New-York tribune., 1885-01-25
EXPLOSIONS IN LONDON.
PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS SHAKEN.
THE TOWER DAMAGED BY DYNAMITE.

THREE SHOCKS rELT-TwO POLICEMEN Dii
SEVERAL PERSONS INJURED.
IoNnoN. Jan. 24.-Three serious dynamite eA'
nlosions. the most successful that nave Oee" '''
,arnetratea here. occurred this afternoon. Inc
ers. ono took place at ten minutes past O'CLOCK
=, .ho ory nt of Westminster Hall and was followed
IN few seconds by another explosion IN the
Strangers gallery of the House OF 0oni-
mons. The buildings were severely
shaken aud sustained heavy damage
The reports of the explosion were heard In
Downing-st. The entire city was thrown ln'o
n state of frenzed excitement, and immense
crowds assembled in the vicinity OF the farhaheh'
buildings. The force of the explosion was ire
mendous, shaking the houses for many pocks
around.
THE EXPLOSION AT THE TOWER.
The third explosion was in the Tower. AT the
moment the famous old building was crowded with
visitors, but their number was greatly exagger-
ated by rumor, causing an intense excitement
In to O'Clock sixteen people were
officially reported to have been III
jured None of these is said to have sustained NOR
tai injuries. The attack was made on that portion
of the building known as the white Tower"
The visitors were moving about in all direc.
tious. The structure was badly wrecked py
the conoussion. All the injured persons were VS.
itors. They were promptly removed and cared
for. The rest of the people in the building later
scattered through the city and circulated
reports of the occurrence which increased public
anxiety, and the excitement grew ten-fod.
As soon as the nature of the explosion was real
izsd the police efectually barred all egress froa
the Tower and grounds Every person was
detained and subjected to searching and rlgid
examination, upon the theory that the attack was
made by some person or persons inside the
structure This belief increased In the MINDS OF
the authorities as the investigation proceeded
The ruins show that the explosive was operated
from point somewhere on the inner bastion or on
the esplanade, fact which rendered the action OF
the police in placing their embargo upon
all egress from the Tower grounds
excellently well-judged. Fortunately only
few persons had left the grounds before these
measures were carried out. Then extra guards
were posted about the walls The Tower explosion
The fact that portion of the White Tower was
used as an arsenal, and frequently contaiped
large quantities of ammunition, made public ndig-
nation the more terrible A large number
of children were among the visitors at
the time of the explosion, and many of these little
ones had their faces and hands acerated by the |
broken glass and flying splnters The most piteous
sight In the large crowd of innocent prisoners de-
tanned in the building by police orders was afforded
by those weeping little people with their pale faces
and bleeding heads aid hands.
SCENES IN AND AROUND THE TOWER.
The stories of the injuries to children reused the
immense crowds of frenzied people to a condition
past restraint In tremendous volumes Of sound the
crowd yelled frantically, @Lynch the villains?
aRoast the fendsw Colonel Majendie, Chief
Inspector of Explosives, said in an interview this
afternoon that the ingredients used were niroglyc-
crime compounds precisely similar to those used in
the previous outrages In this city.
The explosion in the Tower was on
the second floor Three floors were entirely
wrecked and the explosion damaged many hun
dred stands of arms that were in the part Of the
building employed as arsenal Lord Chelms-
ford and General Miman took charge Of
the inspection of the damaged structure.
TROOPS AND POLICE on DUTY.
The entire police force Of the city was
put on duty as soon as the out
RACES occurred. and bodies of troops
in and about London were placed
under arms Patrols were sent out
and stationed everywhere in close
proximity to each other and cordons of
officers were drawn up around every public build
ing Chief Superintendent Williamson, of Scotland
Yard, personally inspected the scene of the ex-
plosiOns and Inspectors Livingstone and Kelly
were also put to work upon them.
The damage done to Westminster Hall is
much greater than was at first suspected 1t has
been shown that large quantity of explosive
matter was placed inside the. great orna-
mental gates leading into the crypt, and
they were blown clear off their hinges and thrown
to the ground. All the windows on the north and
south sides of the immense building were blown to
atoms. The conclusion shook down from tho oak
roof Of the Hall the accumulated SCOT of centu-
ries.
Immediately before the report was heard, o
lady visitor who was alone and was about
TO enter tho buildings beckoned to Police
man Cole, and when he went to her she called his
attention to package lying upon tho steps
outside the crypt The policeman picked it
mp carelessly, not suspecting anything and went
with it out into Westminster Hall. Hs had no
sooner reached the hall that the package exploded