Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-01
MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSION FOLLOWED
BY FLAMES DESTROYS TIMES
BUILDING At | A. N. TODAY
About 100 Persons at Work in Structure
When Crash Came-Many Believed to
Be in RuinS-Several Hurl Them
selves from Upper Story Win
dows-Cause Not Known
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from huge hole in the center of the building
Most of these jumped from the windows to the pavement f
teen feet below Some suffered fractured limbs while others
capped injury by coming contact with the hard sidewalk but
seriously burned in dashng through the flames to their only
nue. to safety.
Many remained behind to assist those who were caught
dangerous position Them when the flames eapng
up through the third floor wild rush made for the win
doWs in the tower at the of the building Several were un
able to reach the apereS but Stagger forward and
fall backward in the seethng furnace. Others more Fortunate
reached the windows but before they could jump to the hard
pavement below fell into the pit when the flooring beneath them
gave way
At l15 Harry E. Andrews, managing editor of The Times
stated that his opinion estimates of loss of life had been greatly
employed departments chance to get
through the front think, said Mr. Andrews
believe there were more than 100 persons the building not
po also M Wne MSs not eo SION o our %
men escaped do not believe than twenty pershed
Broadway central police station for in
vestgon Before thorough search of the vicinity could
were hurryng to the scene from all directions
Tom P Smith, ad compositor work the second floor
work floor he said and all made for the door
five Or SO on our floor who may not ha1e escaped
The explosion appeared to be the basement the
immediately When reached the sidewalk front was
ablaze, both the old and new buildings"
Prompt action by the department buildings on the
north side OF but not until they had been badly damaged
receiving hospital where corps of doctors hastily
with slight injuries Paul Elder assistant city jumped
third story life net He was burned all over the bqdv
and his right leg was broken ''' ''N'
The greatest loss of life among employees in the me-
chanca department No definite estimate of the who death
Night Makeup Taggart jumped to an adjoining building
and escaped.
TRY FLOOD THE BUILDING
The hr bent their efforts toward flooding the
Lines of hose strung from all nearby
meantime Sebastian,
keep
Police
at the time of the explosion with several assistants summoned number
and nurses and all was readiness to for the manned when
explosion police
several electric light globes The windows the TaiO building directly
the street the building
the sidewalk and sprnding the interior o
] t
forced through the wooden partitions The force that
building Broadway windows
shattered The glasses the windows
oad~ay were shattered and the bartender Jack Aa narrowly escaped
serious injury He was cut on the hands and arms by flying glass
walking Broadway the east side of the
street. part Of his clothing torn from his body he
narrowly escaped being
fatally h1r h was |ag on e west side OF Broadway close the
against the wall and he was rendered unconscious He
uncOmfOaby hot He treated
deep laooratlon on on his NE head d. ~ ~, . -. 49,. ,,
hurled direction Some Of the larger sized missiles fell of
Chamber Commerce building and caused
its
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