The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-03-21 00:00:00

ICEFLELDS AND ICEBERGS AT SE4..

The steamer Sussex, bound from Liverpool to
Baltimore, has arrived at the latter port, having been
damaged by ice. The Sussex had a hole knocked in
each bow, and the fore peak filled with water. On
midnight of Feb. 17 the Sussex ran into fields of loose
floating ice. She was then put about, and ran to the
eastward for half an hour, afterwards taking a
southerly course. All this was necessitated by the
immense quantity of ice which was seen ahead of the
vessel. On the following morning, as the steamer
was proceeding under reduced steam, she struck a
huge cake of ice, fracturing both bows. The water
came in rapidly. The crew then tried to plug up the
holes, but this was found to be impossible, and the
cargo had to be transferred from forward to the after
compartments. The Sussex passed five large ice-
bergs on 'the following day. The Liverpool steamer
Missouri, which arrived at Boston from the Mersey,
passed six very large iceberg's, and the steamer
Virginia, also at Boston from Liverpool, saw nine
immense icebergs during her outward passage. The
French steamer, St. Germain, from Havre, which
has arrived at New York, reported having passed a
number of icebergs, some very high and some par-
tially submerged. One was of immense size, and ex-
tended to a height of 105 feet or thereabouts. Field
ice in immense quantities was also met. On the
22nd ult. loose floating field ice many:miles in extent
was seen.

Hon. George Bancroft ws prOmenadirig'Ane even-
ing on the verandah of the Ocean House at Newport,
with a gay New York belle, not out of her teens. In
course of conversation she addressed her companion
as "Mr. Bancroft." "Now, really my dear Miss
C —," said the ancient man, "you must not call me
that—call me George!" A few moments aftavatia
they returned to the drawing-room and mi.neeil witt
the throng, when, to the amazement and 4niro(
Ttii venerable historian, the mischievous gtrrldlio
Claimed, 19ud enough for the whole CompaturtifUeol
,"'George, I have dropped my glove—pleasp gips Joel
.o.ok for it." Bancroft want but did Ant iettudiv-

THE DYNAMITE OUTRAGES.

At Bow-street Police-court on Monday, before Sir
James Ingham, John Gilbert Cunningham, alias
Dalton, and Harry Burton were further charged with
high treason and with being concerned in and causing
an explosion at the Tower of London on the 24th of
January.
Mr. Poland and Mr. Pollard prosecuted on behalf
of the Treasury; Mr. Quilliam defended.

Among those occupyiag seats on the Bench wete
Mr. Herbert Gladstone, M.P., and Mr. Henry Glad-
stone.
Louisa Sternbam stated that she lived with her
husband at 39, Ferdinand-street, Chalk Farm-road.
In February last year she was in service as house-
maid at the Waverley Hotel, Great Portland-street,
On Wednesday, the 20th of February, 1884, she re-
membered a man coming and asking for a bedroom,
and he engaged one on the third-floor. He had a black
bag, and stayed till the following Monday, the 25th.
On the Saturday, the 23rd, besides the bag he brought,
she saw a second bag in his room, about half a yard
long. The luggage was very heavy. She saw two
overcoats, one a dark one and the other light in
colour. While the man who came on the Wednesday
was there another man came, and he had a bedroom
on the first floor. The second man brought no
luggage, but said it was at a station. He went out on
the Monday and brought back a brown portmanteau,
about the same size as that produced, a small black
bag, and a rug. In the room occupied by the first
man she saw the trays of two cashboxes, one larger
than the other. She also saw some fresh putty. The
first man went away between she and seven o'clock on
the Monday evening. After he was gone she saw some
crumbs, which looked like the crumbs of yellow
cheese, and a little wooden box. The second man
also left on Monday, the 25th. In the room occupied
by the second man she found the inside flap of a
portmanteau and a small wooden box. In her pre-
sence the two men appeared not to know each other.
When she went to the dining-room door they dropped
the conversation she had hoard them carrying on.
She should know the men if she saw either of them
again, but she had not seen them since.
Sir James Ingham asked Mr. Pollard, who was
conducting the case in the temporary absence of Mr.
Poland, how he connected the prisoners with this.
Mr. Pollard said he proposed to do so by other
evidence.

