New Britain herald., 1917-02-23
MAN IN MASK IS
 SOUGHT BY POLICE
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huge factories, in addition to military protection, were guarded by extra Watchmen, brilliantly lighted and the surroundings, in numerous instances Were flooded with, rays from monster searchlights.
 :, There were only two complaints re- quiring action made to the police last night and these two did not relate, in any way, to the problem of incendiary fires. The center of the city bristled with policemen, regulars and super numeraries. Close watch was kept on public buildings, barns and cellar win dows. Center beats were doubled up and shortened in length. Captains A H. Griswold and k. Raymond Low, of the National Guardsmen were in close touch with Mayor George A. Quigley, Chief Rawlings and Fire Chief Robert M. Dame.
 ,t Policemen were stationed at the telephone exchange, City hall, federal building and other important struc- Mres Extra vigilance was ordered about the localities near banks. Men patrolling beats in the vicinity of the gas works, lumber yards and other points that are considered particularly subject to visit, if the ones responsible are otherwise than mentally un- balanced person, were ordered by Cap tain T. w. Grace to maintain special vigilance. Street men were instructed tn omit their duty calls and the time for luncheon at headquarters was cut out. With the permission of their Bergeants, they were allowed to get luncheon on their beats. For a time last night the straet details were in ID Sergeant William c. Hart had charge. of the territory north of the railroad with Sergeant Theodore Johnson as- suming command of street detail for the first time since his promotion, in charge of the section south of the railroad. Traffic Supervisor Clarence sL,amphere was at his old post in front of City hall, yesterday. freeing Police- man Frederick Wagner for night street duty or extra chauffeur at head quarters. Chairman Edward G. Babcock of the safety board has given the police and fire departments the use of his touring car during the emergency For more than forty eight hours it has been stationed at headqua rters and will be continued there until the emergency is over. During the day he has acted as chauffeur and the car has been freely used by detectives and policemen in plain clothes, wbo haev been hurried from point to point investi- ga1ing many reports. At night 5and during meal hours Chairman Babcock has provided a chauffeur. The use Of other private automobiles have been offered, if needed.
 Search Ruins for Bomb Clues.
 Captain Robert T. Hurley of the
 state police, recognized as an expert in arson and incendiary cases, returned to Hartford last night but is again in tho city today. As usual when con- 5ucting an investigation, he is ex- Ftremely reticent relative to the re- 3rults of his work. It is intimated that he has several subordinates in the city. According to reliable informa- uon, much attention is being paid to tIe suspected use of a new type ot bomb. The debris of the fires has been carefully gone over. Any sus- pected material will probably be sent to an expert chemist for analysis as to presence of chemicals. In almost every instance the flames, at the points were they were originally discovered, were so fierce that there is a Likelihood any material used in bomb making would have been effectually destroyed.
 Numerous reports have been re- ceiYing relative to persons who dis sinctly heard muffled explosions at the time the fires were discovered or soon afterwe rds. Chief Rawlings dis tinctly heard, what appeared to him 10 be, an explosion soon after the Ere at the New Britain Fire Corpor- xtion plant was discovered. Imned- Rteiy afterwards, the flames broke mt over a wide area. Whether it
 as due to some foreign substance, he Nls not prerared to say today. He kANAs admit that a careful investiga-