Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-28

Shortly after O'Clock Monday morning
terrible explosion occurred in cloak room at
the Victoria railway station in London. The
explosive agent was undoubtedly dynamite.
A large portion Of the roof was blown Off and
nearly all the glass work in the station WAS
destroyed. Seven men were sent to the hos
pitable with severe injuries. Extensive dam
age was done to surrounding property.
LONDON, Feb. 26-6.30 IL The
explosion in the cloak room Of the Vic
toria railway station shattered the win
dows of the Metropolitan Underground
railway depot 60 yards distant, and the
fronts of houses for the same distance
in other directions were badly damaged.
The Victoria refreshment room was
wrecked and clock, feet high, was
blown from the wall and thrown yards
away. The streets in the neighborhocd
are completely stiewn with broken glass.
A numerous force of police and fire
Friaade quickly reached the spot and
quenohsd the fire, thus saving the depot.
The debris ia left untouched till the
arrival of Col. Msjsndie, chief inspe otor
of explosives, who will make thorough
| examination.
:. Detectives are actively inquiring into
thu matter, all three, hypothesis gas,
gun powder and dynamite being discussed.
Dynamite is the favor the theory.
LONDON, Feb 26.-Large crowds are
viewing the scene Of the explosion which
occurred this morning in the cloak room
Of the Victoria railway station. Col.
Majendie has critically examined the
ruins. In his opinion, the explosion was
due not TO gas, but to some powerful com
pound.
The cloak room was filled with luggage
but the officials did not notice any sus
pioious package. The report Ia current
that the parcel left in the cloak room wsi
intended tor use against the House Of
Parliament to night and that 1t exploded
accidentally. An officer who ia acquainted
with dynamite was passing about tbs
time OF the explosion. He hastened tt
the spot and, entering the booking office
detected the smell of dynamite.
The theory that the explosion wal
caused by dynamite gains further con.
firmstion from the fact that the creates
damage was done lsterally. The iror
railing guarding the stairs near the cloat
room was snapped asundsr and twisted
into grotesque shapes. 1t is believed
that 10 pouuds of dynamite would hav,
bssn sufficient to cause the dsmGgs. TIL,
theories t',st gunpowder or gas oauset
the explosion have been discarded 0nlJ
two persons we're injured and the!
slightly.
The otfiqisla OF the railway diseredi
ths idea ths. the explosion was the resul
of private malice, as the coat OF th
material would deter discharged servan
from thus retsliating. 1t is general,
attributed to the persons who caused tn
explosion in the Prssd street station o
the under ground railway, some month
ago. The cloak room clerk states tina
man deposited heavy vslise at S.3
O'Clock last evening and cautioned hin
to be careful with it. Some time after
the clerk heard a noise like the alarum
LONDON, Feb. 2s.-- While clearing ava,
the debris of the cloak room, a tin bo,
was found. The vslise which the clerl
had regarded as suspicious was found t
contain nothing harmful. The damag
ca,.sed by the explosion is estimated a
Ga 600.