Arizona republican., 1920-09-17
ExnIosion Oecurred at Noon

Explosion Occurred at Noon
 The noon hour had struck and an endless stream of office workers had just started pouring into the streets from buildings in the neighborhood. Suddenly a cloud of yellowish, black smoke and a piercing flame leaped from tae streets outside the Morgan office Then came d deafening blast. X moment later scores of men. women and children were lying prostraie on the ground and the streets were GOV cred with debris from thousands or broken windows and the torn facade of adjacent buildings. Two minutes later the stock and curb exchanges, the financial pulse of the world. had closed Panic and confusion reigned in the heart of New Eorks financial district.
 Thousands of clerks and stenogra- phers fled in terror from adjoining structures. Scores tainted. fell and were trampled on in the rush. Mean while the noise of the explosion was heard throughout lower Manhattan and across the river in Brooklyn and brought thousands of the curious to tho scenO
 The few police on duty in the dis trict were unable to cope with the crowds and a hurry cali for police re- serves was sent to all downtown pc lice stations.
 Sub-treasurv officials. fearing that an attempt might he made to rob the building. all of the windows of which were broken. requested the assistance Of the military authorities at Cover nor's island. and company of soldiers was sent Ia guard the institution.
 Hurry calls were also sent to all hospitals in the downtown section of New York and scores of ambuiances were soon speedwing through the mar row streets. Dressing stations were esta blished in the lobhics of buildings nearby where the less seriously injured were given treatment.
 Evidence tending to confirm the the ory that the explosion was caused by bomb or some other internal machine came from several sources.
 Officials Charge Bomb Explosion
 Chief Police Inspector Lahey re- ported late today that he had found evidence to justify the conclusion that the explosion was caused by huge bomb loaded with TNT-tri nitro tol- teneduOl reinforced with iron slugs fashioned from window weight bars. Pieces Of these slugs were found in several adjacent structures This type Of weight bars a close inspection by police and department Of justice agents disclosed. is not used in any building within a radius Of several hundred feet from the explosion.
 Warning that radicals planned 6 TO newal of bombing outTages were sent less than a month ago 10 all the east ern clients Of the William ]. Burns detective agency. according 10 statement by Mr. Burns, who said he was convinced that today's explosion was a prcmeditated attack and was nor accidental.
 NIr Burns who said he had been engaged by the Morgan firm to make an ipVostiCatiOn Of tho accident. stated that his personal investigation con NiDcod him that a wagon containing of the eub-treaeury building with timing device so fixed as 10 cause if to explode precisely at noon. No trace ut the driver of the wagon has been found. ho said, and added that in his opinion the man escaped a few min uteS before the explosion.
 Evidence of Bomb Found
 Fire Chef KcnlOn and officers from tte bureau Of c0wbusUblcs also ex- pros. o1 the belief that the explosion was caused by bomb after examin- inc fragments or metal found in the -troot i0 front Of the Morgan offices. Dr. William r. Doyle chief of tho hii- r03u of e0mhustihlee. pointed out that tho ~ne7'l hole found iu the street near th0 21orEon offices indicated that tho. h.a "0s caused by a bomb rather than bE az explosion of a quantity of dynamite or other explosives
 E-re members Of the Morgan firm were in the building at the time of the ae 3dcut. Thomas N. Lamont. Dwight W Morrow. Eliot C. Bacon and George Whitney were in a conference on tho second floor of Inc Broad street side of the building They were shaken up bat al escaped without injury
 Young Morgan Injured
 ]unuus Spencer Morgan. son of J. r Morgan, head of the firm. who is now 9Uroad was at bis desk On the- lower