Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-09-24
GREAT EXPLOSION
HIT WALL SIRER
zo0 SUFFER 'NJuRIEs-susre,.
URY AND MORGAN M
HOUSE WRECKED
CENTER OF new YORK en-
At Least 80 People Killed
Damage Placed at s1ooo ooa s
Bodies strew Ground A,..
Blast.

NEW y. Y YORK. mysterious EXP,
sion in Wall street near Rro,s wv
lieved by trained department q, -, -
tice and police investigators - !,
been caused by an inferna, ~"
rocked the heart of the financ,,, ~
trict Thursday, leaving death and ~
struction in its wake.
At least 81 persons wero LIN
more than 200 were injured tho ~
ing house of J. P. Morgan & o. 's y
sub-treasury and the ASSAY -. us
were partially wrecked and nron.' a
damage estimated in excess of a r os j
900 was caused. Thomas w IamaN.
OF the ]. p. Morgan firm, exnros..,
the belief, however, that the ern,oss
was purely an accident caused H.
collision between an explosiye.,.a,'
wagon and another vehicle. The fi.a
had received no threats of anv ki,a
he said, and there was no reason -
the planting of a bomb outside y.
| firms office.
Flame Leaps From Street
The noon hour had struck and >,
endless stream of office workers h,d
just started pouring into the stres,.
from the buildings in the neigbho,
hood. Suddenly a cloud of yellov,h
black smoke and piercing let d
flame leaped from the street outsia.
the Morgan office.
Then came deafening blast. Anna
ment later scores of men, women and
children were lying PROSTATE on lie
ground and the streets We're covered
with debris from thousands of broken
windows and the torn facade Of adis
cent buildings. Two minutes later The
stock and curb exchanges, the finap.
cial pulse Of the world, had closed
Panic and confusion reigned in the
heart of New York's financial district
Thousands of clerks and stenora
piers fled in terror from ADJOINING
structures. Scores tainted, fell and
were trampled on in the rush. Mean
while the noise of the explosion, whkl
was heard throughout lower Manhs
tan and across the river in Brooks
brought thousands of the curious b
the scene.
Officers Find Clue.
NEW YORK.-Receipt by depart
ment of justice agents of five crcu
lars, signed American Anarchis
Fighters" furnished the first tangbe
clue, they said, to the identity Of tht
persons who were responsible for th'
explosion which killed 35 persons, in
jured 200 others and caused properly
damage running into the millions.
In making public the circulars
which were printed on cheap paper
Z by II inches, Chief William ]. Flynn
chief of the bureau of investigate
of the justice department called q
tention to the fact that the bomb
sent in the nationwide bomb plot 0
June 2. 1919, were wrapped in circ'
lars announcing the coming Of the re-
olution and signed Anarchist Figh
ers.
Circulars Threaten Death.
The circulars, to which he said
attached the utmost importance, real
Remember. We will not t9len
any longer. Free the political pr
oners or 1t will be sure death for
of YOU"
The circulars, Chief Flynn declare
were not in the letter box when y
carrier made his rounds at 11:30 q.
but that he found them there on
next round at 1158 o'clock.
I'm my opinion" Chief Flynn
clared, this is not an attack on j.
Morgan & Co. / believe those
sponsible picked out the financ
center in order to create demons1l
ton"
Bio Reward.
Spurred on by rewards aggregau
$20,500, offered by the New ~
city administration and an acciu.
insurance company. police, ex.sers'
men and citizens are working oh