The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-03-24
4 Terrific Explosion.

London, March ia terrific
explosion occurred in the local
Government Board offices, in
Westminster, at 9 o'clock tonight,
destroying much property. The
report was heard in the House of
Commons and caused alarm. The
conclusion was so great that it
shook the side galleries and re-
porterS' gallery. 1t being dinner
hour, but few members of the
House were present in the hall.
The Duke of Edinburgh was in
the peers gallery, and seemed
alarmed. No one was injured.
The widest rumors were ahoat.
The report resembled the dis
charge of an eighty ton gun. The
explosion was at first ascribed to
gas, but the impression is growing
that it was caused by dynamite,
and that "a deliberate attempt was
made to blow up the government
Offices.
The explosion was heard a dis.
tance of two or three miles. Yes
terday evening a canister contain
ing explosive material was found
behind the Times office, with, ii is
rumored, lighted fuse attached.
The police are making an investi-
cation. The officials think the ex-
plosion was caused by gunpowder
or dynamite. The officers of the
gas company declare that they can
find no evidence that it was caused
by gas. The force of the explo-
sion shot large portions of mason.
ry across the street.
The Times attaches little impor-
tance to the explosion which oc-
CURED at its office, Of a canister
containing only q small quantity of
powder. 1t says: "The explosion
at our Office occurred at 7:45 o.
clock Yesterday evening, but the
falling of the canister prevented
any serious damage. There is rea.
son to believe that two attempts
of this kind were made by the
same miscreants.n
The Daily News says: at is of
course obvious that the explosion
was the result of premcditated
design. We are confronted with
the fact that there are in London
persons bold enough to act on the
widest counsel of O'Donovan
Rosa. 1t is impossible not to
connect the authors of this out
rage with certain phases of Irish
crime and the assassin press in
America
The Times says: "Tho Fenian
answer to Mr.. Gladstone's speech
on the Land Act has not been long
delayed. We are in the presence
of the first attempt of the dynam-
ite party to carry out the policy
of bringing war into the heart of
London"
IL a.'m.-There is an enormous
crowd gathered at the scene of
the explosion last night in the Lo-
cal Government Board offices in
Westminster. The Government
Inspector has made an examina-
ton of the portion of the building
damaged by the explosion, and
places the loss at $4,000. The ves-
sci which contained the explosive
material was placed in the cellar
of the Local Government Board
offices.
The Times says: eff the Irish
extremists are really going to re-
ply with dynamite to any measure
they disapprove, it is certain that
the day of remedial legislation is
over.n
Later and closer inspections
show that the explosion occurred
from outside of the building.
The Pail Mall Gazette says in
many maps of London the Local
Government Board Office is mark
ed as the Home Office. 1t is tho't
that an attempt to blow up the
former buildings was made with
the idea that it was the latter; Sir
William Harcourt, the Home Sec
retary, being very obnoxious to
the Fenians.
The Government has offered q
reward of f1000 for the discovery
of the authors of the explosion.
There was company of gentle
men engaged in a little game of
poker in a prominent gentleman's
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