St. Paul daily globe., 1885-01-25

pane of glass in the house was smashed to
atoms. The gallery benches were overturned
and broken, and tue gallery generally dis
mantled.
5 p. m.-Later reports show the first stories
about the damage TO the white tower were
somewhat exaggerated. The white tower
building is not destroyed. It is now said
the structure was not even seriously injured.
These later reports tended somewhat TO aliay
the public excitement. Ii tue explosion
really demolished the white tower the result
must have been immensely more serious, for
part OF the armOry is used for Inc storage OF
rifles and often OF large quantities OF amnu-
milton. This fact makes the popular indig-
nation against the perpetrators OF tue outrage
indescriOable. large number of children
were among the visitors, and many OF these
little ones nad their faces and hands badly
torn by broken glass and flying splinters.
The
MOST PITEoUs SIGHT
in the large crowd Of innocent prisoners
temporarily detained within the tower walls,
was afforded by these little ones with their
pale faces and bleeding heads. The crowd
outside had mean Wliie oeen wrought up to
state of frenzy against the perpetrators
Of the outrage.
A lady visiting the house of commons at
the time of the outrage was seriously in
iured. Immense damage was done in the
lobby. The masonry, decorations and sculp-
ture we're utterly destroyed. Toe place is
described as
LITERALLY BLOWN TO PIECES.
The shock Was telt in Pail Mail and per-
sons in the vicinity say the very earth
secretary, and Marquis Harrington, secretary
OF state for war, are visiting the scene
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
The explosion at Westminster hall is more
disastrous than first anticipated Four per-
sons were badly injured, Including two police
men who were fatally wounded. A lady vino
WAS in the hall spied an internal machine
and called the attantion of Policeman
Cole, on duty at the time, to it. Officer
Cole rushed to the spot, seized tue
machine and attempted 10 ex-
ticguish the fuse, but was not
quick enough. The fuse burned so rapidly
and closed 50 quickly upon the machine that
the officers dropped il. An explosion fol-
owed almost Immediately after. One-haf
of the nall was wre cked. The explosion in
tue lobby Of the house OF commons occurred
three minutes later than the one in West
minister hall. 1t came from directly under
tue strangers gallery, and very close to the
seat usually occupied by Bradlaugh when
visiting the commons. The
LOBBY WAS COMPLETELY WRECKED,
the gallery torn down, the speakers chair
DESTROYED and the massive stone work dis
placed. The glass roof Of the house Of com
fe1r hat f1g
IN the house was stopped precisely at 2:13
p. m. \ heavy beam which formed one of
the supports Of the gallery, was projected
into the speakers chair, seriously injuring
Gladstone's seat, which was torn to pieces.
Another account of the explosion at the
tower gives the following details: The scenes
in and around the tower were inlescriblble.
Several children are among the injured,
their pale faces, bloody heads and broken
limbs reused the great crowd scongTegated in
the vicinity to frenzy. Yells were heard on
every side TO 'lynch the vilIians' "roast the
iends." All visitors confined in the tower
will be kept there until there anticedents are
inquired into.
WHAT THE POLICE SAY.
Col Magendi, chief inspector Of explosives,
in an interview this afternoon said the ex-
plosion was due to nitroglyccrine com pounds,
precisely similar 10 those used in previous
outrages in this city. He believed that
woman had charge OF the explosive APPARATUS
ut Westminster hall and the lobby Of the
house of commons.
The explosion occurred on the second floor
Of the white tower All authorities agree
that dynamite was used. The three floors
are thoroughly wrecked and the explosion
damaged many hundred stands of arms.
Lord Chelmsford and Gen. Mlman are
now engaged in the work of inspecting the
attacked structure. Some reports place the
number of persons injured by the tower ex-
plusion at four. Tue police have been or
dercd to be doubly vigilant.
6p. IN 1t has been ascertained that
large quantity Of explosive matter had been
placed inside the great ornamental gates
leading to the crypt under Westminster hall.
These gates were blown off their hinges and
thrown 10 the ground. An the windows on
the north and south sides OF the immense
building were blown 10 atoms. The con-
cussiou shook down from the grand oak roof
OF the hall tue accumulated SCOT OF
centuries. This, In its downward
movement, made dense cloud, so
That the officers on guard became alarm, 4
aud dared not enter the room in the lobby
The spiuters were four times thick as the
ilakes in a binding snow, aud were pro-
peilrd with dangerous force. They cut and
ripped the leather covering. and tore out and
scattered the horse hair from seats all over
the house. A mau who happened 90 be
standing upon the scat ldiug near the crypt
when the explosion occurred vas Knocked
forcibly to tue ground. The statues Of King
William " and King George ". in West
minister hall, were overturned. The fact
that an unusual number of ladies' Wis ted the
parliament buildings to-day has created tue
suspicion that the miscrrauts who perpetra-
ted tue outrage were either women or men in
woman disguise. II is now remembered
by the attendants about the buildings that
parcels were carried by many women and
they seemed To bestow unusual care in
guarding them.
THE FEELING ~ THE CITY.
The city is in frenzied state Of excite
meut. The whole police force Is on duty,
aud troops in aud around the city are under
arms. Police patrols are stationed every
where IN close proximity 10 each other, and
curduus Of police are placed around all public
buildings. Chef superintendent William
son, oi Scotland Yard. personally inspected
the scenes ot the explosions, as have also
Inspectors Livingstone aud Kelly. one of
thr wounded policemen Is dying Several
men have been arrested, but they are be-
licvcd 20 BE- innocent Of any connection
wiki the horrible outragcs. Tue man taken
into custody IN the vicinity OF Westminster
hall is Cauaiiau. aud apparently sea
farer. He was thoroughly searched, but
nothing Of an discriminating nature was
found. Tue queen teirgTapuel for particu-
lars OF the explosion IA Sir WIN. Htrcourt.
Hundreds OF r.dss wore dam i-sd in tower
" hich was ignited, aud the ire vas suppressed
win great difdculfy Tur Ancient artnorv yrts