The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-02
Los ANGELES
IN GRASP Of A
REIGN Of Terror


the park. Branches of a tree directly
overhead were torn off. together with
portion of the park fence. A plate
glass windshield fronting porch in
the Otis yard also was shattered.
That no greater damage was done
was due 10 the fact. experts say. that
the explosive IL contained was not
packed or closely confined. Rico said
the internal machine weighed about
fifty pounds. In the Ous home al the
time OF the explosion were Mrs. Harry
Chandler. daughter OF the general ana
relative. Mrs. Booth. and the latter
two children.
Before the suit case was found there
were only a Japanese servant, Focken,
the gardener. and the cook IN the
house. The women came over just as
The chief Of police arrived 10 prepare
Tor The Homecoming OF General GUS,
who was due 10 arrive al $3.50 o'clock.
Rico hurried back 10 the zone I'M
mediately after the explosion 10 look
for any cleWs. Fragments or the SUIT
case and shattered portions OF the
clOckwOrks which formed the eNplod-
ing mechanism OF the Internal ma
chine were found.
A large crowd collected. and there
was much excitement ia the Nlclnity'
In the house al the time were Mrs.
Marion Otis Chandler. wife or Assist
ant General Manager Chandler OF the
Times. another woman. Two children
and the Otis servants.
sticks of Giant Powder.
The Internal machine found at MT
Zechandelaars residence was composed
Of fifteen sticks OF giant powder at
tacaed 10 fuse and set by clOckWefk
10 explode a I o'clock in the morning
the same hour al which the eNPto-
sion occurred in the Times Orflce. Inc
bomb was first discovered at the zee
handelaar home by servant OF me
family, who called the attention OF
special officer, who reported II 10 lnc
police Had not some part OF tne
mechanism Of the bomb failed 10 WORK.
the house would have been demolished
and its inmates undoubtedly kllled.
Reports OF the finding OF other
bombs We're made al police headquar
tiers during the day, but Investigation
disclosed them 10 be unIOunded.
Assistant General Manager Chandler
Of the Times is authority for the stale
ment that "a similar attempt was made
To blow up the Times auxiliary plant
at College and San Fernando streets
a few minutes before the explosion &C
CURED which destroyed the main build
ing.
The succession Of tragic events and
the rumOrs OF attempted Outrages set
the pOpulace Of Los Angeles in state
OF mind bordering on panic. Hundreds
OF policemen ana detectives We're busy
In every direction, running down clues
and endeaVOring TO find the alleged
perpetrators or the crimes. But two
arrests have been made. and these were
only on suspicion.
This afternoon the Times made pub
lie the following telegram from Gen
eral Otis. who is en- route home from
the city of Mexico.
Wire From Oils.
Your wire. with it's terrible news,
rescued me this morning. 1 am
amazed al the desperation OF the Grim
inal cOnspiratOrs in destroying the
Times building and Staying its loyal
defenders. whose loss 1 deeply deplore
but the Times itself will live on, brave
" defending the vital and essential
Ftrfnafrla nr fmHresrfaN Fraannun
Law, which must yet triumph In the
entire nation.
HARRISON GRAY OTIS"
The president OF the local Typo
graphical unf0n issued orders today
that union printers may work In con-
junction with the non-union printers
OF the Times in any OF the local news
paper offices IN getting out the edl-
riOns OF the Times. This was an
nounced after a consultation OF the
union men and the managers OF the
The city council met in special ses-
sion during the day and appropriated
$4,000 for the purpose or determining
the cause of the Times explosion, and
provided a reward OF $4,000 for the
capture OF those responsible for the
outrage
Mayor Alexander and the city cOun-
ell meeting with other city officers
and labor union leaders during the day.
mutually agreed 20 call off the big
union labor parade planned for next
Monday night a demonstration
against local conditions alleged TO be
hostile 10 the interests OF union Tabor
The death list OF this mornings dis
aster will probably total at least TWEEN
~. There are four known dead and
fifteen missing, whose bodies almost
10 a certainty lie in the still smoking
ruins Of the Times buildings.
Dead.
HARVEY c. ELDER. assistant city
editor, burned and fatally injured
leaping from burning building, died
IN hospital.
i. WESLEY REAVEs, secretary TO
Assistant General Manager Chandler;
r. L. SAWYER. telegraph editor;
Harry l. CRANE. assistant tele-
graph editor body in ruins.
Missing.
j. q. GALLIHER. linotype operator:
married and five children.
w. G. TUNSTALL. linotype operator
FRED LLELwYN, linotype operator;
JOHN HOWARD. printer; married.
GRANT MOORE. machinist; married
ED WATSON. printer: married.
ELMER FRINK. operator. married.
EUGENE CARESS. married. one
child.
DON +. JOHNSON. operator: married
ERNEST JORDAN, operator married,
one child.
FRANK UNDERWOOD; married. one
child.
CHARLES CULVER compositor;
married.
CARL SAALADA, linotype operator.
HARRY FLYNN linotype operator
WALTER CORDWAN, linotype OPP
orator.