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HOXSEY ASCENDS
7922 FEET, THEN
IMITATES A FALL
Spellbound Crowd Sees Manbird
Drop Through Clouds, Wave
Hand and Glide Away
WRIGHT FLIER AGAIN IDOL
Almost Frozen, Aviator Entertains
for Two Hours with Dare
devii Feats
Results of the daily contests at
Dominguez field yesterday were:
Dally altitude contest —Won by
Arch Hoxsey, In Wright biplane.
Iloisht, 7f122 feet.
Phil O. Piirm.ilPe in Wrighi bl
pl ne. second. Height, 4600 feel (es
timated).
Daily speed contest Won by
QJenn Curtiss, in Curtisa biplane
racer. Five lap- around \% mile
course in mlrtutos, 31 seconds.
Best lap. I minute. :,| (-:, seconds.
Eugene Ely in Ourtlss biplane,
second. Five laps in f> minutes, 40
seconds. Fastest lip, 1 minute, r>". i; -r.
Bpconds.
James Badley in Blerlot mono
plam , third. Five laps in !! minutes,
M seconds. liest lap, I minute, 68
seconds.
Daily duration contest—Won by
Hubert Latham in Antoinette mon
oplane. Time, 2 hours, 63 minutes,
BO seconds.
Arch Hoxsey in Wright biplane,
second. Time, - hours, >', minuti ,
l" seconds.
Charles K. Wlllard in Curtiss bi
plane, third. Time. :.:» minutes, :;.",
seconds.
Bomb throwing contest Won by
Charles F. Wlllard. Score, in points
OUt of possible 35.
Hubert Latham, in Antoinette
monoplane, second. Score, 8 points
nit of possible 25.
Eugene Ely in Curtiss • biplane,
:hird. Score, 7 points out of possi
ble 26.
High altitude record for the meet
so far—XXX feet. Made :,y Arch
Hoxsey Baturday.
Bpeed n < ord for the meet <me
lap. 1 minute, 50 3-6 Heconds. Made
tiy James Radley Saturday.
Rising with all the calm, certain
majesty of the American eagle 7922
feet Into the clouds over I »ominguez
field in less than fifteen minutes, then
returning i" the lower levels and enter
taining 10,000 persons with feats of
aerial navigation, Arch Hoxsey car- 1
ried off the chief laurels tor the second
time at the aviation meet yesterday
afternoon. •
Hoxsey was credited with having at
tained an altitude of 6200 feet during
the opening day of trie meet. in real
ity he soared 9288 feet —1211 feet less
than the world's record. Yesterday he
did not reach this height, yet in many
respects his work was more remark
able than on the previous day.
Not only did Hoxsey go over 7000
feet in the air, but on returning to the
Bejd -tortured by the cold and damp
ness encountered In the upper atmo
—instead of landing he contin
ued in the air and for nearly two hours
kept the spectators breathless watch-
Ing his wonderful work. j.
The speed of Curtißß, the speed of
Radley, the endurance of Latham, the
accuracy of Ely —even the daring of
his teammate Brookins—were over
shadowed by Hoxsey's altitude and en
durance. They worked in comfort. He
came from the clouds —half frozen, and
was an entertaining as they.
As Hoxsey came circling through a
tiny mist hanging directly over the
stand the audience began to cheer,
Nearer and nearer lie came, wheeling
and turning in the cold wind. Ho had
been lost to sight and his appearance
above them startled the anxious
watchers. As if by magic the people
arose to their feet.
"Has he broken the world's record?"
was the question on every lip.
SEEMED to UK r.u.i.i\<;
Nearer and nearer he came—descend
ing so rapidly that ho seemed to bo
falling. Even the aviators stood at
strained attention. When he \vas with
in 500 feet of the ground, a cheer went
up as he stopped the downward pitch
and glided away in a huge circle. As
ho came .swooping- -along 200 feet from
the ground in front of the grandstand
every one expected him to land. His
mechanics rushed out to the field to
be near the craft.
Tipping suddenly, he swooped down
ward—straight down until it seemed
that nothing hut chance would save
him from destruction.
"Ho is going to land!" cried some
one.
Another instant and the dowward
flight was checked. Up shot the ma
chine, climbing as rapidly as it had
fallen. Again it plunged daw ward, and
again shot into the sky. What was
happening? Why did he not land?
Then Hoxsey waved his hand. The
tension was over. He was all right.
