The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-16

prominent financiers were injured in
the explosion. Thomas w Lamont
and Henry P. Davidson, members of
the firm. were in the Morgan offices
at the time. but were not hurt.
They. Eliot Bacon, Dwight c. Nor
row and George Whitney, all directors,
were in consultation. Several en-
Ployes were hurt and one killed. ]. P
Morgan is now in Europe.
Many Office Girls Hurt
Many of the injured were girls
working in office buildings Hundreds
Of persons were thrown to the side
walk with the force of the explosion
and dozens of trucks and automobiles
were pressed into service to carry
away the wounded.
United States regular quickly ap-
peared on the scene from Governors
Island to guard the wrecked buildings.
AT 1905 doubt was cast on the bomb
theory when experts from the chief
Of detectives offices investigated.
Police summoned all the ambu-
lances from 34th street south and all
available police reserves were pressed
into service.
1t was reported that shortly before
noon an automobile with two men
drew up in front of the Morgan Of
fices, and that when Morgan detect
ives approached the machine one man
alighted and either accidentally or
purposely dropped what appeared to
be a bomb.
Think Bomb Was Timed
Occupants of ky-scraper looking
down told another version of the auto
mobile story. They declared they
had seen the car drawn up and the
men leave it. These spectators ad-
vanced the theory that the bomb-if
it was a bomb-had been timed.
This version differed from the first
as regards the two passengers and
their chauffer. The first story had it
that they were among the dead or
injured
The financial district presented an
appearance of chaos. In addition 20
the bodies of human beings and horses
which Uttered the scene, great
blotches of blood covered the white
side of the buildings and the street
Almost every window pane was shat.
tered. The street was covered with
fragments of the stone blasted frori
the great office buildings.
In the subtreasury building was
stored more than s1,0OO,OOO, 900 in
metal and notes. Banking houses
also were placed under heavy guard,
and United States regular were pa
trolling the streets.
The damage 10 the Morgan build
ing alone was estimated at s5000OO
Minor damage to other buildings
would total at least S50O,O0O.
Building Front Demolishd.
The front of the Morgan building
was demolished and the subtreasury
building front was badly damaged.
With the arrival of the soldiers,
street cleaners We're put to work
cleaning up the street so that am
balances might pass. The wrecked
automobile was identified as belonging
to Durham Belden, Ill South Third
street. South Orange. Belden is man
aser of a pharmacy in Newark.
When asked as to her husbands
whereab bouts. Mrs. Belden said that he
She said her husbands car bore a
number plate corresponding to the one
found in the wreckage.
Order Deliveries Stopped.
After suspending trading in stocks
for the day, the board of governor $
of the exchange ordered that all d.
liveries of securities be deferred un-
til Monday, except by mutual consent
The committee called another meet,
ing for late in the day, TO take further
measures concerning the effect of the
explosion on trading.