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Show DYNAMITE EXPLOSION WRECKS BIG PLANING MILL IN OAKLAND SAN FRANCISCO. April J9. Two heavy explosions of namlte In the low er part of 'Oakland startled that city last . night. They were' quickly followed by an alarm of fire from the box at Second and Jefferson streets, and when the police and Are departments reached the scene they found that the large part of the California Califor-nia Standard Planing- Mill company's plant at 634 Second street had been wrecked by an explosion of dynamite. The cause of the explosion remains - a mystery. The plant is practically crippled, crip-pled, and a number of men will be thrown out of work. The loss will exceed ex-ceed $5000. |