Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-11-09 | Page 3 | N. Y. Declared in No Danger of T. N. T Blow

N. N Y DECLARED IN NO DANGER DANCER OF 1 N. N I BLOW Head of Gillespie Plant Denies De Dc nies Enemy Alien Caused V Explosion Perth Amboy Ambo N J J. J Nov O 8 S Testimony mon mony contradicting the tile theory theon that Ne New ew York city was In momentary dangar dangar dan- dan gar from further explosions following the destruction on October 4 of oC the time T T. A. A Gillespie shell hell loading plant at Morgan Mor Mor- gan an N. N J J J. was vas given ol en lucre here toda today b by T T. A. A Gillespie head of or the company compan at atthe atthe atthe the Investigation conducted b by a a. a subcommittee subcommittee sub sub- committee of oC the United States Senate as to the cause causo of or tho the disaster Asserting that although pounds of oC T T. N X T T. contained In six-Inch six had exploded ed Mr Ir Gillespie Gillespie Gillespie Gilles Gilles- pie saidI said I I 1 ne never 1 considered going farther than Perth Ambo for 1 I did not consider con con- sl shier sider er that there was any dan danger er here lucre Despite testimony b by Maj 1 1 F 1 1 14 1 An- An and Capt Thomas L L. Hanson of or orthe the New Jersey Tersey militia i reserve that the they had entered the plant the day aft after r the explosion without being challenged and that they the had hind met only one guard an an a aged ed man who had a broken gun un and no ammunition I Mr Gillespie said he did not believe o an enemy alien had the explosion lon although he ad admitted admitted ad- ad that It was possible He lie also said he did not think dirt or carelessness careless ness was responsible for tor the tho disaster In regard to testimony given Iven by the militia officers that the they had entered one magazine and anti there alone had counted l 1300 OO boxes of oC high explosive e shells Mr Ir said ald that not soman so man many would have hac been kept at the plant If Ie the government o had been able to find ships enough to han handle le them He lie declared red that although ho he did not lose one cent by bv the explosion as the property loss would be borne by the government he regretted the loss of or life and the most perfect shell loa loading plant In the worl world The Investigation will be continued tomorrow