Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-04
MORE BODIES FOUND
IN THE RUINS TODAY
cHARRED REMAINS FOUND uN.
DER WREckAeE; LARGE RE
WARD OFFERED sY CITY AND
LABOR UNIONS.

san Francisco, Oct. 3.-The theory
Of the Los Angeles police that the *
plosives used to blow I'D the Times
building was purchased in this city il
supported by the fact that the dyna.
mite found at the residence OF Il. Is.
Aeenandelar in Los Angeles bore he
label 80 per cent giant eelatine.
Giant Powder company, Giant. Cal.
Sept. 2O." The superintendent Of the
Giant works says that the only so per
cent gelatine dynamite the company
mas manufactured In several months
was special order for 500 pounds
ABOUT Sept 20, on an order from their
San Francisco Office to be delivered
to the launch Peerless. 1t bore the
above label
More Bodies Recovered.
Los Angeles, Oct. g. Pinned down
BY tons Of twisted steel gtrders ! num-
her OF bodies were reported found
early today by workmen. engaged IN
removing the debris Of the wrecked
Times building. 1t will be impossiblo
to recover the bodies until the heavy,
material is lifted away. - ''f's ''ff1
It is now doubted III the bodies 81 anv
more victims will be recovered. az it
IS believed they were consumed By the
flames. According to the detectives flye
men were seen lettering near the Ze.
thanelaar house Friday afternoon The
police, it is said, have a fair descrin-
tion of these men. The police believe
these five planted the bombs at the
Times office and the residences. Seven
teen men are now In jail booked a.
dynamite suspects.
Attempt to Blow Up Otis Home. 4
An attempt to destroy the residence
fof Gen. Harrison Gray Otis, publisher
OF the Los Angeles Times. BY means
of an Internal machine, was made Sat
urday afternoon. Following as it did
the explosion which early Saturday.
with great loss Of life, destroyed the
buildings and plant of the Times. q
suspected effort to blow ZIP the auxil.
iary plant Of that paper and the md.
ing Of a powerful internal machine N
the residence Of Secretary Zeehan-
delaar Of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' association, the attempted
outrage has wrought this city to IN In
tense state Of suspense and excite
ment. General Otis and the other re-
sponsible heads OF the paper un.
equivocally charge the Times building
disaster and the narrowly averted at.
tempts at further destruction OF life
and property to labor union sources.
With equal emphasis the leaders OF
union labor here and there through
out the state repudiate the accusations
and have offered all aid In their power
in the effort to detect the culprits.
For twenty years, following q quar-
rel with the typographical union
which resulted In making the Times
non-union paper, General Otis has
fought unionism with every resource
at his command. He has been ably
seconded in this fight by the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers association
whose secretary was the object Of
frustrated dynamiting Saturday.
The city council met in special ses-
sion during the day and appropriated
$4,000 for the purpose of determining
the cause of the Times explosion and
provided reward Of $500 for the
capture Of those responsible for the
outrage.
Citizens In Alarm.
The feeling which ran high through
out the city during the day over the
Times disaster, was augmented when
the startling discovery was made that
a dynamite bomb had been found un-
der the residence of Secretary Zee
hanelaar, and reached state OF
alarm and CONSERVATION when the at
tempt on General Otis residence be-.
cameiknown.
The Otis home is known as "The
Bivouac,' and stands on Wiltshire ave.
nue. in the most fashionable section OF
the city. After the finding Of the in
fernal machine at the Zeehanelaar
residence. Detective Rice was sent to
the 'Bivouac,' to make a search Of
the premises. With Charles Flocker,
the gardener, he found suit case
hidden under bunch of vines under a
bay window on the side fronting Vest
lake park. Detective Rice telephoned
Chief of Police Galloway, who went
Immediately to General Otis house.
Together they examined the suit case.
Chief of Police Galloway wanted to