The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-16

oHices or j. +. Morgan & Co i'm New
iork' was the opening outrage OF a
contemplated reign or terror, the couu-
tFS over. As late ms two weeks aro
myers said, his firm had sent letters 70
MI IT'S clients In the East warning them
OF an impending reign of terror by
communists and BoIsheviks.
new YORK. Sept. 16-It was estt-
mated this afternoon that the damage
10 Morgan's bank would be between
$500 900 and $500, 600 The huge glass
dome over the main foor is shatter-
co. 1t Is also stated that of the en-
ployes practically all sustained iniur-
les OF some sort and that more than
dozen were badly hurt. while as
many as seven were killed. The bomb
proof netting behind the windows or
the MorgaR, office on the Wall Street
side was twisted and bent. but II is
believed to have saved lives.
Some Of the dead were women.
STREETS ARE CHOKED
All streets leading TO Broad and to
wall streets were choked with peo-
pie The police were powerless to
open traffic lanes for ambulances un-
I'll all the down town police reserves
were sent to the scene.
Strange to say fire did not follow
the blast. However. firemen were on
hand.
At l o'clock Fire Chief Henlon said
he was unable TO account for the ex-
plosion.
great hole was torn in the street
in front of the Morgan offices.
VICTIMS HALF BLOCK AWAY
The wall of the Morgan building on
the Wall Street side is pitted with
holes as If it had been bombarded byI
light artillery
As an indication Of the expanse OF
the burst Of flame from the explosion
from the street in front OF Morean's
bank ambulance workers found three
young women badly burned in a bank
ing house al ~ Wall Street. almost
half block away. These young wo-
men had remained at their desks Ar
er this discovery ambulance workers
canvassed every build ng in the neigh
borhood in search Of isolated instances
Of injury.
RESEMBLED A BATTLE FIELD
Broad and Wall Streets. the financial
heart Of America. resembled battle
field with dead and wounded. blasted
streets and soldiers on duty
The main floor of the Broad Street
hospital where most OF the injured
were taken, was covered with blood
so great was the number OF victims.
There were insufficient cots and the
injured were laid in rows upon the
Aoor.
PUTS PHONE SYSTEM OUT
4 scores OF police reserves had to fight
he crowd back to open the way for
and fire trucks The Han
over Exchange of the New York Tele- !
phone System, which serves the hnan-
,ial district. was put out of commissi
1y the blast. adding to the confusion.
A mountainous pile of debris was
hrown up in front of the wrecked Nor /
gan building. Three disembowelled /
'arcasses of horses and the wrecks
# half dozen automobiles cluttered
he corner of Broad and Wall Street
MAYOR HYLAN ON SCENE
Police Commissioner Enright rush
ID to the scene and took personal dir
.ction of the army of policemen. Ar
er superficial inspection the police
commissioner said that he believed a
wagon load of dynamite caused the
blast.
lis automobile to give such aid as he
ould 10 the authorities.
Within 90 minutes after the explos-
on 10 bodies had been recovered
'ome were badly mangled They
we're quickly removed for identihca-
ion. Later the death list increased
LAID on TREASURY STEPS
Many young women stenographers.
Who were on their way to lunch. were
aught in the hurrican of debris and
brown up by the explosion. Many
we're hurt, others were hurled from
heir feet; others tainted from fright
The dead were carried across the,
treet and laid out upon the U. ).
In front of the sub-treasury build
ng was a pool of blood and part of a
traw hat, all that was left of some
uckless pedestrian who had been
,lown to bits.
BETWEEN zoo AND 400 HURT
So far as could be learned the only
member of the Morgan firm who was
n the scene was Thomas w. Lamont !
lie was in his private office debating
letters and talking with a business
aller when the detonation occurred.