South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-17

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of buildings nearby. where the less
injured were given immediate
treatment.
Evidence tending TO confirm the
theory that the explosion was
caused by a bomb or some other in
fernal machine came from several
sources.
Finds Evidence.
Chief Police Inspector Lahey re-
ported late Thursday that he had
found evidence TO justify the con-
clusion that the explosion was
caused by a huge bomb loaded with
II. ~. T.-trinitrotoluol- d
with iron slugs fashioned from win
dow weight bars. Pieces of these
slugs were found on several ad-
jacent structures. This type of
weight bars. a close inspection by
police and department of justice
agents disclosed. is not used in any
building within a radius OF several
hundred feet from the scene OF the
explosion.
Warning that radicals planned a
renewal of bombing outrages were
sent less than a month ago TO all
eastern clients of the William J.
Burns detective agency. according
to a statement by Mr.. Burns. who
said he was convinced that Thurs
days explosion was a premeditated
attack and was not accidental.
Burns Investigates.
Mr.. Burns who said he had been
engaged by the Morgan firm 20
make an investigation OF the acct
dent. stated that his personal inves-
tigation convinced him mat a
wagon containing a bomb or bombs
was left in front OF the Sub-trea sury
building with a timing device so
fixed as 10 cause il to explode at
noon. No trace of the driver of the
wagon has been found. h, said. and
added that in his opinion the man
escaped few minutes before the
explosion occurred. Fire Chief
reau OF combustibles also expressed
the belief that the explosion was
caused by a bomb after examining
fragments Of metal found in the
street in front OF the Morgan Of
fees. DR.. William Z. DOYLE. chief
Of the bureau Of com bustibles.
pointed out that the hole found in
the street near the Morgan offices
and the widely scattered scars on
the facadeS of nearby buildings also
indicated that the blast was caused
by bomb rather than by an expio-
sion Of a quantity OF dynamite or
other explosives.
Morgan Men at Meeting.
Five members OF the Morgan firm
we're in the building at the time of
the accident. Thomas w. Lamont
Dwight w. Morrow, Ellit c. Bacon
and George Whitney were in a con-
ference on the second floor of the
Broad street side OF the Morgan
building. They were shaken up by
the force Of the explosion, but all
escaped without injury.
Junius Spencer Morgan. son OF J.
+. Morgan. head OF the firm. who is
now abroad, was at his desk on the
lower floor when the explosion oc-
CURED. IL shattered the glass par
titions OF his office. showering him
with fragments. He received slight
cuts on the hands and arms.
The explosion threw the con-
ference upstairs into disorder.
Mr.. Lamont said. we were Jared
by the conclusion an drather excited
edly ran down the main floor. where
the most confusion prevailed. There
were about fifty employees who were
more or less injured and those
clerks who had miracUlously escap-
ed injury from falling debres, were
devoting their atten-
ton 10 assisting those who were less
fortunate.
"Onc Of cut valued employees. VIII
liam Joyce, was killed. He was the
son OF Thomas W. Joyce. who had
been in our employ for thirty years.
and who was himself badly hurt
All our large windows on the first
floor and some on the second were
blown in. The office Will bbe ready
for business tomorrow morning"
There were between 400 and 500
employees in the Morgan building al