The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-09
SUNDAY TELECRAMS.
Tho Dublin Tragedy.

chief secretary and Mr.. Thomas Henry
Burke. the under secretary were
assassinated in Phmnix park. About
half past o'clock they left the under
secretary's lodge to walk over to the
chief sscretary's residence to dinner. When
within one hundred yards of the Phoenix
monument they were attacked by four men
wearing slouched hats. 1t Unsurpassed that
Mr.. Burke was first assailed and stabbed
through the heart. Lord Frederick Cavern
dish attempted to defend him, but he,
too, was stabbed by the assassins. They
repeatedly ran their knives into
the bodies of their victims, and having cut
rapidly from the park by the Chapeliield
gate A few minutes arterward, n man walk
Ing along the park road, found the bodies
covered with blood, and at once Informed the
police, who had the bodies removed to the
Stephens hospital, A slight examination
was made and 1t was found that Lord Cav.
endish's arm was also broken. The
news spread rapidly and created the
widest excitement and CONSERVATION
In the city. Lord Spencer and
the vice-regal party were just going
down to dinner at the lodge when the news
was sent TO them Some members OF the
household were at the opera at the Variety
theatre and were sent for. When the cause
Of their departure was known the excite
ment was intense and pr p ,sal was made
70 stop the performance, which was
ultimately cut short. Lord Frederick
Cavendish only arrived in Dublin this al
ternoon, along with Earl Spencer, the new
lord lieutenant. He was present at the
instalment ceremony in Dublin castle, and
left there with Mr.. Burke, his fellow-vic-
tim, early in the evening. 1t is
stated that some lads riding
bicycles in the park saw the attack and the
murder, which was the work of less than "a
minute. Many people were within II few
hundred yards OF the scene OF the assassi-
nation, but none appear to lave been near
enough to interfere, and when the bodies
were first found Lord Frederick Caven-
dish's lips were moving rs If he. were
no further signs of consciousness. 1t is
needless to add that the assassination is at.
tributed to the Fenians, although this may
be pure conjecture. The assassins were
seen entering the park on n car, and driv-
ing rapidly along the main road, and
from I'LL accounts they must have
encountered their victims MS they
were crossing the road. Robbery could not
have been their object, as nothing on the
bodies was touched. The details of the
tragedy are rs follows: A boy named Jacob
Plates, says that while watching the birds
nesting In the park, he saw about two hun
bred yards from where he was and close up
70 the road, a group OF men AS II wrestling.
He thought they were roushs, and did not
pay attention TO them. lie then saw two
~ L., Sal IN ,,rn,,nI nd L.,
jump on car and drive OIL toward Chapel
field, which lies in direction opposite the
city. They drove at rapid pace and he
could not give any description of
the appearance Of the men. A
gentleman named Mcclure and friend
who were on bycicles shortly before had
passed Mr.. Burke and Lord Frederick who
were on their way along the main road
through the park, and on their return
journey they found the chief secretary
lying IN the centre of the carriage way and
Mr.. Burke PROSTATE on the pathway
Both gentlemen were lying in large pools
of blood. They Informed the police nj the
Park gate station of what they had seen.
The police ut once proceeded to the scene of
the murder, and conveyed the bodies TO the
hospital, On examination it was found
that Mr. Burke had received several stabs
throat was cut almost completely across.
His clothes were absolutely saturated with
blood and the hemorrhage must have been
tremendous. His clothes were also torn.
His gloves had been torn in many places
and his hands bore marks suggestive of n
fierce encounter with the assailants. Lord
Frederick did not wear gloves; he had
been stabbed in several places about the
chest; there were wounds through the right
leg which penetrated deeply. At the time
Of the dreadful occurrence the park, ms
might be expected ON lovely evening was
crowded In many places with people. 1t is
a remarkable fact, and one suggest
ng that the nlurderous onslaught
must have been short, terrible
and decisive, that many persons
sitting and walking in within a few hun
dred yards of where the bodies were found
heard nothing of the affair. After the pro-
cession. to day the chief secretary dis
charged his official duties in connection
with the ceremony of installation, and i'm
mediately returned on an outside car to
Phmnix park gate, when walking to.
ward the vce-regal lodge he met
Mr., Burke and both gentlemen proceeded
together. No arrests had been made up to
O'clock this Sunday morning. No one
~ allowed to go into the hospital which is
guarded by large force of police. All the
available force Of constables are searching
for the assassins. There is a strong guard
0military the royal lodge.
\ Costly Blaze.
PIrrsnuRo, Pa, May The most de-
structive fire that has visited this place
since 1877 occurred to-day. The court.
house is almost an entire wreck. About half
past IL o'clock smoke was seen issuing
nom window Of the massive stone struct-
are, and upon investigation 1t
was found that the entire in
side OF the building was in flames.
A general alarm was at once sounded and
IN few moments the departments of
Pittsburg aud Allegahany were at work,
but the fire had gained such Roadway that
their efforts were almost truitless, and by
4 o'clock all that was left of
the courthouse property was the
stone walls. The fire created intense cx.
oitement, and on account of the Jail being
ahachcd to the burning building, fears
were entertained that the prisoners would
escape. There was no occasion for
alarm, however, as the iail was
mot In danger, and close
watch was kept over the inmates, who were
not aware that fire was in progress so near
them. AS soon as the lire was discovered
. number OF officials and others forced
their way into the burning building
and succeeded In saving nearly all OF lhe
records In the law library. While endcny.
oring to save the records in the Jury com