The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-02

In addition there are about twenty
injured, some or whom may die.
Police Theory Confirmed.
The original suspicion of the police
that the disaster was due 10 a heavy
charge Of high explosive was Drac-
ticaIly confirmed BY the findfng of
other bombs and the statements of
those persons in the building or near
by at the time of the explosion.
IL is also practically certain that The
seat Of the explosion was in the mar
row alleyWay that separated the two
buildings occupied by the Times.
Foreman Craybin of the composing
room, in which the fun force of the
explosion was felt and where the great
est direct damage was done is firmly
or the opinion that it was due TO dy-
Mantle and that It's seat was in the
elleyWay, His statement is the clear
est Yet obtained. He said:
i was standing near the center of
the composing room when all at once
terrific force from below seemed to
raise a section of the floor clear to
the roof. The upheaval came between
Two linotype machines. Flames and
broken timbers flew in all directions
me force or the thing was indescrib-
able. Grant Moore machinist was
directly over the spot where the inn
pact came through the floor His body
was hurled against the ceiling. +. A.
JORDAN, a head-setter, and L. W. Was
son. a galleyman, were nearest to him
and they. too. were hurled against the
ceiling of the composing room Every
one or the typesetting machines were
thrown down and they were hurled in
One hundred men were put to work
today digging for the dozen or more
bodies believed 10 be buried in the
ruins Of the Times building Late in
the afternoon the first body was re
covered. II was that of J. Wesley
Eeaves. private secretary to Assistant
General Manager Harry Chandler, and
was found where Mr. Chandler had
ieft him few minutes before the ex-
plOsiOn.
Only the unusual circumstance thar
his wife had called for Mr.. Chandler
10 take him home before his usual hour
saved him from a like fate.
Slight CIew Obtained.
The first step taken in the direction
or ascertaining who are the guilty
parties was the appointment of an in
Vestisating committee of five. One of
this committee is William MulhOiland,
superintendent of the Los Angeles
Aqueduct, the big municipal water pro-
1ect. Mr.. MulhOlland has identified one
or the sticks of dynamite found in the
Zeehandelaar bomb, by its wrapping. as
part of a shipment for the aqueduct.
made from Giant, California, September
20 This is the only clew thus far
found
General Otis reached the city from
Mexico at $3.50 this afternoon and was
met at the depot by some 200 mem
bers Of the Merchants and Manufacture
ers' association, who greeted him with
cheers.
Fred p. Baker, president of the Baker
iron works. said a number of employees.
including himself, involved IN the iron
workers strike now on in this city,
have received since the inception of
the strike many letters threatening
them with dynamite
only one among those first reported
missing has been found. This is Y.
b. Glacier. a Waterman for the Times.
The rest have persisted, il is believed,
almost beyond a doubt
The building of the Baumgart Pub
fishing company. adjoining the Times,
was also completely destroyed, to-
gether with the plant of the Weekly
Graphic.