The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-17

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The financial centers of Americas
big cities from coast to coast are arm
ed camps today. with police and pri-
yste sentries posted TO guard against
repetition Of the mysterious eXp'o-
son that rocked Wall Street yester-
day
From Washington. Chicago. Phila-
6elphia. Boston. Detroit, Baltimore, as
far south as the Gulf Of Mexico. ana
west to the Golden Gate, authorities
reported heavy patrols OF plain
clothes men and police in the DIE
business districts and financial cen
ters worked with stare and city off,
Gals 10 run down reports Of wide
spread extremist plots.
Death Toll Grows
Thirty-one persons are dead and
more than 200 injured from the explo-
sion Yesterday. declared by the pollcs
here as probably caused By an Internal
machine Discovery of parts OF CLOCK
work in the wreckage and announce
ment by experts that trinitrotoIuene
IT \ TT was used in the bomb II
there was one. have sent detectives
and po,ice on 30 leads pointing 10
bomb plots and radical activities'
Meanwhile the scene of yesterdays
blast is roped off while the Stock Ex-
change and allied organizations pre-
narAa 10 resume business at the usual
hour this morning. Several New YORK
detectives and secret service men le1t
the civ this morning for unannounced
-
investigation.
William J. Flynn, chief of the pu-
reau of investigations of the depart
ment Of justice. viewed the scene OF
the blast personally, accompanied py
po,ice headquarters detectives and ms
own men. steadfastly refusing TO taik
on the subject.
Troops In Readiness
Troops were held in readiness on
Governors Island today and detacn-
ments of the 22nd infantry were IN
barracks subject to instant call
All public buildings and the homes
of wealthy and prominent men mere
are under special watch and every
available man is held in reserve or
actively working in federal, state ana
dty investigation agencies.
Patrols are Doubled
Between and o'clock this morn
inc polce lines in the financial ols-
trc, were relaxed for admission OF lhe
thousands of office workers. During
the Same period, emergency patrols
we're doubled and every doorway ana
alley was under close inspeclio'l'
Downtown subway streets v're Kept
cleared bv q large force of police
During the early hours public ana
nriva.e agencies cleared up wan
street. some picking up debris ana
washing down blood spattered siue,
Unlks and buildings Men started
worI, rcmedying damage to twisted
iron office fixtures, and glaciers by
the score began the long task OF
restoring window-panes in the entire
financial district.
An Internal Machine.
New York. Sept. 1.-THE explosion
that rocked New York's financial as
trict yesterday, causing death to 81
persons and injury TO zoo others, was
probably caused b. an Internal 'mu-
chine-possiby a time bomb--accora-
inc 10 the almost unanimous opinion |
Ct expert investigators OF the Depart
rsnt OF Justice and the police today |
nade search OF the wreckage near the |
scsns revealed, according 10 hish
cCacial who requested that MS name
oe withheld, fragments OF c'ockwork' |
such Is is commonly used in making
bombs Three pieces OF curved meta'
we're also found beneath the surface |
THE pavement in the hole caused by |
,ne evploslon Another piece OF sim!- |
lar metal was taken from the BODY oil
Pebert Westday. q lG-year-old mes
scrrer bov who was killed. according |
10 Or. Charles H. Norris. chief medi- |
cal examiner
Collision Theory Abandoned.
The authorities said that the finding .
Of these bits Of evidence virtually .
d.syipated the theory held earlier by .
some officials that the explosion might /
have been caused b. q collision with /
q wagon loaded with explosives. EN- .
animation Of the wrecked wagon re- |
yealed according to the police. that /
Il was what is known az q rack |
truck. ana II wos unlikely that /
venice Q. this type would be USED /
- transport powerful explosives.
Careful investigation by city au- !
thor.t.es showed that no permits had /
bsen granted for cari!ns explosives
yesterday
These and other scattering reports |
chiefly occupied the attention OF W.i' /
lam J Flynn chief of the bureau |
OF investigation Of the Department Of /
Justice who arrived early today from I
Washington. 10 take personal charge /
cg the investigation.
Tncmas ". Lamont OF ]. p Morgan /
and Company however. IN front 81 !
whose offices the explosion occurred. ]
expressed the opinion that II was .
purely accidental
Repair Work Begins,
Work Of repairing the shattered .
windows and twisted fixtures IN the |
-.cck exchange the Offices Of J. /
Morgan and Company, the sub-trcas- /
ury ana various nearby buildings b..
an during the night and close
,uara OF police ana soldiers irem
Governors Island. was kept throush.
cut the district searchlights cri1s.
crossed in the sky above the buildings
ans no one was allowed on the streets
The special corps Of guards will be
Kept roped Of the district for several
days. 6, was understood. Entrance 70
that dis;ric; will be BY well esta6.
lshed credentials on'y.
Reward Of $4,000.
Mayor Hylan called meeting Of the
hoard Of estimate today TO consider a
proposal BY him TO offer a reward Of
$4,000 FOR the Apprehension and con.
ylc,ion Of persons responsible for the
tragedy.