The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-25
BIG BL0W-UPS In BRITAIN
All London Excited and Alarmed Over
What is Termed
ANOTHER DYNAMITE OUTRAGE.
Partial NShatteratiOn of the Tower and
the Parliament Buildings.
NO oNA is REPORTED KILLED,
But the us4 al rumor. arc Aaoa, of Per-
sons 1nl urod and of Hairbreadsh
EscapSes, With Many Strained
anal Sensational Stories.
d
NO ONE is REPORTED KILLED,
CREATING INFERIOR AND CHAOS.
ANATTInM1No EXPLOSION.

LONDON, j. N. M-2OO p h-An
alarming exr losion has just occurred
in the houses { parliament. The houses
of parliament and government Offices
were seyerely shaken. Considerable
damage was done. 1t is impossible at
this momentlG tell the extent Of the
calamity. poe.,,.report Of the explosion
was heard in DSe%ning street. Great e1-
citement prev,lils. Enormous crowds
are assemblinppt the scene of the ex-
plosion. The O, ngin of the explosion is
wrarped in mystd(ry, but it is believed
that it has been CT used by dynamite
Hov TT HAPPENED.
I,oNDoN. Jan. g h, 4 p. m.-The explo-
sion occurred clog to the Louise Of lords
near Westminster hall. 1t is reported
that the explosive. were placed in the
crypt under the bu llding. A policeman
was hurt. The for ~ OF the shock was
tremendous, and VI Ns ielt al great dls-
tance. The amoun lieof damage is very
great. W
ApA1R o. THEM.
Rumors are curreI a AT tnls hour that
another explosion ohr CURED NJ O'Clock
this afternoon at Lot Sdon tower The
excitement increasGre with every mo-
ment and the city isonGlled with flying
rumors. There was tlVyo explosions in
stead of one, as at frs supposed, at the
parliamentary house L. The second
came about three mi lnutes after the
first. One was near thotk house OF com
mons, the other at w 4sstminster hall
ONE MANwAs A) tREsTED
near the scene of the elyd d,losion. The de
tective force is hard at 1ork now seek
ing further developmelylts, which ar
anxiously awaited, partiS plarly by peo
pie in the neighborhood oElt Westminste
hall. Wl
THE TOWER EXPNS llsloN'
Rumors regarding the o uiploslon at tn
tower of London are con rmed at tn
moment. Fourteen peir rs were il
jured. The outrage waske az most SUI
cessful yet made upon an of the publ
buildings since the inaugLp 'ution OF III
present era of dynamite atriare. IN
ia mons old building was . all
CROWDED WITH WI FoRs
at the time of the eXplosicL a,h The wllt
est rumors are in circulati(A as to I'll
number of persons injured These ri
mors are being carried thrd'll q h the cit
and constantly exaggerated a ,Iy visitor
present at the time, But hp "A person
have been officially reported sanl injure
at the tower explosion. so
THE ATTACK ma
was made on the portion of tavlo built
ings known as the "White ToersRer."
was fairly filled with visitors anthe tin
and most, if not all those h "ii )rt, wei
moving about tic tower at the bo lime
the explosion. The White Tot6iE yer VIZ
almost completely wrecked ,r1l ly IL
force of the explosion, The bof WI
blown clear Off the structure. HcoW pc
sons known to have bee il
jured were visitors. Thhay p
lice, the moment they IiIfi mnalizt
the nature of the expl osion, efler. ual
barred all egress from the tow PHI al
the grounds. They are now subj eth
every person detained to MOSS hfig
search upon the theory that the lg itta'
was perpetrated by some person Old h. pc
sons inside the promises. SurIoppol
were promptly summoned 10 the Sis
ance of the wounded, who are noand I
ceiving all the attention practic bl
The Excitement is growing as the n0wnN
OF the explosion spreads. The crC forl't
in the vicinity of the damaged bllare.
lngs increase momentarily,
1T WAS VISITING DAY. " y
Saturday being the usual visiting 70 ~
aJ the houses of parliament, the bu usl
lngs contained q great number of sigNe v
sy Seers at the time Of the explosion sl9 SO
me nrst explosion occurred in Z nj
crypt of Westminster hall. The secoles
took place in the strangers gallery, Una
tho house of commons. ImmediateoW
before Inc first explosion, q lady visitc
who was alone and about to enter q
building, beckoned to policeman anwit
called his attention to Ia
PACKAGE LYING UPON THE STEPS p"
outside the crypt. The policeman.
picked up the package carelessly no
suspeeting anything, and went with 4
into Westminster hall. He no sooner <
reached the hall than the package ex- j
ploded. {
1T DID THE KNoCK-DowN ACT.
rms explosion knocked police
man down and injured him seriously +,
HIS case is considered critical. It'll
force also knocked down two othelu
policemen standing in the vicinity andt
stunned them. A lady and gentfemaud
standing near the officer, who had taken
up the package, were also Frustrated. The
great window over the main entrance Ia
westminster hall was smashed I'd
atoms and all the side windows blown
out.
IT WAS hILK-AND-wATER DYNAMITE.
In the interior of the house of COM
mons and upon the floor tho only seat |
damaged by the explosion was that
which MIR. Gladstone occupies. "A
small chip was also torn off the top OF
tho speakers chair. The explosions
caused a panic among the visitors.
Those who were in the house of COM
mons, He'd precipitately. Many ladies
were bruised in the crush.
The, second explosion in the parlia-
ment buildings occurred three minutes |
later than the first, and was far more |
destructive. The dynamite which |
caused the second explosion must have |
been placed under the piers of the gal
lery on the lett side. Little hope Is en-
tertained of the survival OF the wounded |
policeman.
THE foRCB OF THE EXPLOSION
was such that one man was blown to |
the earth, 300 yards from the point of |
the explosion, where he was standing. |