He. sailed around the field, repeating
his daring antics. The "ocean wave,"
"rocked in the cradle of the deep," the
"spiral dip" and many other features
followed in succession. For nearly two
hours Hoxsey kept this up while the
crowd wont wild In its appreciation of
his efforts. Other aviators went into
the air and performed— still
held the attention.
Exactly 2 hours CVi minutes after he
had left the ground Hoxsey landed
again. Congratulations showered on
him The crowd cheered anil cameras
snapped. Hoxsey was the idol of the
day
Yesterday's program opened early.
Six minutes after 1 o'clock Latham ap
peared on (he field. Latham is possibly
the foremost endurance aviator taking
it'uiiiliiuril on I'iige Twelve)
LOS ANGELES HERALD
fI^XJTU BY i- mci:i ii;
V^Jjll I>> Milt MONTH
INDEX OF
HERALD'S NEWS
TODAY
j LOS ANGELES
Wire netting stives life of little ciii who
falls ' from fifth story of liny ward ho
i.l. PAGE 1
Particles of j-übstnnce thought to he pin
; cotton fnuntl near site of explosion In
Llewellyn Iron works. PAGE 1
Walter Brooking Kays ho i*: soared every
I time ho attempts spiral dip. PAOB 12
Pound .'C turkey, chicken, duck or suck
ling pig for every man, woman and child
in Lou Angeles is sold here for Christ
inas feasts. I'AUK 1-!
Toor Mexicans in Benoratown are made
happy by Kill who leads charity workers
to district with Christmas gifts.
PAGE 12
Machine of local aviator turns somersault
Inn without injury to btrdman. PAGE 12
! Young Mexican attempts to abduct girl
i.l.- from whom he. was separated
by court's orders. PAGE 13
I Police arrest Willie Bhubln, Urn Leroux
and John Paschal suspected of looting
store. PAGE 12
Fire destroys new warehouse, of Baldwin
much; lons estimated at 113,000. I'AGE 12
tloxsey flies one and one-half mllea In
I air and thin Imitates a fall. PAGE 1
Chinese ventriloquist In county Jail ob
. tains two dinners by trick on attend
ant. PAGE 12
Temple Baptist church pastor replies to
those who have criticised his attitude, to
ward "Quern nf Moulin Rougi " PAGE 12
■ Bishop Conaty preaches Christmas ser
, mon at st. Vlblana'a cathedral. PACE 6
Thousands attend elaborate services In
i.os Angeles churches on Christmas
morn. PAGE 5
. 800 sacks of Christmas mall yet to be
delivered from Los Angeles postoltlce.
PAGE 8
Prisoners In county and city jails en
joy big Christmas dinners. PAGE 8
Abraham ISrlanger denies rumors of im
pending consolidation of syndicate
and Bhuberl Interests. PAGE 10
Editorial and letter box. PA(IE I
Theaters. PAGE 5
Oil and mining] PAGE 9
Sports. PAGES 6-7
Churches. PAGE 5
Weather report. PAGE 10
Classified advertising. PAGES 10-11
Personals. PAGE 5
Shipping. PAGE 9
SOUTH CALIFORNIA
Long Beach branch postofflce Is robbel
by Rafeblowers. PAGE 1
[Comical Knights of the Karnlval plan
permanent organisation. PAGB 10
William Fuller, accused forger, arrested
at Upland after two years' search.
PAOB 10
Man who helped nominate. Lincoln for
presidency dies at bong Beach. PAGB l"
Charitable persons dispense good cheer
at Santa Monica. PAGE! 10
COAST
Prospectors hurry to mountains In Ari
zona where rich sold strike has been
reported. PAGE 3
Hoi Creek Consolidated Mines company
appoints new superintendent and
plans extensive work near Tonopah.
PAGE 9
Suit of Ms. F. J. XV. Thomas for share
In valuable oil stock transferred from
A lamed a county to Kern. PAGE 3
Friends of white man terribly slashed
by negro in tight in San Diego threat
en vengeance. PAGE 7
EASTERN
Army surgeons declare olive drab uniform
not suited for wear in tropics. FAQ 2
' Dr. Cook calls Itasmussen a muckralcer In
new statement. PAGE i(i
Bandit robs 100 passengers on train In
Kansas and escapes. PAGE 1
Roland Garros forced to glide for safety
after breaking altitude record at New
Orleans, PAGE 1
Contractors hurry work on Grand Trunk
Pacific line to open vast northwestern
country. PAGE 3
Mexican exile, once wealthy and distin
guished, becomes newsboy in ban An
tonio. PAGE B
Bureau of statistics reports world's trade
for 1910 will reach thirty billions of dol
lars. PAGE 9
College Inns established with amazing
rapidity and at great cost throughout
country, PAGE 8
Three are killed by an explosion at
Christmas danco of coal miners In Penn
sylvania. PAGE 8
Chi i tin. provi mournful day for Chi
cago because of stockyards fire horror.
