Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-25
A srspICIOrs IRIsuNIAN.

An lrshman who gave his name as Gun
/ nlngham, but Who has also been known rs
| Dalton ard as Gilbert, was found among the
I visitors VINO were detained for scrutiny after
! the explosion at the Tower. He hadcomc from
! America, and being unable to give Il satsfac-
tory explanation Of his object in visiting the
! Tower he was taken into custody and con
/ Neyed to the police cells at White Chapel.
where he VIII be detained until able to give
/ clearer account Of himself. \ long confer
ence was held this evening at Scotland \ ard
between Sir William Vernon Harcourt and
the principal eXper of the police GeTart-
ment, but no additional arrelts have been
made.
Another report states that one arrest was
madein connection with the outrage at the
| Tower but that the ipersOn was subsequently
/ set free.
WHERE THE DYNAMITE WAS PLACED.
1t was learned at 10 O'Clock tonight that
about 90 visitors were in the Tower at the
time Of the explosion. The explosive agent
was dannSited iu what is known as Inc i1an-
! quoting hall of the White Tower. This hail
| is now used rs an armOry, and in it were
/ stored large number Of Martini rifles which
! were destined to be shortly issued to the vol
unteer7. 1t was behind rack of
! these that the deadly compound was placed.
! The dynamite PLAYED its maddest
freaks with the rifles Many Of them were
/ twisted into the most eccentric shapes imag-
/ Unable and their distorted forms were scat
/ ter,d about the apartment in a marvel Of
! confusion. All the glass and other fragile ar
! ticles in the hall were smashed out of all sem
blance to their former selves. A large hole
was crushed through the floor at the spot
/ where the dynamite was placed. Directly
! overhead a similar hole was blown through
/ the roof. The woodwork was SET on fire by
the explosion, but the flames, as already
! stated, were eNtlngu shed before any serious
| damage had been done by them.
DETAINED PERSONS IN GREAT DANGER.
All the persons who were arrested during
/ the afternoon on suspicion of being implica-
ted in the crimes, were released this even
! ing, there being no facts against them sufi-
! Gent 10 warrant Keeping them in custody.
/ The police are completely nOnplused. They
! are incapable of even forming q theory. and
| appear to be dazed at their own inefficiency
! 20 prevent such Outrages or to discover their
| perpetrators when they have been committed!
I Popular Indignation ran high and the
! clamors Of the crowd for some one
! on whom to Wreak vengeance for the
| awful crimes of the afternoon was so insati-
ate that the persons arrested on suspicion
| barely escaped lynching when they were set
/ at liberty Wherever men congregational
! the clubs, at the coffee houses, at the hotels.
on the street, at home, everywhere-the one
/ topic of conversation throughout London,
and throughout the United Kingdom. this
evening has been this last instance OF the
| dynamlters' devilish activity.
| THE TOWER OF LONDON.
| The tower Is the only for tress in the me-
/ trOpOlis, and is Of very ancient origin 1t has
/ been claimed that it was founC ed by Julius
/ Caesar, but this is not generally credited. 1t
| NOR and the celebrated jewel room contains
/ the regalla of English mOnarchs. Among the
/ most memorable features is the traitor gate,
/ through which many eminent men were ush-
! cred into the prison, but which was closed a
! few years ago. In the bloody tower opposite
! the gate the sons of Edward ". were mur-
| dcred at the instigatiOn of Richard III. The
| White Tower was constructed by William
the COnquerer, and is thought to be the oldest
| portion of the building In Beauchamp
| Tower Anne Boleyn and Lady Jane Grey
were imprisoned. In the old banquet hail
and council chamter are stored a collection
OF 10000 rifles, and the old st. Johns Chapel
his been converted into a record and arch
Office.
The Wellington barracks is on the north
side of the White Tower, and is on the site of
the great store house OF William Ill. which
was burned in 1871 with about 3CO, 900 stand OF
arms.
In the tower barracks over 900 soldiers are
usually quartered, and vast stores of ordnance
are kept in the building. The Lieutenant
Governor resides in the bell tower. The tower
IS on the north bank of the Thames and IS
/ about three miles east by north of the houses
of Parliament. On Tower Hill, northwest of
( the tower. Is the site of the scaffold on which
many eminent men and women were exc
cutpd