Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-25
ALL LONDON IN UPROAR.
PARLIAMENT AND THE TOWER
SHAKEN BY EXPLOSIONS.

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Three Persons Fatally Injured-Hun-
creds Of Lives JeOpariized but Iirac-
uiously Spared-EarIy Afternoon the
Hour-Women with Long CIoaks Sus-
pected OF Having Carried the ExpIO-
sives Into she BuiIdings-seYeraI Ar
rests Made-POlice and Constabulary
DumbfOunded by the Occurrence
The Sensation Created at New York
and WashingtOn-COngre Stirred Up
by the Events.
LONDON, Jan. 24.-An alarming eXplO-
sion occurred at the houses Of Parliament
at 2:l0 O'Clock this afternoon. The ex-
plosion occurred close to the House Of
Lords near Westminster Hall. 1t was at
first reported that the explosive was
placed IN the crypt under the building.
One policeman was hurt. The force Of
the shock was tremendous and was felt
at a great distance. The amount of dam
age done was very great.
Rumors became current at 4 O'Clock that
another explosion had occu red this afternoon
at o'clock at London Tower. The excitement
increased with every moment and the city was
filled with flying rumors. Later it was learn
ej that there were two explosions instead Of
one. rs at first supposed at the Parliament
Houses The second came about three minutes
after tae first. One was near the House of
T Commons and the other al Westminster Hall.
one man was at once arrested near the scene
of The explosion. The detective force was
soon hard at work seeking further develop
ments which were anXiously awaited, par
uculary by people in the neighborhood Of
. IS Westminster Han.
EXPLODED IL A POLICEMAN'S HANDS.
Saturday being the usual visiting day, the
Houses of Parliament buildings contained a
great number of slght-seers at the time OF the
explosions The first explosion occurred in
. the crvpt Of Westminster Hall. The second
took place i'm the strangers gallery
IN the House Of Commons. Imme-
Jatclv before the first explosion
lady visitor VINO was alone and who was
about TO enter the building, beckoned to a
Policeman. and whom he went to her She
. called his attention TO a package lying upon
the steps outside the crypt. The policeman
picked up the package careiessy, not sus-
pectng dynamite, and went with it out into
Westminster Hall. lie had no sooner reached
the LaI than The package exploded.
SEVERAL PEOPLE STUNNED.
This explosion knocked The policeman down
and injured him So seriously that his case was
considered critical. Its force also Knocked
down two other policemen VINO were stand
. ing IN the vicinity and badly stunned them.
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' ecr "Ao hto lHe p@e>aAe were "lso pros
tratcd. The great window over
the main entrance to Westminster
Han was smashed to atoms and AN the side
windows were blown out in the interior Of
the House Of Commons and upon the doOr
The only seat damaged by the explosion was
taat which Mr.. Gladstone occupies 1t was
badly broken. a small chip was also torn on
4ba TOM ~ the sneakers chair The eNplo-
sio,s caused a manic among the visitors who
soh7 'us-' O. go ~ - ~, -" ~ nv
were 20 tine butl'ihsS ''e Uhe liHe' lHo7c VINO
were i'm the House of Commons fed Precipi-
+.l,- .,,.i many or tl Iatlips were bruised i'm
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TIE aAtoND ENfLoSloN'
The second explosion in the Parliament
F,f,ff5in.r occurred 3 minutes later than the
grst AMI wa. fer more dpstructivc Little
+ Tl,,a ,rqs eutartqfrad at 4 ofc'nrl- II tba
srI,iroI of me yvoundcd noIiceman mic
fS-re Of the exulosi0n was sucb that one
man wa, blown to the earth Who was
as many as 500 yards from tie
point where ID occurred. The lobby of the
House Of Commons was completely demoi-
Ishod. Just before the explosion occurred n
man and woman, the latter carrying hard
bag. engaged a cab outside Parliament yard
aud drove rapidly away. giving no directions
as to their destination. They had not gone
very lar " hen lhe eNPlo.s!oh 99Gcurieq' IN Inc
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THE DAMAGE TO THE PARLIAMENT T
BUILDINGS.
rb. ,,rovale,. belief st ( 70 o,clocl, was that
tf,s ~ f,1cfire accent was conveved info fbe
iI,,s C,f CIr,,,,,,,5s III ONO Satnrdav tisito7
+ a fuller invasfigation shows that the extent
Of the damage was much greater than at first
a Vra of
TTttiso is total wreck There is DO doubt
INIT the explosive was uassed under
fbS Peers gallery on the government
sf-Ia If fba TIouse All the wood work in
4sa+ pa1.f Of me building wa shattered and a
wide hole was made through the floor. The
/ Gallery was DISPLACED and even the solid stone
,,,,1l- If the doory9vs was either pulveri Ied
~ -f,ifrof IRON, its 6ositinnS Every nanp of
criass i'm tbe Uouse was smashed 10 atoms.
/ Reprbes were overturned and broken and
fbe Gallery generally d-smantled one lady
,rho was Visiting The House of Commons at
f fhe time Of the outrage was seriously iniur-
/ cd Immense damage was done in the
Z ioih,- Tho masonry decorations and
/ -rIllntures were utterly destroyed The
I MACE was literary blown to pieces.
ifhe shock was felt in Pail Mall
. and perSoDs ia the vicinity sav that the
/ re1y ,iartb shook. Sir William Vernon Har-
f caurt, Home Secretary. and Marquis HartIng-
ton. Secretary of state for War, visited the
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AhE OA9C ALIlEo'
two policemen, who are probably fatally in
jured. Onicer Cole, who seized the machine
pointed out by the lady, attempted TO eNtln-
guish the fuse, but was not quick enough.
The fuse burned so rapidly ana c!Osed 50
quickly upon the machine that the officer be-
G ime alarmed ana dropped IT, Ihe explosion
! followed almost Immediately after. One-hall
of the ha vas wrecked.
The explosion IN Jhe lODby Ol the liouse OF
Commons occurred three minutes later than
the one in Westminster Hall. 1t came from
directly under the strangers gallery anu
very close To the seat u5ually occupleu Dy NJ ~
BrUdlaugh When y-sitlng the commons. 1 ny ny
lO1by was completely wrecked Inc galIery
Wd9 tOIh sO" i, eI,S 5 oal,i
Tro 'rIes.s roof of the House of Commons
was completely shattered. The clock IN the
house stopped precisely at 2:l3 O'Clock. \
heavy beam which formed one of the supports
to the gallery under which Charles Brad
laugh is accustomed to sit when he visits the
HoHse.vas projected into the Speakers chair,
seriously damaging IL. Mr.. Gladstone 5 seat
was torn into atoms. Col. MaJendle. Chlei
I Ius.cctOr Of Explosives. in an interview this
] afternoon, said that the explosions were due
To nitro -givcerine compounds, prec 'sely SIM
Z liar r. those used i'm previous Outrages in this
cifv Hc believed that woman had charge
I NJ @ba e,-DIesive aDparAtus at Westminster
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