TITE SUNDAY OKEGOXTAX, rORTLAXD, OCTOBER 6, 1918. "
MUHITIOflSDISASTER
LOSS 15 MILLIONS
Casualties Not Yet Definitely
Known; Dead Estimated
at 50; Injured 150.
NEW YORK FEELS BLAST
Windows in lower Part of City Are
Smashed; Fearing Further Explo
sions, Mayor llyland Closes
East-North River Subways.
PERTH AMBOT, X. J., Oct. 5. Army
officers investigating the explosions
that wrecked the great shell-loading
plant of the T. A. Gillespie Company, at
Morgan, estimated tonight that the
dead would number not more than 50
and the injured 150. The property loss
will probably approximate between
J15.000.000 and $20,000,000.
Late today it was believed that dan
ger of greater devastation by the blow
ing up of stores of trinitrotoluol was
virtually over. All that substance left
unexploded is buried in underground
caissons along the bank of Cheese
quake Creek, along which the plant is
located, or is loaded on four barges
tied up at the company docks along
that stream.
Army officers reported after a recon
naissance by airplane that the loca
tion of the boats and storehouses is
such that they believed there was slight
probability that the trinitrotoluol would
be exploded either by fire or concus
sion. Many Made Homeless.
"With the passing of the menace of an
explosion around the plant, the prob
lem of caring for the homeless became
a. serious one tonight.
South Amboy, a town of about 10,000
population, four miles north of Mor
gan, was virtually wrecked- by the se
ries of blasts. Scarcely a building in
it remains habitable. Many houses
were unroofed and the walls of others
were blown in, and every pane of glass
was broken. More than 400 citizens
decided to spend the night there, how
ever. The Atlantic division of the Red Cross
established headquarters at Perth Am
boy this afternoon, fifty ambulances
from New York and Newark with corps
of doctors and nurses arrived to take
charge of the situation. Eight central
depots were opened in schools and
other public buildings.
Commandeered automobiles and cars
driven by members of the "Women's
Motor Corps from New. York and New
Jersey were sent out to pick up flee
ing refugees and take them to the de
pots for shelter. The Red Cross
brought in from New York five motor
trucks loaded with six tons of sup
plies. ,
Military Taken Charge.
The city and all the territory around
morgan was under military contro
with the state guard in charge under
the personal direction of Governor
Edge.
NEW YORK. Oct 5. On receiving
Information shortly before 3:30 o'clock
this afternoon that further explo
sions at the Morgan, N. J. muni
tions plant were imminent. Mayor
On receiving information shortly be
fore 3:30 o'clock this afternoon that
further explosions at the Morgan, N. J.
munitions plant were imminent. Mayor
.Hyian and the Public Service Commis
sion, after a conference with the fire
department authorities, ordered the
closing of the subways under the East
and North rivers. The order went into
effect immediately.
ne tast itlver bridges, carrying
subway, elevated, trolley and vehicle
traffic, were closed temporarily, iso
lating Brooklyn from connection with
Aiannattan. except by ferny.
Explosions in the Gillespie plant
were distinctly relt in New York, 20
miles distant. It was even reported
to have been felt as far away as lslip,
x. i., miles from the scene.
"Windows Broken in 'ew York.
The explosions broke windows in the
lower part of the city. Fifty of them
crashed in on the Broadway side of
the Produce Exchange building. Po
lice reported a great number of win
dows broken on Staten Island.
It was stated tonight that a report
had been received to the effect that
SO. 000 tons of T. N. T. was likely to
explode at any moment. This was
later reduced to 80,000 pounds, and then
to SOOO.
Finally information was received
that the wind had changed, enabling
the fire fighters to begin removal of
the explosives.
It was also stated that Mayor Hylan
had acted on advices from authorities
at Washington. The Washington offi
cials. however, denied issuing any such
warning. Then it was said that a fire
guard in Brooklyn had notified the po
lice that New Jersey officials had told
him of the impending disaster.
After more than IS hours of terror,
dozen towns in Northern New Jersey
were in a shattered condition this after
noon as a consequence of the muni
tion disaster which visited Morgan las'
night with a trail of tremendous ex
plosions and. raging fires which con
tinued throughout today.
With the situation at Morgan such
that firemen,- soldiers, 6ailors and
civilian workers found it impossible to
penetrate to a zone within two mile
of the Gillespie plant, no definite esti
mate could be made of the number
persons who perished. The flames
burning unopposed threatened two
great munition plants in the vicinity
The night shift at the Gillespie plan
was known to number 2000 persons and
the ones accounted for this afternoon
were numbered only in scores.
Fourteen Bodies Identled.
Fourteen bodies were reported t
have been identified. That others are
in the ruins is believed likely. It
feared some men were destroyed and
that no trace of them will ever be
found.
Communities surrounding Morgan
with populations totalling more than
60,000.. were evacuated almost as com
pletely as if they were in European
war zones.
Mr. Gillespie placed the damage t
his property at $12,000,000, and sai
that the explosives, owned by the Gov
rnment. were worth tS, 000. 000. H
estimated the damage in the vicinity
to be another $10,000,000.
