The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-02-03
DYNAMITE FlENDS.
HEAVY EXPLOSIONS In LONDON.
The Tower and the House OF Par.
lamont Damaged.

Disastrous explosions occurred in Lon
don Saturday st the House OF Parlia.
ment and OF the Tower. They we're
doubtless the work OF dynamiters. They
we're timed to take effect simultaneou ously.
There we're three explosions, one In
Westminster Hall, the pubic entranceI
tc the House of Commons, another In
side the house itself. wrecking the Stan
gers gallery and the Speaker chair
At the Tower Of London the dynamite
was placed INSIDE the historic Whi,e
Tower, which was completely wrecked.
Unfortunately, the explosion resulted in
the wounding OF many innocen, people.
At the Tower, which was full of visit
ors, sixteen persons we're wounded,
among them manv children who we're
carried sway with bleeding wounds.
Four policemen we're fearfully injured
The excitement was intense and cries OF
"Lynch the villains" we're heard ON all
sides. Aui-Irish leagues we're formed
The news created similar excitement in
all the capitals of Europe 10 the Sem
ate OF the United States, Senator Ed
munds introduced bill to make it
felony 10 make, sell or handle ni.ro-rx.
plo@ives for other than peaceful pur-
poses. A number OF persons we're ar
rested, but all we're discharged save q
man who is an Irish American, and who
gave his name as Cunningham, though
he is known by the alias OF Dalton and
Gilbert. 1t is generally believed that
women placed the explosives in position,
There we're two explosions instead OF
one at the Parliament Houses The Sec
ond came about three minutes after the
, first. Oas was nea- the House Of Con
mons aud the other at Westminster Hall.
An explosion occurred IN the Tower
Of London, which was Iull OF vi,tors ct
the time. Sixteen OF the visitors were
seriously injured. At the Tower the
scene was one OF chaotic terror, guards
and visitors tumbling over each other in
aD effort to escape.
The outrage was the most successful
yet made on any Of the public buildings
since the Inauguration OF the present era
of dynamite warfare The famous old
building wss crowded with visitors q,
the time of the explosion.
The first explosion occurred in th \
crypt of Westminster Hall; the second
took place ia the sarangers' gallery, in
the House of Commons
Immediately after the fret explosion
lady visitor who was alone and about to
enter the building, beckoned to policp-
man and called his attention to pack
age lying upon the steps ost-i'e the
crypt. The policeman picked up the
package carelessly, not suspsc'ing any,
thing. aud went with it out in Westmin.
ster Hall. He no sooner reached the
hall than the package exploded
The explosion knocked he policeman
'lown AMI irjured him seriously. His
case il considered critical. Its force
also knocked down the other policemen
standing in the vicinity and stunned
them A lady and senllaman standing
near the officer who had the package
we're also prostrated. The great window
over the main entrance to Wes minister
Hall was blown TO atoms, aud all the side
| windows were blown out.
1t is es'irLate that according to the
course and energy OF the explosive EN-.
ploved 10 the House OF Commons, that
il the House had been in session CLAD
s,ons, Sir William Vernon, Hsrcourt.
Charles Bradlaueh and Two hundred 9TH
er members would have been killed. The
search OF the visitors-a at the Tower after
The explosion occupied four hours. The
number OF those injured by the explo
siops is as follows:
AT the Tower, six injured seriously,
and fourteen slightly.
The worst injuries were received By
constables Cox and Cole, and civil en-.
gineer named Edwi Green visiting the
Parliament buildings There we're over
nne hundred visitors in the House Of
Com mons when the explosion occurred
in Westminster Hall. Most OF them
rushed ou, to ascertain the cause OF the
report and thus many lives we're saved.
The west end OF Westminstet Hall is
full OF wreckage, caused nv the explo-
sion. The des,ructi IN OF the msgnifi-
cent stained glass window at the end OF
the hall is greatly lamented. 1t Ia be-
lieved one of the conspirators entered
the crypt, passing q policeman at the
entrance, and deposited the internal
machine at the DO tom OF the steps. The
policeman removed the parcel, which ex-
ploded. making q hole in the floor three
feet in diameter, twisting the iron rail-
Iirgs snd masuing the iron and lead work
of all the windows in the hall. HIS hair
va. singed and the face burned BIs
clothing was torn from his body by The
force of the explosion. He is still alive.
hut there is no hope OF his recovery
The man and woman who drove from
the parliament buildings Immediately
before the explosiol and who we're AT
rested on sns:.::sinn, have heen liberia ed,
the evidence heine insufficient to hold
then The foundation of the hall IL un-
injured, but the ROOT is badly damaged.
The bases of The statues Of William Nv
and George Nv, which we're overturned.
are greatly injured, An inspection OF
the Psrlianent buildings show that ex
cepting the heau'iful window overlook
ing the staircase at the snuth end in
4 Westminster hail, scarcely pane OF glass
escaped obstruction. The foundations
of the buil'ing ere badly shaken. The
roof Of the nrypt in spite of massive
strength. is greatly damaged, riits being
visible here ano there.
The floor of the House cs Commons
present a strange spectacle, being GOV,
cred with heaps Of massive fragments.
The elsborately carved oaken wall be-
hind the seats beneath the gallery is CON-
pletely thrown down. The horring OF
tho strangers 3 and speaker's galleries is
80 torn ND that it il deemed unsafe to
venture across. Tne Peers gallery suf-
fered the most damage. The side gall
leries and reporters gallery we're not in.
jured The parcel which caused the
tirst eAplosion was wrapped in brown
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