Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-27
IRON WORKS BLOWN UP
Another Explosion in Los Angeles
Partially Wrecks Llewel'yn Plant
Labor Blamed, as Company Had
Been Openly Opposed to Union.

Los Angeles. Dee. 27.-The Llewellyn
Iron works were partially wrecked by
an explosion. presumably of dynamite,
early sunday morning. The force OF
the explosion tore out The front OF the
building, smashed windows for more
than a block and awakened people i'll
the residence districts more thar two
miles away. The night Waterman was
slightly injured. The police nave no
clue TO the perpetrators.
Who placed the supposed charge OF
dynamite IS unknown, but il is believed
10 have been the utcome of the gen
eral labor troubles Of Los Angeles, in
which the Llewellyn company has been
prominently involved. \ hole in the
ground eighteen deep deep and about
six feet in diameter bears witness 10
he place Of origin mo probable cause
The front OF the main building a
three story frame. for a distance OF
probably seventy-five feet. was shot 10
pieces n its contents of furniture and
paraphernalia was piled together in
apparent rufn. The big machinery OF
the building apparently was undam-
aged.
]. r. Asbury. the Waterman, was
seated in the office within thirty feat
from the center Of the explosion. He
was buried nder a mass of debris, but
was dragged out by Policeman Cahill.
who was in front of the office al the
time. With the exception IF a cut on
the right hand and an abrasion of the
scalp and face. AshurE was uninjured.
Sees Flash.
81 saw a flash and heard a report
like the crack Of a whip" a j Po-
Iice,nan Cahill. "and next the front of
she building seemed 10 crumble and the
air seemed full OF debris. I called out
Is there anyone in the building" and
hearing a cry for help, from Asbury.
found and dragged him from under the
ruins and 10 the street"
The Llewellyn Iron works has long
been prominent in the fight against the
recognition Of union labor in this city
and is one of the concerns involved in
the existing metal workers. strike
which Went into effect on June 1, of
this year. The strike has been char
acterized by great bitterness on both
sides.
The strike was called originally for
the purpose of enforcing q demand for
an eight hour day for all the metal
workers and a Uniform Wage of 80
cents an hour. The struggle was pre-
cipi.ated by a notice from the men
engaged in the metal trades in San
Francisco that the employers there had
made a condition of concessions to
their employees that they should not
thereby be placed at a disadvantage
in competition with non-union Los
Angeles firms.
Thought Due to Labor Trouble.
Officials of the Llewellyn company
are Of the opinion that the effort to
destroy their plant is the outgrowth
of their difference with labor n the
police are working on this theory. John
, Llewellyn. secretary of the company
said:
There is no doubt in my mind tina,
this effort to destroy our property is
due to the fact that we are standing
on our rights to run our business in o u
own way. I do not, however, wish tc
be understood as intimating that the
men who were working here in Lo.
Angeles and went out in the meta
workers strike are responsible for it
1 do not think they have had anything
tn do with it. I believe It is the worl
of men who do not belong here, wne
for their own malicious ends are will.
ing to commit any kind OF crime"
The grand jury is expected at an,
time to hand in it's report on the Time,
case.