The New York herald., 1921-10-20
Machine EXplodes in Paris
Home of Ambassador
After Valet HurIs 1t
From Him.
SENT BY FRENCH REDS
In Box Marked Perfume
and Addressed to Ambas.
sadOr-Reached the
Embassy First.
THREATS in 200 LETTERS
Paris Installs Guard of Protcc-
tiOn-EnvOy Calls Attempt
Most Cowardly Act He
Ever Experienced.
THREATS IN 200 LETTERS
Special Cable TO THE New YORK HEKHs.
Copyriolt, 1871. bV TIE NEw YoRK HERALp-

spSciOt tuDts 10 1HE NEW loRk lfERNh
Copyright, 1921. bv THE Nsw YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris, Oct. 10.
AS a climax to more than 200
threatening letters he has received
from French Communists since the
protest to be held next Friday was
organized against the sentencing TO
death of Nicola Sacco and Bartolo.
meo Vanzetti, two Italians tried in
Massachusetts for murder, Myron T.
Herrick, American Ambassador here.
bad narrow escape from assassina.
ton tonight after Communists had
delivered an ingenious bomb at the
embassy, which was later taken to
the Ambassadors residence.
The Ambassador was attending the
ceremonies in honor of Gen. John J.
Pershing when the package was re-
ceived at the Embassy, and he ar
rived at his new residence, at No. 16
Rue de Messine. a mansion he leased
from Prince Jacques de Broglie and
one of the most beautiful in the Pare
Monceau section. at the moment his
valet. Walter Blanchard was unity
ing the package in the Ambassadors
bedroom.
The rare presence of mind OF
Blanchard, who served in the war as
bomber in the British army. when
he saw warning tendril of smoke
coming from the box. caused him to
toss 1t into the adjoining bathroom.
where the bomb exploded with great
force, shattering the bathroom win
dow and damaging the walls, while
p small piece of metal from the bomb
| inflicted a minor flesh wound in the
valet's right leg.
Herrick Gives First Aid.
AS the explosion occurred Ambas-
sador Herrick. accompanied by his
daughter-in-law and his seven-year-
old grandson, was just entering his
suite OF rooms. and, although his
health is still far from being salts
factory and he is continually sub
| ject to nervous trouble. he insisted
on giving first aid TO his wounded
valet before telephoning to the police
the details OF the attempt on his life.
Tonight there is special service
CT detectives and uniformed police
patrolling both the residence Of the
| Ambassador and the embassy, and
they will continue to do so until
after the Communist mass meeting
in the Sale Wagram. followed by
demonstration outside the embassy
Friday evening, upon which the
| Communist groups in Paris and
suburbs have been concentrating at.
tention for week. II will be re-
called that similar demonstrations
have occurred recently in Italy. one
IN front OF the American Embassy
in Rome, but no violence was at
tempted.
Bomb experts from the Paris pre-
lecture have taken possession OF the
remnants of the internal machine.
which was said to have been of n new
! type containing n high explosive de-
veloped in the French arsenal labora-
tories toward the end OF 1918.
Address on the Box.
Mystery attaches to how the bomb
arrived at tho American Embassy
mail rooms. None of the embassy
employees recall any stranger enter
I ing there during the afternoon to-
| day. and yet a small wooden box.
/ marked perfume" and addressed
~rhe American Ambassador. private
was found among heap OF letters on
Ambassador Herrick's private desk
shortly after o'clock this afternoon.
The Ambassadors private secretary.
Lawrence Norton. following his usds:
custom. carried all OF the letters and
packages TO Mr.. Herricls's residence.
intending TO pass an hour before din
ner with the Ambassador.
The box itself DID not attract any
attention. as the Ambassador, like
other officials in Europe. Is constantly
receiving samples from ambitious
sa,>smen. Blanchard noticed however.
that the box bore no stamps or post
office markings, but he paid little at
tention TO this.
Three small nails held the cover In
place. and two OF these nails had been
extracted by Blanchard when smoke.
accompanied by cracking noise.
gave intimatiol OF danger.
The weight Of the bomb was placed
at about two pounds. The police are
not optimistic regarding theif chances
OF finding the sender Of It, as none Of