Arizona republican., 1920-09-18
Eight Separate Probes Un- der Way to Determine Causes and Fix Blame for Great Explosion
rRepurIIcan A. p. Leased wirel

gs furnished the first tangible clue. they said, to the identity of the persons who were responsible for the explosion in Wall street which three minutes later killed 35 persons, injured 200 oth- CTS and caused property damage run ming into the millions.
 In making public the circulars. which were printed on cheap paper, seven by eleven inches, Chief William J. Flynn of the bureau of investigation of the department Of justice called attention to the fact that the bombs sent in the nation wide bomb plot on June 2, 1919. were wrapped in circulars announcing the coming of the revolution and signed "Anarchistic fighters
 Chief Flynn declared the circulars were not in the letter box when the carrier made his rounds at 11:S0 a. m-. but that he found them there on his next round at 11:58 o'clock.
 Discredits Morgan Attack Theory
 Tn my opinion" Chief Flynn de clared, this is not an attack on J. F., Morgan and company. I believe those responsible picked out the financial center in order to create a demonstra- tion'
 The circular read:
 "Renember, we will not tolerate
 any longer. Free the political
 prisoners or # will be sure death
 TOT aN or you
 American Anarchist Fighters"
 The circulars were not enclosed in envelopes nor did they bear addresses. Some contained misspelled words. The time at which the circulars were placed in the mail box was fixed at between 11:3o Thursday morning, when the box was emptied, and at II: 5S, when the next collection was made and they were found. Chief Flynn made them public soon after he had conferred here with Attorney General Palmer and As sistant Attorneys Garvan and Hoover.
 .In my opinion this was not an at tack on J. F. Morgan and company, Chief Flynn declared. s1 believe that those responsible picked out the f. nancial center to create a demonstra- tion.''
 Say Time Bomb Caused Explosion
 Official opinion, as expressed by William J. Flynn, chief of the bureau of investigation of tpe department or justice, and Fire Commissioner Thomas brennan, is that the disaster was caused by a time bomb loaded with high explosives and reinforced with metal sIugs. The early theory that the blast was caused by collision between an explosive laden wagon and another vehicle seems to have been dispelied by subsequent investigation, although if has not vet been entirely discarded
  who arrived here from Washington last night, declared after leaving the J. P Morgan office late today that from evidence obtained within the iast few hours it has been definitely estao- lished that the explosion was due 10 a time bomb.
 "The bomb was taken to Wall
 street" he added, "in the wagon
 which was blown to pieces. The
 internal machine was timed to go
 off at noon and apparently was
 placed in the wagon by a person
 who was within four blocks Of
 Wall and Broad streets when the
 explosion occurred"
 Six more death since midnight brought the death total tonight to B. The number of injured, including those treated at the scene, in hospitals ana at their homes, was approximately 3oo' Nearly 100 of these are still Tn nos pitfalls. The property damage is Vari- ously estimated from s1,0O0,00o to S2,- 5O0,000.
 Eiaht Probes Under Way Eight separate investigations or the explosion were under way tonight They were being made by the depart ment of justice, under supervision oi Attorney General Palmer and William J. Flynn, the New York police depart ment, under the supervision of Com
  Lahey, the fire department, the build ing department, the September grand jury, the medical examiners ottlce and two private inquiries by insurance companies and J. P. Morgan & co.
 The key to the mystery apparently lies in the Identification of the rickety old wagon drawn by an old horse which was left standing at the curb in Wall street near the United States as- say office and across the street from the Morgan bank a few minutes be- fore the explosion. The horse was | killed and the wagon blown to bits in the blast. The driver of the wagon is ] believed to have escaped Federal and police authorities tonight were center ! ing their activities on this phase of the 1 case.
 Every livery stable in the city is be ! ing canvassed to dete mine whether [ ] horse and wagon are missing. EXami- 1 nation of the horses body disclosed that it had been newly clipped ant shod. This and a mark on the horse't i shoes furnish the only clues to 1t: identity.
 Conflicting descriptions of the wag on itself have been received by th' ] police. All available bits of the We hicle have been taken to police head quarters where efforts are being mad, 1 to recon nstruct the vehicle sufficiently to determine it's exact type. A cur sorry examination indicates it was Q unusual breadth, which leads Detec | tive Chief Coughlin to believe that l was of the type used in transporting crates of eggs. Official opinion is al most unanimous that it was not the regular type of wagon used in the transportation of powder or explosive: | through city streets.
 Vender Gives Clue
 One of the best descriptions of th' mysterious vehicle was furnished bl | Lawrence Serbin. who with his part ner was engaged in selling chocolates to the noon day crowd from wagor at the cpraer of Nassau and Wal