The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-13
Death Or Injury Of Occupants
 Contemplated
Blasting Powder Used Brings Police Into Probe-No
 Resident Able to Throw Light on Cause for Bombing

Fire Marshal Dennis J. Lahey teddy filed with the commissioner of the state police a report on his investigation of the mysterious ex- plosion, which endangered more than . score of lives and did con- siderable damage to the tenement block at 279-283 South Leonard street late Thursday evening.
 : Assisted by Lieutenant Joseph Stevens of the detective bureau, Building Inspector P. J. Carlin, Electrical Inspector Martin O'Rourke, Captain William Russell of the Ire. department and James Cannon, an expert on explosives, Fire Marshal Lahey searched the debris of the, building for several hours yesterday. Sufficient evi- dence was found to substantiate the theory that blasting powder had been used.
 There is no questioning the fact that someone contemplated death or injury to some member of the i've families residing in the build ing. This fact makes 1t necessary for the police to carry on the in- vestigation and determine, if pos sible. the identity of the persons responsible.
 The bomb, which exploded with terrific force and aroused the en- tire neighborhood, was placed close to the tenements of Mario DeMar- tino and Leonard Mariana. They share the first floor of the building, adjoining store owned by DeMar- tino. All of the tenants were ques- tioned but none of them could give any reason for anyone plotting in. jury to them.
 The fire marshars report is as follows:
 Re: Mysterious explosion, No 279 South Leonard street.
 On Thursday evening, August II, 1892, at or about the hour of 10:30 o'clock standard time, an explosion of a mysterious nature occurred in the hallway of three story frame structure at 279 South Leonard street. in the City of waterbury, in which the occupants of the five ten- ements were vitally involved, 50 far as their lives were concerned. It so happened that only one person was injured, and this occurred after the explosion when one of the tenants, Mrs Joseph Citriniti, living on the third floor, north side, cut her left hand and arm by coming in contact with some of the broken glass of shattered door.
 While the fire department was calt0d no actual fire resulted. but the preliminary survey produced evidence sufficient to prove that a most dastardly crime had been committed by some person or per- sonS unknown to any of the occu- paEts or neighbors. The commission of . crime is naturally a police mat ter. but the question, of the explo- sive used by the perpetrator Is of course a subject matter which is very important to the office of fire marshal. With this in mind the off, flee of the fire marshal joined the police in their investigation, and for the purpose of assisting us se- cured the services of James Gan non of the Hotchkiss company. a recognised expert in the use of var ious kinds of explosives.
 The premises were thoroughly examined by the investigation party composed of Lieutenant Joseph stevens of the police department, the building inspector, P. J. Carlin, the electrical inspector, Martin O. Rourke, MT Cannon, Captain Will liam Russell of the Ire department, and the fire marshal.
 From a few chips of the torn flooring we were able to find a lit- tie evidence of the use of blasting powder as the explosive material. No part of any container could be located, although most searching examination was made of the debris in all parts of p.per car ton, to which q fuse was attached,