Evening star., 1920-09-16
EXPLOSION KILLS SCORE:
WRECKS WALL STREET
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passengers and their chauffeur. The
first story had it that they were
| among the dead or injured.
wild Excitement Prevails.
Never in it's history has lower Man
haitian witnessed such excitement as
prevailed today. Trading on both the
stock and curb exchanges was ordered
supended for the day a few minutes
after the explosion occurred and from
then on lower New York forgot all
it's business matters in attending to
the needs of the injured.
Fire apparatus and ambulances
dashed through the narrow, crooked
streets Of the financial district. on
which lay q covering OF shattered
glass and the broken remains of men
and horses.
Police reserves hastily assembled
found difhculty in coping with the
tried to press themselves into Wall
street, that narrow canyon in which
automobiles can hardly pass each
other with ease. Telephone service
was shut OF from many public booths
in the vicinity and all banking Offices
heavy guard.
A wrecked automobile bearing the
New Jersey License number "a 246
was found near the Morgan building
and the police tried to establish
whether this was the machine which
had figured 80 prominently In versions
yInSsrreeth Tho wrecked automobile
was found New Jersey chauffeur
license made out in tho name OF
Jerome H. MeKeen OF 1407 Nelson
avenue. Bronx
An hour after. the explosion occur
theory that it had been caused by a
collision Of q T. NJ truck and an
automobile on Wall street. between
the Morgan ofiice and the subtreasury
building
molished truck was found at this
roint near the wrecked automobile.
The authorities switched their theory
from dynamite to r. N. 7. because OF
the fact that there appeared no great
hole in the pavement. such as Wouio
have bcen blasted by the downward
fc rec Of dynamite.
So far as could be learned no promi-
ncnt financiers or members OF the
stock exchange were injured IN the
explosion. Thomas w. Lamont and
Henry p. Davidson, members OF the
arm, were In the Morgan ofices at the
time, but were not hurt.
United states Regulars from Gov
ernors island arrived on the scene
at 1850 for guard duty.
At 1905 doubt was cast on the acct-
dent theory, when members OF the
bomb squad, fastened to the scene.
expressed the opinion that bomb
had exploded. they added that frag-
ments of metal picked up on the
street were being examined on the
theory that they may have been bits
Of the Internal machine.
Call for Soldiers.
The call for soldiers from Cover
nors island was sent by Martin
yogel, assistant secretary Of the
treasury. who has charge OF tho sub
treasury. with all the windows
blasted out. Col. William Wiegel.
chief Of staff at the military post.
announced that 200 infantrymen
would patrol the financial district
With With drders ssa 70 aiow no one to sp
proach government properly:
MAYOR Hylan arrived az the scene
at pm. to direct the efforts OF mu-
nicipal authorities.
All hospitals near the financial
district were crowded with injured
and physicians were summoned from
all over the city.
According to Charles Matthews. OF
Brooklyn, salesman of typewriter
an. were killed while working in
| the bond department Of J. p. Morgan
| and Company.
Matthews said he was passing the
| office of Mr.. Lamont when the ex.
| plosion occurred. Mr.. Lamont. hi
4 tNtn lat of ~
time and apparently was unhurt.
Check Up ON Powder Story.
To check up on the story that /,
powder wagon was struck by an au
tomobile. agents Of the Department
1 OF Justice asked e. I. du Pont d,
| Nemours & Co. for a detailed repor
on the location Of all their wagon
at the time Of the explosion.
l Ohicials OF the company, Questione.
by newspapermen. asserted they wer
not carrying explosives to points Ii
the vicinity whore excavations ar
being made.
Remains Of the wrecked truck an,
its horses found at the scene of th'
explosion were examined by the po
lice. who questioned construction mel
as to whether the wagon resemble,
the type used In hauling explosives
Several construction men expresse,
nrm belief that the wreck was tina
Of a powder wagon.
At 1880 several representative
from the district attorneys office ar
rived on the scene to start an in
|vestigation.
Hiram Davis, a chauffeur for Wins
low 8. Pierce. a lawyer at 40 Wal
street, told the police that the frs
fash Of the explosion came from al
automobile standing in the middl
of the street midway between the sub
treasury and the j. p. Morgan build
ing. A wrecked automobile found q
the scene does not show, however
that the explosion came from insid
of this car.
The cause Of the explosion wa
dynamite in the street. Police Com
missioner Enright said that he ha'
been informed by members Of tn
Morgan firm.
Mr.. Enright said:
II have just had q conference will
i Mr.. Lamont and Mr.. Bacon and Mr.
Junius Morgan Of the Arm Of ]. P. Nor
gan & Co.. and they say that tho caus
of the explosion was most assured.
dynamite In the street. On this SCOT
there could be no doubt. Mr.. Lamon
was not hurt at all. Mr.. Bacon wa
lslightly injured and 70 was young MI