Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-19
ENGLAND AGAIN EXCITED,
EXPLOSION ON LONDON BRIDGE.



caused yesterday afternoon ut $40 by
tremendous explosion which proved an
apparent attempt to blow up the London
bridge with dynamite. The lamps in the
neighboring railroad depOts were eXtin-
guishpd, but the structure of the bridge
was uninjurcd No one was killed, but
one pedestrian and two children were in
jured. The police were searching all
night with boats and lamps for II clew to
the exact nature of the explosion or for
the guilty parties. Nearly every window
in the vicinity was shattered. \ police
man who at the time of the explosion was
standing at the top of the steps leading to
the steamboat pier on the Surrey side of
the river with his back to the stream,
says he saw II binding glare like sheet
of lightning. which was followed by Il
terrific report He was almost stunned
and his helmet was blown some yards
away by the conclusion. Several persons
who were passing over the bridge at the
time of the explosion say that column of
water was thrown to Il great height by
the shock and number Of persons were
drenchcd.
The experts are unanimously OF the
thrown over the bridge and exploded in
the air or in striking the water. Towards
noon wharfer informed the police that Il
few minutes before the explosion he saw
boat containing thrce men under the arch
or Surrey side, but took no particular no
tice of them, thinking they were river
police, and did not see the boat atterward.
The police learned this afternoon that II
piece of charred saclling about Il foot and
Il half square had been found ON one of
the buttresses and they are now of the
opinion the explosive was placed there
They attribute the smallnesS of the dam
age to the extraordinary air current be
meath the span.
A careful inspection of the London
bridge was made to-day and it was found
that no structural injury whatever was
done, Nothing could be found about the
bridge to Indicate that an explosion had
taken place. The police have discovered
nothing likely to assist them i'll inquiries
as to the explosion The heads of detec-
tive departments were comforting with the
home office during the entire day. The
absence of any clew is paralyzing the
action of the police who are unable even
to tell the nature of the explosive used.
1t appears that the explosion occurred
nearer the end of the bridge than was at
first supposed and yet most of the houses
that were damaged were on MiddleSeX
sue, WITS tlit "lluuMn "eie n.u1''eu a.
If GLASS lvrrs, hrolrn in Fishmnn~rr's nan
but otherwise the building received no
damage. Several squares of lofty glass
screen III cannon street uep2t ltli 10 ne
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body Was Injured River traffic had luck
ily been susuended at the time of the eX-
niosiou oIyin, tn darkness rho pXuInsiun
forms the stable tonic of conversation and
thousands of persons visited the scene to-
day
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LONDON, Dec, la motion Will be
made in the city common council OF
Thursday to offer n reward of $4,000 for TN,
discovery of the DurtieS VINO committed
the dynamite outrage on London bridge
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