The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-17
Telegraphic.
DYNAMITE.
A Terrible Explosion Near
Westminster Abbey,
Full Particulars of the Dreadful
Crimes Supposed to Have been
Committed by the Irish.

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great detonation was heard followed by the
crash OF glass falling from thousands Of
windows. A deliberate attempt had been
made 10 blow up part Of the Government
offices, the part occupied by Sir Charles
DIX, and the local Government Board, IN
the immense building bounded bv Parlia-
ment street, Downing street, Charles street
and II. James Park.
The apartments in question
front on Charles street are almost level with
the pavement. The walls are Of great
thickness and the windows protected by
massive stone balustradcs Opposite. fifty
yards away, is the King street police sta
ton. Fifty feet away a sentry guards the
Parliament street front. Charles street j.
dark ana unfrrquentcd AT night, which
partly explains the extraordinary fact that
no lives were lost. The dynamite was
placed on the window sill inside the balus-
trade. where the fuse when burning would
be concealed from the view Of anyone pass
ing.
THE FORCE OF rHE EXPLOSION WAS TER
RfPIC.
The great stone balustrade was oblitera.
tedhnd the pavement shatteredhnd ground
10 powder wooden structure opposite
was blown into splinters and mass OF stone
was driven through the wall OF the house
beyond II. Inside the offices there remain
ed nothing but splintered wood, broken
plastcrs, walls burst open. an Undesirable
scene Of destruction. The street was COM
petey covered with the fragments OF bro
ken plate glass shattered atoms.
The doors of the King
street Police station were burst in by the
blast OF air, and the detachment present
was Frustrated. Broken timbers and
masses OF stone were sent flying into King
street. People crossing at Parliament
street were Knocked down. A hanson and
horse were flung across the sidewalk
against the front Of the Whitehall Club, in
which the great plate glass windows were
driven in a shower into the rooms.
Everywhere the greatest CONSERVATION
prevailed.
PEOPLE POURED OUT OF THEIR HOUSES,
the broken glass cracking under their feet.
In the House OF Commons the alarm
was general, many members leaving at
once. The lobby wa, emptied and people
rushed out OF Westminster Hall, Some 300
police and detachment Of the Fire Brigade
took possession OF Charles street and drew
q Gordon around the building, which no
one but members Of Parliament and
public officials were allowed TO pass As
the alarm spread, thousands focked from
oil parts, and the most intense excitement
prevailed, the report rapidly gaining
currency that the House OF Commons
had byen blown up. No one pretends TO
explain the motive or purpose Of the act.
II Is ascrihed 10 the Irish Inyincibles as
matter OF course. One thing only IL GER
tain II was a deed Of frightful recklessness
and atroclty, and only an inexplicate good
fortune prevented it from being attended
with the most serious fatality
EGAN's VIEW or THE EXPLOSION.
A reporter carried the news OF the ex-
posion 10 Egan, whom he found seated In
the hal OF the Grand Central Hotel,
chatting with group Of friends, including
President Gallagher, OF the Parnell
Land League. While they were discus.
sing the explosion p. J. Sheridan joined
the party.
What do you think, gentleman, OF the
attempt to blow up the British House Of
Commons - asked the reporter.
There Is no people under the sun, -
said Mr.. Egan, $50 subject 10 panic as
the English people. Here common ex.
plosion, gas-pipe or something similar,
occurs In set OF offices, as IL might any,
where, but Just because they are Govern
ment offices cry is raised, ooh, tits dyna-
mite. Later they turn It Into Irish dyna-
mite II IL Ireland, OF course. I
dare say that II Mr.. Sheridan had been
there they would have put him down as
connected with It. "
"Do you suppose that Land League
funds paid for this new outrageH'
A general laugh then went around the
group, and then Mr.. Eagsn said: ''Why
| do they attach any political significance 10
II at ally II II was the House OF Parliament
one might understand H. But these are
merely the government Offices which are
at least 300 yards away, with n block Of
buildings between. Now what politics can
there be In an office explosion"
Then you do not connect It with dlstur-
Dances Of any sort'"
say or think nothing about Il. We can dis
count rumor, that IL ali, and am inclined
TO think the first report Of its being mere
explosion OF gas, the correct one.'
rHB HERALD's OPINION.
The Herald says the London explosion:
while the police may be premature II
attributing the explosion to the
violent section OF the Irish party, It
Is well 10 remember that the real
focus OF that section Is now the city on
London, and that there are still a toll
cradle number Of Irishman so foolish as to
think that by an indiscriminate use OF nitro
glycerne they oan shake the purpose OF q
government more logged In wrong doing
than any government Of modern times. " n
LONDON, March IL. There Is an cnor-
nous crowd gathered at the scene OF the
explosion last night In the local govern
ment board offices IN Westminster. The
government inspector made an examination
OF portion OF the building damaged by
the explosion and places the loss AT "a, 900.
A vessel which contained explosive mate.
rial matter was placed In the cellar OF the
local government u local board offices. The
Times says II the Irish Extremists are
really going 10 reply With dynamite to
any measure they disapprove OF, It's GER
tain the day Of remedial legislation Ia over.
THE HOME OFFICE.
LONDON, March 16.--The Pail Mall
Gazette says In many maps OF London the
local government board office is marked a.
the Home Office. II Ia thought 10 blow
up the former building was made with the
idea that II was the latter. Sir VIM. Har-
court, Home Secretary, being very obnox.
ious TO the Fenians.
LATER INSPECTION.
LONDON, March 18.--Lator and
closer inspection shows the explo-
sion occurred from tho outside Of the
building.
No arrests have yet been made IN con.
nection with the explosion. The police
noticed nothing Suspicious about the
building before the explosion occurred
No sympathy for the Irish. The Times
says In Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and
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