Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-26

fired one shot after him, and then all
three ran.
Vine is said to have given the de-
tectives good descriptions of the three
men, and it is believed their arrest
may result in some light on the eX-
plOsion.
IAN three were tough looking indi-
viduals," said Vine. "They are just
the kind of men l would pick to do
such things"
HUNDREDS VIEW WRECKAGE
Hundreds viewed the wrecked plant
yesterday. Among the spectators were
friends of the officers of the LleWellyn
company. Nearly all the officers re-
manned on the grounds during the day,
despite the Christmas festivities that
prevailed in their homes.
Il would bid you a merry Christ
mas" said friend to President Level
lyn yesterday morning, IF II wouldn't
be so inapproprtate.'
It's appropriate enough" replied
Llewellyn, because nobody was
killed."
Whether the placing of the supposed
explosive in the ground beside the wall
of the plant was the work of an adept
is not yet clear to the police. So far
as the believed reinforcing of the outer
side of the hole is concerned, the pollcs
say there is indication of professional
work. Whethera man who has handled
explosives To any extent would attempt
to blow mp 50 large a plant by placing
the explosive outside a wooden wall
is another question to the authorities.
Had it been the plan to wreck the en-
tire plant, the police say it would have
been more effective to place the eNplo-
sive near a brick wall, which would
crumble and do wider damage. As the
entire north end of the LleWollyu plant
is brick there is some surprise that tho
place for the explosive was not chosen
there.
1T does seem rather strange" said
an officer of the concern, that an cf-
fort was made to blow up only the
offices and the accounting rooms Had
the explosive been placed at the north
end of the plant which is occupied en-
tirelv by expensive machinery. the
brick walls would have fallen in and
done vastly more damage. But, of
course, the perpetrators probably eX-
pected tho timbers on the south side
to take fire and eventually destroy the
whole place.
SUSPICIOUS STRANGER Is SEEN
shortly after the police arrived at
the scene of the explosion a suspicious
looking man, presumably laborer,
was seen around the fire lines and his
actions were so strange that an effort
Will be made to find him. In the eN-
citemont attending the explosion the
police thought nothing of the stranger,
though several spectators noticed his
actions and spoke to each other about
him. According to two of the specta-
tors, this man ran cXCitedlY from one
end Of the LloWellyn plant facing Main
street, to the other and appeared to be
muttering something to himself
Whether the man knew anything
about the source of the explosion is
not known but if he is found he VIII
be questioned closely.
As result of the explosion it is re
ported all the iron companies in the
city win hereafter keep lights in their
plants and yards all night. The LleWel-
lyn plant will be equipped with lights
within the noXt week and an effort
viii he made 10 keep every dark corner
near the buildings well lighted.
"If the neighbOrhOod in which these
works are located is kept wen light
ed. said an officer of the LlCNcllyn
comp1ny, there would be little chance
for such Outragcs. Men who use dyna-
mite and nitroglyccrine must work i'm
darkness If the yards in which local
iron plants are located Were kept
flooded with light there would be no
more of these crimes
A few minutes after O'Clock yostcr-
day morning, about two hours after
the explosion, a second report almost
as loud as the first was heard at cen
tral police station and it was feared
that there had been another explosion
i'm another part Of the city. Lieut.,
Murray and one or two other officers
made a tour of the industrial district
in am automobile, but failed to find amy
thing alarming. 1T is believed the sec
ond report resulted from high pressure
in rctorts at the Los Angeles gas house
on Also street.
Officers of the LloWcllyn company
said last evening that their work on
contracts would be hindcrod by the OK
ploston A temporary office win be
ready by tomorrow morning and new
accounting and billing rooms viii be
built and equipped within the next few
'1 The he Licweuyn Company is capitalized
at $L500000. The plant has been one
Of those involved in the recent iron