The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-17
WAS BOMB, SAYS
CHIEF W.'J.FLYNN
Was Brought Up in 0ne-Horse
Dray, According to The
ory of Probers.
POLICE PROBE 2 LETTERS
Eave DIVIDED Investigation
Into Many Channels-All
Anarchists Watched
PROBE 2 LETTERS

1AudI Cu1StS WdtCnSu.
New York, Sept. l7.-Fire
Commissioner brennan reported
today to Mayor Hylan that the
explosion in Wall street yestey-
day which killed SO and injured
200 evidently was caused by a
bomb.
More than 150 pounds of
broken sash weights and other
metal fragments have been col
lected by the fire department at
the scene of the disaster and
turned over to the police, Com
brennan said.
William J. Flynn, chief Of the
bureau OF lnvestioa ation, depart.
ment Of Justice, declared this aft.
erernoon he was positive that
bomb had caused the explosion In
Wall street yesterday which took a
toll OF thirty-sIx lives, injured
about 200 persons and caused prop
erty damage running Into the mill
lions.
mo poubt'-Flynn.
"There Is absolutely no doubt that
Il was q bomb" said Chief Flynn.
IAN Important development In the
last two hours has convinced US OF
this. The bomb was apparently
placed by a person who was within
four blocks OF Wall and Broad
streets when the explosion oc-
cured"
Chief Flynn made HIS announcement
shortly after Fire Commissioner Dren
nan had reported to Mayor Hylan hi
the disnster. and the police had begui
to swing to the. bomb theory as op
posed 80 that OF collision between
powder wagon and an automobile.
At police headquarters 1t was sat
the fret task would be to assemble tn
fragments In an effort to construct tn
bomb and determine whether 1t wa
made by skilled hands or by q novice
The explosion, according to the ofi
cial investigators, apparently occurre
In horse drawn covered wagon at
point almost opposite nm entrance y
the United states assay Office"
The investigators found that IN
wagon had a red running gear an
that there were no markings on tn
harness other than to show 1t was 10
one horse.
The small pieces of window weight
with which the Internal machine ha'
been loaded had been fused by an In
tense heat" indicating they had bee
cut into slugs by a high powered ga
burner
Explosion Theory Abandoned.
Referring to the theory that the ex
plosion had been caused by collision
an automobile with powder wagon
Commissioner brennan said that onl
two concerns are licensed to conve'
explosives through the streets Of NeN
York and that all OF their wagons an
motor trucks had been accounted foi
No blasting powder, dynamite or tri
nitrotoluol was delivered by either con
Germ to any of the four places In tn
downtown district where blasting
being done, the report stated.
"Pieces OF sheet metal resemblin
tin" the report said were found J.
the debris similar to metal lining sue
as is used in fhe construction OF ex
port cases for high explosives"
No sash weights such ms were use
in the homb and fragments OF whic'
nitted the windows and walls OF y
J. p. Morgan a. Co. institution ana IN
United states assaN building are miss
ing, the report said, from any OF IN
windows in the vicinity OF the expo
sion. The type Of sash weight Is re
garded az an important clue In IN
unravcling of the mystery
Offer $4,000 Reward.
The board of estimate meeting toda
appropriated $4,000 for informauo
leading to arrest and conviction of per
sons implicated In the explosion,
information leading 10 the arrest G
the owner Of the horse and wagon:
proposaI by one member that $2b0V
be authorized was rejected. ,.
Secret service agents ana ofhcialF :
the police department and the distr1t
attorneys office said that the dlsconer n,',,
81 the shattered clock works confirm
the theory that terrorists or .auarchlst
were responsible for the blast; tn
clock works are being studied nv eS
merits to determine their manufactur
and source. -r,
No arrests have been made. w
mon who drove the one horse true
carving the most powerful infernf
machine ever devised In this couhlr
disappeared In the Wall street crowd
as completely as though the earth ha
opeued and swallowed them.
Find other LINKS.
other important links have nee
forged in the chain OF evidence !
nrove that consprators careful
learned that warnings Of catastroph
in the financial district were receive
In advance by at least two persons.
One OF these warnings came ~ Lieu
Arnaud, chief Of the French high con
mission. on Wednesday The other wa
received by George r.. Ketchledge. .
emplove of the brokerage Arm of !
r.. Schwartz & GO. at No. Brosdwh
also on wednesday. Both warnine
are said 20 have been sent bV iofln'
employee Of the French high comnlt
sion. His name II in possession oI th
authorities and search ~ belhg MA"
Guards Everywhere. 49,,
on the assumption that the VIZ
street explosion was the beginning
n wave OF red terrorism public oiuclh
have been warned 10 employ p",'
guards. Picked men from the poh'
denartmept are guarding the homes
uuhlic officiais walt and Broad stree
the financial capital of the world
insmsn s m and speciai prned guards c
| duty. The stock exchahge building ~
| the great banks in the Wall street ~
/ trlrt are plcketed new police dep
/ line has been established, Every pc
/ snu who crosses " is closely scrut
/ nlled. aA well AZ every vehicle
A general police alarm has hceu re
out FOR missing or. stolen ore -hor
trucks such a. that IN which the IN
| hemh was carried n the Morgan ban
/ The broken narts Of the WAGON. WIN
| was demolished by the detuun 40
/ have been pieced together M wen
posslbie and the police are now tryil
/ 10 fud tho owner ~ n.
Had spy systom.
| That the plntterH have an eilACif
organization with secret sources ~ \
! formation " Indicated by the fnft ~
I ~. I-rivetssr. f,fsessrrsff inst twenty ~