Out of the confusion came this story
of heroism: A trainload of explosive
lay on a siding near the Gillespie plan
A railroad fireman, his identity not
yet known, jumped to the engineer
post on a locomotive, coupled it to th
train and took the cars out of the dan
ger zone. As his task was complete
a shell struck him and he was killed.
Some refugees said that before th
first explosion occurred last night they
saw an airplane hovering over the Gil
lespie plant.
PERTH AMBOY. N. J.. Oct. 5. Major.
General C. C. Imams, chief of ord
nance of the United States Army, ar
rived here tonight to conduct a rigid
investigation into the explosions an
r which, demolished the shell, loading
plant of T. A. Gillespie & Co., at Mor
gan, with the probable loss of 50 lives
and injury to 150 more workmen.
General Williams was accompanied
by Captain Wilson, also of the Ord
nance Department, and Lieutenant Ee
Nunlize, a French ordnance expert.
Late tonight the flames which have
been sweeping . the buildings of the
Gillespie plant appeared to be under
control and there seems no danger they
will reach the trinitrotoloul stores re
maining untouched.
J. W. Faust, assistant director of civil
relief of the Red Cross, estimated that
more than 7000 persons had been made
homeless by the hail of shells and the
force of explosions. He believed be
tween 40,000 and 50,000 more had fled
from their homes fearing disaster and
would not return until all danger is
over.
Officers and enlisted men had risked
their lives for hours trying to deter
mine whether the stores of explosives
n the warehouse or on the barges were
n danger from the flames which had
wept through the hundreds of build-
gs of the plant, which . covers 2700
acres, but they had failed.
! LITTLE HOE FIRST
Operators Adopt Resolution Den otitic In 5
Employers for Violation of
Recent Federal R a I ins.
Charges that the Western Union Tele
graph Company maintains its old black
list and discriminates against union em-
polyes, locked out three months ago,
ere made at a meeting of telegraphers
last night in W. O. W. Hall.
K. C. Lemaire told of being dismissed
yesterday by the Western Union, seem
ngly because he had been discharged
and blacklisted three years ago. He
came from Canada to Portland two
months ago and went to work under
the name of W. C. Blair. He alleged that
hen his identity was made known his
ischarge resulted, though th reason
advanced was that he was not wanted
because he would not work extra hours.
Two young women employes who
oined the Commercial Telegraphers
nion of America, and were locked out.
told how they have been "re-employed"
ut not "reinstated." The difference is
ne of ?15 to $20 a month in salary, they
said.
The meeting adopted resolutions de-
ouncing the vV estern Union for dis-
rimination in defiance of Postmaster-
General Burleson's order and calling for
essation of activities of the Western
Union Employes' Association.
The resolution and numerous affidav
its are being forwarded to President S.
konenKamp, of the Commercial
Telegraphers Union.
Students In Training Cared For.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene,
Or., Oct. 5. (Special.) Two members
of the StudentArmy Training Corps, R,
Porter, of Copperfield, Or, and Carl
Hamilton, of Ithaca, Ohio, have been
sent to the Eugene Hospital suffering
from slight attacks of grip. Neither of
the cases is considered serious by the
ospital authorities and it is thought
that they will be able to be out early
ext week. Provision has been made
o take care of any who answer sick
call and every precaution Is being made
to ward off any contagious disease.
UNFAIR METHODS CLAIM
EY MEX CHARGE WESTERN TTXIOX
WITH DISCRIMINATION'.
lng committee. Materials will be fur.
nlshed for the temporary homes upon
presentation of the certificate from the
State Council, and everything' possible
will be done to assist in getting Port-
and's workers comfortably located be
fore cold weather sets in.
Shipyard Workers May Build
Temporary Dwellings.
PERMITS ARE AUTHORIZED
Announcement Made by Building
Commissioner Currey of Receipt
of Favorable Report From
Washington, D. C
workers in Portlands shipyards are
to be permitted to erect temporary
dwellings for the protection of them
selves and their families during the
Winter months.
Upon receipt of a favorable report
from Washington. D. G, yesterday,
Building Permit Commissioner Currey,
of the State Council of Defense, made
the announcement that materials would
be supplied those persons desiring to
erect temporary homes, and City Build
ing Inspector Plummer will issue the
necessary permit.
As a result of the action taken In
Washington, scores of families will be
spared the discomfort of spending the
w inter In garages, sheds, stables or
tenthouses, and the erection of tem
porary houses already are under way,
40 permits having been issued yester
day by Commissioner Currey, in order
that the men might employ their Sun
day to good advantage.
"Ever since the non-war construction
order was promulgated," said Commis
sioner Currey yesterday, "providing
for the curtailment of all building
operations, and the conservation of ma
terial, a bad condition haa existed in
Portland, on account of the shortage
of homes. Workers have lived in ga
rages, sheds, tents and stables and
most any old place they could get
while some purchased lots with the ex
pectation of building. They found
they were unable to secure .the neces
sary permission, and could get no ma
terial. They faced the prospect of
spending the Winter in these places.
