The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-11-09
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Two Explosions at Stations of the Londos'
Underground Railway-Upwards OF Forty
Persons Injured-The Affair, though En-
, yelOped In Mystery, Credited 70 ths
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 a 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 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
few about the cars, cutting and woundina
many passengers. Above the din were
heard the shrieks of the injured and panic
stricken people. All this occurred in
moment, and for q while confusion reigne6
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 Stree,
station and caused much damage to the
permanent way.
When the train reached the rext station
Edgeware Road, the first effort was made
to rescue the wounded. Some were dread
fully burned, but more Frustrated by fright
ALI the doctors, surgeons and dispensariei
in the neighborhood were called into requi
sition.
The first impression was that an acct
dental explosion was the cause of the dis
aster, but later inquiries tend to show NAL
ice. The rear carriages wer0 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 observa
BILE. The generalopiniono OF railroad official:
and experts is the disaster was caused by
some explosive material which had beer
placed probably in the rear.most carriage
Meanwhile searching inquiry is proceed
ing. 1t is believed about forty persons were
injured, some dangerously.
Almost simultaneously with the PraeG
Street affair a violent explosion occurred
on the underground railway, between Char
ing Cross and Westminster stations. The
windows of the signaling stations in the
tunnel were shattered, and at Charine
Cross the glass roof of the station was
partly collapsed. The report is described
were similar to those in the Praed Street
explosion. Carriage lamps, windows, etc.
were smashed. All traffic was suspended
for while.
Although both explosions are matters o..
the greatest mystery, they are generally
thought to be of Fenian origin. The shocks
of both explosions are described by official.
as very similar to the shock of the explo
sion at the local government board Offices
in March last, in which DIR. Gallagher was
implicated.
1t is stated four machines similar tt
rocks were found in the tunnel near Praec
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 OWL
homes.
The Times states since the disastrou:
events at the local government board il
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. L
is hoped that the authors will speedily b.
, brought to justice.