The Brandon news., 1916-07-27
WOMEN AND CHILDREN SPECTA-
TORS ARE VICTIMS OF Ex-
PLOSiON.
TWO SUSPECTS ARRESTED
Death Instrument ExpIodes During
Preparedness Parade In San Fran
cisco, Cal.-Bomb Concealed
In Suit Case.

San Francisco.-This city's greatest
preparedness parade on the 2zd was
the scene of one of the most terrible
bomb outrages since the Haymarket
riots in Chicago.
The city was stunned by the mad act
of a man who set an Internal machine
at the crowded corner of Steuart and
Market streets and left it to unchain
death and destruction.
Seven were killed and 40 men, wom-
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.
DIR. 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 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 exploson came. The
street presented an appearance of
great billiancy 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 great
flag.
1t was near this flag, in a dark cor
ner, near a saloon, that the murderer
carefully placed a dirty, yellowish pa
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
ing characters had been seen lettering
there.
Order Loyal Legion to move. Behind
them stood men Of Lincoln Post, Ap-
pomattox Post, Lookout Mountain,
Sheridan and many other men CT the
vanishing army"
The street was a confused, swaying
mass near the corner where the peo-
pie were craning their necks to sec
the troops go up Market street. Out
of all this brightness death leaped i'll
the sound Of a sharp explosion.
A heavy, dark smoke overhung the
street as a pail. AS this curtain was
lifted a pitiful scene was disclosed.
Scores of bodies, crumpled, manned,
torn and bleeding, were lying there.
Some were groaning, more stirring fee
bly, and others were STILL
There was one group of mother
and two children. The mother was
dead or dying, Judging from her ap-
pearance. A little girl lay beside her,
terribly torn.
A boy was on the other side, lean
ing on one arm and looking at MS
mother, while his own hurts showed
through torn and tattered clothes.
On the sidewalk lay the lifeless body
of George L. Lawlor. The back or his
head had been blown away. Across
Lawlor's body lay the body of II. L.
Lamborn, his arms and legs torn anu
a great cash in his head.
:. Police Sergeant Knapp was stand
ing at the curb at the time. A woman
afterwards identified as Mrs. Hetta
Knapp, was blown against him Win
such force that he was thrown against
Mounted Policeman Gaddy. MIS-.
Knapp died as result of her injuries.
Through this violence the parade
continued without break. The vet
erans of the Grand Army of the RepuD-
lie waiting in Steuart street to fall
into line narrowly escaped death, and
proceeded with the march. An ambu-
lance. summoned to care for faintlng
spectator, stood across Steuart street
when the explosion occurred.
The official count of the parade In
dicated that 51,319 persons were in
line.