Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-05
HUGE BOMB WRECKS
FEDERAL BUILDING
AND FOUR ARE DEAD
Toll of Death and Injury in
Chicago Charged to
l. w. w.
EXPLOSION INJURIES THIRTY
a AND CAUSES MANY PANICS
Witnesses Declare They Saw
Two Men Rush Out
a of the Doors.
HAYWOOD IN COURTROOM
Authorities Call Out Soldiers, and
Many Arrests Are Made-Search
Shows Receipts OF Virginia Firm.

CHICAGO. September "a bomb
placed behind radiator inside the en-
trance TO the Federal Building ex-
ploded with terrific violence at $40
this afternoon. killing four persons and
inturinE thirty. Among the dead were
woman and a sailor.
omcers charge this toll OF death and
injury was the vengeance OF the 1.
w. w. for the conviction and prison
sentences OF the nincty-sevcn OF their
number who conspircd to block the
governments war program. The trial
was held ih the Federal Building.
Definite blame for the outrage was
placed upon the organization tonight
by Philip J. Barry. acting head OF the
Hundreds OF Federal operatives and
american protective league members
Teue sent 9Nt to round up every known
In among them men who were said to
have made threats against the govern
ment after the trial
TIC ana many OF those hurt were out
side or near the building at the time
Two horses standing near the entrance
In nearby buildings were shattered
William d. Haywood, leader OF the
l. W: w: and under ,wentyyear sen
action on his appeal for bond at the
time He ~as immediately sought by
ofhcers and questioned. He denied that
any members of his organization could
have placed the bomb.
FOLLOWING tho blast soldiers and sail-
ors with rifles were thrown around
the building. and one was allowed
70 leave until they had been questioned
and searched.
TWO MEN ABE SEEN
LEAVING THE BUILDING
run from the building minute before
the blast
One woman was arrested as she at
tempted to leave the building IT'S too
bad 1t didn't kill you ALL" she scream
ed ed as she struggled with the officer
She gave her name as syda Rarei and
was held for investigation.
James Connolly. alleged 10 have been
connected with the /. w. W., was seized
standing srs 9s,ns near the entrance OR, him
Starrett-Thompson Company. manu-
lecturers OF explosives in Virginia. lie
said he was formerly employed there
tslegram was sent to the Attorney
GendLsi Ssa.iIs "a At ": WSashinEsen, giving Mn an
kept informed as the Investigation
progresses tonight.
GREAT ROAR HEARD
AND PANIC RESULTS
heard ali over % the downtown ns oosho shoppns Mas
district and caused the widest con-
tusion omen Ned TO elevators or
tainted in panic FLAMES followe ed the
summoned.
In the corridors Of the building. and
the women and children fed scream
,nE. Fifty feet away from where the
bomb was placed. "a group of women
gos5.. post. ONCE ,s;s,;l Tindow; s.,a ,
was killed at her sisters side as they
were passing the entrance. She and
her sstes stss irma who is. is twenty
blown out by the blast. The younger
woman was on the side. nearest the
The jackie, Joseph Ladd. whose home
is In Salina, Kans.. was detailed to the
snfermst a. ton bureau ,d Of the United
ting mail for his offlce when he was
A'Hea n. R. Kolkow. a post-onrce clerk.
was killed at his window william
H. Wheeler was passing through the
sisnt19 eorrid9r s,,ssd nea5 the bomb and was in
THROW EXTRA GUARD
AROUND COUNTY JAIL
,,,;S double EHa5a Of police n;scs6 and deputy
I. w. w. prisoners are awaiting re-
moval to the Federal rppeni.entiaTy at
lowed reports. which were denied by
Sheriff John f: Traeger. that bomb
had .b been sa,f found I,!s,n in the jail - nav.
consisted of at least three wire-wrap-
ped steel cylinders. charged with high
explosives, was carried into the Adams
Street entrance Of the building during
one OF the most busy periods of the
day. Concealed in suit case and con-
nected with time fuse. the device
was deposited behind a radiator un-
noticed by the passing throng.
The explosion came just as bell in
the dome Of the building struck $40
o'clock. This bell is rung at that hour
every day to mark the change of clerks.
The force of the blast tore the radiator
from its fastenings and hurled it
twenty feet into the street, where it
struck and killed horse, smash ed
desks. tore up great slabs OF marble
from the walls. and ground the wood
work into splinters, Flying debris cut
into shreds several war posters and
canvas banners stretched across the
front OF the entrance and filled the
street with plaster, stone and broken
glass.
Directly across the street every pane
OF glass in the first three floors of the
Commonwea Edison and Marquette
Buildings was blown in upon occu-
pants OF offices, stores and restaurants
Many of the injured were cut by these
flying fragments. Every person in the
corridor where the explosion took place
was hurled to the floor and their cries
soon filled the building and halted the
first panic-stricken rush of the unin
jured to escape from other entrances