Mrs. Selik, wife of James Selik, of the Waverley
Hotel, Great Portland-street, said that in May last
on turning over the mattress in the room on the
third floor occupied by first man referred to by the
last witness, she found the tray of a cashbox. She
saw the brown portmanteau which had been pro-
duced as belonging to the second man at Paddington
Station. _ _

Cross-examined by Mr. Quilliam : No doubt other
persons occupied the room between the 25th of
February and May, when she found the tray of
the cashbox. She only saw the portmanteau for a
few minutes when it was brought to her house. She
should know the men again, and had not seen them
since. _

Inspector Swanson proved receiving the various
articles found, including 41b. or 51b. of putty. The
cashbox that the large tray fitted was found in the
brown portmanteau at Paddington Station. In that
portmanteau a flap was missing, and the flap found
at the Waverley Hotel fitted it.
Sarah Ann Beaver, 25, Cromer-street, Gray's-inn-
road, stated that she was in Westminster Hall on Satur-
day, Jan. 24. She and a friend were going down the
steps from the hall to the crypt at a few minutes after
2. At the second turn of the steps she saw something
which she first thought was a quilted petticoat, but
when she got to it she saw it was made like a cushion,
the material being American cloth. The parcel was
27in. by 20in., and about 2lin. thick. She was accus-
tomed to cut out calico, and therefore could estimate
it. She stooped to turn it and attempted to lift it,
and some smoke came from it and caught her eyes.
She had previously noticcd smoke issuing from it.
There was a weight in the middle of it, and she
thought she had better leave it. She then went on
down the steps and at the bottom of the stairs saw
Police-constable Cole. She spoke to Police-constable
Cole, and he went towards the parcel, which was
smoking more than before. As soon as he saw it he
snatched it up and ran with It up the steps to the hall.
Re was enveloped in smoke. There was a brown
mark on the step where it had been lying. Almost
immediately afterwards she heard the explosion in
the hall. Soon afterwards she heard a second ex-
plosion. She was not injured bodily, but felt the effect
of the explosion.
James Blake, living at Plaistow, stated that he was
in Westminster Hall on Saturday, January 24. Ile
was on the top of the steps leaf:Eng to the crypt. Ile
smelt something resembling a fuse 'burning, and saw
smoke issuing from something on the steps. He called
the attention of Police-constable Cox to it, and then
met Police-constable Cole carrying a parcel, from
which smoke was proceeding, in his hand. The par-
cel appeared to be about 24in. by 181 n., and a little
over an inch in thickness. When Police-constable
Cole threw it down, he noticed a number of pockets
about 4in. square. There was a kind of yellow sub-
stance like cheese inside them. lie was not injured
except by the shock of the explosion and deafness.
On the following Saturday he described to Colonel
Majendie what he saw, and he then showed him a
cake of stuff which resembled that which he saw in
the pockets of the parcel.
Mr. Poland said he should prove hereafter that the
cake of stuff shown to the last witness by Colonel
Majendie was a cake of the Atlas powder A, found at
Paddington Station.
The witness further stated, in reply to Mr. Poland,
that the parcel could easily have been fastened round
the body underneath a great-coat.
Edwin Green, a civil engineer, stated that he lived
at 260, Camden-road. On Saturday, January 24, he
was in Westminster Hall with his wife and sister-in-
law and saw a parcel on the steps leading to the
crypt. He noticed a smell like that of a damp fuse.
He first saw Police-constable Cox, and then saw
Police-constable Cole carrying it up to the hall, and
it exploded at his feet. He was very seriously in-
jured, had been unfit for business ever since, and was
still suffering. His wife was somewhat injured.
Mr. Poland said he was sorry that Police-constable
Cole was unable to attend that day, but he hoped he
would be able to come one day next week; and after
his evidence he should not carry the evidence further
with regard to the explosion at Westminster Hall.

Alfred Chambers, salesman to Mr. Lazarus, 244,
Shoreditch, stated that on the 16th of January last
Cunningham purchased the coat produced (the one
he was wearing when taken into custody). Ho
said he wanted a great coat much too large for him,
to wear over the brown overcoat he was wearing at
the time, because he said he felt the cold. Cunningham
spoke with an American accent, and the witness said,
" I presume you have come from America." He re-
plied, " How ? lam a Manchester man, and have
come from Manchester." He was in the shop for
about half-an-hour. He tried several coats on, and
took away the one produced, in a parcel, and paid
16s. 9d. for it.

Cross-examined by Mr. Quilliam : He was certain
the prisoner did not say he came from Liverpool.
William Taylor, a tailor's cutter, employed at
Messrs. Blarney and Co.'s, of Charing-cross, proved
that the pair of trousers found in the portmanteau
which was left at Charing-cross Station corresponded
in the measurements of the legs and waist with a pair
found at Burton's lodgings.
Superintendent Hinds, of the Woolwich Dockyard
police, stated that on the 28th of February, 1884, he
received the portmanteau which was found at Charing-
cross, and had charge of it till Colonel Majendie came.
There was about 201 b. weight of Atlas dynamite. He
also deposed to receiving the dynamite which was
found at Paddington and Ludgate-hill Stations.
The prisoners were then formally remanded until
Monday next, when they will be further remanded
till the following Friday, on which day it is expected
that the case will be concluded.