Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-02-02

explosion I'D the strangers gallery OF |
the House of Commons. The entire
city was thrown into state of fren-
zied excitement and immense crowds |
assembled in the vicinity of the par
lament buildings. The force of the |
explosion was tremendous, shaking
the houses for many blocks around.
The third explosion was in the Tow
er. At the moment the famous old |
building was crowded with visitors,
but their number was greatly exagger-
ated by rumor, causing an intense ex-
element. Up to 4 o'clock sixteen
people were officially reported to have
been injured, but not MORALLY. The
attack was made on that portion of
the building known as the "White
Tower" The visitors were moving
about in all directions The struct-
ure was badly wrecked by the con-
cussion. All of the injured persons
were visitors. They were promptly
removed and cared for. The rest of
the people in the building later scat
tered through the city and circulated
reports of the occurrence which in
creased public anxiety and the ex-
element grew ten-fold.
AS soon as the nature of the explo-
sion was realized the police effectu-
ally barred all egress from the Tower
and grounds. Every person was de-
tanned and subjected to searching
and rigid examination, upon the the
DRY that the attack was made by some
person or persons inside the struct-
ure.
The ruins show that the explosive
was operated from point somewhere
on the inner bastion or on the espla-
made, a fact which rendered the ac-
ton of the police in placing their en-
barge upon all egress from the Tower
grounds excellently well judged For
tunately only few persons had left
the grounds before these measures
were carried out. Then extra guards
were posted about the walls. The
Tower explosion was heard for miles
up and down the Thames.
The fact that a portion of the
White Tower was used as an arsenal
and frequently contained large guam
titles of ammunition made public indig-
nation the more terrible A large
number of children were among the Wis
itors at the time of the explosion and
many of these little ones had their
faces and hands lacerated by the
broken glass and flying splinters.
The stories of the injuries to chill
dren reused the immense crowds OF
people to condition past restraint.
In tremendous volumes of sound the
crowd yelled frantically, Lynch the
villains p Roast the fiends p Colon
ell Mojendie, chief inspector of explos
ives, said the ingredients used were
nitro-glycerine compounds, precisely
similar to those used in the previous
outrages in the city.
| The exposion in the tower was OIL
the second floor. Three floors wer,
entirely wrecked and the explosion
damaged many hundred stands 0
arms that were In the part of tn,
building employed as an arsenal
Lord Chelmsford and General Mil
man took charge of the inspection o
the damaged structure.
The entire police force of the cit
was put on duty as soon as the out
RACES occurred. and bodies of troop
in and about London were placed IN
der arms Patrols were sent and sta
toned everywhere in close proximit
to each other, and cordons of officer
were drawn up around every publ
: | building.
The damage done to Westminste
hall is much greater than was at frs
suspected. 1t has been shown that
: large quantity of explosive matte
was placed inside the great ornamen
!, al gates leading into the crypt, an
: they were blown clear off their hinge
y and thrown 70 the ground. All I'll
a windows on the north and south sic
: of the immense building were blow
to atoms The conclusion shoe
e down from the oak roof of the b
0 the accumulated SCOT of centuries.
e Immediately before the report WI
n heard, lady visitor who was alol
X and about to enter the buildings bee
l. oned to policeman Cole, and when
d went to her she called his attentit
t. to package lying upon the ste
IS outside the crypt. The policem;
t picked it up carelessly,. not suspet
Is ing anything and went with it out in
g Westminster Hall. He had no 500
al er reached the hall than the packa
ID exploded. He was knocked do'
q and injured SO seriously that be "
N probably die. Constable Cox is al
tie not expected to liye''
a The explosion in the Strange
c. Gallery in the House ofCommons "