The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-09-17
Loss of Life Has Reached
36 and About 200 Per-
sons We're Injured
Property Damage of
About $2,50O,G00 Is Esti-
mated to Have Been
Done By Explosion.

Flynn, chief Of the bureau of inves
tigation department Of justice. de-
clared this afternoon he vas positive
hat bomb had caused the explosion
in Wall street yesterday which took
4 toll Of SO lives injured about 200
persons and caused property damage
running into the millions.
Chief Flynn made his announcement
shortly after Fire Commissioner Dren
nan had reported to Mayor Hylan his
belief that bomb was responsible for
the disaster and the police had begun
to swing to the bomb theory as op
posed to that of collision between
powder wagon and an automobile,
"There ia absolutely no doubt that
il was bomb said Chief Flynn.
An 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 ex-
plosion occurred.
Certain at least of the cause Of the
explosion, federal agents and city po-
lice increased their search for the driv
er of wagon drawn by one horse,
which was blown to pieces. No trace
of him has yet been found.
The theory of the investigators is
that time bomb was placed on the
wagon and that the driver hurried
from the scene Just after arranging
for the explosion 10 occur at noon.
The Investigators found that the
wagon had a red running GER and
that there were no markings on the
harness other than to show il was for
one horse. The small pieces of window
weights with which the internal ma
chine had been loaded had been fused
bv an intense heat" indica ting they
had been cut into slugs by high pow
cred gas burner.
Referring 10 theory that the ex
plosion had been caused bv collision
of an automobile with a powder wag
OIL, Commissioner brennan said that
only two concerns are licensed to con
vev explosives through the streets of
New York and that all of their wagons
and motor trucks have been accounted
for.
No blasting powder, dynamite or
trinitrotoluol was delivered by either
concern 10 any of the four places in
the downtown district where blasting
Is being done, the report stated.
Every foot of space at police head
quarters was filed this morning. when
the entire resources of the department
we're oentered on the task of Identify
ing the horse and wagon whose re-
mains were found in front of the sub
treasury.
Captain Arthur Carey. chief Of the
homicide bureau, summoned hundreds
Of harness makers, blscksmiths, wag
on manufacturers and livery stable
proprietors in an effort TO determine
the type Of wagon IL was and who
owned IL.
The board of estimate. meantime.
appropriated $4,000 for information
leading to the arrest and conviction of
persons implicated in the explosion |
An additional $500 was appropriated
for information leading to the estsb- |
lishment of the ownership Of the horse
and wagon.
From Washington. Chicago. Philadel- |
phis, Detroit, Baltimore and as far
south as the Gulf of Mexico and west |
to The Golden Gate. authorities an
ncunced heavy patrols Of plain clothes
men and police reserve in their big |
business districts. Federal agents |
worked with state and city officials to
run down reports Of widespread ex.
tremist plots
Several New York detectives and 80
eret service men left the city before 1
dawn for destinations unannounoed on /
Sut-of-town ends Of the investigation /
Of the explosion. William y Flvnu
Ehief Of the bureau Of invest igation of 1
the department Of justice. visited the
scene Of the blast. personally. accom-
nanied by police headquarteTs deiec
ives and his own men
Troops were held IN readiness On
soveruor's island against thr ao-sib o.
of renewed outrage TO-DAY ~
aehrents Of the I'D infantry were In
s&Frscks subject 20 instant call
AT public buildings and tha hnr1~s
y wealthy and prominent Hnen here