Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-09-17

explosion of a quantity of dynamite or
other explosives.
The noon hour had struck and an end
less stream OF office workers had just
started pouring into the streets from
buildings in the neighborhood. Suddenly.
q piercing jet of flame leaped from the
street outside the Morgan office.
Deafening Blast
Then came a deafening blast A mo-
ment later scores of men. women and
children were lying PROSTATE on the
ground and the streets were covered with
debris from thousands of broken windows
and the torn facades of adjacent build
ings. Two minutes later the stock and
curb exchanges the financial pulse of the
world. had closed. Panic and confusion
reigned in the heart of New York's fl
nancial district.
Panic Stricken Crowd
Thousands Of clerks and stenographers
fled in terror from adjoining structures.
Scores tainted, fell and were trampled on
in the rush. Meanwhile the noise of the
explosion which was heard throughout
lower Manhattan and across the river in
Brooklyn, brought thousands of the Curl
Gus to the scene.
Reserves Called
The police on duty in the district were
unable to cope with the crowds and
hurry call for police reserves was sent
to all downtown police stations.
Subtreasury officials. fearing an at
tempt might be made to rob the build
ing all the windows of which were brok-
en-. requested assistance Of the military
authorities at Governors Island and s
company Of soldiers was sent to guard
the institution.
Hospital Corps Summoned
Hurry calls were also sent to all hos
pitfalls in the downtown section of New
York and scores of ambulances were
soon speeding through the narrow streets.
Dressing stations were established in the
lOhbies of buildings nearby where the
less seriously injured were given treat
ment.
Some of those killed outright had the
clothing literally torn from their bodies
and evidence that the street was filled
with burning. scorching flaming gas was
shown by the blistered aud burned flesh
Had the explosion occurred 10 or Is
minutes later the casualty would no
doubt have been greater as the hour,
II :01. was just at the beginning of the
period when the office buildings were
pouring forth their thousands Of en-
ployes.
Most CongsSted Distrtcf
The junction of Broad, Nassau and
Wall streets, is perhaps, during the noon
hour the most congested point IN the
city.
Thirty five field directors of the Red
Cross. trained In handling emergencles'
were comforting uptown when the ex
plosion occurred. They were immedl,
ately rushed to the scene and rendered
first aid
Large quantities of surgical dressings
medicines and hospital suppnes were
sent to Wall street and Or. Thomas D.
Reilly general director Of the distress
and relief committee of the HE'D Gross.
installed dressing station on the steps
Of the Morgan building.
Perth Amboy Incident.
Newspaper men who were at Perth
Amhoy when an explosion OF t. n. t.
rocked that portion of New Jersey two
years ago said that the blast today
was similar In sound and feeling.
Giant Dome Crashed.
w. 7. Leake an employe of the treas
ury department in Washington, who was
in the Morgan offices when the expios-
ion occurred. said it seemed as though
a bomb had dropped on the roof. First,
he. said, there came a deafening blast
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