Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-26
FOUNDATIONS SHAKEN.
Tia, Sp-, ,tucIc Presented by the Floor OF
the House. OF Commons.

I'll, Spectacle Presented by the Floor oil
the House of Commons.
l.o>uuN, January 2j.-An inspection OF
The Parliament buildings to-day show tha'
excepting the beautiful window overlooking
the staircase at The south end in Westmin
ser Hall, scarcely q pane OF gtasa, escaped
destruction The foundations OF the build
.ng are badly rhaIrr. The root OF the
crSpt in spite its massive strength, is great,
lg damaged riffs being visible here and
there.
The floor of Ike House OF Commons pre-
sent a strange spectacle, being covered with
he;rs of massive fragments.
The elaboratev carved oaken wall behind
he seats beneath the gallery IS completely
,brow down. The flooring of the strangers
and speaker galleries is so torn up that 1t
;s deemed unsafe to venture across. lhe
Peers gallery suffered the most damage
The side galleries and reporter 5 gallery
were not injured. The parcel which caused
the first explosion was wrapped
in brown cloth, and was two feet
lone by one foot wide 4 gentleman com
Main, that the shock Of the explosion broke
ore Of his blood vessels The Queen sent
a telegram today inquiry as to the condl-
tiop OF the injured policemen Cox
| ard Cole. a reply was sent
stating that both were progressing
| G,vorably. The greatest Indignation pre-
! ya;ls throughtthe provinces. The ou'rageS
| were referred TO and denounced IN all the
| churches to-day
Immense Damage.
Mr. c. s. Read, member OF the House oil
! Commons who to day inspected the locality
of the explosion in the Parliament DM'dinS
saws the damage is immense, 1t will take
months TO repaig the injury. Thousands
! ris;,cd the scene to-day. but were not al
loved TO enter the building. Temporary
rerairs have been ordered to allow the
/ House OF Commons to meet February l.th'
I S,ricter regulations in regard to admission
Of visitors have been ordered to De taken III
the future. The policemen who were on
duty at the entrance to the Parliament
building Saturday state they examined tn'
norrels of all visitors that day without dis
covering any thing of suspicious charac
ter, and that nobody carrying parcels hH'
the one described as containing the eNpIo
siye WAS seen to enter Lady Ersklue ant
her children had narrow escape iron
injury. They were lunching in the deput
serrcantatarm diuingroOm. The door o
tke1oom was burst open by the force OF th'
explosion, and the centre panel OF "nothe
door was shattered The man Servant, wa
blown across the room, and the chiiare'
rreatly terrified. The utmost PrecauuocIn
are being taken to protect the public buiId
, irrs, especially the government Offices, IN
General postonice, the central teIegrap
{ 0nce and the railway stations, SGsP
, c;ons travellers are nsrrowl ly watched
search parties today inspected all the pun
lie buildings from top to bottom.
= Important.
| The Press association informs the goYer'
r,ant il has received letter lncLoslng
TIsn of operations contemplated by II
5ynsmiters and furnishing descriptions,
tIa ac,iye members OF dynamite tactio'
! SeyeTsI hitherto escaped were according
tbe above mentioned letter included in Il
8 scbame of destruction. Steamers arriving
!, Rr;,;.b ports are subjected to minute scare
:. in order to prevent the importatit
oI dyasmite. Hamburg s1eawe