The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-02-06

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Vi 0xpaOG1t0ne took place In the
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seggsad 80 about three minutes after the
saqkAA OneSeWA9 near the house OF COM
An0nS:: the other near Westminster hnH. A
sQAen4ity 0f explosive matter had been
A4ced inside Sho great ornamental gates
dit Is tAe crypt under Weatminster
HINGES and thrown to the ground
tho windows on the north
south eidos lof tho immense building
we&SeMownto atomx The concussion shook
She aocumuiatsd SCOT II centuries This, in
~ downward movement, made . dense
sclond, 20 heavy that the officers on guard be-
snalne alarmed and dared mot enter the room
r the LOBBY. Tho spltnters were four times
- thick ~ the fakes IN . binding snow, and
Waro propolled with dangerous force.
They d and ripped the leather coverings
and tore out ind scattered the horsehair
from the seats MI over the house.
Immediately before the first explosion .
inter ths Building, bsckoned TO Z policeman
named Cole and called his attention to .
package lying upon the steps outside the
Crypt Tbs policeman picked up the pack
1 cauelessfy, not suspecting anything, and
went with Il out into Westminster hall. He
had no sooner reached the hall than the
lsckage exploded This explosion knocked
The policeman down mi injured him so seri-
sously that Htte hope OF HE recovery Is en-
teEtatned. lts force nls0 knocked down two
sothsr noiicemen standing in the vicinity and
scanned chem. Alady and gentleman stand
ing near the officer who had the package
also prostratcd The great window
Snyer ths entrance to Westminster hall was
smAAhed 70 atoms, and the side windows
were blown GU Ihosas who We're in the
h0use OF c0minonA ased prectpttately, and
many ladies' were bruised In the crush. The
second expioston WAS far more destruct-
I've than the Arst The lobby OF the
house Of ts completely demol-
isheds Ihe western, extremity of the house
y . total wreck. Az. the woodwork on the
government side OF the house IL shattered,
and = wide hole blown through the floor.
Ihe gallery was displaced, and even the solid
igfOne work OF the doorway was either pull
yerised Or shifted from position Every pane
skAsHED 10 ATolEs,
and the gallery benches were overturned
md broken. The gallery generally iB misman-i
Ned Immense damage was done in the
LOBBY The masonry. decorataons and sculp-
lure we're utterly destroyed The place Is
Described ~ literally blown y pieces
Sixteen persons were injured, but none
MORALLY. by the explosion b the Tower.
This outrage 49, the most successful yet
inside upon my public building since the in
warfare. Theattack was made on that por-
ton Of the Building known as the White
the tarne, - most, IL not all Of those hurt,
we're moving lsbout in the Tower ut the time
OF b explosion. The roof was blown clear
Of the struot1re. All the persons known to
have been injured were visitors, The police,
the omen they realised the nature OF the
explosion. e~6ectnally barred ali egress trom
the owe and grounds. and are now subject
search, upon the theory that the attack was
perpetrated by some person or per-
s0na inside the premises. The in
~vesttgations n far made led to the conclu-
sion TINT the sxplosivess used in the attack
gained access 70 the structure ast sight-seera.
s.The RUNE also show that the explosives
operated from . point somewhere in the in
nor bAsaOn or In the esplanRde nearest the
Thames owe There Was o large number OF
ones Ind their faoes and hands badly torn By
broken glass n flying aptinters. The most
ptteous sight In the large crowd OF innocent
prisoners temporarily detained within the
IGWer waAs was aforded by these little ones,
With their pale faces and bleeding headsi
9hetscene IN and rou the Tower were In
0~eeCliDahle. Inc pale faces, bloody heads,
and broken limbs Of the wounded children
reused tho great crowd c~ongregated In the
vicinity to frenzy. Yells We're heard on
every side TO Lynch the Yillains!" aRoast
the Fiends! Y Hundreds Of rifles were dam
aged IN the Tower, which was ignited, and
the fire was
suPfRRs WITH DIFFICULTY.
4 ancient armory was destroyed. The
the Wnlte Tower AL the authorities agree