New-York tribune., 1921-01-14
Churches, Homes of Rich,
Public and Official
Buildings Protected as
Outrages Are Predicted
Philadelphia Also.
Marked by Radicals
Warming Says Anarchists
May Postpone Depre-
dations Until To-day

The guard outside Police Headquar-
ters was doubled, Sergeant Gegan and
the bomb squad were sent "out on
business" and several churches, the
homes of wealthy families and public
and Office buildings in every precinct in
the city were placed under guard
against predicted bomb outrage by
anarchists in New York last night.
A general order to the Police De-
partment for special precautions to
protect the city against depredations
BY radicals was issued after Walter c.
Foster, head of the Department Of
Justice in Philadelphia, had issued a
statement to the effect that anarchists
had postponed their planned terroriza-
ton of Philadelphia and New York
from Wednesday night until last night
or to-day.
The police order called for special
,letachments of uniformed men to
guard churches, public and office
buildings and the homes Of prominent
families, but did not stipulate, so far
as could be learned last night, whether
the predicted bombing of the city was
10 begin last night or to-day.
Police Deny knowledge
At Police Headquarters a captain
made the usual reply to questions as
to the cause and extent of the order,
saying he did not know anything about
the order nor of threatened depreda-
tions by Reds. He would not explain,
however, why the guard in front of
Headquarters, usually one man, was in
creased to two and the men detailed to
stationary posts.
George F. Lamb. Divisional Super
intendent of the Department of Jus
tice, was told of the order stationing
policemen IN front OF prominent build
ings, but said that ne had no informa-
tion to indicate danger of any attack
by anarchists. The presence of one
other officer and a clerk in Superin-
tendent Lambs Office was taken to in
dicate that no preparation for guard
ing against bomb outrages had been
taken by Federal officers.
Precautions by the police indicated
however, that real bomb scare had
disturbed the department. Officers
we're on duty during the night in front
OF st. Patrick's Cathedral, Fifth Ave.
nue. and Fiftieth Street; the residence
OF Archbishop Patrick j. Hayes, Madi.
son Avenue and Fiftieth Street; St
Thomas's Church, Fifth Avenue aud
Fifty-third Street.; the Union Club
Fifth Avenue and Fifty-frst Street;
the home of John D. Rockefeller, Fifth
Avenue and Fifty-fourth Street; the
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church; tue
home Of Supreme Court Justice Barlow
5. Weeks, $40 Park Avenue; the Car
pegle mansion, Fifth Avenue and Eigh-
J-fourth Street; st. Vincent Ferrer 8
Church, Lexington Avenue and Sixty
sixth Street; the Church of St. Jean
De baptste, Lexington Avenue and Sew
ssnty-fourth Street; the Metropolitan
Museum OF Art, Fifth Avenue and Sew
enty-ninth Street, and at other points.
Mayors Home Guarded
The order also included the home
OF Mayor Hyian in Brooklyn, the home
and Office of j. p. Morgan, the Stock
Exchange, the railroad stations and
terminals and the larger hotels. Uni
formed men in the waiting rooms at
the Grand Central Terminal and at
me Pennsylvania Station, and outside
ootn buildings, were instructed to
.atch for persons carrying suspicious
looking bundles.
sohn Cray, Fourth Deputy Police
Commissloner, who formerly was in
saarge Of the Detective Division, made
= . round OF every precinct station in
.ae city early in the evening and then
oured the city to learn whether the
po.Nemen were on duty as ordered
N the 4th Inspection District last
algnf 1t was said no special detach-
Aenss mad been ordered out, but that
sslaers sers were issued through the signal
so4ss TO all patrolmen to watch out
.sI any suspicious persons or occur
ssases which might tend to strengthen
~ oeaief that an uprising was planned.
sAs nen were not detailed to guard any
sas mouse or institution more than
ssaer, but 10 use their discretion as
Which place or places required the
ns roN attention. The 4th Inspection
ss.nssict embraces the 30th, 9th, 47th,
.e se and tooth precincts and ex-
us TN from Twenty seventh Street to
s:ssa s:aa street, taking in the area from
I've avenue 10 the Hudson River be-
-, ~ lorty-ninth Street, and from Cen
s;sl, ;, rark to the river above Fiffy-
isa' melpding Riverside Drive. The
.saIe .Ss OF Charles NJ. Schwab, at Sey-
seeond Street and Riverside Drive,
those Of other prominent men are
:" me sth District.