Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-02-26 | Page 1 | Big Chicago Blast Part of Plot, Charge

BIG CHICAGO BLAST PART OF PLOUHARGE Million Dollar Dynamite Explosion Ex-plosion No Accident, Fire Marshal Asserts CHICAGO Feb 2.'. After an all ' night investigation of the dynamite ex-j ex-j plo Ion which hist night rocked South Chicago, causing $1,000,000 damage. R. M. rerbohncr. nsslstant fire mar-Bhal, mar-Bhal, declared today ho was convinced convin-ced th the hi txt was the result of a i pr.-medi.ited plan. Two deputies, Qeorge r McNally and Calvin T Weeks, agreed with Mr. Perbohner the blast occurred at the McCopit eiuarry of the Consumers' company near Argo 11!., could not have been caused accldcntall . Acting on B tip thrit further trouble trou-ble wns contemplated, nt the quarry. Sheriff Charles W, Peterj this afternoon after-noon sent an armed detail of five deputies dep-uties to the scm.- The QQUad, un-i un-i ,l.-r Deputy Josophy Toncy will police I the district, while emergency squads will be held at the sheriffs office, ready for duty. If any outbreak develops.