PAGE 8
Heathen gamblers dynamite houses an
result of fund. #• PAGE 7
Manufacturers' Imports in November
show marked falling off, as compared
with last year's figures. PAGE) 10
Matthew McGratb. New York policeman,
and champion athlete, is Jailed for
shooting man. PAGE 7
FOREIGN
Steamers collide at mouth of river
Bscaut and one sinks immediately.
PAGE i
Commlsalon appointed by pope to revise
text of vulgate makes considerable
progress in work. PAGE !
Germany will impose dues on inland
ships. PAGE S
MINING AND OIL
Output of O^hlr mine, shows Increase,
ore averaging better than $50 a ton.
PAGE 9
Arizona-Eastern line to supply to new
cutoff through territory. I'AGE 9
Company nt Hot Creek. Nov.. strikes a
promising vein of gold. PAGE 9
WHAT'S GOING ON TODAY IN
LOS ANGELES
AMUSEMENTS.
Auditorium— "The linn of the Hour," 2:15
and 8:16 p. in.
Hurbank— "The Battle," 2:16 anil 8:15 p. m.
Grand—"The Toy maker," 2:15 and 8:15 p. m.
Levy's Cafe Olmntant—Continuous vaudeville,
2:30 p. m. to 12:30 a. m.
Log Angeles-rVaudevllle, 2:30, 7:45 and »
p. m.
Luna park—Outdoor amusements, band con
cert and vaudeville, 10 a, m. to midnight.
majestic—Mary Mannering In "A . Man's
World," 8:15 p. m.
Mason— Kussell In "In Search of a
Sinner."
Olympic—"Mr. Santa Claui Jr.," 7:15 and
9:15 p. m. "
Vaudeville, 2:15 and S:ls p. m.
Pantages—Vaudeville, 2:30, 7:45 and 9 p. m.
Princess—"On the 'Quiet,' 1 7:45 and 9:15
p. m.
SPORTS
Gridiron day. Bovard field—Afternoon.
Winter league baseball, Vernon—Double
header, Doylee vs. McCormlclu. Afternoon.
MI BCELLA EOUB.
Christmas dinner to be given at noon ami
night to 800 young men who are strangers In
this city at the Young Men's Christian asso
ciation.
Aviation meeting 'at Dominguez field. Ten
aviator! will compete and attempts will bo
made to break world's records.
Present* to be distributed from thlrty-inlne
fool i'iiri.-tin:i- trie at the Venice auditorium
at 2 p. m. Two thousand exuectud to bo pres
ent. '■■
MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 26, 1910.
BANDIT ROBS 100;
NOT A PASSENGER
ON TRAIN ESCAPES
Desperado Goes Through All
Cars, Taking Collection of
Watches and Cash
GNE MAN RESISTS; IS SHOT
Thief Works Single Handed;
Reaps Fortune by Business-
Like Job and Escapes
[Associated Pn^-i
KANSAS city, Dec, 25.—A bandit]
celebrated Christmas tonight by going
through Missouri Pacific train No. 11~',
due here ;it 10:36 o'clock, and holding
up more than lou passengers, from
whom he took only money and
watches.
The man boarded the train, which
was from St. Joseph bound for St.
Louis, at Leavenwortn Junction, in the
outskirts of Leavenworth, and lefl it
at Northwestern Junction In Kansas
City, Kas., after securing a large
amount of money and valuables and
shooting "lie man Who attempted to
resist him.
As the train pulled out of the. Ijeav
enworth Junction station the robber
opened the rear door of the Pullman
and confronted the astonished crew
with a revolver, after which he robbed
them. Cautioning the conductor and
porter to keep still he went through
the car, taking up a collection of
watchea and wallets. Finishing with
the Pullman he continued through the
chair cars and the smoker until he had
robbed every passenger.
