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Show FAMOUS OLD CATHEDRAL INJURED BV EXPLOSION NEW ORLEANS. April 2:1. The famous fa-mous old St. Louis cathedral was shaken 1oday by an explosion, believed to have resulted from tho placing of a bomb in the south lower of the building. The explosion was heard Cor many blocks and created wild excitement. A priest, a woman and a child were tho only occupants oc-cupants and none was injured. One of tho smaller towers was wrecked, handsome windows were broken bro-ken and much plastering dislodged. The damage amounted to about. $2000. The police express the belief thai disseusion among somo of a party of Kalian workmen engaged in making repairs re-pairs in the church was responsible for tho explosion. Several arrests were made. The cathedral, one of the mosl noted Catholic churches in the United Slate?, was buill during the Spanish regime in Louisiana. |