The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-01
PHOTOGRAPHIC
THE LONDON EXPLOSIONS.
Great Damage Done by the Fe-
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London, 31.-The excitement over the
explosions in the underground railway
last night 10 very great. A large num-
Der of policemen under special inspectors
we're on duty all night at various railroad
stations and guarding the line. a heavy
force is also watching the line. The ex'
plosion at Charing Gross occurred q
distance Of 200 yards west of the station.
There was no train there at the time.
The walls of the tunnel we're shattered
but the rails we're not misplaced. The
windows in the station were blown cut.
The roof waa not damaged. No person
was hurt. At Prsed street station the
force of the explosion was terrible. The
tunnel there Was not destroyed bat deep
hole was egcavated in the road bed.
Bricks were blown out and gas pipes aud
telegraph lines broken. The refreshment
saloon was wrecked and the windows OF
the other room of the station shed. Tue
explosion occurred immediately under q
passing train forty yards from the sta
ton. All persons Injured were in the
last two carriages. Twenty. eight Ter
sons were wounded and taken to the
hospital. -Four of them were seriously
hurt, but are expected to recover. The
others are able to 60 to their homes to
night. Both explosions occurred abcut
$40 in the evening.
All detectives of the Metropolitan
police are searching fer the perpretra-
tors Of the outrages, and railroad officers
are assisting them. The police deny
that any pocket cartridge was found near
the scene Of the explosion. No trace is
Uncovered of the nature of the explosion.
It is ascertained the explosion could not
have been caused y coal gas. No clue
to the persons causing the explosion il
obtained. Manager Msjendie, of the
board of trade, is now III am. making
an examination Of the scene of the explo-
sion at Charing Cross. Trains are run
ming ss usual this morning.
Three O'Clock. No explosives as yet
found st Praed street station. An in
spector from the home Office viewed the
scene of the explosion there, and after
wards examined the damaged train He
the opinion that cartridges
made Of the first order ofexplosives, such
as gun-cotton, were used, and the guard
states that while looking out Of the car
window. just after the train left Praed
station, he saw some sparks nearly un.
derneath the carrisge snd immedistely
afterwards heard the explosion. The
explosive used at Ohsring Gross station
was 10 small quantity. It is not be ieved
that it WAS dynamite.
New York, 31.-O'Donovsn Rosss
states that the explosions yesterday in the
railway, London, were the
work Of the Fenian Brotherhood, Of
whose movements he is spprised. Lon
don would be in ashes, he said, before
long, unless England gave up Ireland. |
New developments might be expected at |
any moment, for it was now the inten. |
lion Of the brotherhood to reduce Eng
land to submission.
The police warned the railway officials |
three months ago that they had advices
from America Of the threatened explo-
sions, and precautions we're taken to
provide against them. The explosives
used last evening were powerful but 10
limited quantity, The holes in the ground
and brick work being small. +
LATER.-The persons arrested were all
discharged for want of eliminating svi.
1ence. The explosive was In glass
shells Of the size Of pigeon eggs. Frag-
ments ofthe shell found were perforated |
with small holes. The shells had been |
charged with nitro.glycerine.
Glasgow, 3l.-Precautions are taken |
here against explosions on railways. All !
banks, public buildings and prisons are
closely watched Extra wardens are |
placed around the prisoners when exer.
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