The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-16

explosion which rocked all Of
northern Manhattan occurred at
noon today outside the offices of
j. p. Morgan and Company on
wall Street. Several persons were
Killed and many others injured
New York, Sept. 16.-An explo-
sion in the New York stock ex.
change is reported to have ~.cur-
red at noon and business suspend
cd. \ Eumbe- Of clerks have
been reported TO be injured
Ten minutes after an explosion oc.
Cured on Wall street today, either In
the New York Stock Exchange or the
office Of J. p. Morgan and Company
a report was circulated that bomb
mad exploded in the Morgan building.
Several persons were injured and ten
ambulances were rushed to the scene.
IN OFFICE OF MORGAN
Another report said that the explo-
sion occurred In the office of J.sP.
Morgan.
Great excitement prevailed In the fl
nancial district and police reserves
were rushed to the scene. Crowds
were kept back and it was difficult
to see whether the blow up occurred
in alorg3;'s or the stock exchange.
tSsveraf Btrsons were seen lying in:'
jured on the sidewalk.
POLICE RESERVES CALLED
Crowds which gathered in mo-
ment were held back by police re-
serves so that il was impossible for
newspaper men or arriving at the
scene, to find out definitely Just
where the explosion had occurred.
Eight persons were reported killed.
Another report had 1t that an au-
tOmobile in front Of the Morgan Off
ces had been blown up, while another
had manliOle exploding.
WINDOWS SMASHED
All windows in the financial district
were smashed to atoms. Fifteen min
utes after the explosion occurred eight
people were reported killed and 80
jured.
Al l2:l5 the report that the Stock
Exchange had closed for the day was
definitely made The board Of gov
ernors ordered the closing two min
Utes after the explosion occurred.
YOUNG MORGAN INJURED
Junius Spencer Morgan, son of j.
T.. Morgan, and a member OF the firm.
was badly cut by flying glass. Off
cials of the company denied first
reports that bomb had exploded in
the Morgan building.
The list of casualties, mounting as
excited word passed from mouth TO
mouth. at 1880 was reported to have
reached 15 killed and 80 injured, but
an accurate count was impossible In
the intense confusion that swept the
financial district.
Conditions Chaotic.
1t was equally impossible an hour
after the explosion occurred TO de-
ermine either it's exact nature or
location for spectators We're held
back by the police
1t was reported, however, that
shortly before noon an automobile
with two men drew up in front OF
the Morgan offices and that when
Morgan detectives approached the ma
chine one may alighted and either ac-
cidentally or purposely dropped what
appeared to be a bomb
Bomb Was Timed.
Occupants Of a skyscraper looking
down on Wall Street told another YER
sion Of the automobile story. They de-
c,ared they had seen the car draw up
and the men leave IL. These spectators
advanced the theory that the bomb,
il it was a bomb, had been timed
This version differed from the first as
regards the two passengers and their
chauffeur. The first story had It that
they were among the dead or injured.
Unofficial Reports.
Thirty dead
Guarding Sub.Treasury.
The United States sub-treasury. i'm
mediately opposite the scene OF the ex-
plosion was placed under heavy police
guard to protect the millions OF dol
lars in gold silver and paper mon.
ey lodged In the great granite struc-
ture
The first efforts OF the police were
directed toward the injured and remov-
ing the dead. At l2i0 IL bodies We're
seen lying on the sidewalk and 10
others were reported TO have been TAX
en- away by volunteer workers.
An emergency call was sent to Gov
ernor's Island. from where a heavy
detachment was sent to New York to
guard the sub-treasury and aid the
police.
Girls Among Victims.
Among the dead bodies were those
of three girls, terribly mutllated. A
police Gordon was heavily thrown
around the entire financial district
when thousands. hearing the explo-
sion, flocked to the tip of Manhattan
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