The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-28

UAn4 TO- AO~
Tka tSnAsn Explosion.
toNpoN Jan. 25.-Mr. C.S. Read,
member Of the house Of commoDs.
to-day inspected the locality Of tne
explosion in the permanent build
Ing. He ssys the dsmage Is I'M
mense. ami 1t will take months TO le-
pair it.. Thousands visited the scene
to-day, but were not allowed to ente
the building. Temporary repairs
have Teen ordered to allow the house
ofcommons to meet on Feb. II.
stricter regulations In regard TO
the admission of vislters have been
ordered to be taken in future. The
policemen who were on duty at the
entrance to the parliament building
on Saturday say they exsmiued the
parcels of all visitors that day with
out discovering anything of q suspi-
cious character, and that nobody car
rying aIarcel like the one described
as containing the explcs'v was seen
to enter the building.
Lady Erskine and her children had
a narrow escape from injury. They
were lunching In. the deputy SER
eeant- alarms dining room, which
is situated in st. Stephap's porch.
The door Of the room was burst open
bv,the force Of the explosion, and the
centre panel Of another door was
scattered. A man servant was blown
across the room and the children were
greatly terrified.
Precautions are being taken to pro-
tect public buildings. especially the
government offices, the general post
office, the central telegraph office and
the railroad stations, and Suspicious
travellers are narrowly watched.
Search parties to-day inspected all
the public buildings from top to bot
tom.
The pre- 80 association has informed
the government that it has received
q letter disclosing the plan of opera
lions contemplated by the dynamic
ers and furnishing descriptions of the
moi active members Of the dynamite
faction. Severalimportant buildings
which hitherto escaped, were, accor-
ding to the above letter, included In
| the scheme of destruction. Steamers
! arriving at British ports are subject
to a minute search In order to pre-
| vent the importation OF dynamite in
to the kingdom. : The Hamburg
! steamers are especially watched.
| One man was arrested to-day In con-
nection with the explosion at the
tower. He was taken to Scotland
| yard and examined, and will Prob
ably be charged at the Bow street
police court tomorrow.
The opinion is generally EXPIRE ssed
| that the time has arrived to Put q
pressure upon the United States gov
eminent to stop the operations of the
dynamiters.
Among the visitors to tie rar,ia-
| ment houses to-day were the Mar
| quis OF Lorne and the Princess Lou.
Use, the Duke of Cambridge, Marquis
| Harrington and several other cabinet
ministers and numerous members of
| the house OF commons.
Cole and Cox, the injured police.
| men, have re .vered suflicien ~ TO-
make u statement. 1t is said that the
| polio. found near the spot wbe'e tie
FIRST explo>inn occu. red an ar'i lie of
a peeu isr nature which they decl ne
to de scribe. 1t Is telieve1 that tue
article will furnish a clue to the
guilty persons, Inspector Dining
says that on hearing the second tx
plosion, he a to the spot end saw
MOI 8 FOUL in the place. The entrance
War blocked by debris. He mott ed
smell of suipbur and gunpowder.
Co'e and Cox, 1t it believed, have
furnished certain de cripticns which
will lead to enquiries that may result
in the disc overy of the authors OF the
Outrage.
Colonel Majendie to day made an
inspection OF The explosion a. the
tower Of London as well rs the chaos
would permit. The Martini rifles
which had been hurled from the
stands, renamed in confused heaps
on the floor, and rendered impossible
a near approach to the exact spot
where the explosion occurred. The
&C ne will be photographed to-mor-
row. Colonel Majendie says he is
satisfied that dynamite wss used to
cause the explosion. He says about
four or five pounds compressed would
only measure four or five cubic
inches, and could be easily concealed
in an overcoat pocket or in the folds
of a woman's dress. The tower Of
ficers believe a woman dep s!ted the
dynamite in the build ng. The police
some time ago had reason to believe
that q woman was constantly passing
back and forth bet " America and
England, for the purpose of import
ing dynamite. Sne was frequently
watched, but evidence sufficient 20
warrant her arrest was never OBJ
tanned.
An inspection OF the parlia ment
buildings to-day showed that, except.
ing the beautiful window overlooking
the staircase at the south end of
Westminster hall, scarcely q pane of
glass escaped destruction. The
foundations of the buildings were
badly shaken. The roof OF the cry pt,
In spite OF its massive strength, is
greatly sdsmaged, riffs being visible
here and there. The floor of the house
of commons presents a strange spec
tacle, being covered with heaps Of
massive fragments. The elaborately
carved oaken wall behind the seats
beneath the gallery, was completely
thrown down the flooring of the
strangers and speakers galleries Is SO
torn that it Is deemed unsafe to ven-
ture across. The peers gallery SUIT
fered the most damage, while the
side galleries aud the reporters GAL
lery were not injured.
The parcel which caused the first
explosion was wrapped In brown
cloth and was two feet long by one
foot wide.. A gentleman complains
that the shock Of the explosion broke
one of his blood vessels. The Queen
sent q telegram to-day enduring as