Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-16
Accident or Bomb Is
Blamed; Injured List
Runs Into Hundreds
Wall Street. New York, Scene of Great Disaster AT
Noon Hour-Pavements Uttered With
Bodies No Notable Among Victims

NEW YORK Sept l6-A mysterious explosion disastrous in
effects, occurred today Wall killing more than
score of persons and nurng hundreds
Office workers just hurryng the noon
day meal when jet black smoke the center Of the
worlds financial Then blast and moment
later of and children lying blood covered
on the pavements.
Two minutes later nearby all the exchanges closed Men
turned from barter erands of mercy and there of it.
While the police tod for hours seeking dead injured
trained Investigators trying vain determine definitely
whether the explosion occurred from bomb the Office of
Morgan Company whether from dashing into
wagon loaded with explosives
Frank Frcisco investigator Department of Justice
declared his opinion that collision responsible
which rocked the skysapers buildings for blocks
and scattered deadly missiles in all directions
The damage to the Morgan building estimated at half mil
lion dollars Minor damages hundreds other buildings is e
peced to total the amount
Assistant District Attorney Tally announced his belief thar b
explosion could not have been due accident
Elliott Bacon director of Morgan Co., and Junus S. Nor
gan were slightly injured several employees one
The financial district roped off and placed under heavy
guard At Broad hospitals to 200 persons
admitted
An hour after the explosion the police were inclined to the
theory that was caused by the collision of truck carrying
with automobile between the Morgan office sutreary
building Later the bomb squad doubt theory
expressing the opinion that bomb had been exploded
Never before history has Lower Manhattan Witnessed such
excitement Trading the stock exchanges was ss
pended for lower New York forgot all about
tending to the needs of the injured Police hastily
ed found difficulty coping with the thousands persons who tried
to force themselves into the
Telephone service shut off from public booths and all
banking Offices placed under extraordinarily heavy guard
United States regulars from Governors island in the bv were
called to the
So far could be learned nanciers
OF the stock exchange injured Many of the injured girls
working in office buildings
The financial district presented of the greatest
ton In addition the bodies of human beings
tered the and boche of blood appeared
white walls of Office buildings
The front of the Morgan building demolished
treasury also badly damaged
The call for soldiers from Governors island Assist
Secretary of the Treasury Vog who has charge of the SUBJ
treasury
With all the windows blasted out Wege chief of staff the
military announced 200 nfanmen would patrol the financial
district with fixed bayonets and with orders allow
to approach the government property
Mayor Han arrived the o'clock direct the ef
forts of the municipal authorities.
Junus Spencer Morgan, of Morgan and member of
the m said he shovered with but hurt When the
explosion occurred he office the first floor while other
members of the firm a meeting the upper floor
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