Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-17
TELEGRAPHIC.
Westminster Abbey Vio-
lently Shaken Up.
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION WITH
DISASTROUS EFFECTS.
One Wooden Structure Blown
to Splinters.
AN INDISPENSABLE SCENE OF
DESTRUCTION.
People Knocked Down in the Streets,
but None Killed.
wEa7 o'coNAvAN sossA SAYS o.
TEE EXPLOSION.
SPECIAL To TIE SENTINEL

NI" ASbAs "
following from London: Every part of
Westminster Abbey, the houses of Parlia-
ment, the great structures OF public offices,
the clubs and dwelling houses, were vio-
lently shaken tonight by a tremendous
explosion. At 9 O'Clock precisely a great
detonstion was heSrd, followed by the
crash of glass falling from thousands of
windows. A deliberate attempt had been
made to blow up parts Of the Governmens
Offices. the part occupied by Sir Charles
Dixie sud the Local Government Board,
an immense building, bounded by Parlia-
meni street, Downing street, Charles street
and St. James Park. The apartments in
question front on Charles street, and are
almost level with the pavement. The walls
are of great thickness Of solid masonry,
and the windo are protected BY massive
stone. Opposite, so feet awsy. Is the King
street police station, with s sentry of
guards on the Parliament street front.
Charles street is dark and u~nfFequented ST
night, which partly explains the extraordi-
nary fact that no lives were lost. The
dynamite wss plseed on a window sill in
side the baiustrsde, where the fuse, when
burning, would be concealed from the view
Of any one passing. The force of the ex-
plosion was terrible. The srea. stone bal
ustrade was obliterated. the massive ma
sonry reduced to fragments aud the
pavement shattered and ground 10 powder.
A wooden structure opposite was blown
into splinters. snd s mass OF stone wss
driven through the wsll of the house be-
yond it. Inside OF the walls there re-
manned nothing but Sp,utered wood,
broken plaster and walls burst asunder.
There was an Understandable scene OF de-
covered with the fragments Of broken plate
glass, blown bodily out and shattered to
atoms. The doors Of the King street
police station were burs, IN by the
force of the air and the occu.
pants prostrsted. Broken timbers
and masses OF stone were sent flying into
King street, and people crossing at Parlia-
ment street We're knocked down. 4 han
som and horse were faug across the side
walk against s part Of the Whitehall Club,
il which the great plate glass windows
were driven in 5 shower into the room.
Everywhere the greatest CONSERVATION
prevailed. The people poured out Of their
houses, the broken glass cracking under
their feet. In the House of Commons the
alarm wss general. Many members left
immediately. The lobby was emptied and
the people rushed out of Westminster Alb
hey Hall.
LONDON, March l6.-An immense crowd
gathered s, the scene of the explosion last
nigh, in the Local Government Board off,
ces in Westminster. The Government In
spector has made an examination of the
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explosion, and places the loss al $40, 600.
The vessel which contained the explosive
material was placed in the cellar Of the
Local Board Of Government offices.
Later and closer inspection shows that
the explosion occurred from the outside
Of the building.
An attempt was also made to blow up
the London Times Office, but it failed.
What Rossa Says of the Ex plasion.
NEW YORK, March l6.-When O'Dons.
van Rosss vas asked to-day whether the
explosion in London was caused by dyna-
mite, or was the accidental explosion OF
gas, he answered.:
We could not follow on. our system IN
less We used dynamite. and that is what
caused the explosion. There was 10 scci.
dent sooui il.
Do you think i. was intended to DESTROY
the building Only, or 10 kill those within ;
Il was intended to do all tbs damage
possible, and i, sss lone to show England
that she had better give ireland her "
Parliament. Englsnd is at war With Ire
land. and Ireland should be at war with
England.
Rosa showed tie following dispatch
from Boston:
Congratulate you on the news from Lou
don this morning. l can collect money
now in Boston. Sisued. J. q. DEsscoIL.
Rosa said he had received to-day offers
of money, and he can obtain sill tbs, is
needed.
In answer 10 8 question IS to whs. would
next be done, be showed . letter. advising
him to pub ish in MS paper $ declaration
Of war on England, signed by representa-
tive Irishulen. When that Was done it
could not be claimed that their actions
were dishonorahle. As for the weapons,
ali available ones should be used. This, he
said, Was his Answer. Patrick J. Sheridan,
whose extradiuon England has requested.
said this work is that Of 1rishmen, and is
but The advance picket. Of which much
more will follow. England will shortly
see that she must either free Ireland or
suffer the consequences.
The shooting of si-epinx Rabbit.
LITTLE Rock. Ark, March l6-From
sdviees received from Indian Territory
the prevailing belief IS ,ha. Sleeping Rab-
bit, = leading man o. SPEECHES band Q.
rsbellious Greeks, who, with oihsrs, wAs
csp,ured last week, wAs sun marily exc
euted by Gen. Porier's forces. After he
had been arrested the Greek indians we're
intensely excited. Intelligence was re-
ceived to day which gives = history o. bis
death. The whole party had ben given =
preliminary examination before Jadgs
Reek aud two other Judges in Okmuigee.
After hearing the case they decided 10
hold Sleeping Rabbit, but to release the
Others on condition Of their taking the
cath of allegiance to the Consutu tional
Government. This they did. Sleeping
Rabbit, confined In an upper room. asked
permission TO 60 out. which he va. allowed
70 do, accompanied By two companions.
and followed by Guard David Sizsmore.
When be reached the door he slammed il
in the guArd's face. and started 70 rue. A
,oon a. the guard got ont he ordered him
TO hold, bot be did not. when Sizemors
dred on him, but he still ran Again the
guard frei, with the same result. AT the
fourth are he fell with q bullet in his
BRAN. He died in = few minutes. On
examination il ws~ found that every shot
hit him, two Of them being through ths