The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-09-16

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automobile had coilidod with a pow
der wagon. and the Dupont company
was aaked immediately to find OF
whether any OF IT, vehicles had been
IN The vicinity az the time. This was
done after construction men had cx-
pressed heller hat the truck was OF
the type used in delivering ex-
plosives.
other investigators sought to run
down reports that a bomb had been
exploded In front OF the Morgan
Assistant District Attorney Tally
after visiting the scene. announced
his belief that the explosion could not
have been due to m accident.
Suspects Conspiracy.
He announced also that his staff
would question all witnesses OF the
explosion. lie said that one thing led
him 10 the conspiracy theory was the
time OF the explosion. This was fixed
by n clock In the sub-trcasury build
Ing, which stopped at i2;O1.
Tho factors hat lead me 20 this
belief" said Tally. are hat the time
OF the explosion was at l2;ol p. m,
when probably the greatest damage
! could have boon done. and the loca-
ton OF the explosion was midway be-
tween the Morgan offices and the
now United States treasury building"
Working on the cor piracy theory.
the police picked up AL remnants Of
the wrecked automobile and wagon.
even going so far as to remove the
shoes from q dead horse in order to
establish the Identity OF the vehicles
ana their n
! District Guarded
The financial district was ropcd off
and placed undcr heavy guard while
the work Of Identifying victims was
under way. Some bodies were 80
mutilated hat nope II Identifying
them virtually has Dem abandoned
Al the Broad street hospital alone
from $50 TO 200 persons were nd
mitted and one inferno stated that
six of these had died from injuries
So crowded wns the hospital that tht
Injured were laid on floors and In
Railways.
william T. Joyce. n clerk. was tn,
man killed In the Morgan banking
house. His father, l.. w. Joyce. ~
charge of gold shipments. was badly
injured.
Two and one half hours after tn,
explosion the streets outside the no.
lice lines were black with people, and
windows were filled with o%n-loukcrs
Bits OF Jagged glass continued to fall
injuring those on the streets. There
were 500 policemen In the district
and three companies Of United Statci
infantrymen.
The consolidated stock exchange wal
offered for emergcnc purposes wheI
hospitals were filled.
Property Damage 81. 5OO.O 600
Although II IN impossible this after
noon TO estimate the property dam
< accurately. II was believed thu
figure would reach s2,50O.O0O.
The new United Ststca assay build
ing also was damaged.
Workmen this afternoon were en-
deavorlng TO repair the stock ex.
change.
In cleaning NJ the debris. detec
tives found In the street close to tn
sidewalk In front of the entrance
to the new sub-treasury building.
hole. about ten inches deep and thre
in diameter. The theory was a.
vanced that this hole might hnv'
marked the exact location where tn
explosion occurred.
The entrance to the s~ub-treaSury
as well as the lobby into which th'
door opens. was wrecked. Not onl,
was the iron door framing torn out
but great sections Of the stone fencinl
We're splintered and cracked. Tn
great columns OF granite which orna
ment the front OF the old treasurl
building, between which stands tn
statute of George Washington, wer
Scared and dented by pieces OF flynn
debris OF metal.
The terrific dowDpour OF broker
] glass contributed chiefly to the cas-
ualties. When the explosion cur
the throngs In the streets nearb,
! made "A frantic effort 10 escape, fear
ing a rocond blast. The widest hys
terra prevailed, women faintlng AM
men .plunging onward in a precipi
ctious rush to safety. Those who wer