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Cardinal Francis Spellman — Part 5

98 pages · May 09, 2026 · Broad topic: Public Figures · Topic: Cardinal Francis Spellman · 98 pages OCR'd
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BP a ‘oe a ' r ry ’ Grapes up. That way the glass didn't come in on me.” s—Carginal Spelman’ later picked the e story uD there. He said he went down as soon a8 he got dressed extent a International commissioner would not say which. The z fo to to well-known places, police reasoned. Used Dynamite Sticks Just what was behind the commissioner’s ressoning— . whether he thought that anti-religious fanatics were on the |; Prowl or that fanaticiam might beget counter-fanaticis¢n— Was not revealed. - = later in the morning, when another ware of reporters came back. But he did treat !t as a fundamentally serious matter. He said that he recited prayers as he dressed after being awakened by the shattering blast. He thanked God that . no one was hurt and remarked that it easily could have been otherwise. The bomb was a home-made dynamite contraption, aeveral one and one-half inch thick sticks wrapped in news- paper and a plastic covering and set off by fuse in front of a basement window at the Madison Ave. (front) end | of the Cardinal's residence. Cooks and maids for some reason sagem tenhauge often : in the little clerical world of church rectories and it ‘s because of that fact, perhaps, that there were no injuries, The Cardinal's most recent cook had fust quit and her bed, seven feet from the bomb, was empty. A day earlier she would have been there. ; Twisted Windew Frames ‘The exploision twisted the metal of the window frames, biew out two of the three windows in the cook's basement rinley is one of the residence’s two ved tn the bombing want publicity and therefore wll - a tt : 5 : Fl : 5 maids. : “Tt made a terrible noise,” the still frightened Mrs | Gormley said hours later. “I thought the whole tnside of the rectory had falien down. There was an awful smell. Then I saw the window broken behind me. Luskily I had my Then Mrs. Gormley heard the policemen and firemen outside. The exploision was audible for blocks. Squads of police and firemen arrived at the cathedral area in what seemed to be little more than & minute or two. “T could bear them oot there saying ‘we've act to get fn,’” anid Mrs. @ crowd of ftrremen and police. . ic . A Barrier Captures er :"_ “T never saw #0 inshy of ther.” he aid. geen um Ldded that he wanted to thank for ‘the ’ New York Catholic church. meetings inside St. Peter's to bring Roman "Weriind ta, , . ; ‘ 8 caret that T know ot.” be nid ie added: ‘ones? No, not Procbopaths Blamed” : Was there & connection with the St. Peters bombe Cardinal Spellman himself doubted sense of the same band of men planting the devices. “It's a long way away,” he sat __& lob of money for s trip like that.” ‘Police reasoned differently. however. chee é in Germany some time ago were duplicated here soon afterward. f% - Would not be the saine band but rether mentally unbalanced | People copying an ides. . oner Murphy handled the case himself. He went to the Cardinal's house and wea‘tben $0 the cook's room by the Cardinal. : “har et : The Bt. Peter's episode had two phases. A time bomb exploded inside Michelangelo's huge basilica July 14 and two powerful incendiary devices were picked up Sept. 22 ing ext Thursday almost the whois af the Roman Ca! Catholic hierarchy of the world, all the Cardinals, Archbishops, | Bishops and of eerie orders. wil Will start a year of | Cathalie prac- : on the evprage gpiy i attitudes up to date. There is an one much top assembly every centiry. 44
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