The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-01-06 00:00:00

ALARMING EXPLOSION IN LONDON.

BUPP33ED DYNAMITIC OUTRAUB.

Shortly after sine o'clock on Friday evening an
alarming 'infusion took pleat la oa the Underground
Ridlvey between Goweretreet and ging's.CIVIPS
Magoon. A train passing g the time experienced
the abock, sad all the lidato in ths carriages were
cstinguietzed. The isb•bitiotte of that part of
EflaoQ-road situate betwata St. P.incras Uourch and
Juddetreet alio hut the &look. A crowd of people
speedily willed". I in We vicinity of the simulating
°pewee of this Underground Itatirray at the top 01
Ovulton-street from which • quantity of emelt*
lamed at the time of the exploeson. A number of
paten from both the adjamet statloes it eons pro-
ceeded to the spot wile lights and applianoes for
clesring the line of any obstruction which might be
bend; but nothing wee met with to interfere with
the reviler traffic, which was resumed after an Interval
'of 24 taluatim. The railway olive's were very
reticent as to the result of the such; but, so far as
could be ascertain'', the muss of the ez•
=remains usdiscovered, though lainiries •re
actively prosecuted. Tim residitate la the
locality went greetly alarmed at the neounenevr. Is
will be remembered eh it a dynete esplciaiott
occurred on the saws line of railway on Ustober
20.4, ISM. Oa that 0031111i00 the explosive wee
suppoerel to here b 11•11 &vivo I boat a oairia‘e be-
tweea the Praedienoet sad lideware-ruaii auittAns,
with the result teat • auorsqaeat trans ens wracked
and • large number of pasmagere njursd. Orin Mitt,
were traded at the hospitals, anJ five were so seriously
hurt that tiny warn tletaanal La vestment for some
tune, • curious affect of the outrage imieg that
several persons lust their bowleg. On the same
night, and within • few infante, of the mute tame,
dynamite explosioa ocourred on the Metropolitan
I/mulct Railway between thiaring•erose and West-
' mineter staticiat. Is tbat eve contilerable damero
wee mused, but fortaastely there was no injury to
A latwe combed was offered on the ormasion
CrstTriloveramase, and the railvray compatible, bat
no informatioa has ever beea °blotted as to the pr
habil* author, of the outrage. dines thou then hare beers
atimpts on the station premiere of the railway room
psalm at Paddingtua, Charing-arose. Latinate-bill,
and Victoria, but in tbs latter sates only with "locos..
There has, however' been no farther attempt uatii
trains
now on the passing over the metropolitan line.,
which may De socousited for by the fact that
immediately attar the last explosion extra proometi
were talus to guard the 111101. On too present owe
Wee the explore.. wereeriel • saws esireance eitet
that previoury meationed, the et...tines at 11 .g grate--
road, Bakiii-street, Portiand-resd, and (lapse Won.
istervealag. The takes collectur at liewer-etreet
&aim, who was on duty at the foot of the melte,
dietinatLy baud the expLostee, the monad of which, hi
says woe of • sharp, ringing oluirooter, not walks tit,
disoirirge of • men piece of field artillery. The turrimi
in whit* We expkiesoe tool stare parse under On.
of the roil. leading to the man sutras.' of tie
Loaders and Noma- Western Company's minion at
SWAM.