Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-05
W, v. BOMB KILLS
FOUR, WOUNDS Is;
ACT OF REPR|SAL
Explosion in u. S. Building at Chi
cago Where Anarchists Were
Recently Convicted OF
Sabotage.
ACT UNTIMELY HAYWOOD

Chicago. Sept 5.-Four persons were
killed and more than scventy-iive others
injured bv the explosion of bomb IN
crowded entrance 10 tho Federal build
NJ here n 80 o'clock Yesterday
The explosion which not only wrc cked
ihc entrance but Sha Uttered every window
m the first three floors of two buildings
acroSS the street was attributed 10 the
Industrial Workers Of the World 10y
Philip Barry. IN charge OF the Chicago
offices of the Department OF Justice.
HrApor kRrERs RAIpEp At oNCE.
Raids on two headquarters of the
W " within fifteen minutes after
the explosion resulted IN the arrest of
nlnc men Several more were taken
into custody within the Federal building.
and a woman. whose name was suppressed,
was arrested IN Il nearby building Last
night more than 1900 government
agrntS and the entire city police force
were seeking he pcrpctrator ot the outrage
The dead included two postal clerks.
Il sailor and Chicago woman
Pete DALEY OF - Paul. who was
placed on trial with the other ! W W
members, but was later released hN
Judge Lands because OF his physical
and mental condition. was taken INTO
custody last night for questioning in CON
nect,on with the explosion
ACT or EErRlSN SAYS LEADER.
This Outrage in my opinion. Was
inevitable as an act ot roprlSal on the
part oi the W " Mr. Barry asserted
after 4 hurried investigation. following
the sentencing of nearly 100 oi thrlr
members We arr certain The " "
f..,t,., i,.,
bomb was composed of nJ;rogiyccrn
Several arrests have been made and We
are questioning the prisoners aS fast
n We can.
The courtroom of Federal Judge II.
III Lands. whore mnctv-hVc " W
leader, we're recently convicted and
sentenced to prison for ohstructng
The government VAR program. 4 on
the sixth floor of thc building
<or i. ". ". HAYWOOD SAYS.
William ID HAYWOOD. general ~ccrc-
t+rv-trca~tlrcr NJ jhr " v aud one
of those sentenced to twenty Years u
prl-on Tor lis part in Tho cnnSptr clc~.
u;,> on tho ughth floor oi the building
with ms LAWYER. who was planning 10
.crk 4 writ 81 error In his behalf when
the explosion occurred lie deplorcd
the outrage. and while cmphatIcaIly
dcuyInC any 81 his men had committed
the act admitted III believed the v
would bc blamed
The Sa-called tupcroWncd king 30
the " W plainly felt the ha)dug
trc1nhle with rhc dctonaton Of the
bomb and heard he glass crash ID nc
dome Of the structure and h. cncs
ii The injured Tie appeared calm and
Id no; Iravc the deputy marshal
uthcc
''1>roKTI> ,rf. At THIS TIMF
IT i unfortInare TINS hing happened
IL tins 'lmc hc >ail feciIngiy | know
tie " " ulIl bc blamed hut | am
convinced .n ny own heart no man oi
MY organization va> IN any WAY con-
lcctcd with thu matter Il would hc
insane for an | " " IL commit such
an act ST tins ;Imc
Tho bomb Nhrh Is believed 70 havc
consisted Of AT least three vlrc-urapped
steel cylinders charged WITH high cX-
nloslve. was carried .nto thc Adams
street entrance 81 the building during
one al the busiest periods of the day
Concealed IN a suitcase ana connected
with time fuse the device WAS deposited
behind radiator unnotIccd by the
passing thronC Nearly 100 persons
were in the corridor at the time al the
stamp windows. writing desks and letter
registry division.
AIR FILLED WITH DE BRIS.
The explosion came just as bell In he
dome OF the building struck $40 O clock
This bell Is rung 81 hat hour each day
TO mark the change OF clerks III The
postotfice The force OF the blast tore
The radiator from rs fastcmngs and
hurled il twenty feet into the street.
where il struck and killed a horse smashed
desks. tore UP great slabs OF marble
from the walls and round the wood-
work into splinters FLYING debrls cut
INTO shreds several war posters and
canvas banners stretched across the
front Of the entrance and flied the street
with plaster stone and broken glass.
Directly across the street every pane
Of glass in the first three floors Of The
CommOnWealth-EdIso and Marquette
Buildings was blown IL upon the occu-
pants OF Offices. stores and restaurants.
Many Of the injured were cur by these
flvlng fragments Every person ln the
corridor where the explosion took place
was hurled TO the floor and their cries
soon filled the building and halted the
FIRST pamc-stncken rush oi the unIn-
jured 10 escape from other entrances.
SAILORS PIT oN GUARD.
The streets outside soon were roped
off and ambulance. and requlsitioned
automobiles began rushing the victims
To hospitals With half an hour sail
ors from tnc Great Lakes Naval Tram
bavonets kept back the crowds