The train was in charge of Conductor
May. who with hi-- brakeman and por
ter, was robbed. The train left Leav
enworth Junction shortly before 10
o'clock and by the time the man had
finished his work it had reached Kan
sas ('ity. Kas. Hire he dropped from
the steps of the smoker and disap
peared.
POLICE GO in I'iHsjirr
When the train reached Kansas City,
Mo., at 10:20 o'clock tonight the police
Were notified and B squad of officers
was sent to Northwestern Junction to
search for the bandit.
Among the tlrst persons encountered
by the robber as he entered the Pull
man was Capt. 11. L. Newbold, stu
dent Of the army school at Fort
Leavenworth. When the passengers
were ordered to throw up their hands
Capt. Nowbold did not comply fast
enough and raise his hands high
enough to suit the bandit, who fired,
Inflicting a scalp wound. After cau
tioning Capt. Newbold and another
passenger to keep quiet the robber
turned as Conductor J. A. .May en
tered the car. He, too, was ordered to
throw up his hands, Which he did.
May was robbed of his money and a
watch.
Among other passengers in the Pull
man who were lobbed was Miss Sadie
Berhof of Leavenworth. She received
more courteous treatment than the.
Other passengers. The bandit did not
polni Iris revolver at her, but simply
taking hold of her purse exclaimed
Impatiently: "Oh, give me that pocket
book."
He got the purse.
SHOOTS TO BCAKE PASSENGERS
Entering the day coach the robber
shoved the revolver into the face of
the lirst passenger \w met and then fired
through the window. This thoroughly
intimidated the passengers, who com
plied with his demands. Several pas
sengers saved their money by dropping
it beside their seats or simply handing
the man small change they had.
To two of the passengers who only
handed him a small amount of money,
the man returned it, telling them that
if that was all they had they could
keep it. After the robber left the Pull
man Conductor May stepped to the
rear, intending to drop a telegram at
a small station which the train would
pass. Before he could do this th«
bandit returned and ordered him in
side the ear. Then leaving the Pull
man, he cut the air signal rope in two
places. This was a needless precau
tion, however, as the train had no air
signal connections.
The man is described as of small
stature, well dressed, wearing a brown
suit and a black cap. Over his face
he wore a black mask.
A.. H. Morrison, Pullman car con
ductor, lost $I^s. Other passengers
lost amounts ranginj from $4 to $40,
together with their watches.
THIEF SNATCHES SCORES
OF OPERAS FROM WAGON
Metropolitan Company Says
Manuscripts Were Well Insured
NEW YORK, Dee. 25.— The directors
of the Metropolitan opera company had
a meeting today to consider the theft
of two opera scores which were
snatched last night from an express
wagon. So far the police have been
unable to Ret any trace of the thieves.
After the directors' meeting Otto H.
Kahn, chairman of the executive com
mittee, issued a statement that the
manuscripts were adequately insured
and that the composers themselves
doubtless had original copies.
The manuscripts were en route to
George W. Chadwiek of the Hoston
Conservatory of Music, one of the
jurors in the $10,000 prize contest of the
Metropolitan opera company, when the
theft occurred.
AUTOMOBILE CRUSHES SON
OF WEALTHY BEAN GROWER
OXNARD, Doc. 25.—Henry Lewis,
son of J. V. Lewis, one of the largest
lima bean growers in the state, was
killed at 3 o'clock this morning. Lewis
left Oxnard shortly before ii for his
home at Camarillo, driving a seven
passenger auto. While going not less
than sixty 1 miles an hour near the Bell
ranch, four miles from town, the
wheels skidded In the sand for ninety
feet. The auto turned over and around.
Lewis was pinned down by the run
ning board and smothered to death.
Explosive,Thought to Be Gun Cotton,
Found in Llewellyn Plant Wreckage
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STEAMER SINKS
AFTER COLLISION
boats Crash and One Goes Down
Immediately- Carrying Six
to Death
ANTWERP, Dec. •>;, .—The steamers
Finland and Baltlque were in collision
today at the mouth of the River Es
caut. The Baltlque sank quickly and
six men are believed to have been
drown<d. The rescued six sailers were
taken on board the Finland.
The Red Star liner Finland was
bound from New York. The Baltlque,
a Belgian steamer of 1365 tons, was out
ward bound with a cargo of sand. The
exact cause of the collision is not
known, but it is said that the Finland,
in veering, struck the Baltique amid
ships.
The Baltlque sank immediately. Part
of the crew was rescued by the Fin
land and others by a pilot boat.
