Daily Republican., 1885-01-26
DYNAMITE.
LONDON sAAKEN FROA CENTRE
TO ClRCUMRERENCE-DUILD.
IuGN sHATrERED.

LONDON. Jan, 21.-Throe serious
dynamite explosions, the most sue.
cossful that have been yet perpetrated
here, occurred ON Saturday afternoon.
The first one took place at ten minutes
past 2 O'Clock In the crypt Of West-
IN inster Hall and WAS followed In .
few seconds by another explo sion In
the Strangers gallery Of the House Of
Commons. The buildings were severe |
liz shaken and sustained heavy damage. |
The reports of the explosion were heard |
lin Downing street. TIE entire city
WAS thrown into q state Of frenzied ex-
Icitement, and immense crowds Assem-.
Ibled In the vicinity of the Parliament
buildings. The force of the explosion
was tremendous, shaking the houses
for many blocks around.
The third explosion was In the Tower.
At the moment the famous old building
was crowded with visitors, but their
number was exaggerated by rumor,
causing an intense excitement. Up to
four o'clock sixteen people we're official.
lily reported 70 have been injured. None
OF these Is said TO have sustained mortal
, injuries. The attack WAS made ON that
portion Of the building known as the
White Tower" The visitors weie
/ IuOVlnR hUOut III Ill utiUctiohb' Aho
) structure was badly wrecked by the
lconcussion. All the injured persons
were visitors. They were promptly re-
| moved and cared for. The rest of the
people In tho building later scattered
! | through the city and circulated reports
of the occurrence, which Increased pub
lie anxiety, and the excitement grew
= ten fold.
nj The fact that o portion OF the White
i Tower was used ~ An arsenal, and ire
h Iquently contain cd large quantities o
ammuniti made public indignation
: the more terrible. A large number o
,, children were among the visitors at tn
u time of the explosion, and many o
these little ones had th,ir faces ant
hands lacerated by the broken glass AM
ayingsplinters. The most piteous sigh
in the large crowd of innocent prison
ers detained in the building by polio
orders was afforded by those weepin
littlepeople with their pale faces AM
bleeding heads and hands.
The stories of the injuries TO childre
reused the immense crowds OF frenzie
people TO a condition pact restraint. l
tremendous volumes of sound II
crowd yelled frantically, Lynch I'll
Villains 4" " Roast the fiends 20 Coll
mel Majsndie, Chief Inspector OF III
plosives, said in All interview this afte
noon that the ingredients used we
/ nitro.g glycerine compounds, precise
similar " those used in the previo'
outrages in this city.
The damages done to Westininst
Hall In much greater than was at hr
suspected. IT mas been shown that
VII lauautity Of OK plosive matter was plac'
u inside the great Ornamental gates lea
ing into the the crypt, and they we
blown clear off their hinges and throw
To the ground. All the widows on |
, Inorth and south sides of the immen
building were blown 10 atoms. L
concussion shook down from the
lroof of the Hall the accumulated SCOT
centuries.
Immediately before the report "
heard, a lady visitor, who was nio
and was about 10 enter the bniidin
Ibeckoned 10 Policeman Cole. When
on went TO her she call,d his attention
,cbla package lying upon the steps outs
MI the crypt. The policeman picked u
,er rIcarelessly, not suspectinK anything a
went with IL out into Westminster hi
)rl- He had no sooner reached the hall th
L,,.l the package exploded. He was kno'
Iia' ed down and injured 30 seriously u
bs will probably die. Constable l
Is also not expected TO live.
T ITHE EXPLOSION N THE PAkLlAMf
As BUILDlSG.
Another explosion occurred ~
40 minutes later in the Strangers Gale
UOi in the House of Commons. IL was
more destructive than the first
lobby OF the House of Commons
tOlcompletsly demolished, the force OF
n. A.l
eSc wards from the scene was knoc
fo~ ~llown. In the interior of the House
All Commons and on It's floor the only
nee damaged by the concussion, cnrio'
enough, was the seat usually occul
ana by MIR. Gladstone. 1t was bi
forl broken. A small chip was also
III from the Speakers chair. The visi
IlSh. fled in great confusion, and Ill
ladies' and children were injured in
De crush. As Saturday was an open
.oJelfDr visitors the crowd present
'oa' unusually large. The western extr
the ty of the House is total wreck:
RI the woodwork on that part OF
OF building used by the Peers was aha
val ed, and . wide hole was made thr'
thisl FURTHER PARTICULARS.
LONDON, Jan. 24.-About sixty
ltors were in the Tower at the tiin
the explosion. The exp osive
IL 4. was deposited in what is known a.
Banaueting Hall OF the White IL
This hall IL now used ~ an arm
and in 1t were stored a large humo
. Martini rifles, which weru desline
be shortly issued to the voiuh'
IL WAS behind rack of these tina
/ we deadly compound was placed.
~ dynamite played Its maddest
de- with the rifles. Many OF them
G SOItwisted into the most eccentric 81
Imaginable. and their distorted
Eases! were scattered about the apartme
- 4oia marvel OF confusion. All the
" and other fragile articles in the
yOrth W ere smashed. A large bole
lcrushed through the floor at the
Vefyl where the dynamite lay. Directly
ax+ro lhsad, a similar hole was blown tn
the roof. The wood work was SET
Lnket by the explosion, but before any 81
damage had been done the hames
'CllCi distinguished.
All persons who were arres'ea
afternoon were released in the eve
there being no facts against them
llV. cient To warrant keeping them
tody. The police are compiete';
plussed. They are incapable o'
forming a theory, and appear
Idazed at their own inethclency
lvent such outragcs or TO discover
lperpe, rators when they have beei
United.
An interview vas had this e'
with General Sir Richard James
lCon.table and Chief Governor
lTower of London. The old
a..laa OF the reDorter when he