Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-22

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NEW Nong, Oct. 2l.-Hamilton J.
Andfus, aeufc,ary Of tho Arlington
Chemical works, located Ia Paiisade
avenue, Yonkufp. was instantly killed
this morning by n dynamite bomb,
which tho police think was placed
there for tue purpose OF destroying
lie and property. There isa ueep air
Of mystery about the entire affair anu
one particularly Sensational tumor 10
ail1at.
Tue body OF the victim was fright.
fully manglcd by the sxpl, sion aud
death must have come Instantly. An.
dtus was n man OF wealth AMI no lived
In H0nkofs In handsome ttyls with
he family. He 10TH homo In com.
pany with his con, Hifman, aged 30
yoAfi, lille b,iore s O'Clock this
morning, and they went to tho factory
together. ~ was his custom, the
young mAn opened the Hafe aud got
cut the books, after which he wont
from the utilcs TO the factory. rhe
office IL n oae-atory structure anu Sian 10
detached from tho factory proper. rue
room uied by Anifus In tho eli cs
building was separated by a thin board
partition from tho patt occupied
thu CLERKS OF tho couortn. 10 wat
q few minutes after s o'clock when
tho explosion occurred. IL shook the
factory building and was accompanied
by tue ssund OF crashing glass aud r.
/ volume % smoke. A wild rush was
m.de ny tha factory employees TO tho
Office. They were huadei by yonur
Andtus. lie found the hoor OF that
| portion Of tbs chloe building occupied
/ by his father covered with glass, NOR.
tsraud broken furniture. In one cot-
/ nrT % Inc room lac saw the bleeding
| aud mnngied body Of his father, partly
/ coveted with tue debris. II was 10 a
| terrible mNnglcd condition. Embedded
Ia tho flesh Of tho dead man were
found several pieces VI east iron.
OIhOr pieces, c1tfuspo nding TO these,
were found la tho Office. They were
carefully placed togetuer. and although
| MI aus piucca were not found there
was enough Of thom 10 show inst thu
b0mb OF machine that exploded was a
piece of cast iron pipe, about ak inunti
ia longth by ons aud ons.haii inches
Ia diameter. Fastened 70 either end
oitnis piece Of pipo was n cap, which
was screwed on. Toe odor anu smoke
Indicated that the explosive was eitneI
dynamite OF giant powder.
Information Of startling ohafs otsr
Was received by tho police which may
aid IN tho solution u tho mystery. II
was 10 the effect that the bomb wa,
Intended tor Jonn 4. Andius, brother
u tho dead mac, several times mil.
llonaiTc. john r. Andtua dd not
appear al tho & "a 10 OF tho chemical
compGny this mOfnlng ~ was his Gus.
lom.
On learning OF the explosion aud
the death VI his brother ho huffioi "
the police station anu communicated
with the captain. To the captain ne
shld that tho explosion OF the bomu
M ght have boen the work OF anaIch.
isls and offered M explanation for his
briltf. About three weeks ago, he
snil, he was walking along walisifeet,
New NUfh, when hs was Accosted by n
ratuvr seedy.looklng Individual who
t0ok him by tns arm anu said:
"Mr. AndIus. you afu very
wealthy man. You have too mucn
money. 1 am Ono OF number OF
poole who believe that you ought 10
distribute At least Ono.thlrd OF what
you have among the poor. You viii
ui,hrr do this or there will DO way
found Of compelling you to do It,"
| AndTus, nrcIfding " Ills story, paid
little attention TO the mSn II tne time.
| Up 10 the pTesout no artosla have
| been maze.
Tue theory 10 that bomb was placed
In y box uuu0r An1fuA's dusg anu that
II was exploded when lao wont there.
No ono was In hla office yesterday 80
AT az known, but the oleaaer, anI no
one wHB tuT pJstd TO have tho keys To
tho bulldog teiilos tures reliable pso-
ple, whc apparently knew nothing
about the expiOai5u.