The Washington herald., 1920-09-17
MeW York Explosion Kills 29;
Traces of Bomb Show Reds
no. Behind Disaster in Wall Street
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bile they probably Ieaped off the
truck and disappeared Two OF
three minutes later came the ex-
plosion."
sn Sidewalk Blood SpIotched.
Nine distinct splotches of blood
on the sidewalk in front of the as
SAY office bore testimony to the
sons were strEck down in their
tracks there. The limestone front
OF the assay ONCE was pockmark ed
by the explosion from the grOdnd
TO the stone fricze twenty feet
above the walk. The iron grill
work on the windows and doors
was broken and bent. Not a win
dow remained whole in the struc-
ture.
The Morgan building offered the
most amazing spectacle of the many
damaged edihCes. The Wall Street
side Of the structure was spattered
with blood and debris. steel
screened windows were Invested of
all but a few particles Of glass.
The screens themselves were bent
inward and twisted beyond recogni-
tion.
Assay once Clock stops.
The explosion occurred almost
exactly at one minute past IL, for
II was at this hour that the assay
office clock stopped. The street was
crowded. In a few seconds dead.
dying and injured were strewn
about the asphalt.
Before the eyes Of thousands
reared a column of smoke and flame
which lowered as high as the NTH
story window Of adjacent buildings.
Then came a roar like the detona-
tion of a mammoth mine. The truck
went up in smoke. and only tiny
fragments remained. The hind legs
Of the roam horse were cut off and
flung over its head.
Pedestrians Lose Clothes.
Passersby. men and women, had
their clothing ripped off. The dead,
diving and wounded strewed the
streets. The pungent odor of nitric
acid-the chemical basis of the
bOmb-was everywhere
The teIl-tale brown sugar marks
OF deadly INT were later found on
the bodies and limbs OF the victims.
In the Morgan building the great
dome was smashed and collapsed.
II the plot was directed at members
OF the Morgan firm il failed dis
mally Most of the victims were
innocent men, women and boys.
Firm Members in Conference.
J. P. Morgan himself is in Eu-
rope -Four other members Of the
firm were in a conference in sec
ond floor room farthest removed
from the truck and its deadly bur
den. These were Thomas W. La
mont. Dwight w. Morrow. Junius
Spencer Morgan and Elliot c.
Bacon. Only young Morgan, son or
J. 2. Morgan. received minor
wounds due to falling glass.
But William Joyce. clerk in the
securities department Of the rm,
whose desk was on the main irsJ
floor office. was instantly killed by
large piece of debris hUrtlinG
through the window. He was the
son Of P. W. Joyce. cmPIoye Of the
Morgan firm for thirty years.
Hide Under Desks.
The 400 employees Of tho Morgan
firm took refuge under desks or in
ante rooms. Scores of them were
injured, however. by falling glass.
The witnesses said there was no
panic, although several women and
men clerks tainted.
Terror reigned on the stock eN-
chanEe. which felt the full fore,
Of the explosion. Trading was i'm
mo diately suspended for the dav
and this action was promptly fol-
lowed by other bourses throuEhout
the country
Indescriba bic ,Dnfusion reicned
Immediately after the explosion.
In Wall and adjoining streets thou
sands Of men and women miIled
about helplessly. All sought to fee
from the desolate waste and the
outdoor chamber Of horrors which
vas as bloody as bull pen. dozens
Of women were trampled.
Rescue Work Speedy.
Motor cars came plunCing through
the ankle deep glass and the work
OF rescue was speedy. The dead and
the injured were picked up and
rushed to nearby hospitals. MANY
Of the victims were either nude or
their garments were in shreds.
The tall office buildings stood
Gaunt. Their windows seemingly
stared at the tragedy. Within fifteen