The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-18
screants Attempt to Wreck
New Structure With Power
full Explosives.
'ATE GLASS SHATTERED
FOR DISTANCE OF BLOCK
INV Persons Are Thrown From
Their Beds by Terrific
Shock.

Jramlte OicW up INV h'' '''~N'''- A
I of the Utah hotel structure located
|{he corner of Main and South Temple
cts this (Monday) morning at two
n,tes TO s o'clock. The terrific force
the exploding giant powder wrScked
&c IN buildings within a radius OF a
ck from the structure, and huge pieces
steel were hurled hundreds Of feet
ough the air as though they were
res of straw in the clutch of a hurri-
Il. Partly clad persons who were lodg-
IN the vicinity of the explosion hur-
In into the streets and told OF being
oyn from their beds by the force Of
Exploding powder. Patrolmen imme-
fely were placed on guard in front OF
business houses where large glass
,lows lad been wrecked ard every
ng possible was done to prevent bur
IrIes.
IVItbin three minutes after the explo-
n the police were on the scene, and
Iumber OF clues were discovered in the
cstigation which followed that arc
hg worked upon.
Two Men Escape.
r. Osborne. one of the night watch
"A employed on the building. was in
act OF firing the boiler, which stands
the north end OF the building, when
Explosion occurred. He was thrown
he ground and dazed for a moment,
Y upon regaining his feet ne saw a
. I1i CT
-ted after him. He was unable TO
"a good look at the supposed dyna-
er. who escaped by jumping the high
I'd fence and ran north on Main
et.
W. Newton. the other night watch
employed OH the building. was in
office at the time OF the explosion.
rushed out and saw another man
hing north toward the northeast cor
of the building. where he also es-
ed. Neither Of the watchmen was
to give a description of the man
saw running off through the dark
,. but the police, upon investigating
covered Il number Of clues which they
may lead to the apprehension OF
Idynamitcrs.
shby Snow. who resides within a few
ldrcd feet OF the point at which the
losion occurred, said that his wife had
III Il man running east OH North Tenn
stfect about iivc minutes before the
losion took place ana n few minutes
heard another man following rapid
Hter The 1rSl. Two minutes later the
OF the explosion seemed to rock
building.
reefs Filled With Startled People.
ne streets surrounding the structure
crowded within a few minutes 10y
W clad persons who made the work
He police far more difficult than ever
all Of whom had hundreds of qucs-
10 ask of the patrolman.
re piece OF steel weighing at least
pounds was thrown rom the building
knc center OF Main street and was
pa lying half way between the Dcs-
Ding. NV '''p'''0i
A Clue That Failed.
pis was the source OF an amusing
"neh one OF the curious persons il
mptlIig In lit the piece of steel cuI
nand seriously on one OF the sharr
Leaving trail Of blood dowr
street, he started toward Smiths
\ slore 10 have his hand dressed
.lau ot blood WAS discovered bS
pns spectators few minutes later
ph,ioimen. not aware oil the acci.
" 'onowed The trail 10 the drug store
explanations wcrc given.
asmage TO the glass in The Vicin
.. enc snoos structure is estimated at he
s-ooV and $4,000, All of the plat,
WINDOWS in the lions Savings
and Trust company corner wcr,
hs also were the Window
south Temple street for one bIocI
81 "sy from The hotel structure. I'hi
y condition of affairs extended NJ
rio"n Main street and along Nortl
Si,onn operators I'm The Bel
none company building were al
nlSWn from their chairs. They sal,
mock rocked tho building. Oihe
nsS IN the neishborhood were ais.