St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-11-10
MORE DYNAMITE.

Two ExplossenS at Stations OF the London
Underground Railway-Upwards of Forty
Persons Injured-The Affair, though En-.
yeloped in Mystery, Credited TO the
Eenians.
LONDON. Oct. 81.
At nine O'Clock last evening terrible
explosion occurred near the Praed Street
underground station of the Metropolitan
Railway. On the first alarm strong cor
don of police was summoned to keep order,
clear the way and convey the wounded
people to the hospitals. Passengers on the
train at the time of the explosion say there
was suddenly a loud report like cannon,
then sudden darkness, gas-lights from the
front to the rear of the train being put out.
Glass was broken and splinters of wood
flew about the cars, cutting and wounding
many passengers. Above the din were
heard the shrieks of the injuSed and panic
stricken people. All this occurred in a
moment, and for while confusion reigned
supreme.
The train, which was crowded, contained
principally country visitors returning
from the Fisheries Exhibition. After leav-
ing the station the train travelled steadily
ahead, although the conclusion smashed
nearly all the lamps in the Praed Street
station and caused much damage to the
permanent way.
When the train reached the next station,
Edgeware Road, the first effort was made
to rescue the wounded. Some were dread
fully burned, but more Frustrated by fright.
All the doctors, surgeons and dispensaries
in the neighborhood were called into requi-
sition.
The first impression was that an acci-
dental explosion was the cause of the dis
aster, but later inquiries tend to show NAL
ice. The rear carriages were damaged
most; they were mere skeletons.
Another theory is that the explosion was
caused by foul gas accumulated in the tun-
mel. This, however, is untenable, because
no premonitory symptoms were obserya-
BILE. The general opinion ofrailroad officials
and experts Is the disaster was caused by
some explosive material which had been
placed probably in the rear-most carriage.
Meanwhile a searching inquiry is proceed
ing. 1t is believed about forty persons were
injured, some dangerously.
Almost simultaneously with the Praed
Street affair violent explosion occurred
ing Cross and Westminster stations. The
windows of the signaling stations in the
tunnel were shattered, and at Charing
Cross the glass roof of the station was
partly collapsed. The report is described
as being like that of artillery. The effects
explosion. Carriage lamps, windows, etc.,
were smashed. All traffic was suspended
for while.
Although both explosions are matters Of
the greatest mystery, they are generally
thought to be of Fenian origin. The shocks
of both explosions are described by officials
as very similar to the shock of the explo-
sion at the local government board offices
in March last, in which d. Gallagher was
implicated.
It is stated four machines similar to
rocks were found in the tunnel near Praed
Street. Altogether six carriages were shat
tered by the explosion near Praed Street.
Although about forty persons were admit
ted to the hospitals, many more were in.
jured, but were sent directly to their own
homes.
The Times states since the disastrous
events at the local government board in
March last nothing has occurred so calcu-
| lated to excite public alarm as the explo-
sions last night. 1t is evident that the oc-
currence was not an accident. The explo.
sions were of the most powerful nature.
Suspicion points in one direction only. It
is hoped that the authors will speedily be
brought to Justice.