Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1883-10-31

LONDON, Oct. 31.-Tne exc1,.-..,
the explosions on the underground rail
wAy line, last evening, ia very great A
large number of special policemen, under
special Inspectors, were on duty all night
at the various railway stations, and
guarding the line A heavy force also
watched the houses of parliament and
other public buildings The explosion
ac Charlng Gross occurred at . distance
OF 200 yards west of the station. There
was no train there at the time The
walls of the tunnel were battered.
but the rails were not misplaced.
The windows III the station were blown
out, but the roof was not damaged No
person was hurt there.
At Praed stree. station the force of the
explosion was terrible. Although work.
men have been busily engaged all night
In removing the debris, they have not
yet nu1shed their task, nor has the dam
age at that place been repaired. The
tunnel there was not destroyed, but
deep hole was excavated in the road
bed. The brick work was blown out.
and the gas pipes and telegraph lines
were broken. The refreshment saloon
was wrecked, and the windows of
the other rooms of the station
were smashed. The explosion occurred
immediately under tbs passing tran, |
forty yards west of the station. All the |
persons injured were In the last two car
rlages. Twenty eight persons were /
wounded. who were taken to 81. Mary's |
hospital. Four of them are seriously |
hurt, but they passed favorable night
and are expected to recover. The others
we're able to go to their homes during
the night. Both explosions occurred
about $40 in the eveoipU
p IN NO explosive matter has yet
been found at Praed street station. The
inspector from the home office viewed
the scene of the explosion there, and
afterwards examined the damaged train
He expresses the opinion that cartridges
made of the finest order of explosives,
such as gun-cotton, were used The
guard states that whiio locking ont of A
car window, just after the train Iert
Praed street station, he saw some sparks /
nearly underneath the carriage, and i'm q
mediately afterwards heard an explos- b
on- The explosive used at ChAring 1
Cross station was small IN quantity Il
; not believed to have been dynamite.
All the doteCtf @o8H or tno mosrUpU}itun -
,olice are searching for the pcrpesrntcr. :
Il the outrage, and the railway officers |"
re assisting them. The police deny e.
hat any rocket cartridges have beau D
No traces have been discovered as to
he nature of the explosives. It hiss
been ascertained that the explosions II
could not have been caused by coal gas. q
No clue TO the persons who caused the q
explosions has been obtained.
Major Majendie. of the board of trade,
9 now U1 a IN } making sn examination
IF the scene of che explosion at Charing
Gross station. Trains are running IS
lsual this morning.
NKw YoKK, Ocs. 31-ODonovan
Rossa states that the explosions yester-
day on the underground railway near
London were the work of the Fenisn !
of whose movements he ;s {
spprised London would be in ashes.
ne said, before long, unless England gave
np Ireland New Developments might
be expected any moment. for 1t was nov
.hs purpose of the brotherhood to re.
duce England to submission. Il