The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-01
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graph room on the third floor, had fif-
teen employees in hia department.
eight of whom were women. All es-
capped.
Attempt on Branch Office.
Assistant General Manager Chan
dler is authority for the statement
that an attempt to blow up the Times
auxiliary plant at College and San
Fernando streets was made few
minutes before the explosion occurred
which destroyed the main office at
First and Broadway Mr.. Chandler
| said today that one of his men had
reported that shortly before 1 o'clock
| this morning two men were seen by a
special officer placing a ladder at the
rear of their branch building and
climbing to the roof. He watched the
men while they were at work trying
to effect an entrance through the sky
light. He fired at them twice with his
revolver and the men fed. Mr.. Chan
dler interprets this as further proof
that a carefully planned effort was
made last night to destroy both the
Times main and branch offices.
There is no doubt that the explo-
| sion was caused by a charge of dyna-
mite placed apparently in the little
| blind alley in the center of the main
| building" said Mr.. Chandler. mo 9TH
I
| was no oil in the building; we had no
| boilers to explode. There was no gas
oline in the place excepting a small
| can or two in the composing room. It
| is true that the building was equipped
| with gas. but no explosion of gas could
! have caused such catastrophe
| 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
| tpTS lately 9lthOnPh 7 have had
eral telephone calls within the last few
weeks threatening us with destruc-
| ton
Chief Certain 1t Was Dynamite
! Chief of Police Galloway said to-
day:
THAT the Times building was wreck
| ed by dynamite seems certain from all
my men can learn. About 100 patrol
! men and most of the detectives were
| on duty at the fire. We have found
some things that seem to us to point
| to the authors of this calamity.
Whether they will end in any real re-
suit is impossible to tell now, but I
! do know that whether they do or not
the police will keep at it without rest
| until this whole matter is laid bare -
| Mayor Alexander, the city council.
! the city attorney, chief of police and
| other municipal officials meeting in ex-
! ecutive session with the officials of
various local union labor councils to-
/ Gay, nluL--lly agreed TO call OH the
| schedule union labor parade which was
| to have been held in the city next
Monday. The parade was arranged by
the unions for the purpose of protest
! ing against the recent anti-picketing
/ ordinance and other alleged anti-union
| labor condition existing in the city. 1t
was agreed that such a thing during the
present crisis would be unwise.
Force of Explosion Terrific.
The force of the explosion was ter
| rife. It was heard for miles and al
| the windows in the vicinity of the
| Times building at First street and
| Broadway were shattered. Between sc
and rs employees were in the structure
! at the time and until the whole list
| can be checked over it will not be
known how many lives are lost
The heads of the paper, including
Assistant General Manager Harry
Chandler, had narrow escapes from
death, many of them having left the
building a short time before the explo-
sion.
Odor of Gas Detected.
The building was equipped with ga:
fittings and the force of the explosion
tearing these pipes into bits released
gas, which was ignited in every par
of the building, No other cause bui