St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-24
MORE DYNAMITE WORK.
An Explosion Yesterday in the Admiral
ty Building at London.
Only One Person Injured, but Con-
siderable Damage Resulted.

LONDON, April 23.-At II o'clock this
morning an explosion occurred close to the
secretary's department of the admiralty
building. The building was badly dam
aged, and Mr.. Edwin n. Swanson, assist
ant secretary and principal clerk, received
a severe scalp wound. 1t is believed the
explosion was not an accident, but was
caused by dynamite. II is supposed that
the explosive was thrown over the wall in
the rear of the admiralty building and
facing the horse-guard parade. Mr.. Swain
sons room. in which the explosion occurred,
was completely wrecked, the adjacent cor
ridorS were badly damaged, while
the windows fronting on the horse
guards parade were blown out
the staircase leading to the board room,
which is located i'll the southwest corner of
the building
WAS DEMOLISHED,
and the railing of the staircase was
wrenched from its faStenings. and windows
within fifty yards of the spot where the ex-
ploSiOn took place were broken.
Two men were noticed by several per-
sons reconnoitering yesterday and this
morning. The same men were seen to en-
ter the garden in front of Mr. Swainson's
Office from the direction of the horse guards
parade ground. One of them carried tin
can. which was placed in recess of the
paSSageway leading TO the offices. The
movement of the two men attracted but
little attention at the time, owing to the
fact that several surveyors and number of
workmen had recently been engaged in
measuring distances, etc, on the grounds,
and those who saw the two men believed
that
THEY WERE EMPLOYEES
of the government engaged in the same sort
of work. Two officials of the government
took such particular notice of the two men
that they claim that they can identify them
even if placed in crowd of men. They
have given good description of the Sus-
pected men to the detectives who are now
working up the case. Mr.. Swanson. who
! il is now aScertained was the only person
injured. was taken to hospital. The face
of 4 small American clock blaekened by the
/ explosion together with some pieces of
clock work attached was found among the
debris during the examination which fol-
| lowed The admiralty officials suppose
/ these fragments are parts of the Internal
/ machine which caused the explosion.
\ strong suspicion now prevails in police
! and official ci0cleS that the explosion was
! the result of private malice, as Mr.. Swain
son was greatly diSliked by number of
derSonS. including several employees of the
/ office. 1t is certain that the internal ma
/ chine was placed in book
/ case Just over the spot where
I Mr.. Swainson's head would be when sit
! ting at his desk. The detectives are posi-
! tive that the outrage was the work of an
/ employe. as no stranger could pass the jan
! itor without some document showing that
/ he had business with some head of the de-
/ partment. The janitOr says no stranger. TO
( his knowledge. has passed him during the
past twenty-fOur hours An examination
Of the admiralty office shows that the glass
domei roof of the building was shattered
I BY the explosion. but the grand staircase
was uninjured. No arrests have yet been
made,