The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-03
Large Hole Torn in the Masonry, and
Houses in the Vicinity Severely Shaken
No Person Seriously Hurt.
Lights on the Trains ExtinguiShed and
Glass in the Windows Broken.
Another Spanish Town Reduced to Ruins by
an Earthquake Shock-French Anarchist
Orators Growing BOlder-Cable Notes.
London Greatly Alarmed by an Explosion OI
the Underground Railway.


the Underground Railway.
LONDON, Jan. "A dynamite explosion oc-
Cured on the underground railway between
Cover street and Kings Cross station, at $50
this evening. The windows of a passing train
were shattered and the gas-lights extingushed.
Beyond this there was no damage. The passen-
engers were greatly terrified, but no one was
hurt. The train resumed its journey after a
delay of twenty five minutes
The shock ofthe explosion was felt by resi-
dents of Euston road, between St Pancras
Church and Judd street. The railway runs the
whole length of Euston road, underneath the
roadway. A crowd speedily collected at the
vent,shaft at the head of Ossulton street, from
which, at the time of the explosion, quantity
of smoke issued. AS soon as possible number
of porters were sent to the spot, with lamps and
appliances for clearing the line. Up to the
present time nothing has been found Resi-
dents in the locality greatly alarmed.
The shock overthrow several wayfarers on
Euston road and it was with great difficulty
that horses were restrained rom running away.
The gas lights in the Gower-street station were
ext:nguished, and the ticket-colector at the
station thrown from his box; the engineer work
ing tho incandescent light machinery was thrown
from his seat three four feet landing his face
Lights in other trains in the tunnel were extin
guished. The passengers were greatly alar me d,
and many ladies tainted The Cove rstreet
platform was literally strewn with persons
Frustrated by the shock,
Houses in the vicinity were shaken and the
roadway oscillated. Two trains were passing at
the time of the explosion, and in both the lights
were extinguished, the windows shattered and
the frame work of several carriage doors
smashed. The green, red and white lights at
the front and rear of the trains were extn-
tinguished
The ticket collector at GOwer-street station
describes the report Of the explosion as
sharp and ringing in character like the discharge
of small piece of field artillery The point
where the expiosiUn occurred is directly under a
road leading to the main entrance of the Lon
don & Northwestern railway station. lady's
nose was cut by glass, and one gentleman had
the side of his face and another wrist cut
These are the only serious casualties reported.
Superintendent Williamson. of Scotland yard
and the superintendent and inspectors of the
various districts arrived at Gowerstreet station
half an hour after the explosion, and Immediate
ly proceeded down the line. They discovered a
signal box eastward of st. Pancras Church.
which was partially wrecked; the signal wire
had been separatd, and the clock stopped at
fourteen minutes past g. Close inspection
showed that the explosive material could
not have been gunpowder, as the surrounding
brickwork was not blackened. 1t must, there
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The locality of the explosion is the north
side of the roadway, midway between ST. Pan
GRASS Church and Charlton street At the site
of the explosion there is hole in
the solid masonry about four feet
from the ground, with diameter of four feet,
and depth of FIVE or six inches The masonry
is more or less damaged for some eight feet all
around the hole The effects of this explosion
correspond almost exactly with those of the ex-
plosion at Praed street station, fourteen months
ago.
The trains which met at the time and place
of the explosion were fairly crowded with pas
sengers. The third class carriages suffered
most. The locomotives of the two trains were
of the wrecked signal box says the
floor of the box was heaved up by
the explosion, and he was half
stunned. Speedily ascertainng that the signal
apparatus was safe he ret the gas and tele-
graphed up and down the line. The fact of the
meeting of two trains at the place of explosion is
regarded as accidental The belief is general
that some miscreant dropped the explosive with
timefuse attached, from an earlier train pro-
ceeding to the city. Near the spot the police
found a mans cap. some pieces of twine and
some burnt fragments of rag.
The landlord of the Rising Sun Hotel, which
is near the scene of the explosion says the
shock was telt severely in his house. He heard
a loud rumbling noise, and the house seemed to
be shaken almost to its foundation. He
was leaning over his bar at the time, and was
lifted nearly foot from the floor. Large
crowds of excited people remained at Kings
crossing and Gowerst station until late
hour