The Finland is now anchored at
Flushing. It is not known whether she
has sustained any damage.
FISHERMEN BRING NO
WORD OF AVIATOR GRACE
Search of Tugs for Missing Bird
man Fruitless
LOXDON, Dee. 25.—Many North sea
trawlers are home for Chrlstmaa but
none of them brought news of Cecil
Grace, the young aviator who disap
peared Thursday while attempting a
return flight irom Calais to Dover.
The mission of the tugs sent out to
scour the waters along the coast has
been equally fruitless and there is only
a slender hope that Grace is yet alive.
The only indication of his probable
fate is the report of a Flushing pilot
who arrived at Ostend on Sunday, to
the effect that he passed wreckage Ol
spars and wires resembling portions of
an aeroplane. Grace's relatives, how
ever, have not abandoned hopa and
they are continuing their search with
undlmlnlshed effort.
INFANT IS FOUND DEAD
AS SANTA CLAUS ARRIVES
Covers on Bed Smother Child on
Christmas Morning
CINCINNATI, O . Dec. 2B.—With the
Christmas tree laden witli gills from
parents and other relatives and friends
and with a half score of near rela
tives gathered to pay the homage of
Christinas to William Gardner 111,
aged 2 years, in Covington, Ky., today,
the guests were horrified when they
found that the little fellow had died
simultaneously with the advent of
Santa Claus.
The formal presentation of gifts from
the Christmas tree was to have con
stituted the initiative in a family re
union of the Gardner family of Cov
ington. The coroner's verdict has not
been rendered, but it is believed the
little one, weighted down with covers
in his bed, was accidentally smothered
to death.
MORRIS GIVES $25,000 TO FUND
CHICAGO, Dec, I!s.—Edward Morris,
head of the packing company whose
building was destroyed by tho lire in
which twenty-four men gave their
lives, tonight announced a Rift or $-.".
--000 to the cltlaens" relief fund for the
aid of the firemen's widows and or
phans.
DEWEY 73 YEARS OLD TODAY
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2:..— Admiral
George Dewey will be ";■> years old to
morrow, He is in Rood health and is
lit his office regularly. No formal cele
bration has been planned.
FIRST EXPERIENCE
WITH FIREWORKS IS
COSTLY TO VIOLINIST
ROME, Oa., Dec. 25. —As a result
of his first experience with fire
works, Alexander Skibinski, a well
known Russian violinist and pro
fessor in Shorter college here, never
will be able to play a violin again.
Skibinski, who has been in this
country shite last September, went
to a store, last night and called for
Roman candles. Instead, he was
given a giant fire cracker.
A cracker exploded in his hands
tearing away three fingers. Mrs.
Skiblnskt, also a teacher in the col
lege, was standing nearby and was
made deaf in one ear by the ex
plosion.
FREEZING LEVELS
FRIGHTEN AVIATOR
Roland Garros' Engine Slows
Down When He Is Over Lake
Pontchartrain
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 25.—Souring
above the clouds over bake ("ontchar
tiain, his goggles so frozen that lie
! could hardly see, and with ice gath
ered on his machine, Roland G. Garros,
this afternoon waa finally forced to
glide to the lower levels on account of
I a frozen carburetor. He broke the al
titude record for the international
aviation meet here by ascending 7125
I feet.
The Frenchman was seven miles out
over the lake. His engine began to
slow down when he reached his great
est altitude and the propellers were
I barely turning. A stop meant a plunge
Into the lake. After reaching lower lev
els which was done with a rush, the
carburetor thawed and the engine
started.
HAMILTON XMIIMIWI.V ESCAPES
The "announcing bomb" was blown
by the wind on the big tent housing six
monoplanes, two biplanes and an un
finished machine and the gasoline
supply- The tent caught fire but only
it was damaged.
Charles K. Hamilton had a narrow
escape in his biplane in his first
jascent. He had circled the course three
times when the vibration broke two
stay bolts on his engine, allowing th.'
latter to work loose from the frame,
i Hamilton could get no power, and was
I a few feet up when the accident oc
; cm-red, but by clever maneuvering of
his planes he cleared the spectators,
narrowly missing the outside fence and
1 alighting >n the course directly in
trout of the grandstand.
During the afternoon Molsant made
.an ascent of 5000 feet, and Rene Simon
made 4300 feet. Simon won the five
mile monoplane race in 7 minutes 35
seconds.
