Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-17


fees of the French High COM
mission at SIS Broadway, it became
known tonight. This letter applr-
in the employ of the commission,
was torn into small pieces soon
after it was read and dropped
into waste basket,
Today, after the explosion, these
bits of paper were taken from the
basket, pasted together and turn
ed over to the police, Tho letter
whlch was addl essed to lieuten-
arr Armand. who is attached TO
the commission, began with the
wCrd Greetings The wli;er
said he tho1ght he was rendering
a service to the French commits
sion by advising Maurice Casenave,
minister of plcnipotentiary and
his assistants of the fact that a.
catastrophe would occur in Wall
street about 2:30 O'Clock. No date
was mentioned.
The writer suggested that Lieu
tenant Arnaud advise Minister
Casenave to have the Offices of
the commission closed ard uHoC-
CuIltN dl q tlbth 81 tlIhI lIt
lives Of the office staff might lie
spared. The letter also mentioned
Between . and 4 o'clock, day
light time" as the probable ho.n
for the catastrophe
Efforts to learn whether the let
ter bore a signature proved lutile.
Police Arrest Suspect.
Soon after the letter haf been
handed to the police it was learn
ed that detectives had been sent
to an address IN West )2nd street
t. seek a man formetly in the
employ of the French commission
1t was said that he had left the
service of the French govern ment
on September |, 1919.
The writer of the tctteC the no
lice believe, was familiar with All
plans of the explosion ami would
be able to point out lhe teSpOnSi-
BILE parties.
The explosion came at a time
when the canyons Of lower New
York were thronged with hustling
office workers intent only in
crowding their way into lunch
rooms nearby.
There was roar that was heard
far up Manhattan Island and hum
dreds of persons were hurled to
the pavement. Cries arose and on
Wall street. paved with broken
glass, there gushed forth streams
of blood more fit for a battlefield
than Americas financial center.
Moob soon Gathers.
One man was seen to sit up,
brush his hand over his eyes ana
then topple over dead into the gut
ter Near him were found the
bodies of three women and further
on more bodies lying side by side
with the carcasses of horses.
Hardly was the roar of the ex-
plosion ended, when a rush for the
financial district was made from
all parts of the city. Thousands
came, moved only by curiosity, but
there were. others inspired by other
motiveS--physicia and nurses
bent on missions of mercy and po-
lice, secret service men and soldiers
ordered to protect property and run
Gown bomb plotters if bomb plot
tiers there were.
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