Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-11-09


TWO Explosions ut stations of she London
& underground Railway-Upwards of Forty
persons Injured-The ffafr, though En-.
TeioPed In Mastery, Credited 10 the
LONDON, Oct. 81.
at nine O'Clock last evening a terrible
explosion occurred near the Praed Street
underground station of the Metropolitan
hallway. On the first alarm a strong cor
ION Oh police was summoned TO keep order.
>lear the way and convey the wounded
people to the hospitals. Passengers on the
ram at the time OF the explosion say there
was suddenly loud report like a cannon.
then sudden darkness, gas-iights from the
'front.' to the rear of the train being put out.
Glass was broken and splinters of wood
new 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 while confusion reigned
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
tatlon and caused much damage to the
permanent way.
When the train reached the next station.
Edgeware Road, the first effort was made
70 rescue the wounded. Some were dread.
July burned, but more prostrated by fright
AL the doctors, surgeons and dispensaries
IN the neighborhood were called into requi.
sition.
The first impression was that an acci.
dental explosion was the cause of the dis.
ister, but later inquiries tend to show NAL
ICE. The rear carriages were damaged
most; they were mere skeletons.
Another theory is that the explosion was
.aused by foul gas accumulated in the tun.
ael. This, however, is untenable, because
40 premonitory symptoms were observa.
ole. The general opinion of railroad officials
and experts is the disaster was caused by
some explosive material which had been
olnced probably in the rear-most carriage
Meanwhile searching inquiry is proceed.
ng. 1t is believed about forty persons were
injured, some dangerously. ~ ALSft0
Almost simultaneously with the Praed
Street affair 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
ls being like that of artillery. The effects
ncEo hlLliluI 10 tuOco III Inc Frded street
explosion. Carriage lamps, windows. etc.
we're smashed. All traffic was suspended
FOR q while. JtLt - - rtlAtI-fE-T =
Although both explosions are matters of
ihe greatest mystery, they are generally
thought to be Of Fenian origin. The shocks
Of both explosions are described by officials
as very similar to the shock of the explo-
sion at the local government board offices
in March last, in which DIR. Gallagher wa,
implicated. 2 rlg - sf-tf - II,
1t is stated four machines similar tc
rocks were found in the tunnel near Praed'
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.
lured, but were sent directly to their OWL
homes. ~ 80
The Times states since the disastrou.
events at the local government board ir
March last nothing has occurred so calcu
lated to excite public alarm as the explo
sions last night. 1t is evident that the &C
currence was not an accident. The explo
sions were of the most powerful nature
Suspicion points in one direction only. II
is hoped that the authors viii speedily Ia
brought to justice.