The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-01-31
DYNAMITE SENSATION.
Three Heavy Explosions in Quick
Succession Startles London.
Interior of the House of Commons Com
pletely Wrecked.

LONDON, January 24.-An explosion oc-
Cured close to the House of Lords imme-
diately followed by second. One was
near the House of Commons and the other
at Westminster Hall. In the interior of the
House of Commons, and upon the floor, the
only seat damaged by the explosion was
that which G adstone occupies. A small
chip was also torn off the top of the Speak
er's chair. The explosions caused a panic
among the visitors. Those who were in the
House of Commons fed precipitately and
many ladies were bruised in the crush. The
second explosion in the Parliament build
ings occurred three minutes later than the
first, and was far more destructive The
dynamite which caused the second explo-
sion must have been placed under the
peers gallery, on the left side. The force
of the explosion was such that one man
was thrown to the earth three hundred
yards from the point of the explosion. A
clue to the perpetrators of the outrage is
thought to have been discovered. just be-
fore the explosion occurred a man and
woman, the latter carrying a handbag,
engaged cab outside Parliament yard
and drove rapidly away, giving no direc-
tions as to destination.
LONDON, January 25.-The west end Of
caused by Yesterdays explosion. The de-
struction of the magnificent stained win
dow at the end of the hall is greatly la
mented. 1t is believed one of the conspira-
tors entered the crypt, passing policeman
at the entrance, and deposited an internal
machine at the bottom of the steps. The
policeman removed the parcel, which ex-
ploded, making hole in the floor
three feet in diameter, twisting the iron
railings and smashing the iron and lead
work of all the windows in the hall. The
poiceman's hair was singed and his face
burned. His clothing was torn from his
body by the force of the explosion. He is
still alive, but no hope is entertained of his
recovery. The man and woman who drove
from the Parliament building Immediately
before the explosion, and who were ar
rested ON suspicion, have been liberated,
the evidence being insutfici7nt to hold them.
The foundation of the hall is uninjured, but
the roof is badly damaged. The bases OF
the statues of William w. and George w.,
which were overturned, are greatly injured.
All inspection of Parliament buildings to-
day showed that, excepting the beautiful
window overlooking the staircase at the
south end of Westminster Hall, scarcely
name of glass escaped destruction. The
fonnSations of the buildings were badly
shakenS The roof of the cryp.a.s., ~ g. e.
its massive ystFength. was greatly damaged,
riffs being visible here and there. The floor
of the House of Commons presents strange
spectacle, being covered with heaps of mas
sive fragments. The elaborately carved
oaken wall behind the seats be-
meath the gallery was completely thrown
down. The flooring of the strangers and
speakers galleries is so torn up that it is
deemed unsafe to venture across. The
Peers gallery suffered most damage. The
side galleries and reporters gallery 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 third explosion took place yes
terday, at London Tower. The famous old
building was crowded with visitors at the
time of the explosion. But sixteen persons
SO far have been officially reported as in
jured by the explosion, none mortally. The
Tower officials believe woman deposited
the dynamite in the building. The police
some time ago had reason to believe that
woman was constantly passing back and
forth between America and England for
the purpose of importing dynamite. She
was frequently watched, but evidence suf-
ficient to warrant her arrest was never
obtained.