The San Francisco call., 1910-10-05
FEDERATION OF
LABOR AIDS IN
INVESTIGATION
Committee Appointed by State
Convention to Cooperate
With Officials
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propriated $1,000 TO the sums already
collected by the various newspapers.
The committee appointed by President
Sullivan OF the state federation Of Ia
bor convention called on Mayor Alexan-
der today 10 ask permission TO join In
the investigation being made Of the ex-
plosion- The mayor refused 10 make
the federation appointees members Of
the investiga ating committee named sew
eral DAYS ago. The labor representa-
uves then asked for q permit to go
upon the Times property and conduct
separate Investigation. This also
was refused, the mayor holding that
he had no authority to do more than is
sue instructions TO the police to let the
labor committee within the police lines,
stretched to hold back the throngs
which still surround the wreckage day
and night.
No STRIKE SUGGESTIONS
Several reports were current today
that the mayor had asked the labor
leaders TO call of the strikes Of the
iron workers and brewery employees,
which have been in progress here for
some time. The mayor denied this but
said that If he thought the labor lead
ers would look favorably upon such
suggestion he would gladly make it.
six bodies were recovered from the
ruins today. One was identified posi-
lively as that Of John Howard. a limo
type operator. The Identification was
made by Howard's son. q boy who has
O.. beer. almost constantly near the wreck
age waiting for the recovery of his
fathers body since last Saturday
morning few hours after the explo-
sion. He has been without sleep most
OF the tine and, yesterday collapsed
and spent several hours in the receiv-
ing hospital
BODIES UNRECOGNIZABLE
one Of the other bodies is supposed
70 be that Of Eugene Caress, another
linotyper The other four are beyond
reco gnition-
The six bodies recovered today bring
the total taken so far from the ruins
I'D 70 I3. Eight are believed TO be still
buried in the ruins. A steam crane
was put TO work tonight 10 lift heavy
masses Of ruined steel
Earl Rogers, the attorney IN charge
Of The work of running down the
77-uanfters Of the Times building, tele-
phoned Assistant General Manager
Harry Chandler Of the Times from san
Francisco this afternoon that they were
close on the trail Of the men and would
capture them within q. short time.
LABOR INVESTIGATES
The California state federation Of
labor at its session today adopted
resolution directing the president to
for he
purpose of thoroughly Investigating
the Times disaster the committee
being instructed TO cooperate with
the Investigating committee appointed
by the mayor.
Immediately after the adoption of
the resolution President Sullivan ap
pointed the following: Henry Barley
representing the machinists; A Elkins,
electricians: F. Mason. gas workers;
f F. Tanning. printers; z. CROUCH,
miners H Welton, engineers; T. D.
Warwick. fron workers.
The delegates today privately dis
cussed the proposal Of calling off the
existing strikes in the metal and brew
cry trades in Los Angeles. Sentiment
seemed 10 he against such action
CORONER Is CAREFUL
Coroner Hartwell instructed the
members Of the jury today TO carefully
avoid forming any conclusions regard
ing the cause Of the explosion until
they have heard the evidence.
In the certificates of death issued to
permit the interment of Elder and
Reaves today the coroner carefully re-
Trained from committing himself as TO
the cause Of the disaster. The certih-
Gates read
Death resulted from burns and in
juries caused by an explosion, the
origin Of which is yet TO be deter
mined"
Bartwell said that no arrangements
had been made regarding the time for
holding the inquest. Tt may be a week,
perhaps two weeks, before the taking
Of testimony is begun.
What we are waiting for is the
clearing away Of the wrecka ge. said
the coroner One of the principal facts
Yet to be determined is the exact num-
Der OF slain. No one knows that posi-
lively IS yet"
EXPERT TESTIMONY
The most important evidence at the
inquest undoubtedly will come from the
4 committee of experts appointed by
Mayor Alexander to investigate the
probable cause Of the explosion.
The police and all who have exam
ined the wreclSag ge," Hartwell went on,
seem to be satisfied that dynamite or
nitro -gIycerine caused the disaster, but
we will not commit ourselves officially
until all the Investigations are com
pIeted and all the available facts al
hand. That was why I instructed the
Jury TO carefully refrain from forming
any opinions until the testimony and
evidence IS all in
The additional 81 patrolmen, includ-
ing 10 sergeants and a lieutenant, au-
thorized by the city council, were
sworn in and sent out today They
were put at work guarding the various
properties which the police consider
might be the object Of further attack.
SEARCH WIDESPREAD
Search for the dynapliters who de-
stroyed the Times building last Sat
Urday today embraces all the country
between San Francisco and San Diego
and fro nathe ocean to the deserts east
Of the San joaquin.
While there has been no cessation
ln the search for the conspirators here,
the police are more confident than ever
that The hunt in San Francisco will
produce important results.
Message were sent today to police
and constables in most of the coast
and valley towns asking informa-
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