South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-25
TEN KILLED IN
BOMB BLAST IN
POLICE STATION
Deadly Missile ExplOdeS While
Officers Examine italian
Who Brought 1t In
Many Missing.
Associated Press Service

Associated Press Service
MILWAUKEE,. Wis. Nov "A. -
Ten persons are known 20 have been
killed. "a number injured and several
are believed To he missing as a re-
suit OF "a bomb explosion in the CEN
trail police station tonight.
The bomb was taken to the station
Ten an italian who said he discovered
ID i'm the basement of the Madonna
del Pompeii Catholic church in the
Italian district The italian was met
near the station by Detective Bert
Maloney Maloney. escorting him
into the station, placed the bomb,
which was enclosed in a black box.
on n table in the waiting room while
ne took the man into the Office Of
Police Lieut.. Flood.
Bomb ExplOdcs.
Detectives were on the second
floor OF the building at the time re-
spending % roll call. When they
came down the stairway and noticed
the black box one picked it up t.
examine il. The bomb then explod-
ed. The lower floor of the building
was shattered and every window
throughout the structure was broken
bv the shock It is believed that
many Of the prisoners may have per
ished.
Among those known dead are.
Detective Stephen Fl. Stecker;
Detective John Seehawer;
Detective Fred Kaiser;
Detective Albert Templin,
Operator Spindler;
Henry Deckert. desk sergeant;
Catherine walker:
Detective David cG}rien.
Detective Frank ~ Caswin;
Detective Paul Weller.
Among the seriously injured are.
Detective Fred Hartman, Detective
Bergen.
Lieut.. Flood, in charge Of the sta
ton at night. escaped.
Filled With Liquid.
According to one Of the detectives
the bomb was a cylinder shaped af-
fair. about one foot in length and
eight inches in diameter. Inserted
IN the top was a small bottle of
LIQUID, supposedly nitroglycerine.
The explosion which was heard
throughout the main section Of the
city. brought thousands of persons
10 the scene.
Details OF fremen were dispatched
through the building. on the sec
ond story where the police operators
work. the body Of Edward Spindler
was found. He was killed at his
post by a metal missile that came
Two Men Escape.
Seated at either side OF him were
Arthur Van Peterson and Otto Ger
ZACH. Neither was injured beyond
the shock OF the explosion.
Further investigation Of the sta
ZION proved tina: all other occupants
of the building escaped unscathed.
Lieut.. Flood. in his office was
thrown from his chair and stunned
ont he was at work in the squad
room death house before other res
ruers arrived
Mazuinni Not Blamed.
NFax,linni was absolved of an
blame by the police. The woman
killed had gone 20 the police station
20 report a robbery and was stand
the Heutenant's office when the bomb
exploded
The detonation OF the explosion
brought thousands OF people 70 the
station Inside Of 80 minutes rela-
tfves OF police officers began 20 ar
rive They begged for information
as 20 the list OF dead. Darkness and
the mangled condition Of the bodies
delayed identification.
Women fought for entrance 90 the
building and tainted while struggling
with patrolmen on guard.
Scene is Shocking one
When a searching party equipped
with FIRE department lights entered
the square room the scene was
shocking 10 even the stern visageC
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