Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-17

$4,000 for the apprehension and con-
viction of the person responsible Tor
the tragedy.
The Various exchanges. which were
closed soon :stsr the explosion 1IaOsn ,,d an
The financial district WAS crowded
with sightsssrs this morning sur
veying the scene Of yesterday's nys-
ferrous explosion. Police lines were
established for a distance Of two
blocks north. east, south and west.
the market police aiding ip maintain
Ing order.
The stock market opened promptly
at 10 o'clock with no outward signs
Of excitement and few traces Of yes
terday's disaster aside from the win
dows. which were covered with can
vas in place Of the huge glass planes
splintered by yesterdays explosion.
A large majority Of the active NOM
bers OF the exchange were present
when the opening gong sounded and
business proceeded in normal fashion
with . fair degree Of activity. At the
United States subtreasury and assay
once, which were directly In the line
of the explosion. the days routine
was taken up without hitch, al.
though extra guards were on duty as
= precautionary measure.
Guard About Morgans.
The banking house Of :. p. Morgan
& Company. which suffered most in
the catastrophe. also was heavily
guarded by regular police and a score
OF private detectives. All the windows
On the main floor of the building,
which were blown in by the concus-
sion. were covered with canvas. The
interior Of the building continued to
show the extent Of yesterdays dis
aster.
early on hand. but had nothing to add
to their brief statements Of yester-
da5. nor would they vouchsafe any
theory as to the cause or motive of
the explosion. The majority of the
clerical force also appeared for work.
There was an unusually large at.
tendance Of prospective customers at
houses. and firms with out-of-town
wire connections reported buying or.
Gers. All Indications pointed to an
active day In the stock market.
The banks opened as usual. but
their messengers and runners. who
liable securities. were escorted by
guards az - precautionary measure
. gainst the crowds in the district.
The first of the Morgan partners to
arrive az the ONCE this morning was
Thomas Cochran. With him were the
junior members. Junius Spencer Nor
gan. e. G. Bacon and George Whitney.
Most Of the ONCE stan were on hand,
although few Of the woman en-
ployes remained At nome.
Before II o'clock Mr.. Cochran was
Joined by Thomas ". Lamont and
Dwight w. Morrow. fellow partners
They immediately vent into confer
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statement giving the views Of the
FIRM would Be issued later in the day.
On the desk OF one Of the members
was Jagged piece Of cylindrical iron
about ~ inches long and . inches
n diameter.
Task Ce.tefs On Identity.
Every foot OF space at police head
quarters was filled this morning, when
he entire resources Of the depart.
nent were centered on the task OF
the horse aud wagon, the
remains Of which were found In front
II the subtreasury.
Under the direction Of Police Com
missioner Enright. who was expected
70 make . statement later in the
lay. Capt. Arthur Carey. chief Of the
aomicide bureau. summoned hundreds
wagon manufacturers and livery sta
Die proprietors in an effort to dete-
mine first what type Of wagon 1t was
and. second, who owned 1t. This task
appeared dtMcult. because the hrst
lew experts declared that Fragments
Iseted and brought to headquarters
indicated that the vehicle was Of an
type, such AZ might be used
Tor Q hundred and one purposes. The
Experts were endeayoring to recon-
struct 1t a. carefully as scientists ~.
lnima1.
The board OF estimate. meeting this
appropriated $4,000 for in
formation leading to the arrest and
Of persons implicated In
the explosion. An additional $500 was
for information leading
to the establishment Of the ownership
by one member that $4,000 be author
lied was rejected.
The junction Of Wall. Broad and
Nashua streets. the scene OF the ex-
pIosion, today was crowded as never
before. These narrow streets Of the
financial district were thronged with
we're kept on the move Sy 500 police
men.
window weights Fused.
1t was apparent that the police were
closely scrutinizing alis passersby.
IT, The s.plo;ion; .eeo.d,ns to The ON
CURED in horse-drawn. covered
wagon at q point aimos4 opposite an
entrance to the United sStates assay
ONCE"
The investigators found that tho
vago ,,i had red rrnzn anI gear ana ,na
harness other than to show 1t was
for one horse. .
The small pieces Of window weights
with which the internal machine had
been loaded had been FUSED BY an
been cut into siugs BY Z high.pow-
Referring to the theory that the
explosion had been caused by coll
lision Of IN automobile with . pow
der wagon. Commissioner brennan
said that only two concerns are
licensed to convey explosives through
the streets of New York and that all
Of their wagons and motor trucks had
been accounted for.
No blasting powder. dynamite or
trinitrotoluol was delivered by either
concern to any Of the four places in
the downtown district where blasting
is being done. the report stated.
into session Mr.. Tailey appeared
before the inquisitors TO aid them.
by the police. fire department and dis
trict attorneys once, As wei as that
obtained by federal investigators.
viii be put at the disposal Of the
Jurors. They left for the scene Of the
disaster at 1880 pm.
Mr.. Talley said chemists are at work
to ascertain the type Of explosive
used. It was expected the, experts
could determine whether TINT or
some other equally high explosive
was used.
The prosecutor has requested the
police to obtain from all the hospitals
= list of the wounded In order that he
may have . complete statement from
every witness.
Assistant District Attorney John r: