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VOLUME LI-NO. 137.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 16, 1916 —EIGHTEEN PAGES.
ESTABLISHED 1865.
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TALK OF PEACE
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Mining Men and Soldiers Take
Bandits to Jail for Safe Keeping
President Poincare An-
nounces Guarantee of
Equilibrium and Stability
as First Condition.
EARL SREY FOR CONFERENCE
By C. F. BERTELLI
(Staff Correspondent of the Interna-
tional News Service.)
PARIS, May 15.—A strong wave of
conciliation is sweeping over the bel-
ligerents. At no moment since August,
1914, has there been so much talk and
never before has the peace talk been
so devoid of flamboyant language or
so much impregnated by a spirit of
moderation. No other conclusion than
the foregoing can be drawn from the
important diplomatic news from sev-
eral quarters of Europe published in
today's newspapers.
"We believe in the value of nego-
tiations and have faith in the results
of international confsrences," said
Sir Edward Grey, in an interview on
Saturday. "We need guarantees ot
equilibrium and stability," was the new
peace formula announced by President
Poincare yesterday.
Vatican circles star** that the Pope an<1
King Alfonso are working closely together
for peace, which is described as "more or
less near."
The persistent reports from Holland and
Switzerland say that Prince von Buelow's
return to office is imminent and that hla
role will be that of Germany's peace,
maker.
Finally, great stress is laid on the re-
port rbat Ambassador Gerard has for*
warded to President Wilson an autograph
letter from the Kaiser suggesting the Pres-
ident's intervention for peace.
After a careful canvass in well informed
quarters in Paris and at the embassy of
an important European neutral country
today, f find a most optimistic view is
taken as to early developments In a pa-
cific direction.
The cofnment of the semi official Temps
on yesterday's speech of President Poin-
care is very significant. Tt says:
When President Poincare. with the au-
thority vested in the off ire of chief of
state, lays down as the first condition
of peace serious guarantees of equilibrium
and stability, he has the entire nation
behind him. The people ore not inspired
by sentiment or hatred—they desire neith-
er vengeance nor conquest, but remain
faithful to the principles of liberty and
justice. This is what lias given them such
sublime impulsion in their defense of their
threatened country. The allies have an
imperious duty towards themselves and
humanity to continue the fight until fhe
enemy owns himself beaten and ready to
accept their conditions."
The Journal Des Debats, commenting on
President Poincare's statement regarding
"equilibrium and stability," says:
The only real guarantee in this con-
nection would consist of the admission by
Germany of her powerlessnegji to defeat
the allies. This admission will inevi-
tably come one day and we cannot use-
fully discuss peace until it has been
made."
PRO DELEGATES TO
DR. BARTON ASKS THAT THEY AS-
SEMBLE IN SAN ANTONIO NEXT
MONDAY AT 8 P. M.
Special Telegram to The Express.
DALLAS, Tex , May 15.—Call for a meet-
ing of prohibitionist delegates to the State
convention of the Democrat party has been
issued by Dr. A. .7. Barton, superintendent
of the Texas Anti-Saloon League, the date
of the meeting being *et at May 22. 8
p. m., at San Antonio, the day before the
htate convention.
Dr. Barton issued the call over long
distance telephone this afternoon from
Antonio to his headquarters here, md it
rss given out immediately.
"Delegates and visitors who are opposed
to the control of the convention by the
liquor interests, whether they be pro* or
antis, will be welcome in the conference/*
the official call said.
"Data compiled from press reports Indl-
cafe) that the anti-saloon forces will be
In the majority if the delegates elected
will be on hand and in person or bv
proxies who will represent their views. *
continued Dr. Barton's statement. Dele-
gates unable to attend the convention were
again urged in the statement to put heir
proxies in the hands of prohibitionists.
fBlWO of the Mexican bandits that were captured by the mining men it
* Boquillas and brought back to the scene of the raid. They were
photographed at Marathon while being taken to the Brewster County jail
for safe keeping. The lower picture shows them chained to a water cart
during (he wait for the train.
RISH PEER PLACED
ON TRIAL FACING
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BORDER PATROL TO BE CHANGED
AND THREE BRIGADIERS DES-
IGNATED TO COMMAND.
Hailstones at Del Rio
Bring Death to Mexicans
By As*ocl«ted Prem.
DEL RIO, Tex., Ma,' 15.—Two
Mexicans were killed and two seri-
ously injured tn a heavy rain, hail
aud wind storm over this section
late today. Property damage was
not great.
One Mexican was killed and two
injured when a barn two miles
south of Del Rio was demolished by
wind. The other Mexican wat
killed by hailstones on Devil's River
Road, eight miles east t ..
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To prevent disaster to the army's pres
ent chief transportation artery, the South-
ern Pacific Railway between here and El
Paso, a portion of the troops now mobilized
at Fort Sam Houston will be distributed
at the more important bridges aloug the
line. It Is pointed out that if one of these
bridges were destroyed, the movement of
troons by rail would ne interfered with
possibly a month or more.
Two companies of infantry from the El
Paso garrison are stationed at intervals
along the road These will be returned to
their regiment at the Gate City and soldiers
from here substituted. Also in the vicinity
of Del Rio and Eagle Pass detachments <>f
the Nineteenth Infantry are guarding
bridges. It Is desired to concentrate these
to some extent with their headquarters as
the center.
The Thirtieth Infantry from Plattsburg.
N. Y., will arrive at the mobilization camp
today it was anounced at Southern Depart-
ment neadquarters. This organization was
ordered to Rio Grande City, between
Brownsville and Laredo, a few days ago,
but the orders were countermanded to
bring the troops here. They will be con-
sidered in General Funston's plan of dis-
tribution.
Aside from these facts. General Funston
did not announce the future movements of
the troops already in camp or io arrive to-
day. His distribution plans are not com-
plete. He declared the rearrangement of
troop stations entailed a vast amount of
work. His general object, however, will be
to concentrate the units of the regiments
now along the Itio Grande and to protect
adequately all towns and villages. Some
of the regiments are widely scattered, and
it is hoped for military expediency to bring
these together. With a regiment at one
point or in a restricted territory, the send-
ing back and forth of Venorts and forms
and a massive amount or correspondence
will be eliminated.
TO HAVE PATROL DISTRICTS.
Patrol districts with definite limits will
be established along the border, under the
plans now formulating. In charge of these
will be the following brigadiers: General
James Parker, commander of the First Cav-
alry Brigade, with headquarters now ih
this city; General William A. Mann, com
manding the Second Infantry Brigade, with
headquarters now at Laredo; General Har-
ry A. Greene, recently ordered to this de-
partment from Fort Leavenworth. Kan.
General Funston has received scores of
requests- and many are still being made—
for considerable bodies of troops. Every
Valley town Is anxious for a large quota
of soldiers. This Is true of the Brownsville
section, where extensive border raids or
enrred la«t summer. Mayor Browne of
Brownsville nnd Caesar Kleberg and R.» J.
Kleberg, who are Identified with the King
ranch lu that section, called on General
Funston yesterday and w*re in audience
with him some time.
It is understood the plans of the com
manding general are to guard the railways
and actual border towns adequately for any
emergency, but despite the fact that he has
close to 40,000 troops in his command,
counting those in Mexico, he will not have
sufficient to give the towns distant from
the Rio Grande the large detachments they
ask for.
Some troops will be left here Probably
most of the foast Artillery will go to such
towns as Sanderson. Langtry. Sierra Blan-
ca and others in that section.
PERSHING IS "WAITING."
Routine reports from General John J.
Pershing in Mexico reached Southern De
nartment headquarters yesterday The
field general is recuperating his forces
thoroughly at Namiquipa and other por
tlona of the line south from Columbus. It
is understood a large proportion of them
are centered at Namiquipa, and from that
point mainly he is faking care of the situ-
ation Supplies are accumulating and the
wen are reported to be In splendid condi-
tion for anv sort of service. They have
acclimated and field hardened.
dition
DIE IN COLLAPSE
CHARGE OF DYNAMITE SET OFF
IN ADJOINING LOT WRiSCKS I
RESTAURANT.
Continued on Page Two.
By Associated Press.
AKRON, Ohio, May 15.—At least a dozen
persons were killed and nearly a score in-
jured this evening when the old Beacon-
Journal building occupied by the Crystal
restaurant collapsed as a result of a blast
of dynamite in an adjoining excavation.
Seven Identified and three uudentlfled
bodies have been recovered and two per-
sons now missing are thought to be In tha
ruins.
Battery B, Ohio National Guard field
artillery, was called out to aid the police
in restraining a crowd of more than 10,000
persons who packed the streets at Main
and Quarry, where the accident occurred.
A tremendous rnnr, echoing the screams
of the dying people, brought thousands to
the disaster scene in the heart of Akron's
business district. Instantly the entire city
rallying under the shock, plunged to tlie
^ork of rescue.
A great pile of ruins, broken timbers,
twisted steel and tons of brfck and mortar
burled the victims, who a moment before
were dining In the restaurant.
Eight bodies were soon taken ont of. the
wreckage after firemen, police and volun-
teer rescuers had worked frantically dig-
ging and chopping through the debris.
Nineteen other.-, many of them said to be
fatally injured, were extricated ami sent
to hospitals,
Blasts of dynamite set, oft in an excava-
tion for a new building dtractlv north of
the restaurant unsettled tli« foundation.
The restaurant was a ono-atory structure,
with a two story false front and the lat
ter toppling backwards added a weight
of many tons to the falling roof
A dynamite charge set off fifty feet
away from the restaurant a fo.v minutes
before the disaster is believed ,to have
been the direct cause.
The crash came at (5:10 p. m„ In the
midst of dinner when the restaurant was
Crowded and when thousands were on the
streets during the evening i u -L So sud-
denly did the ceiling cave fn aud the
w'alls crumble that those who were not
Instantly killed were knocked unconclons
Mrs. W. C. Law son escaped strangely from
the table where she and her hnsbanvl and
their 8-year-old daughter, Mary, were din
lng together The first body to be dug
from the tangled heap ..f'.iohrU was that
of her daughter. Firemen dug her out.
revealing a deep gash on her neck, where
she probably had been' strangled to death
by the edge of the table falling on her.
A piece of bread that she was eating still
was clutched in her hand.
10 BE IN CONTACT
ONE TROOPER RUMORED WOUND-
ED IN SKIRMISH EIGHTY
MILES BELOW BORDER.
Bandits Wreck Train;
Americans Are Robbed
REFUGEES ON WAY
TO U. S. HELD UP
ad in crum-
ing equivo-
and scrib-
Slr Roger
rial today,
is antique
ison against
as conveyed
as secretly as possioie, for fear of
hostile demonstrations in the streets,
from the Tower of London to the his-
toric old Bow Street Police Court for
a preliminary hearing before Mafcis.-
trate Sir John Dickinson.
The renegade knight had a humble com-
panion in the dock, Private Daniel Julien (
Halley. an Irish prisoner of war from j
(lermany, whom Sir Roger had enlisted In j
the Irish Prigade there, and Halley had
accompanied him on his filibustering trip
to the coast of Ireland, where both were
captured. Sir Roger did not appear to
relish the division of attention between
himself and the soldier. After certain for-
malities relating to the charge against
them both, he arose impressively, and wa»
lng his arm toward Bailey, proclaimed:
"That man Is Innocent. 1 think the In
dlctment is wrongly drawn against him."
By Associated Press.
LONDON. May 15.—The writing of a new
« hapter of the history of the Sinn Fern re-
bellion was begun today when Sir Roger
Casement, knighted in 1911 for services to
the British government, and Daniel Julian
Bailey, an Irish private soldier, one of his
companions on the Ill-fated submarine trtp
from Germany to Ireland, were placed on
the dock of the Bow Street police court for
preliminary examination on the charge of
liigli treason.
While considerable testimony introduced
by the crown tended to iucrlminata Bailey,
the main attack of the prosecution was di-
rected against Casement In an endeavor
to enmesh him in h net of evidence whtch
would establish rltb^uf qLv-stlou the lead-
ing part it Is claimed he played In the con-
By EDMUND BEHR.
International News Service.
MARATHON, Tel., May 15.—A trooper
of Major Langhorne's command, eighty
miles below the border, has been wounded
in a skirmish with bandits, according to
a report which came into Marathon this
afternoon.
Champv Wood, an employs of the Bo-
quilla Mining Company, arrived here this
evening. He declared that, from the con-
versation of a courier wno had reached
Boquilla yesterday from tfte column in
Mexico, he was under the Impression that
Major Langhome's troopers had been in
a flghf
The courier brought sealed dispatches
from the expeditionary commander and
strict Instructions to keep silent regard-
ing the positions of the two cavalry de-
tachments In pursuit of the Glen 8prings
raiders.
What events have transpired since the
two small cavalry detachments crossed
the border Is still a matter of conjecture.
It Is believed here that 'he Americans
will not, tinder any circumstances, advance
more than 100 miles into C'oahutla unless
reinforcements are sent them.
Private Bundanls of Tn op A, Eighth
Cavalry, who ha* been missing from Glen
Springs since Wednesday, was found by
Champ Wood this morning and brought
here. His clothes were torn and his shoes
were nearly worn out. Captain W. M.
Smart, medical officer, examined him and
found that he was suffering from a slight
mental disorder caused by" the heat. When
found he was wandering fully armed
along the road thirty-five miles north of |
Boquilla.
Carranza Attorney and Swiss
Consul From San Francisco
Escape Unnoticed.
ANOTHER WRECK IS REPORTED
Judge Charles A. Douglas of Washington, Carranza's attorney in the ne-
gotiations that led to recognition o,vthe First Chief, was a passenger on a
northbound Mexican National train that -was wrecked and robbed by Villista
bandits early Friday morning near Gonzales, which is but a short distance
north of Queretaro.
Fourteen persons v ere killed in the wreck. A number of others were
slightly wounded by the bandits, and two Mexicans were led away as pris-
oners, with hands tied. The bandits got loot to the amount probably of $5,000
in American gold, which, in Car anza money would reach the impressive figure
of $200,000.
A dozen Americans, includ!ng several women; were in this bandit hold-
up almost in the shadow of the Car'anza capital None of them was injured
tut most of them were robbod of n oney and valuables.
Judge Douglas reached San Antonio last night. With him are A. E. Leckie,
a Washington attorney; Ramon Solnzarno, Douglas' secretary, and Emil Pohli,
Swiss vice consul at San Francisco, all of whom were in the wreck and
hold-up.
The wreck occurred at 2:45 o'clock Friday morning. The engine and four
cars were overturned. The fourteen killed were mostly members of the train
crew and guard.
"Viva Villa!" and "Where are the Carraiicistas?" were the shouts heard
by the passengers immediately after tne crash of the coaches when the engine
struck the displaced rails.
Bold passengers stuck ihcir heads out of windows, only to find the train
surrounded by an evil-looking band cf outlaws, with faces smeared w'ith char-
coal and masks over their eyes. Son e of them had rifles, others revolvers and
others only machetes. They were shooting into the air.
Douglas and his companions at'd Pohli were in a special car at the rear
of the train, a small car without lights, and the bandits did not enter it. They
trade their way at once into the Pullman and I he first-class coach, ignoring
the second and third.
Traveling bags they slit open with knives or machetes.
Some of the passengers escaped into the brush In their night clothes. One
American woman whose name Judge Douglas' party did not get, was taken
away by the bandits, but released -i short distar.ee from the train, apparently
because they decided they had no n.erns to earn- her away without discovery
The passengers saw but about fifteen bandits, though they believe others
kept back in the dark. Two Carrai.za lieutenant colonels and two major pay-
rasters were on the trun, tut they hid all insgnia of rank and escaped in-
jury. One of them feigned death, lying at full length in the aisle. Eight sol-
diers were disarmed and two prisoners in their custody released.
The express car contained a million pesos of the new Carranza currency,
but it was not discovered.
The paymasters lost $36,000 in the new Carranza currency. A paymaster
of the El Ore Mining Company w:s robbed of 535,000 in the same currency,
and an American named H'H lost $300 in gold.
Judge Douglas and his companions walked most of the nine miles to
Gonzales and rode the remainder ot the distance on the cowcatcher of an
engine. They were sent by government train to Celaya, and from there up
to San Luis Potosi by special train sent by the governor of San Luis Potost.
Cther passengers were taken to Gonzales by wrecking train, and from there
came north by the regular train. Some of them came in by way of Eagle
Pass, and others with Judge Douglas through Laredo.
"It was just a prosuic hold-up, such as might have occurred in the United
States," said Judge Douglas 'ast night at the St. Anthony Hotel. "Still the
shooting made it exciting. We mi igled with the robbed passengers in ths
Pullman and so escaped being robbed.
"The City of Mexico is ?s orde ly as Washington, Mexico is quiet except
for sporadic ouflsreaks and bandit operations here and there. The Mexican
problem is mainly a prcblem of the border. I cannot say whether interven-
tion will be avoided. To me the SJhition seeo.s to be the proper policing of
the border by both countries, to the end that raids may be prevented rather
than punitive expeditions sent out tUot lead to the punishment of many inno-
cent persons."
Judge Douglas had been in the City of Mexico three weeks. He saya he
is not carrying any diplomatic proposals from the Carranza government to
Washington. Last night he held a long conference with Consul Beltran and
he is taking the Sunset Limited this morning, intending to go direct to Wash-
ington.
Mr. Pohli, the Swiss vice consu' at San Francisco, is leaving for home
this morning. Fie was in Mexico on personal bi-siness.
American Rear Guard Attacked
By Associated Pre»«.
COLUMBUS, N. M., May 15.—The rear puard of the American column
was fired upon last Friday night between San Antonio, Mexico, and Nami-
quipa. As a result of the attack the advance base of General Pershing's col-
Conttnueu on Page Two.
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Americans Kill Three Bandits x
In Skirmish at Rubio Ranch
By Associated Press.
LAKE ITASCATE, Mexico, May 13 (By Wireless to Columbus, May
15)—Three bandits, including Julio Cardenas, a Villa leader, were killed
today in a skirmish with an American detachment near Rubio ranch,
twenty miles east of here.
The Americans, twelve strong, under the command of Lieutenant ■*
George S. Patton, comrrised an automobile detachment sent 'o purchase
forage. The bandits fir;d on Lieutenant Patton and his guide after they
had alighted from the machines and were approaching the ranch house.
The Americans deployed to prevent the escape of fhe snipers and
Lieutenant Patton returned the fire, wounding the bandits, who, mean-
while fled through the rear of the house. Overtaken later, the Mexicans
engaged the Americans in a rifle fight in which the three Mexicans were
killed.
There were no American casualties. The bodies of the Mexicans were
brought here and.buried. Papers in their pockets revealed their identity.
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Red Cross Invade Y. W. C. A.
500 Strong at Ten Today
All Committee Chairmen Must Be Present to Re-
ceive Materials and Instructions From
Mrs. Funston and Col. Ireland.
A mass meeting, open to any mail ani
every woman In San Antonio who i* in-
terested In public rellfsf work of any
kind, will be held at lOwl'clock this morn-
ing in the auditorium < f the Young Wom-
en s Christian Association Building at Ave-
iue C and Fifth Street. Tb" chairwomen
hi particular of the Red Cross sewing
circles, and fhe members of the various
gioup*. are urgently a*ked to he present
a, this meeting by the officials of the
Kin Antonio Red Cross Chapter Th»
importance of this meeting will bP real-
iced. they declare, when thp committee
»Irjiirwomen learn that spe« ifi« Instrni
tions ss to materials and methods will
be given by both Mrs. Fredrick Funston
and Colonel M. W. Ireland, while a oroup
of volunteer but expert cutters, nnd a
number of women with sewing machines,
will give a demonstration of proper cut-
ting and making »»f the various varments
required by the Red Cross.
This instruction and demonstration M1J
be Invaluable to any one contemplating
d« cations of material, mot.ey. or effort md
n number of very important committee
pssirfiiments will N» made. Msterisls will
a1«o be distributed
Although there Is no charge to an- *ne
at this meeting, those who desire *iil on
given opportunity to purchase the offlcls.
Red <'r«>ss buttons, at the fixed trice of
$1 each. t»f this amount cents goes
t< the National headquarters for tne van
< us needs of that organisation In National
relief work, and the other 50 cpnts is re-
tained here for the purchase of mstertais.
etc , for the making of articles of eloth
ing bandages and other non perishable
supplies.
»>iip feature of all the activity of the
Red Cross herp will b#» thf fact that all
mpplles made will be of the non perish
able kind and may be as useful twenty
5ear** from now, «s might be in case
of an immediate *niergenev. The Reo
Cross pins, which arrived from Washing-
ton yesterday, were immediate!*- placed oil
sale hy groups of girls In down-town
stores and a large number of them were
•l.sposed of In one large department
store sixty were sold In a few hour*'
time Most of the larger stores are boost-
ing the Red Cro«»s work by placing *lgn>
lu their windows and by elaborate window
dUpiays depicting the sctivitie» of the Red
f res* organization Crowds were congre-
gated yesterday at many pla^s In front
of these window* showing the great in-
i ontinned U Plf« Tws.
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Sibley and Langhorne, Pur-
suing Glen Springs Raid-
ers, Will Be Reinforced
Within a Few Days.
PERSHING FORCE 14,900
Internattonsl News Service.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 15.—
After General Scott's conference with
Secretary Baker today army officers
said that General Funston is going
ahead with his plans for a complete
patrol of the American side of the
border with 30,000 troops, regardless
of any promises of co-opsration from
General Obregon.
