Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-03-18 | Page 12 | Bombs Thrown at Banquets

BOMBS THROWN AT BANQUETS Disturbances at St Pat Pat- Patrick's Patrick's Patrick's ricks rick's Dav Day Dinner Are Mysterious Mysterious LONDON March By 18 18 By The Associated Press Preas There WM was mystery today as all to responsibility for the tho bombing of two different rent St StPatrick Patrick day dinners last night 01 one attended by the Prince ct of Vales and the other by Premier Baldwin i ln I There was nothing to show whether the ml missiles were weLO usia- usia mischievous mis mischievous chievous pranks or the tion of or anger by persons persona with grievances or a political protest ot of some somo Irish rh against their countrymen hobnobbing with British royalty royally and ant minis ministers tens tera The Prince of Vals als Is d declared not to hav have be ben been 1 aware vare that hat a missile containing moistened cal calcium clum carbide was as thrown Into the lobby of or the restaurant where he dining with members of the Irish club dub At th the Hotel Cecil however howe where Premier Baldwin was WILI to de- de deliver deliver de deliver liver an nn address a II man In the cony bil cony hurled a piece of down don among the diners It struck ruck a woman newspaper reporter on the shoulder dropped to a n table and fell to the floor flo r pouring out outa outa II a volume of smoke and Igniting tbt ca carpet There was no explosion ion hut lit fall fall- falling fall ln ing r Amon among tho the guests many or of ortho the tho women wearing earing light dresses It was sufficiently alarming and aol tile the presence of mind ot or some somo of ot the guests alone averted a catastrophe from fire and panic A A rush the doors doore already had lad begun I but buta buta ut II a calm authoritative shout from some somo man stay where you ou are checked the exodus and the fire was wal quickly extinguished 00 00