"The action taken in Washington will
admit of the erection of temporary
homes and 1 estimate between -0 and
500 workers will follow that plan
doing their own work during spare
hours. I had been conferring with Sec
retary Kollock, of the State Council of
Lefense, and together we had been
working the situation in Washington
from every possible angle, including
the- Spanish influenza, which would
become a menace here if people were
compelled to live under such conditions
during the cold weather."
More than 100 names are on the list
of workers who want to build tem
porary homes, and arrangements were
made yesterday, whereby a certificate
issued by the State Council will give
to the applicant a permit from the city
building inspection department. The
erection of temporary homes is not to
be encouraged, according to Commis
sioner Currey. but every applicant for
a permit will be encouraged to build
a permanent home under the pro
gramme outlined by the general hous-
ALL COMERS ARE LISTED
Marine Corps Accepting Boys Who
Became 18 Since Registration.
The Marine Corps haa already passed
its quota in number of October re
cruits, but is listing and examining all
who appear, with the view to having
thera inducted as a part of the Novem
ber quota. For this month the quota
was 156.
Young men who have become 18 years
old since the September registration
day are accepted without reference to
the quota and may be Inducted at once,
the recruiting officers announced yes
terday. Six boys have already been
accepted under this provision. These
will be sent forward this week and the
other inductees will be sent out about
October 20.
MONUMENT TO BE UNVEILED
Honor to Be Paid to A. J. Bolon,
Murdered by Indians.
A monument in honor of Andrew J.
Bolon, Indian agent for Washington
Territory when lsaao I. Stevens waa
Governor, will be unveiled at 11 A. M.
today on the spot where he was mur
dered by Indians, IS miles from Ciolden
dale. Wash. September 22 was the 63d
anniversary of the murder.
Mr. Bolon was born In Pennsylvania.
Four Indians assassinated him while he
was traveling alone from the Yakima
Indian Reservation to The Halles, Or.
Business Men to Aid Linen. Call.
K. C Eldnidge. Jr.. chairman of th
Progressive Business Men's Club com
mittee named to gather linen for the
hospitals in France, which must be
turned in to Mrs. Ferdinand K. Heed.
400 Oregonlan building, has called upon
every member of the club, some 450
men, to take to the meeting of the
club next Thursday all the bath towels.
hand towels, handkerchiefs, napkins
and sheets that can be spared from
their homes or which they may pun
chase at the stores. Other members
of the committee working with Mr.
Kldrdige are Miles Standish and F. W.
Bronn.
Women Hold Patriotic Parade.
CHEHAUS, Wash., Oct. 5. (Special.)
Chehalis women held a fine patriotic
parade here tonight, closing their
fourth liberty loan drive. The Minute
Women were In charge and school chil
dren, the Boy Scouts, Women's Kelief
Corps, Minute "Women and other organ
izations were in line in the parade,
which was headed by the splendid Che
halis Concert Band. Miss Berths Mel
lett. of Tacoma, well-known newspaper
woman, made an interesting talk.
Put Your War drob e
on a War Basis
That means that the clothes you do buy
should be the kind that make the best possible
use of the labor and materials put into them.
It means clothes that not only wear a long
time but keep their shape a long time. It
means "conserving" clothes.
Hart S chaff ner & Marx make
that kind and we sell them
Now, if you're going to buy clothes at all
and you shouldn't unless you absolutely need
them that's the only kind you've a right to
buy clothes that save.
It's "dollar economy," too. You pay a little
more now but they wear so well you spend
less in the long run.
They're as Low as $23 and Up to $60
i if
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Copmtbt I9is Hart Sdbatincr & ira
Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co.
The Men's Store for
Quality and Service
Gasco BIdg.
Fifth and Alder
has been specially prepared for occu
pancy by the new firm, a cordial re
ception for the new enterprise was ex
tended by the public The floor area
occupied la 60x100 feet and the loca
tion chosen because It Is in the lower
rent section of the business district.
night by Lieutenant 1 catcher at Fourth
and Pine streets and locked up in She
city jail charged with the larceny of
an automobile
Uearin. of 431
street North.
owned
Hast
by Hugo C.
Twenty-fourth
Liberty Apparel Co. Opens Store.
The Liberty Apparel Company, 144
Third street, opened1 its doors to the
public yesterday morning with a com
plete line of ladles' ready-to-wear gar
ments. With modern facilities for the
display of up-to-date showings in la
dles' wear, installed in a building that
Bond Strike Succeeds.
EVERETT, Wash.. Oct. 6. Employes
of the C. B. Lumber Shingle Com
pany went on a "bond strike" this
afternoon.
They blew the mill whistle, quit
work, and, with flags and banners,
marched to the mill office, where every
man. although all had bought one or
more liberty bonds, purchased an addi
tional one.
Boys Accused of Larceny.
John Haak and
15 years of asre.
Argyle Ashla. each
were arrested last
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