WHITE'S BIPLANE BURNED
DOVER, Enjr-i Dec, 25.—Claude Gra
hame-White, who had a narrow escape
1 from serious injury a week ago In an
attempt to fly across the English
channel for th.' Baron de Forest prize
of 120,000, met with a further mis
hap today. He waa ready to make n
second attempt for the prize, when his
new biplane caught tire and was de
-1 stroyed.
EARL OF ANCASTER DEAD
LONDON, Dec. 25.—The carl of An
caeter died today. William Henry
Heathcote-Drummond-Wtlloughby was
born October 1, 1830. The earldom of
Ancaster was created In L 892. The earl
was a privy councillor and a Joint
hereditary lord great chamberlain of
England. His eldest son, Lord wii
loughby de Kroaby, In 1005 married
Miss Klolge Broese, daughtPl 1 "t the
late W. T^. Bree»a of New York.
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CHILD BREAKS LEG
IN 3-STORY FALL
Six-Year-old Girl Plunges from
Window of Hotel Hayward;
Netting Saves Life
Creeping to the windows!!] Of ro m
.'l4 on the fifth floor of the Hayward
hotel Saturday afternoon, that she
might better see the green plants In
the courtyard below, pretty Nan Nlch
oi, the 6-year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Niciiol, tourists from Medford,
Ore., became dizzy and lost her bal
ance. With a piercing scream of terror
that reached her father and mother In
an adjoining room, the child plunged
headlong Into space and fell for three
stories, striking a wire netting that
spanned i glass over the hotel parlors.
She suffered a fracture of the left leg
and possible internal Injuries.
The frightened father and mother
reached the window through which
their daughter had fallen just in time
to hear the thud of her body on tho
wire netting ami hear her cry of pain.
It was with difficulty that the mother
was restrained from following her
daughter through the window and she
was dragged back fainting Into t,he
room.
The child's screams of terror had
aroused the guests and employes in the
hotel and they climbed out on the roof
ami carried her tenderly Into the room
of a guest. It was at first thought her
back had been broken.
Dr. Duffi°ld was summoned and affer
a hasty examination ordered the little
gill sent to the Good Samaritan hos
pital.
CHILD WII.I. RECOVER
It was reported yesterday afternoon
at the Qood Samaritan hospital that
the child had spent a comfortable night
and day and would recover from her
injuries". Her presents were brought
to her bedside, and propped against
two big pillows she talked of Santa.
Claus' visit to her mother and father,
who spent the greater part of the day
and night at her bedside.
In speaking of tin- accident yester
day Mrs. Niehoi said that her daughter
became dizzy when she looked down on
the courtyard and roof below and had
lost her balance, falling face forward
into space. "Her frightened cry," said
Mrs. Nlchol, "was the first intimation
we had that Nan had fallen from the
window. I was the first to reach the
window, and as I looked out 1 saw her
little body stretched on the roof and
heard her crying pitifully 1,, herself.
1 thought she was dying ar tlrst, and
it was in awful moment. 1 don't know
what happened after that for awhile."
The Nichols live at Medford, Ore,,
where Mr. Ntchol was formerly pro
prietor of a newspaper. They have
been touring the west, in states Tor the
winter with their little daughter and
registered at the Hayward hotel four
days ago from San Francisco. They
hail Intended spending the holidays m j
Los Angeles.
It was stated at the hospital yes
terday that the child would !>.< com
pelled to remain in bed geveral weeks.
The hotel management was reticent of
the accident.
WEST VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS
CONTROL LEGISLATURE
WHEELING, \V- Va., Dec. 25.— The
Wist Virginia legislature will assemble
the second week ot January with the
legislature ohanged from the sixty Re
publican majority to forty Democratic
majority on Joint ballot.
The victory was so unexpected to the
Democrats that there had been no pro
nounced candidate* for the scut In the
United States senate now occupied by
Nathan B. Scott, Republican, until tlm
returns o£ the landslide were made
public.
Ever since the campaign lias been
strmuouH, Four candidates are John
T, McGraw, Democratic national com
mttteeman; Clarence Watson of Fair
mont, Lawrence Terney of lUuu wi»ld«
and Andrew Klliston of Boston.
