ;he
vanishing army"
The street was a confused, swaying
near the corner where the PEG |
pie were craning their necks to sec
he troops go up Market street. Out
all this brightness death leaped in
sound of a sharp explosion.
A heavy, dark smoke overhung the
as a pail. AS this curtain was
lifted a pitiful scene was disclosed.
Scores of bodies, crumpled, manned.
.orn and bleeding, were lying there.
were grooming, more stirring fee
ply and others were still.
There was one group of a mother
md two children. The mother was
lead or dying, judging from her ap-
'%earance. A little girl lay beside her,
erribly torn.
A boy a on the other side. lean.
ng on one arm and looking at his
while his own hurts showed
Trough o and tattered clothes.
On the sidewalk lay the l~ifeless body
+ George l.. Lawlor. The back of his
cad had been blown away. Across
.awlor's body lay the body of H. L.
amborn, his arms and legs torn and
great cash in his head.
Police Sergeant Knapp was stand
lg at the curb at the time. A woman,
fterwards identified as Mrs. Hetta
was blown against him with
iolent force.
Sergeant Knapp wal thrown against
Policeman Gaddy. Mrs.
napp died as a result of her injuries.
Through this violence the parade
1ntinued without a break. The vet
Of the Grand Army of the Repub-
c waiting in Steuart street to fall
to line narrowly escaped death. and
'oceeded with the march. An ambu.
nee, summoned to care for a fainting
)~ectator, stood across Steuart street .
hen the explosion occurred. ,
The official count of the parade in. ,
Gated that 51.319 persons were il
he.
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