The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-10-06


the Merchants & Manufacturers. asso-
Fciation. telephoned to the police station
this forenoon that q charge Of dyna-
mite had been found under his house..
A detail of police sent but to investi-
gate is said to nave found a bomb.
Stone and Brick Building.
The building in which the Times was
housed was of stone and brick. A part
of 1t was four stories Of stone and
was built in 1887. Six stories of brick
We're added later. The American En-;
craving company and the American
Electrical company, both subsidiary
companies of the Times-Mtrror Print
Ing company, were housed In the build
ing. Mr.. Chandler estimates the fnan-
cial loss at $450,000 with insurance OF
$225,000. The dead and missing come
principally from the composing room
of the paper. which was directly above
the spot where the explosion occur
red.
In the local Of the building all
the editors and reporters had gone
home with the exception Of two or
three men. Assistant city Editor
Harvey c. Elder was still on duty when
the explosion came and the flames shot
up through all parts Of the building.
Elder was badly stunned. but at
tempted to escape. Finding exit by the
stairway shut off. he ran to the wind
ows, which opened out from the third
floor on Broadway. There was no fire
escape there. and hemmed in by flames
he jumped. Firemen below held a net,
but he missed it and struck the pave
ment. He died soon afterward. \
Night Editor Taggart was at work
in the composing room. He leaped
through a window and made his way
out across the roofs of adjoining build
ings to safety.
Struggles to Escape.
The entire force Of editors and oper-
ators was at work in the telegraph
room excepting Telegraph Editor R.
N. Whitney. Harry L. Crane. the as
sistant telegraph editor, was seen at
tempting to make his way out OF the
building. He vas not found among
the survivors.
Several men were seen by spectators
to come to the upper windows, a few
minutes after the fire started n cry
for help. The fremen failed to get
their ladders quickly enough and the
flames burst out below them. Nets
were stretched and those at the win
aows were urged to Jump. Many did
and alighted safely. Others hesitated
and fell back into the flames.
Foreman C%raybill, of the composing
room, estimates that there were about
lis men in the building, SIS Of whom
We're in his department. He believes
IL Of his men were killed and that the
80 SeAtSk T. lkASAANS
about the same number.
About is men were in the sterotyp-
ing department. but all are believed to
have made their escape. II. D. Fal-
room, located next to the telegraph
room on the third floor, had Is en-
ployes in his department, eight of
whom were women. All escaped.
Charges Second Attempt.
Assistant General Manager Chandler
Is authority for the statement that en-
attempt to blow up the Time auxiliary
plant at College and a Fernando
streets, was made a few minutes be-
fore the explosion which destroyed the
main office at First and Broadway. Mr..
Chandler said today that one of his
men had reported that shortly before
l o'clock this morning two men were
seen by a special officer, placing a lad
der at the rear Of their branch build
ing n climbing to the roof. He
watched the men while they were at
work trying to effect an entrance
through the skylight. He fired at them
twice with his revolver and the meu
fled. Mr.. Chandler i~nterprets this as
further proof that a carefully planned
effort was made last night to destroy
both the Times main and branch Of.
fees.
There is no doubt that the explosion
was caused by a charge Of dynamite
placed apparently in the blind alley
in the center Of the main buildings
said Mr.. Chandler. mo other agency
could have caused 1t.
For years we have been receiving
threatening letters from people who
said that the paper ought to be blown
up. I have not received any such let,
tiers lately, although T have had sew.
eral telephone calls within the last few
weeks threatening us with destruc.
ton"
Police Without Clews.
. Chief Of Police Galloway said today
THAT the Times building was wreck.
ed by dynamite seems certain from al
that my men IA learn. About 100 pa.
trolmen and most Of the detectives
were on duty at the fire. We have
found some things that seem to us t.
point at the authors Of this calamity
Whether they will end in any real re.
suit is impossible to tell now, but
do know that whether they do or no
the police will keep at it without res
until this whole matter is laid bare
Mayor Alexander. the city council
the city attorney. chief OF police an
other municipal officers meeting il
executive session with the officials o
various MO labor councils today
mutually agreed to call off the SEIZED
uled labor union parade which was t.
have been held in the city next Mon
day. The parade was arranged by tn,
unions for the purpose of protestin,
against the anti-picketing %ordinanc
and other alleged anti-labor laws exist
ing In the city.