Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-01-25

To-day Was Visiting Day.
Saturday being the usual visiting day at
the House Of Parliament, the buildings con-
tanned great number Of sight seers at the
time OF the explosion. The first explosion
occurred in the crypt Of the Westminster
Hall; the second took place in the strans-
.ers gallery, in the House Of Commons.
Exploded in His Hand. .' -'
Immediately after the first explosion
lady visitor who was alone and about to en-
ter the building, beckoned to policeman
and called his attention to package lying
upon the steps outside OF the crypt The
policemen picked up the package careless
ly, not suspectipg anything, and went with
il out into Westminster Hall. He no
sooner reached the hall than the package
exploded
The explosion knocked the policeman
down and injured him seriously. His case
is considered critical Its force also knock
ed down the policemen standing in the VI
cinity and stunned them. A lady and gen
tleman standing near the officer who had
the package we're also Frustrated. The
great window over the main entrance to
Westminster Hall was blown to atoms, and
all the side windows were blown out.
GIadstone's Seat Shattered. -
In the interior Of the House Of Commons
and upon the floor the only seat damaged
BY the explosion was that which Mr.. Glad
stone occupies. A small chip was also torn
of the top of the Speakers chair.
The explosion caused panic among the
visitors. Those who were in the House of
Commons fed precipitately, and many ladies
were bruised in the crush.
A More Destructive Explosion.
The second explosion in the Parliament
buildings occurred three minutes later than
the first and was far more destructive. The
dynamite which caused the seconj explo-
sion must have been placed under the Peers
gallery on the left side.
Little hope is entertained of the survival
OF the wounded policeman. The force Of
tie explosion was such that one man was
blown to the earth 800 yards from the point
of explosion.
The lobby Of the House Of Commons is
completely demolished.
4 Clue Perhaps.
4 clue to the perpetrators Of the outrage
is thought to have been discovered. just
before the explosion occurred a man and
woman, the latter carrying q haud bag, en-
gagged cab outside of Parliament yard and
drove rapidly away giving no directions as
to their destination.
Their Arrest.
They had not gone far when the explosion
happened The cabman hearing this stop
ped the cab. The man and woman at once
lesped out and hastened quickly from the
spot. The cabman went in pursuit Of the
runaways and they were soon overtaken and
arrested by the police.
The Attack on the Tower.
The Investigations so far made lead to
the conclusion that the explosives used in
the attack on the Tower were handled by
persons who gained access to the structure
as sight seers. The ruins also show that
the explosives operated from point some
where on the inner bastion or on the es-
planade near St. Thomas tower. It turns
out that the police were unusually prompt
and successful in placing their embargo
upon all egress from the tower. But few
persons had left when the embargo was Or
dered
Extra guards have been posted about the
wall, and every person within them will be
subjected to personal examination.
The report made by the lower explosion
vas terrific. 1t was heard for miles up and
down the Thames, and at once attracted an
immense crowd to the scene.
Worse Than First Supposed,
l.2O p. N.-The prevalent belief is the de-
structive agent was conveyed into the House
Of Commons by some Saturday visitor.
Fuller investigation shows the extent of the
damage was much greater than first sup
posed. The western extremity of the House
IS total wreck and there is now no doubt
but the explosive was placed under the
Peers gallery, on the government side OF
the House. Al the woodwork in that part
of the building was shattered, and WIDE
hole made through the floor. The gallery
was displaced, and even the solid stone
work of the doorways either pulyerized or
shifted from position. Livery pane Of glass
in the House was smashed to atoms. The
gallery benches we've overturned and the
broken gallery generally dismantled.
The Dustards Work.
IoNppv, 4:3j T. W-As the particulars Of
lbr explosion are learned, they develop an
organized attempt at the destruction OF life
and property beyond ant extent hitherto
dreamed of, even BY the Scotland Yard
authorities. The places selected BY the
dypamiters for their operations were appar-
emily those where the greatest fatality would
be likely to occur because Of the number Of
people who frequent them each day.
The white Tower.
5r N.-Later reports show the first
steries about damage to the White tower
show rs somewhat exaggerated. The White
tower building was not destroyed. 1t Is
now said the structure is not even seriously
injured. These later reports tended some
what 10 allay public excitement Ifthe ex-
plosion had really demolished the White
tower the result must have been Immensely
more serious, for d part OF the bulldlngthe ar
mory used at present for the storage of rifles
and often stored large quantities ammuni-
ton The tact makes popular Indignation
against the perpetrators OF the outrage in
describsble.
Little Children Hurt.
A large number OF children were among
the visitors Many of these little ones had
their faces and hands badly torn BY the
broken glass and flying spliRters. The most
piteous sights in the large: crowd Of innO-
cent prisoners temporarily detained within
the tower was afforded By these little ones
with their pale faces and bleeding heads,
A Frsnzied Mob.
The crowd outside the walls of the Tower
have been wrought up TO state of frenzy
against the perpetrators Of the outrage. A
lady visiting the House Of Commons at the