THE HOME PAPER OP
GREATER LOS ANGELES
OFFICIALS CLAIM
EVIDENCE PROVES
QUiTFBS'PLOT
Prompt Action of Watchmen and
Poiice Prevents Conflagration
in Factory District
LOSS ESTIMATED AT $10,000
Three Men Reported to Have
Been Seen Prowling Near
Site Before Disaster
Particles of a substance believed to
be guneotton were discovered at the
site of the explosion at the Llewellyn
Iron works, Redondo nnil Main streets,
early yesterday morning, and the policy
are working on the theory that tho
wrecking of the plant resulted from a
deliberately planned crime.
As soon as daylight came, about
four hours after the blast that shat
tered a large part of the south end of
the works, a careful search was made
of a hole In the ground beside tho
building. 11 was apparently made by
the first force of the explosion, Mi
nute particles of unexploded guncotton,
as well as small particles of the ox
ploded substance, are said to have been
found. These particles are in the hands
of John Llewellyn, secretary of the
concern, and will be kept as evidence.
The hole, which Is located about
thirty feet from the southwest corner
of the wrecked building-, is about eight
feet in circumference, partly filled with
loose dirt. According to the police
theory, the explosive was placed in a
small hole, the larger one resulting
from the blast which tore away a large
part of the south wall, which is built
of timber, and wrecked the floors of
the general offices, accounting and bill
ing rooms.
"I had two men search the hole for
me just after daylight," said Secretary
Llewellyn. "The particles which I be
lieve to be guncotton were at once
placed in sealed envelopes and will
remain untouched until called for in
the course of the Investigation. Those
who saw the substance say there is
small doubt that it is guncotton."
<n.i'iiri!ors particles found
The particles in the possession of
Llewellyn were found buried deep in
the earth in the hole and were recov
ered after the earth had been sifted.
The substance appears to be peculiarly
sulphurous, both in appearance and
smell. - - •
For some time it. was impossible to
tell the exact extent of damage done.
by the explosion, but at daylight it was
found that the offices, accounting
rooms and billing rooms were total
wrecks. The west half of the south
wall was blown out into the yard. In
the second floor, built of stout timbers,
there was a hole at least twenty feet
square. Another hole, slightly smaller,
was found in the third floor. There
was a general demolition of all the
furniture in the wrecked section.
According to the police and officers of
the concern, the outer side of the hole
in which the explosive was placed was
bolstered so that the greatest forco
from the explosion would be directed
toward the iron works. This appeared
to be the case, as no part of the build
ing except that in the direct path of
the explosive, the force of which
seemed to be concentrated in a single
direction, was damaged.
That the entire plant did not burn
following the explosion and endanger
at least six other large iron foundries
in the vicinity, was due to the work of
the neighborhood watchmen, assisted
by Sergeant Toolen and Patrolman
Cahill. As soon as they recovered from
the shock of the explosion they rushed
t the scene, and seeing the timbers of
the shattered wall begin to burn,
poured buckets of water on the blaze.
The water they secured from a. nearby
faucet. A few moments after the fin»
had been put out the apparatus from
engine company No. 1!), located less
than two blocks distant, arrived, too
late to be of assistance.
THEORY OF EXTENSIVE PLOT
Officers of the Llewellyn company
said yesterday morning that they be
lleve-1 the explosion was the result of.
a deliberate attempt to wreck the plant
and that the purpose was to destroy
the whole structure by fire, hoping
that the flames would spread to tha
adjoining buildings. The charge that
was used, both the officers of the con
cern and the police say, would not
have been sufficient to wreck the en
tire plant, which covers nearly a block,
even ii it had been placed more favor
ably. The theory of those investi
gating the explosion is that it was
caused by nitroglycerine.
"We have the watchmen and officers
to thank for saving th entire plant
from destruction by lire," said Secre
tary John Llewellyn. "Had the flames
gained headway there would have been
not the slightest chance of saving any
thing. The timber Is dry as tinder and
piled as it was it would have burned
like kindling."
Following the explosion practically
everything on the second and third
floors, on which the accounting and
billing- departments were located, fell
through to the offices on the ground
floor. Apparently the timbers of tha
second floor were carried with terrific
impact through the third floor and
then all crashed down together into
•the offices. I,', the confusion of boards
and woodwork were found dozens of
desks, filing devices, telephones, chairs
and other furniture. Nothing in the
wrecked area was saved.
WATCHMAN' FAILS THROUGH FLOOIt
J. E. Asbury, 50 years old, a negro
watchman at the Llewellyn plant, was
the only person injured in the explo
sion. There were two other nesro
watchmen about the plant at the tinvi
but they were in the north part of the
building. Asbury was seated on the
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