General Pershing, they said, will
take care of the Mexican side of the
border with his force, estimated at
14,000 men, while Colonel Sibley and
Major Langhorne, with 600 cavalry and
a machine gun corps, will maintain
their new line from Glen Springs
toward the southwest. This small fore;
will be reinforced heavily in the next
few days and it is said to be probable
that it will make a camp in Mexico to
protect the northeastern section of the
border.
lipports to tlip War Dcpnrtnipnt .how
tliat tioiieral Pershln* is plaolnir strong
Mnuns nlonu his line of communication
which will prevent lis being; cut from tin-
north. Army officers said there wa» uo
truth In the reports that General. Persh-
ing's army Is In danger. It was admitted
(here was danger that the expedition
might be attacked, but If it were, off!
i erf said tin t General I'enblnjt and hit
troops would make short work t>t the
■ est army ihat Is tiotr assembled in Mei-
Prcsldent Wilson and the Cabinet will
Oecld# tomorrow whether to maKe repiy
to General Carranaa's note of April 14.
t.iylnp the withdrawal of the troops or to
wait for farther steps by the de facto
liovcrnment. It. Is believed at the Statu
Department that Carranza will renew his
demands for withdrawal within the neit
few days.
By Associated Press.
MARATHON. Tex , May 15.—The expe-
dition In search of thp bandits who raided
Glen Springs, has checked Its dash Into
Mexico and Is now awatting reinforce-
ments before pushing on. according to te-
rc rts received today. A messenicer has
been sent to General Funston by Colonel
Sibley, commanding the Fourteenth Cav-
alry. It was learned here, asking for aid.
Military observers here point out that
Mi.jor langhorne and his flylug squad-
ion of the eighth Cavalry are now per
haps '.'no miles beyond their base with-
out sufficient troops io protect their line
if communication.' Marathon, the base, i<
i inety miles from Boquilla. Several In-
Mfcnces have been reported the past few'
Oavs of nandits cutting In bi*hlni1 the n
I edition w ithout meeting armed resist-
ance
Supplies of eveiy character for Sibley's
expedition are now- being rushed from
Marathon to Boquilla
The two Mexican prisoners brought Into
Marathon by Sheriff Shoemaker from Bo-
ot'llla last Saturday night, will be »ent
to Alpine for trial. They Will be charged
with murder.
EXPLOSIVES IGNITE, WRECK
BUILDINGS AND INJURE MANY
NEW JERSEY WORKMEN.
By A»e«clated Press
GIBBBTOWN. V. J.. May IS.—At leaat
fourteen were killed and about thirty In-
jured today In a terrlfl* explosion at the
Itejieuno plant of the I>uPont Powder Com-
pany near here. The blast occurred In
the building In which Trinitrotoluol is
manufactured, and wrecked that structure
and three others The Identified dead.
W F. LAW LEY, Woodburj. N J., as
of the Trinitrotoluol
plant;
slstant superintendent
GEORGE MARSH, Paulsboro, N. fore-
man
GEORGE \V. RVAN. Paulsboro;
BERNARD KELLER. Paulsboro:
ANDREW ETINGER, Paulsboro;
LIKE THEYNEY. Paulsboro;
FREDERICK REAM, Glbbstown;
JOHN J. VOLK. Woodbury. N. J.;
CHARLES HOELLZER. Woodbury. N. J.
FRANK BAMHIKNI
The cause of the explosion is not known
and according to officials may never be
ascertained as all tfcose believed to have
been In the building where the first ex-
plosion occurred are dead
Trinitrotoluol Is not cinslderwl an ex-
plosive risk and company officials believe
It caught fire before exploding. this
blast cause! a building in which nitro-
beniol is manufactured to blow up. So
great was tbe force that two buildings
some distance away In which huxtte was
manufactured were wrecked, but the ex-
plosives did not go off
Manv of tho«p killed and Injured were
outside the buildings involved and were
either killed or hurt by flying debris. Oth-
er workmen promptly went to the rescue
and ambulance calls were aent In to va-
rious surrounding towns. Tbe wildest ru-
mors prevailed as to the number of dead,
but the lompauy was unable to give tba
numbed killed untU the employe* M Ma
checked up.
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San Antonio Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 137, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 16, 1916, newspaper, May 16, 1916; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth434097/m1/1/: accessed June 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.