Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-11-01
FOREWARNED.
The London Explosions Threatened
Months Ago,
BUT THE POLICE CAN FIND NO CLUE.
Nitro-Glycerine and Gun Cotton the Means
Used in the Hellish M0rk-"0y-
Mantle" Rosa Gives
His Opinions.

LoxpoN, October 3l.-The excitement
over the explosions in the underground
railway line last evening is very great. A
large number OF policemen under special
inspectors were on duty all night at the va
rious railway stations, and were guarding
the line. A heavy force also watched the
houses Of Psrliamen: and other public
buildings
The Explosion at Charinx Cross
occurred distance of 200 yards west OF the
station. There was no train there at the
time. The walls OF the tunnel were bat
tered, but the rails were not misplaced.
The windows in the station were blown out.
The roof was not damaged. No person was
hurt there. At the Praed street station
the force of the explosion was terrible.
Although workmen have been
BusiIy Engaged all Night
removing the debris, they have not yet
finished their task, nor has the damage at
that place been repaired. The tunnel
there was not destroyed, but deep hole
was excavated in the roadbed, brick work
was blown out and the gas pipes and teie.
saloon was wrecked, and the Windows of
the other rooms of the station smashed.
The explosion occurred immediately under
the passing train, forty yards west OF the
station.
All the PersOns Ipjured
were in the last two carriages. Twenty
eight persons wounded were taken TO st.
Nary's Hospital. Four o. them were SRI
Uusly hurt, but they passed Il favorable
Light and are expected To recover; the
others were able to 20 TO their homes dur.
ing the night. Both explosions Occutred
shout $40 in the evening.
All the detectives Of the Metropolitan
Police are searching for tue perpetrators .!
the Uutrage, and he railway officers axe A.
siStirg them. The police deny that aay
rocket cartridges have been found near
The Scene Of the Explosion.
No traces were discovered of the nature OF
the explosives. 1t is ascertsired that the
explosions could not have been caused By
coal gas. N clue to the persons causing
the explosions has been obtained. Major
Maierdie, OF the B ard of Trade, is now
making an examination OF the scene OF the
explosion ~ Charing Cross Station. Trains
are running as usual this morning.
NoeXplOslye matter has yet been found
al the Praed street station. An inspector
from the Home office viewed the scene OF
tie explosion there and
Afterwards Examined the Train.
He expressed the opinion that cartridges
made of first order explosives, such as gun
cotton. were used. \ guard states tnat
willie l. Oktug out of the ear window, Just
after tie train left Praed station, he saw
some sparks nearly underneath the Car
Tisge aud immediately aft-rward heard m
explosion. The explosive used at Charlng
Crus~ station was small in quantity, and Is
not lelieved TO have been dynamite.
Abe Police Warned the Railway OFF.
cials
three months ago that they had edvices
from America of the threatened explosion,
and precautions were taken TO provide
agairst them. The explosives used last
evening were filled with nitro glycerine. a
rig'd inquiry will be Instituted into the
cause Of explosion. Several persons sus
peCtsd will be arrested.
An investigation made by the scientific
advisers TO the War Department led 10 the
conclusion that nitro g'yCerine was the
scert used in both cases. Later inquiries
con firm the early statement that q
Large Number Of People were Injured.
| In addition to over thirty treated at the
| hospita large numbers were attended by
private surgeons. one Of the victims,
| CORPORAL Hussars. says he was talking with
q friend on the train near Praede street
when he saw suddenly a very bright flash
| Immediately followed by a terrible report.
He was struck by something and almost
knocked inseBsible. When the train ar
| rived at +" gewSre road he staggered across
| tie plstfOTm and WAS picked up By sol
| der lie remembers nO'hing more. This
| is only one OF the many similar narratives.