New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-01
EXCITEMENT IN LONDON.
INVESTIGATING THE EXPLOSIONS.
no ARRESTS YET PRECAUTIONS TAKEN BY THE
PoIIcE-TBE EXTENT OF DAMAGE TO PERSON
AND PROPERTY.

no ARRESTS YET PRECAUTIONS TAKEN BY THE
PoiIcE-TBE EXTENT OF DAMAGE TO PERSON
AND PROPERTY.
LONDON, Oct 31.-The excitement over the ex-
plosons on the underground railway line last even
ing is very great. Many policemen nnder speoiai
inspectors were on duty all night at the various
railway stations and in guarding the line A large
force was also employed watching the Houses Oh
Parliament and other public buildings.
The explosion at Charing Cross occurred 200 yards
west of the station. There was no train there at
the time The walls of the tunnel were battered
Int the rails were not misplaced The windows in
tba station were blown out. The roof was not
damaged. No person was hurt there. The explo-
sive used was small in quantity. 1t is not believed
to have been dynamite.
TERRIFIC EFFECTS AT PRAED-sT.
Az the Praed Street Station the force of the
explosion was terrible. Although workmen have
been busily engaged all night in remov-
ing the debris. thev have not vet finished
their task, nor has the damage at that
piace been repaired. The tunnel there was not
destroyed but deep hole excavated in the
road-bed the brickwork was blown out and the gas
pipes and telegraph lines were broken. The re-
freshment saloon wrecked and the windows OF
the other rooms of the station were smashed. The
explosion occurred Immediately under a passing
persons injured were in the last two carriages of the
train.
1t is now known that twenty-eight persons who
were wounded were taken to st. Mary's Hospital.
-Four Of them are seriously hurt, but they passed
favorable night and are expected to recover. The
others were able To 60 to their homes in the night
Both of the explosions occurred at about $40
o'clock in the evening. All the available detectives
of the Metropolitan police force are engaged in
searching for the perpetrators OF the outTages ana
the railway officials assisting them. The ponce
deny that any rocket cartridges have been found
near the scenes of the explosions. No traces have
as yet been discovered of the nature OF the eXpl0s
ives. Ii has been ascertained though, that the ex-
plOsiOns could not have been caused by cartridges
No ciew to the persons who cansed the explosions
has been obtained. Major Majendie, of the Board
of Trade, made an examination of the scene of the
explosion at the Charing Cross station. The trains
rnnning a. usual.
A GOVERNMENT SURVEY.
An inspector from the Home Office this morning
viewed the scene of the explosion at the Praed
Street Station, and afterward examined the dam
aged train. He expresses the opinion that cart
ridges made of the first order Of explosives such
gun-cOttOn, were used by the miscIeants The
guard of the train that while he looking
out of car window, just after the train left Pratt
Street Station, he saw some sparks nearly under
meath tho carTiage and Immediately afterward
heard the explosion.
Tho police warned the railway officials three
months ago that they had received advlccs from
America of threatened explosions like those which
occurred last evening and precautions were taken
tO provide against them. The explosives used last
evening were powerful but were in limited
quantity. The holes made in the ground and in the
brIekwOrk were small.
PRECAUTIONS TAKEN AT GLASGOW.
GLASGOW, Oct. 31.-Precautions have been taken
mere against explosions on railways All the
banks public buildings and prisons arc closely
watched. Extra wardens placed around
prisoners when they are taking their exercise.
NITRO-GLYCERINE EMPLOYED.
Laier-Investiga igatiOns n, ie by scientific advisers
to the War Department have led to the conclusion
hat trO-glycerne in some form was the agent
lsed in both cases. Later inquiries confirm the
early statement that large number of people were
injured. In addition TO over thirty treated at the
hospital large number attended by private
surgeons One of the Victims corporal of lussars,
says he was talking with friend on the train near
praed st.w en- there suddenly avery bright flash,
Immediately followed by Il terrible report. He was
truck by something and almost knocked insensble.
When the train arrived at Edgeware Road he
'aggered across the platform and was picked up by
soldier. He remembers nothing more This is
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