Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-17
36 PERSONS KILLED
OVER 200 INJURED
Exchanges Reopen for Business
Today; Soldiers Guarding
Sub Treasury Gold.
By Associated Press 20 Every Evening

By Associated Press 20 Every Evening
New York, Sept. 17.-Wiliam j
Flynn, chief of the bureau of investiga-
ton, Department of Justice, declared
this afternoon he was positive that a
bomb had caused the explosion in Wall
street yesterday which took toll of "a
lives, injured about 200 persons and
caused property damage running into the
millions.
Chief Flynn made his an nouncement
shortly after Fire Commissioner brennan
had reported to Mayor Hylan his belief
that bomb WAS responsible for the
disaster and the police had begun to swing
20 the bomb theory as opposed 10 that of a
collision between powder wagon and an
automobile.
There is absolutely no doubt that il
was bomb, said Chief Flynn "An i'm
portant development in the last two hours
has convinced us of this. The bomb was
apparently placed by person who WAS
within four blocks of Wall and Broad
streets when the explosion occurred"
Certain at last of the cause Of the ex-
plosion. Federal agents and city police in
creased their search for the driver of a
wagon drawn by one horse which was
blown o pieces. No trace of him has vet
been found.
The theory Of the investigators is that
. time bomb was placed on the wagon
and that the driver hurried from the
scene Just after arranging for the ex-
plosion TO occur at noon.
New York, Sept. l7.-Fhe Com
missioner brennan reported today to
Mayor Hylan that the explosion IN
Wall Street yesterday which killed 33
and injured 200 evidently was caused
by 8 bomb. ...
New York, Sept. 17.-Partially re-
viscd lists of III o'clock today show that
81 persons had lost their lives in the ex-
plosion in Wall Street yesterday. APP
proSimately 200 persons were injured,
besides scores who received only slight
cuts from flying glass.
Three names were shifted this morning
from the list of those injured to the death
column. They were John Donohue,
Prooklvn accountant, John W Weir, and
Miss Margaret Fisher, of Brooklyn They
died in hospitals.
A large majority of the active members
Of the Exchange were present when the
opening gong sounded as business proceed
ed in normal fashion with fair degree of
activity. At the subtreasury and assay
offices, which were directly In the line of
the explosion, the days routine was taken
up without hitch, although extra guards
were on duty as precautionary measure.
The banking house of ]. p. Morgan &
Co, which suffered most in the catas-
trophe was also heavily guarded by regu-
lar police and a score of private detectives. |
All the windows on the main floor of the /,
building which were blown in, were cover /
ed with canvas Most of the clerical force |
of the banking firm were on hand, but the !
interior Of the building continued to show /
the extent Of yesterdays disaster. Several /
Of the Morgan partners were early on hand |
but had nothing to add to their brief |
statements OF yesterday nor would they |
vouchsafe any theory as TO the cause or /
motive OF the explosion.
There was an unusually large at !
tendance OF prospective customers at the /
Office of leading brokerage houses and /
firms with out-of-town wire connections
reported buying orders. All indications
pointed TO an active day in the stock
market.
The banks opened as usual but their
messengers and runners, who usually
carry large amounts of valuable securities
were escorted by husky guards as pre-
cautIonary measure against the crowds In !
the district.
A piece Of metal, presumably from a
bomb and an iron slug weighing about
pound. were found by T. S. Grant, deputy
assistant treasurer. on the roof of the sub
treasury this morning.
Fire Chief kenlon and Chief Brophy of
the Bureau of Combustibles conferred this
morning with Mayor Hylan and presented
reports on what they believed TO be the
cause of the explosion.
A scene of an entirely different nature
from that staged yesterday In front of the
was scheduled for today.
Sons Of the American Revolution assem-
b, d this morning for rally at noon on the
sts D. cf the government building to eele-
brate Constitution Day.
The first of the Morgan partners to
arrive at his Office this morning was
Thomas Cochran. With him were the
junior members, Junius Spencer Morgan,
e G. Bacon and George Whitney. Most
" the Office staff were on hand although {
lew Of the woman employees remained at {
home.
Before III O'Clock Mr.. Cochran was
,oined BY Thomas w. Lamont and Dwight
". Morrow, fellow partners. They i'm
went INTO conference and it was I
animated a statement giving the views of .
The trm would be issued later in the day.
On the desk of one of the members of ]
he Morgan firm was jagged piece of '
.yll ndrical iron about four TO five inches
ong and two inches. in diameter This I
sas one OF many similar pieces of metal 7
ound near the scene OF the explosion last 4
nigh; and this morning gave force to the /
Leorv that the explosion was caused by Z
pan, bomb or torpedo. i
AT the subtre asury the days business u