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placed. The glass roof the of House Of
Commons was completely shattered.
The clock in the House stopped at pre-
cisely 2.13 p. NJ. A heavy beam which
formed II Of the supports to the gal
lory under which Charles Bradlaugh is
accustomed to sit when he visits the
House was projected into the Speakers
chair seriously injuring it. Gladstone's
seat was torn to pieces.
IL Miscreants Disguised in. We
en- Clothing.
London, January 24.-7 P. M.-Thc
statutes of King William w., and King
George ". in Westminster Hall were
overturned by the explosion Mt the
Parliament buildings. The fact that an
unusual number Of ladies' visited the
Parliament buildings to-day has given
rise to the suspicion that the miscre-
ants who perpetrated the outragcs were
either women or men in wOmcn'S dis
guisc. 1t is now remembered by attend
ants about the buildings that parcels
were carried by many Of the women,
and that they seemed to bcstow un-
usual care in guarding them.
The explosion took place exactly at 2
O'Clock in the afternoon. Lord Chelms-
ford and Gen. Milman arr: now engaged
in the work Of inspecting the structure.
Some reports place the number of per-
sons injured by the Tower explosion at
only four. No arrests have yet been
made in connection with the Tower eX-
plosion.
n Clue to the Perpetrators Of the Out
raEc-:A Fitrous Sight In the White
T"wcr-A Nu,abcr OF Children In
.jurcd.
London, January 24-5 ?. M.-Thc
investigation made so far by the police
lead to the conclusion that the explosives
used in the attact Oh the Tower were
handled by persons who gained access
to the structure as sight-sccrS. The
ruins also show that the explosives were
operated from n point somewhere near
the inner bastion or on the cSpianadc,
near ST. Thomas Tower. 1t turns out
that the police were unusually prompt
and successful in placing their embargo
upon all e$"css from the Tower grounds,
rs but few persons had left when this
cmborgo was ordered. Extra guards
have been posted about the walls, and
every person within them will be sub
ject to = persona! examination. The re-
port made by the Tower explosion was
terrific. 1t WAS heard for miles up and
down the Thames and at once attracted
an immense crowd to tho scene.
London, January 24.-5.l5 p. NJ
Another account Of the explosion at the
Tower gives the following details The
scenes lii and around the Tower Of Lon
don are indcScrihahic. Several children
OF tender age arc among the injured in
the Tower, and their pale faces, bloody
heads and broken limbs reused toe y7"nt
crowd conGrcgatrl in the vicinity to
frenzy. lr!ls are heard OF every side to
"Lvnch the Williams - "ko.st the
ficnds.' All the visitors arc still de-
tanned in the Tower, and will be kept
there until their nntcccdentS nave been
thoroughly inquired into.
Col. Maionlin. chic! inspector Of en-
plosivcs. i'll an interview this afternoon,
said that the explosions were due to
nitro-slycerihc compounds, precisely
similar to those used in the previous
ontragos in this city. He believed tina,
n woman had charge of the explosive
apparatus at Westminster Hall and At The
lobby of the House Of CommonS.-Ne~,
0nd C'ouricT.