Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-05
Bomb Kills Four
 Persons in Chicago
More Than 75 Injured Il. w. w. Suspected of Causing the Explosion.

Chicago, Sept. Flour. persons were killed and more than seventy five oth- CTS injured by the explosion of a bomb in crowded entrance to the federal building at 3.10 o'clock this afternoon.
 The explosion which not only wrecked the entrance of the building, but shattered every window on the first three floors of buildings across the street. was attributed to the l. W. W. by Philip J. Barry, in charge of the local offices of the department of justice.
 Raids on two headquarters of the l. W. W. within fifteen minutes after the explosion. resulted in the arrest of nine men,. Several more were taken into custody within the federal build ing, and a woman, whose name was suppressed, was arrested in a nearby building. Tonight government agents and the entire city police force were seeking the perpetrator of the outrage. This outrage, in my opinion, was inevitable as an act of reprisal on the part of the I. W. w." Mir. Barry declared after hurried investigation,
 following the sentencing of nearly a hundred of their members. We are certain that the I. W. W. committed this deed. I believe that the bomb was composed of nitroglycerine. Sev- | eral arrests have been made and we are questioning the prisoners as fast | as we can.'
 The court room of Federal Judge K: M. Landis, where ninety-five I. W. | W. leaders recently were convicted and ] sentenced to prison for obstructing | the governments war program, is on | the sixth floor of the building. Will liam D. Haywood, general secretary treasurer of the l. w. w. and one of | those sentenced to twenty years in prison for his part in the conspiracies was on the eighth floor of the build 1 ing with his lawyer, who was planning 10 seek a writ of error in his behalf when the explosion occurred. He de- plored the outrage and while emphat- icaIly denying that any of his men nad committed the act, admitted that ne believed the l. W. W. would he blamed.
 The so-called "uncrowned king" of the |. w.. W. plainly felt the building ] tremble with the detonation of the bomb and heard the glass crash in the dome Of the structure and the cries of the injured. He appeared calm and dld not leave the deputy marshars Of flee.
 Tt is unfortunate that this thing
 ioPP0Heu at lnlS tune, he said feel = ingiy. T know that the 1. w. W. will De blamed, but l am convinced in my own heart that no man of my organ lzatlon was in any way connected with tnls matter It would be insane for an l. W. W. to commit such an act at this time.'' e-- -- ''e' ' e''
 The bomb, which is believed to have consisted of at least three wire J wrapped steel cylinders charged with hlgn explosive, was carried into fhe Adarns street entrance of the buildine during one of the most busy periods or the day. Concealed in a suit case ana connected with time fuse. the deVlce was deposited behind q radiator unnoticed by the passing throno- Nearly hundred persons were. in he corridor at the. time, at the stamr WlhdoWs, writing desks and letter reg istry division
 The explosion came just as a be1 m the dome of the building str,1cz 2 1( o'clock. This bell is rung at thai tirne each day to mark the change of clerks m the postoft1ce. The force of the nlast tore the radiator from it's fasten
 lnSs and hurled it twenty feet into the street, where; it struck ana lxiIIeC a horse, smashed desks. tore m grea1 slabs of marble from the walls. ground me woodwork into splinters and filled the streets with plaster, stone anc
 broken glass.
 Directly across the street everv. pane or glass in the first three floors of thf ommonWealth-E Edison and Marouettf
 buildings was blown in upon occu. pants Of offices, stores and restalIra nts
 Mahy or the injured were cut by these
 1ylng frasments. Every person in the corridor where the explosion took place
 was hurled to the floor, and their erie: soon hlled the building and halted tht
 first panic stricken rush of the min, Jured to escape from other entrances
 The streets outside were soon roneC
 oil by policemen and ambulances anf
 requlsltoned automobiles began rush ing the victims to hospitals. Within
 nalt an hour detail of sailors iron
 the Great Lakes naval training station
 and a detachment of Home guard
 With fixed bayonets took up the ia sl
 or Keeping back the crowds.
 3 The dead included two postal clerks
 sailor and Chicago woman. Pete Daley of St. Paul, Minn.. wh,
 was placed on trial with the other ]
 w. w, members but later was release, ' by Judge Landis because of his pI1ysi cal and mental condition was takel into custody tonight for questioning ii . connection with the explosion. A young moman who was passin the office of the British recruiting mis sion opposite the federal building va : blown through the window by the ex 9 plosion.
 : A squad of British soldiers was sen
 immediately to help the police restrai the crowds Helen Michike, one of the victim. was killed at her sisters side as the . were walking past the entrance to 'th : building. Both were struck by piece of the bomb or debris blown out by tn $ $ explosion. The sister was rendere I I unconscious but later was revived an | taken to her home.
 One of the first men taken into GUS
 tody in connection with the outrag
 was James Connolly of Philadelphif
 He was found on an upper floor of tn
 building and was questioned by gov
 ernnent officials.
 5 A double guard of police and depu S ty sheriffs tonight was placed aroun . the county jail. where the 95 I. W, V = prisoners are awaiting removal to tn o federal penitentiary at Leavenwortl . kas. This action followed report e which were denied by Sheriff John r h Traeger, that bomb had been foun e in the jail.
 u CASUALTIES ANNOUNCED