The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-05-08
BOMBS MAILED TO
PROMINENT MEN
16 INTERNAL MACHINES IN NEW
YORK MAILS.
Drag Net Now at Work
Authorities Begin Investigation Into
Activities of Anarchists and
"Reds" Over Country.

New York, April 3O.-Sixteen
bombs, parcel post packages, ad-
dressed to 16 prominent men, each
containing sufficient dynamite to
blow the recipient to pieces, were dis
covered among the mail at the gen.
eral postoffice here today.
A preliminary investigation con-
vinced the postoffice authorities that
they had unearthed countrywide
plot of terrorists to assasinate highly
placed persons as a demonstration on
May 1.
A sweeping inquiry by postofice
inspectors, agents of the department
of justice and police experts was be-
gun at once into the activities of
anarchists and reds" in this city.
Warning Issued.
At the same time warning was is
sued by the district attorneys office
to all public officials, especially
judges, to watch for packages which
might be delivered to them and a
guard was thrown around the crimi-
nal courts building.
The addresses on the 16 jackages
seized here were all typewriter. The
style and couple of minor errors led
officials to believe that the addressing
was done by a foreigner.
List of Addresses.
The addresses were:
William NJ. Wood, 81 Fairchild
street, Boston, Mass.
Frederick c. Howe, commissioner
of immigration, New York.
Hon. A. Mitchell Palmer, United
States Attorney General, Washington,
D. C..
Anthony Caminetti, Bureau of I'M
migration, Washington, D. c.
Hon. William B. Wilson, Secretary
of Labor, Washington, D. C.
Senator T. Larry Eyra, Chester,
Pa.
William H. Lamar, Solicitor Cen
eral, Washington, D. C.
w. H. Finch, Department of JUS
tice, New York.
Hon. A. S. Burleson, Postmaster
General, Washington, D. C.
Hon. J. F. Hylan, Mayor, New
York City, N. Y.
John D. Rockefeller, Pocantico
Hills, Tarrytown, N. y.
William I. Schaffer, Attorney Gen.
eral, Harrisburg, Pa.
Governor William C. Sproul, Ches-
ter, Pa.
Hon. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Unit
ed States Chief Justice, 1920 First
street, Washington, D. C.
]. P. Morgan, 231 Madison avenue,
New York City, N. Y.
How They Were Caught.
A slip on the part of the sender OF
the Internal machine, coupled with
the sharp wits of postoffice clerk,
were all that prevented the bombs
from being delivered. The 16 pack
ages were mailed Saturday night in
a box somewhere in the neighborhood
of Thirtieth street and Broadway.
They had the correct postage for the
parcel post but were sealed with red
waters and therefore could be ac-
cepted only as irst-class matter. Ac-
cordingly they were sent to the gen.
eral postofice to be referred to the
sender.
Gimbel Brothers Name.
Each parcel had the name of Gin
bel Brothers printed on it, and the
department store was notified but
failed to answer. Early this morning
Charles Kahn, postoffice clerk,
while on his way home from work,
read in a morning paper of the bomb
sent to Senator Hardwick, Of Georgia.
The description of the package con-
tanning the bomb struck him and he
hurried back to the postoflce and eX-
amined the detained parcels. He
then notified the superintendent of
his suspicious and the packages we're
sent to W. E. Cochran, chief postof
flee inspector.