Show l az Consul Blames Blames' Reds for Ship Blast w y v Q C ii H tx S S. S Sy 5 t v J 7 jj 4 b S S 1 fr 7 yr p T v S 4 4 F DIVER GOES BELOW TO FIND CAUSE OF S. S S. S VANCOUVER BLAST Lives of 17 passengers and 60 crew members were endangered in explosion I II I Nov 4 UP P Manfred ranfred von Killinger man general announced Investigation that an explosion which tore a hole in the nazi steamer steam steam- er Vancouver came came from ou outside ide the ship He said taid he suspected com com- corn com The blast occurred ed yesterday in int t Oakland estuary across cr the heb he- b bay from San Francisco injured four Ioui of the Vancouver's seamen Suspects Suspects- Communists I UI 1 think Von ger said aid it was the work of saboteurs incited by hy continued a agitation against Germa Germany Germany Ger Ger- ma many y by certain groups in this country I suspect the t My investigation indubitably established es established s the explosion came from the outside There could not have been an explosion on in the engine- engine room The German consulate co was one of six agencies investigating the Unexplained unexplained unexplained un un- explained blast which endangered the lives of 17 passengers and a crew of 60 The Vancouver had just sailed for Bremen when the blast o occurred The ships ship's captain grounded his vessel to prevent it fro from sinking Bent ent Inward The findings of divers said Von Killinger proved that the plates were bent and dented inward es establishing establishing es- es that the explosion occurred occurred occurred oc oc- oc- oc from the outside The en- en was in perfect order and there could have been no cause for foran foran foran an accidental explosion there It is up to the local authorities to determine whether a crime has been committed We are in the United States the country of liberty and it rests with the American au- au to protect property and rights An interpreter said Baron von Killinger is especially qualified t to judge occurrences of this kind because he has experienced similar explosions of mines mines' Von Killinger commanded a German destroyer at atthe atthe atthe the bat battle le of Jutland Yon Won Killinger illinger is one of Fuehrer Continued on Pace Pae Four Column Six j SHIP EXPLOSION HINTS SABOTAGE Continued from Page One Adolf Hitler's most trusted lieutenants lieuten lieuten- ants Its a very ticklish situation said Earl Warren district attorney of Alameda county and state attorn attorney attorney n ney y general All witnesses called in the inquiry so far have testified that the blast occurred outside the ship Captain E. E W. W master looks damn said It suspicious Bent Inward Divers who examined th the hole in inthe inthe inthe the engine room said the steel plates of the hull were bent inward indicating that the explosion occurred occurred occurred oc oc- oc- oc with terrific force torce just outside outside outside out out- side the ship The ton foot vessel steaming along the narrow Oakland- Oakland Alameda estuary to San Francisco before sailing for Bremen was grounded in 28 feet of water on the Oakland shore after the blast The engine engin room filled with water and the stern of the ship sank in mud The federal bureau of investigation tion district attorneys attorney's office Alameda Alameda Ala Ala- meda and Oakland police German consulate coast guard and the U. U S. S steamboat and inspection service joined in the investigation Will Be Warren expected that the vessel would be by noon and that experts would definitely determine determine determine deter deter- mine the source of the blast How a bomb could have been placed or thrown in the position indicated by the investigation was wasa a matter of speculation Three of the crew told Warren that a deafening blast tore open the starboard side of the engine room Four men were injured but none seriously As water poured into the ship crippling her and putting her pumps out of order the injured were helped to the deck where passengers passengers passengers pas pas- had been knocked off their feet The blast threw a column of water as high as the superstructure witnesses said Salvage crews built a coffer dam about the hole which was seven feet below the water line Tugs drew alongside and began pumping water out of the hull to the Vancouver Enters Case The federal bureau of investigation tion entered the case because the ship flew a foreign flag They were joined also by the U. U S. S steamboat and inspection service the German consulate and Alameda police The Vancouver was built in 1930 at Bremen her home port She was feet long She had arrived from northwest ports with a lumber cargo had taken on a cargo of California California California Cali Cali- fornia perishables and supplies and was to pick up 30 passengers at the San Francisco dock |