The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-10-03
SATURDAY VAS 1
|. DAY. OF SLAUGHTER


Los Angeles, Cal. Oct. 2-The build
ing and plant Of the Los Angeles
Times was destroyed by fire early yes
terday and from fifteen to twenty lives
were lost. Most OF the men missing
were members of the forces OF the
several mechanical departments. The
dead are still In the smoking ruins.
The fire was preceded by an explo-
sion Of great violence. Almost imme-
'diately fire burst from practically ev-
cry part of the building. The explo-
sion evidently occurred on the second
floor OF the structure. and SO far as
can be learned there was no kind of
boiler whatever there, or anything
else which could have caused an ex-
plosion.
The management charges that an
person placed a charge of
dynamite in a blind alley running into
the corner of the building. The ex-
plosion was heard for miles. All win
!dows in the vicinity were shattered.
Between fifty and seventy i've en-
ployees were In the structure at the
time and it is not yet known how
many lives wers lost.
Laying ON U.io. Labor
Harry f. 4 kws. managing editor
OF the Times. Says the. explosion was
evidently the work OF enemies Of in
dustrial freedom, by which he insin-
yates that the friends of union labor
placed the dynamite or what ever sub
stance caused the explosion. with a
view TO wrecking the plant. which for
years has been operated under non-
union regime.
Local labor men, especially those
connected with the typographical un-
Hon. declare the idea that union labor
men had anything to do with the ca
Itastrophe to be ridiculous and mon
strous They say time will show that
the explosion originated through some
careless handling of machinery in the
plant. or probably in the photo engrav-
ing department, where chemicals are
used. a
lAttempt to Destroy the Otis Residence
Los Angeles. Cal, Oct. Am at
tempt to. destroy the residence of Gen
Harrison Gray Otis. publisher of the
| Los Angeles Times, by means Of ar
| Internal machine. was made late to-
day following an explosion which
early today caused great loss OF life
and destroyed the buildings and plan,
of the Times. entailing q loss of nearly
100000 and a suspected effort tt
blow UP the auxiliary plant of thai
paper. A powerful Internal machine
was also found in the residence Of
Secretary Zeehandelaar OF the Mer.
About Forty Killed and wounded
/ Los Angeles. Oct. 2-The death lis
of the Times disaster will probably
total nineteen. There are four known
dead and fifteen missing. whose bod
les probably lie In the still smoking
lruins Of the Times building. {
In addition there are about twenty
injured. some Of whom may die.
The original suspicion of the polio,
that the Times building disaster wa!
due to heavy charge OF a high ex
plosive was circumstantially CONFIRM
led by the finding of the other bombs
and the statements of those persons
in the building, or near by. at tn
time of the explosion 1t is also al
most certain that the explosion oc
!curred in a narrow alley that separat
ed the two buildings occupied by tn,
Times.
Foreman Graybin OF the composing
iroom, in which the full force of tn,
iexplosion was felt, and where tn
lgreatest direct damage was done. i
firmly Of the opinion that 1t was du
to dynamite in the alley. His state
Iment is the clearest yet obtainable
He said:
/ 81 was standing near the center o
the composing room when all at one
la terrific force from below seemed t
raise a section OF the floor clear to TIL
room. The upheava1 came betweel
1.-TWO linotype machines Frames an
broken timbers flew in all directions
The force of the thing was indescrib
liable. Grant Moore, machinist, wa
ldirectly over the spot where the i'm
lpact came through the floor. His bod
was hurled against the ceiling. E. A
Jordan. a head-setter. and f. w. Was
lson, a galley man, were nearest to hir
land they. too, were hurled against tn
ing OF the composing room. Ever
one Of the typesetting machines wa
Thrown and hurled in all directions -
PERHAPS THIRTY SAILORS LOST
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