The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-14
TWO SLIGHTLY BURT, SIX ESCAPE INJURY FROM EXPLOSION
Bomb Was Placed Next to Pillar Supporting the Front Porch-Guardsmen and
 Deputies Investigating

Mir. and Mrs. L. G. Green were thrown from the places where they were sitting and sustained severe bruises, and their two little children. one aged three years. the other six months, narrowly escaped death when the residence of their father, H. L. Green, car repairer for the Louis ville and Nashville railroad, 1O6 Depot street, Boyles. was partially wrecked by a dynamite bomb last night about 10 o'clock.
 MT and Mrs. Green were greatly snaken up from the jolt from the cN- plosion. although they revived soon afterward. All of the occupants ot the residence. eight in number were at home al the time of the explosion, but the others were not injured.
 MT. Green, Sr., stated that he, his wife and family a hoy and girl, age IA and 2, respectively. were prepar- ing to retire for the night when the explosion occurred, Mir and Mrs. l.. c. Green were in q front room ot the residence. under which the dy- namite was placed. and Mrs. Green was preparing to place the baby m it's cradle when the explosion came. She was thrown from the chair W which she was sitting, and her b'f band, who was laying in bed. s thrown out on the floor. The ! dby and the child were thrown to the floor. but were uninJured. The other occupants of the house were in the rear rooms and escaped injury.
 Porch Torn Away
 The charge was placed next pill late supporting fhe east side of Che front porch. When the explosion came, the pillar was torn down, and a large portion of Che front porch was torn away. A large amount or the notwithstanding on the front porch of the house and the ceiling was torn down. as was the entire east side of the front porch. The damage was estimated at SS09 and was uninsured, according to NIT Green, who owns the dwelling.
 Every window in the residence ex- cepting two, which were located m the extreme rear of the residence. was blown out. and in many cases the frames of the windows were broken out A hole at least 10 inches deep and lS inches Wide was blown in the ground when the charge went off.
 ont on Strike
 Arr. Green, Sr., stated that he came out on the nation wide railroad shop- mems seflSe on July 1 and femaiHcl out of work for three months andHo days He said that thTee d3ss ago he received an offer of h-s@ old job back at the shops, and being of the opinion that the strike was lost as far as the LoUpsTfile and Nashville employees NNre concerned, he ac- cepted ana returned to work last "Wednesday morning. Green said that he had been in the service Of thei LowfsVilie and Nashville. prior to the sine of the strike, for 10 years and | five months.
 Five deputy sheriffs and a patrol of national guardsmen under the l leadership of Lieutenant Hanna, dr- rived upon the scene shCrt while after the dynamiting occurred. They instituted a thorough search of the entire nefghborhood. but found no clue to the perpetrators of the out rage.
 About i o'clock last night reports came to the Investigating officers that special agents for the Louisville and Nashville who were on the road leading through Beyles at the time tho report of the explosion was heard. had been passed by two au- tonlobiles loaded mith men. Both ve- hicles were travelling at an unus ual- ly high rate of speed. The special agents stated they made no attempt to halt tile cars.