The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-23
San Francisco Scene of Most
Dastardly Crime Since Hay
market Tragedy
NO TRACE FOUND
OF PERPETRATORS
But Preparedness Parade Goes
On Crimly and Dehantly,
While Dead Are Removed
and injured Treated

San Francisco. July 22.-san Fran
ciscos great preparedness parade this
afternoon was made the scene OF one
OF the most terrible bomb outrages
since the haymarket riots in Chicago
The city is stunned by the mad act
OF man who set an Internal machine
ats the crowded corner of Stuart and
Market Streets and left it to unchain
death and destruction
Seven were killed and forty men,
women and children We're injured
when the bomb exploded at O'clock.
The dead:
Mrs. Howard Knapp, Alameda
George /. Lawlor, Mil Valley, II. NJ,
Lambert, Alameda, Diglio Cardino,
address unknown Dr. Georre l..
Painter. Berkeley. Adam Fox San
Francisco. Arthar Nelson, Lark Spur.
California
There Is no trace Of the man who
left the timed explosive, sheltered IN
a cheap suitcase. Two suspects have
been taken 81 hs the police
I-alt nj Anarchists Door.
The outrage is laid A. the door of
the foreign anarchists who have been
sending out threatening and warning
letters In connection with the anti
njiitar!stic Uganda
The police department and other
agencies are working with highes,
energy to find The guilty ones. for
the crime has reused San Francisco
as nothing has done in years
Ter divisions had moved up Market
street. before the explosion came.
Fifty thousand ttafchers were in
line and twice that number had come
10 see them pass Al stuart and SyCa-
more Streets one block from the
Perry building the lines Of Grand
Army Of the Republic were forming
behind a great flag which was car
ried stretched from hand 70 hand the
width OF the street II was near mis-
flag that the mjscreant placed the
suitcase made of a paper mat and
drifted away through the crowds.
No one noticed the harmless looking
bag against the wall
Just behind the q. A r vetera ns
the First California United States Vol
unteers were forming. The crowds III
confused swaying mass. near the
corner. were craning their necks TO
rec the troops go UP Market Street
Above the music of the bands and the
cheering of the crowds suddenly was
heard the report Of sharp explosion.
For moment the people further
the G. A, r. and the volunteers TO
get under way. A cheer started and
then died away in the cries OF women
and children shrieking in pain and
terror.
An Awful Scene Revealed
heavy cloud of thick smoke over
hung the street. AS the curtain lift
ed there were revealed scores of bod
ties crippled manned, torn and bleed
tvs ST
was one group OF a mother and two
children. The mother was dead or
dying. judging from her appearance.
IA little girl lay beside her, terribly
torn. On the sidewalk lay the life
pess body of George L. Lawlor. Across
IAwlor's body lay G. H. Lambert
He died soon after. Police Sergea Mt
Knapp was standing at the curb. A
woman, afterward identified as Mrs
SHetta Knapp. was blown against him
with such force that he was knocke !
down. Mrs. Knapp died OF her in.u
ries. Most Of the dead and injured
were bystanders
II the man who placed the bomb
wanted wreak vengeance -on-thosa
who marched for preparedness he
was disappointed.
Gives Peculiar Odor
The bomb was made of an iron
pipe. Portions OF the pipe found gave
the odor of peculiar acid which
the police did not recognize. Two
pieces of twisted nickel plated tin
were found. indicating that time
clock had been used with a set fuse.
The bomb was loaded with 80 calibre
Remington bullets. pieces of lead.
brass, etc. II was hours before the
full force of the disaster was known.
but 1t took the life out of the great
demonstration.
The parade, however, went on GRIM
~. deiantly.