Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-17
REDS BOMB SPREADS
DEATH AND RUIN III
LOWER NEW YORK

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were soon speeding through the mar
row streets. DresslnH stations were
established In the lobbies of the build
ings nearby, where tho less seriously
mcnt,
theory that tho explosion was caused
by bomb or some other informal ma
chine oame from several sources.
chief POLES inspector tor, ii@hey re, re-
dcnco TO Justify tho conclusion that
INC explosion was caused w hugo
bomb loaded with 7. y. r.-trini-
fashioned from window weight burs.
Pieces OF these slugs woro found In
sovernl adjacent structures. This
by police and Department of Justice
agents disclosed. Is not used In any
building within radius OF several
hundred feet from the sccne OF tho
explosion.
warned OF Domb Outrnge..
Warnings that radicals planned a
Eastern clients Of the William j..
Turns Detective Agency. according to
Io S'ut sn cnnv py ar , nnrns' who said
Was Il premeditatcd ATTACK and was
not accidental.
Mr.; Burns; who said he had been
an Investigation of tho accident
stated that his personal .nvestiEa.
non convinced him wagon contain
q. the Sub Treasury Building with u
timing device so lxed as TO cause II
TO- explode precisely ut noon No
been found. he said. and added in his
opinion the man escaped few mo-
ments before the explosion occurred.
FIRE Chie1 keniOn and officers from
tho bureau OF combustibics. also en.
pressed the belief the explosion was
FUSED by a bomb after examining
street In front OF the Morgan Offices.
DR.. William T. Doyle. chief OF the
bureau Of eombustibles: pointed out
me S he M SG'f p0 ocda IN and ind
the widely scattered scars In facadcs
o. nearly buildings also indicated
rather than ' BY c am expi 10y BENZ of
quantity OF dynamite or other cx-
''"s sSs OF ;. =. horro, Injured
Janlus Spencer Morgan. SON of
j. j.. Morgan, head OF the Arm, who
~ now abroad. was at his desH on
o ,nc ro%er Moor when tho explosion
titions Of his Office. showering him
"ats on the hands and arms.
The explosion threw everything
INTO disorder" said Thomas w.
Lamont: Il member of the firm. 1--WE
were All Jared by the conaussion and
u
main moor. where the utmost con
fusion prevailed. There were about
iiity employees who were more or less
Iniraculously escaped injury from
failing debris. were courageously de-
voting their attention TO assisting
those who were Less fortunate.
One OF our valued employees. Will
liam joyce. was killed. He was tho
hioil OF Thomas w. joyce. who has
and who was himself badly hurt. All
our large windows on the first floor
ana some on the second floor were
blown in. The office will he ready
!Cr business tomorrow morning"
Ihcre were between 400 and 500
employees in the Morgan building at
the time OF the accident
French Commission Warmed.
letter. giving warning Of today's
'Nnlos!on, was dropped Wednesday
morning through the mail slo, OF a
door in one OF the Offices OF the
French high commission at 65 Broad
way. II became known tonight. This
letter. apparently written by man
formerly in the employ OF the com
mission; was torn into small pieces
soon after Il Was read and dronped
into a waste basket.
Today, after 'he explosion. these
hiis of paper were taken from the
basket, pasted together and turned
over TO the police. The letter. which
was addressed TO Lieutenant Arnaud,
who Is attached to the commission
began with the word:
Greetings" The writer said he
thought he was rendering a service
20 the French commission by advising
Maurice Casenave. minister plcnipo-
Tertiary. and his assistants OF tho
TACT that a catastrophe would occur
an Wall Street about 2:3o o'clock Ma
date WAS mentioned
Ihc writer suggested that I.icutcn-
ant Arnaud advise Minister Casenave
10 have the Offices OF the commission
closed and unoccupicd at O'clock SO
that the lives or the Office staff might
he spared. The letter also mentioned
b"iwecn . and o'clock daylight
time as the probable hour for tho
catastrophe.
IT was lnilnated In tho letter tina,
0hVn lilo Tn0lIniF