Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-10-18 | Page 2 | Blast Wrecks Papers' Plant

BLAST WRECKS PAPERS' PAPERS PLANT I PHILADELPHIA Oct 18 UP p- p Two explosions which Detective William Martucci said apparently were caused by incendiary bombs early Friday wrecked a two-story two br brick ck building where several Italian language newspapers newspapers newspapers pers are printed Fire qui quickly ly followed the blasts The flames swept through the I structure into an adjoining plant Windows Shattered The blasts about a a. a m. m E E. S. S T T. shattered windows of homes near the publishing building in the heart of a populous Italian district The building is owned owned by the Metropolis Metropolis' Printing company Amondo Forte owner of the plant said he could give no immediate explanation After an investigation Detective Detective Detective Detec Detec- tive MartuccI said He had no labor trouble and got no threats We are inclined to believe from what we have seen that this was started by incendiary incendiary in in- In- In bombs Fascist Hue Reno publisher of II Italiano said his newspaper newspaper newspaper per Is really an American newspaper newspaper newspaper news news- paper printed in Italian and added We are definitely not and I cant can't imagine this was aimed at us newspaper has a daily dally circulation of approximately 16 16 All other publications issued issue from rom the plant are weeklies The first explosion smashed the rear wall of the building Bricks Brick and iron pillars were hurled into a narrow narro street The second de de- detonation detonation de- de detonation caved in the front The flames spread quickly after r th the explosions which occurred al almost almost al- al most simultaneously P Persons asleep w we were e r e jarred awake ants and an excited crow crowd d quickly g gathered Fire Marshal Jacob Clinton said the federal bureau of Investigation tion had been notified on the basis of information already available