St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-03
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.
An Explosion in an Under Ground
Railway In the City Of
London.
Considerable Excitement Caused Eut No
Particular Damage Done-Other
Foreign News.
TIE UNITED KINGDOM.

LONDON. Jan. "A dynamite explosion
occurred on the Underground railway be-
tween Cover street and Kings cross station,
at $3.50 this evening. The windows OF a
passing train were shattered and the gas
light extingaished. Beyond this there was
no damage done. The passen-
gers were greatly terrified, but
no one was hurt and the train
resumed its journey. The shock of the ex-
plosion was felt by residents on the Eastern
road between st. Paneros church and Judd
street The railway runs the whole length of
the Eastern road underneath the roadway. A
crowd speedily collected at the vent shaft at
the head of Ossuton street, from which at
the time OF the explosion quantity CT smoke
issued. AS soon as possible number OF
porters were sent To the spot with lamps and
appliance for clearing the line. Up to the
present time nothing has been found.
The shock overthrow several wayfarers on
the Easton road. 1t was with great difficulty
that horses were restrained from running
away The gas lights in the Cover street
station were eXtinguished, the ticket col
lcctor of the station thrown from his box and
the engineer working incandescent light
machinery thrown from his seat three or
four feet, landing on his face. The lights
in other trains in the tunnel were ex-
tinguished. The passengers were greatly
alarmed and many ladies tainted. The
Cover street platform was literally strewn
with persons Frustrated by the shock.
At the site OF the explosion there is hole
in the solid masonry about four feet from
the ground, with diameter of four feet and
a depth of five or six inches Tue masonry
is more or less damaged for some eight feet
all around the hole, The effects of this ex-
ploson correspond almost exactly nth those
of the explosion at the Praed street station
fourteen months ago. Trains which ret at the
time and place of the explosion werL fairly
crowded with passengers. The third class
carriages suffered the most TIE locomotives
OF the two trains were not dam
aged. The signal man who
had charge of the wrecked signal
box says the floor of the box beaved up by the
explosion and he was half stunned. Speed
lily ascertaining the signal apparatus was
safe he reiit the gas and telcgraphed up and
down the line. The fact of the meeting of two
trainsat the place of the explosion is regarded
as accidental. The belief is general that some
miscreant dropped the explosive with time
fuse attached from an earlier train proceed
ing to the CITY. Near the spot the police
found a mans cap and some pieces of Irvine
and some burnt fragments of rag.
Superintendent Williamson, of the Scot
land yard, and superintendent and inspect
ors of various districts arrived at the Cover
street station half an hour after the explo-
sion, and Immediately proceeded down the
line. They discovered the signal box east
ward of st. Pancras church partially waecked,
the signal wire separated and the clock
slapped at GAIA. A close inspection showed
the explosive material could not have been
gun powder, Us the surrounding brick work
was not blackened. 1t must, therefore, have
been either dynamite or gun cotton. The
locality OF the explosion is on the north line
of Midway, between st. Pancras church and
Charlton street. The only clews are IA few
fragments of papers found about the track
LONDON, Jan. An Irshman named
Joseph Fenuelly was arrested at Dudley on
the charge of lettering, with the purpose of
destroying property. He answeres to the de-
scri ,jtion Of one of the men wanted in con-
nection with the London bridge outrage
He was remanded.
w. f. Forster, formerly chief secretary for
Ireland, mas written letter urging the ne
cessty Of more energetic action in regard to
the colonies, and TO avoid alternating kns-
men by a negative policy which surrenders
everything to Germany and France.