The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-09-22
Rebitition of Wall Street
Outrage
ELECTIVES INVESTIGATE
EXTREMIST PLOTS
William J. Burns Engaged By
Morgan to Make Investiga-
tion

" - uOTbt drawn covered wagon Op-
posite the entrance Il, the United
DtAbes assay once. Attorney General
Palmer and his assistant are enroute
I here to Investigate.
The stock exchange opened as usual
A did the sub-treasury which Is heav-
~ guarded. Bank messengers who
usually carry lare sums were escorted
~ q a The district In crowded by
n1nlssers and the police have reestab-
llAhed the liner for radius Of two
SOCKS. Partly revised lists at eleven
oclock brought death list to thirty
, tliree when a man and woman died in
: hospital A watch rs being MAIN
tlhned about the homes OF many
wealthy men. A piece OF metal pre-
1RIlnbiy from the bomb and AN iron
oloe Weighing one pound were fouml
On the roof Of the sib-treasury.
New York, Sept. l7.--Financiai CEN
tefa In American big cities are armed
eetabs today with police and private
bontries posted TO guard against
topAtition Of the mysterious explosion
which killed 5thirty-one and injured
I've hundred on Wall street yesterday.
several New York detectives and Sc
oret oefvice men left for unannounc-
~ ordinations today TO investigate
Iea1s they had Of widespread extrem-
~ piSts.
New York. Sept. 16 (By the Asso-
uittsA Pfessl "A mysterious explosion
~ WaN street. near Broad, believed
~ trained department. OF Justice and
nolteo Investigators 20 have been
aAooed BY an internal machine, rocked
ett heart Of New York's financial dis
tlict nc noon today. leaving death
Aho destruction In It's wake.
~ rhirty-one persons were killed,
niore than zoe were injured. the
anhink house OF j. p. Morgan & Co.
tAs sup-treaaury and the assay Of
lee were partially wrecked and prop
Ntiy4 damage estimated In excess OF
s1.Vo0. .0oO was caused by the blast.
k{ Thomas w. Lamont OF the j. p.
Morgan Arm expressed the belief.
however. that the explosion was pure
ly an,accident caused by collision be-
tween an explosive laden wagon and
smother vehicle. The firm had receiv-
"a no threats OF any kind. he said, and
there was no real reason for the
planting OF a bomb outside the firms
ofiee.r e- fEs..t
The noon hour had struck and an
almost endless stream OF office work
era had just started pouring into the
streets from buildings In the neigh
borhood. Suddenly, a cloud OF yellow
I'M. black smoke and piercinG jet of
nAine tsAped from the street outside
the Morgan Office. Then came deaf
ening blast A moment later scores
of men. women and children were ly-
iug prostrate on the ground and the
streets were covered with debris from
q thousands Of broken windows and the
torn facades Of adjacent buildings
Two minutes later the stock and curb
exchanges. the financial pulse OF the
Worid, had closed. Panic and confu-
aion reigned In the heart OF New
xork's financial district.
Thousands OF clerks and stenog.
Faphers fed in terror from adjoining
structures. Scores tainted. fell and
were trampied in the rush. Mean
while the noise OF the explosion was
heard throughout lower Manhattan
end across the river I'm Brooklyn and
brought thousands OF the curious to
che scene. ~
Ths few police on duty In the dis
tyicf werc unable TO cope with the
crowds and a hurry call for police re-
serves was sent to all downtown po-
lice stations,
sub-treasury officials. fearing that
an attempt might be made 10 robNthe
building. all the windows of which
were broken required assistance of
the military authorities at Governors
Island and company of soldiers was
sent 20 guard the institution. .
Hurry calls were also sent to all
hospitals I'm the downtown section of
New York. and scores OF ambulances
were soon speeding through the mar
row streets Dressing stations were
established in the lobbiss OF the build
mgs nearby where the less seriously
injured were given Immediate treat
ment
Evidence tending 10 confirm the the
ory that the explosion was caused by
q bomb or some other Internal ma
chine came from several sources.
Chief Police Inspector Lahey report
ed late today that he had found evil
dehce 60 Justify the conclusion that
the explosion was caused by q huge
bomb loaded with 7. n. T. (trinitroto-
luol( reinforced with iron slugs fash
ioned from window weight bars
Pieces OF these slugs were found I'm
several adjacent structures. This type
of weight bars, a close inspection by
police and department OF justice
agents disclosed, Is not used In any
degree within n radius OF several hun
dred feet from the scene OF the ex-
piosion.
Warning that radicals planned
renewal OF bombing outrages were
sent less than month ago to all
Eastern clients OF the William ].
Burns detective agency. according to
n statement by Mr.. Burns who said