The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-04
BONES UNDER HOMES.
Efforts Made to Blow Up Two City
Residences.

Residences.
For 20 years following a quarrel
with the Typographical union and
the changing of The Times to nom
union paper, Gen. Otis has fought
unionism with every resource at his
command. He has been seconded in
this fight by the Merchants and
Manufacturers association, whose
secretary was the object Of the at
tempt at dynamiting. Feeling ran
high throughout the city during the
day over the Times disaster and was
augmented by the discovery that a
dynamite bomb had been found un-
der the residence of Secretary Zee
handlelaar. The public reached a
state Of alarm and CONSERVATION as
the attempt to blow up Gen. Otis
home became known.
THE Otis home, known as "the
Bivouac," stands on Wiltshire ave-
nue. in the most fashionable part Of
the city. After the finding Ct the in-
fernal machine at the Zeehandelasr
residence, Detective Rice was sent
to 1.-THE !Bivouac" to search the prem
ises.
Aided by Charles Focun, the gard
ener, he found suit case hidden In
a bunch of vines under bay win
dow on the east side Of the house
fronting Westlake park. Detective
Rice telephoned Chief Of police Gal
loway, who went Immediately to Gen.
Otis house. The officers examined
the suit case. Chief Of Police Gal
loway wanted to take it to the police
station without opening.
Rice insisted on opening 1t there
and finally stuck a knife through the
side of the case. A buzz Of mechan-
ism was heard inside and smoke
oozed out.
Convinced that the suit case con-
tanned bomb, Chief of Police order
ed the Internal machine rush
ed over to the park where it's ex-
plosion could do little damage.
Rice picked it up and dashed
across the street. Putting it down,
they sped away, and put about loo
feet between them and the bomb
when it wen. off with a crash that
threw the entire neighborhood into
a panic.
The explosion tore out portion Of
the curbing of the street paralleling
the park. Branches of tree direct
ly overhead were torn off together
with a portion of the park fence. A
plate glass wind shield fronting a
porch in the Otis home also was
shattered.
Rice said the Internal machine
weighed about SO pounds.
In the Otis home at the time OF
the explosion were Mrs. Harry Chan
dler, daughter Of the general, and Il
relative, Mrs. Booth, and the latter's
two children.
Rice hurried back to the scene I'M
mediately after the explosion to look
for any possible clues. He found
fragments of the suit cases and shat
tered portions Of clockwork, which
formed the exploding mechanism OF
the Internal machine.
The internal machine found at Mt
Zeehandelaar's residence was com.
posed of Is sticks Of giant powder
attached to O fuse and set by clock.
work to explode at 1 o'clock in the
morning, the same hour at which the
explosion occurred in The Times Of.
| fce
The bomb was first discovered al
the Zeehandelaar home by servant
who called an officer. Had not some
part of the mechanism failed to
work, the house would probably
have been demolished and the in.
mates killed.
Assistant General Manager Chand-
Ter of The Times says that an att
tempt was made to blow up the
Times auxiliary plant at College and
San Francisco, a few minutes after
the explosion destroyed the main
building
THE succession Of tragic events
and the rumors Of other attempted
outrages set the populace Of Los
Angeles in a state of mind border
ing a panic.
DELAYED Vengeance