The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-03-16
EXPLOSION.
An Attempt made 80 Blow up
Government Omces AZ
Westminster.
A Terrific Explosion WtthOaa
Fatal Results.
All London Alarmed = 81 e'ba
Excitement.

London, ia terrible gas ex-
plosiOn occurred in the local gov
board Office at Westm ms
ter, at o'clock this evening, des-
troying much property, The report
was heard in the House of Com
mons, and caused considerable
alarm. The conclusion was so
great that it shook the sides of the
galleries and the reporters gallery.
1t being the dinner hour only few
members of the House were in the
hall. The Duke of Edinburg was
in the peers gallery, and seemed
much alarmed. The speaker rang
the bell and asked the cause of the
alarm. No one was injured. The
widest rumOrs are afoat. The re-
port resemb led tie discharge Of the
S0-tOn gun.
Later-It is now believed The
explosion was caused by dynamite,
and was a deliberate attempt to
blow up the government offices.
The eXploslO W undoubtedly
the work of Fenians. The adjacent
streets were filled with myrlads of
fragments of glass, and plate glass
is lying in piles on the ground. A
stone weighing 200 pounds. was pro-
jected against the King street police
station, making a hole the size of
mans head. Nothing will be touched
till inquiry is made to-day. The
full extent of the damage cannot be
estimated till daylight; 500 con-
stables are guarding the scene. The
building has the appearance of
having boon bombarded. There is
deep trench, 10 feet by 3, in one
room, the floor of which has been
literally ploughed up. Two children
sleeping in house on the corner of
King street, were thrown from
their beds by the force of the explo-
sion and the faces badly cut. They
were taken to the police station.
Every pane of glass in the vicinity
is shattered. a man was arrested
at midnight on suspicion of being
concerned in the explosion.
The explosion being the subject
of consideration in the House of
Commons, Harcourt said he did not
think it right to say anything about
the matter until official inquiry had
been made. He had heard of an
attempt to blow up the Times Office,
but no injury was done. The eX-
plosion was heard a distance OF
two or three miles. Yesterday
evening-a canister containing ex-
plosive material was found behind
the Times Office, with, it is rumOred,
a lighted fuse attached. The police
are making Investigations. The
officers think the explosion was
/ caused by gunpoWder or dynamite
The officers of the gas company de-
clare they can find 10 evidence that
it was caused by gas. The force OF
the explosion shot large portion OF
J the masonry across the street.
HarcouTt has had a conference
with the chief of police, at which
several witnesses were examined.
The conclusion reached was that
the explosion occurred inside and
not outside of the building. After
the explosion the force Of police at
the Houses of Parliament was
doubled. Government offices and
the residences of the ministers are
guarded. The Times attaches
little Importance to the explosion
which occurred at its Office. The
canister contained only q small
quantity of powder.
The Daily Ne,OS says: Of course
it is obvious the explosion was the
result of a premeditated design.
| We are confronted with the fact
that there is in London persons
bold enough to act on the widest
counsel of O'Donovan Rosa. 1t is
impossible not to connect the per-
petratOrs of this outrage with GER
tain phases of Irish crimes and the
press of America.
Times sayP, The Fenian answer
to Gladstone's cry for peace on the
land act has not Ebeen long delayed
| We are in the presence Of the first
attempt of the dynamite party to
carry out a policy of bringing war
into the heart o. London. The ex-
plosion at our Office occurred,at 11.45
on Wednesday evening, but the
falling of the canister prevented
any sserious damage. We have
reason TO believe the two attempts
of this kind were by the same his
creants.
New York, 16.-The Sun has this
from London: Every part of West
minister Abbey, the houses of Parlia-
ment, the great structures of public
offices, the clubs and dwelling
houses were violently shaken to-
night by a tremendous explosion.
AT 8 pm. precisely great detona-
ton was heard followed by crash
of glass, falling from thousands of
windows. a deliberate attemp pit
had been made to blow up the parts
of the governments ofices-the
part occupied by Sir Charles
Dixie and the local government,
boarded in Ethe immense buildings
bounded by Parliament street,
Downing street, st. Charles street
and st. James Park. The apart
ments in question front on St.
Charles street, and are almost level
with the pavement walls; are Of
great thickness add of solid ma
sonry, and the windows protected
by a massive stone halustrade. o.
posite, fifty yards away is the King
ctrnnt nnlipa station a SantrU