The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-01-29
Done by Dynamite.


don was awakened by three fearful ex:
plosions which occurred simultaneously
in the house of parliament, in West
minister hall and in the tower of Lon.
don.
Thousands of eager people Immediate
ly gathered at the scenes of the explo-
The greatest excitement prevailed, the
extent of the damage not being known.
The house of parliament and the govern.
ment Offices were severely shaken and
the buildings for blocks around trembled
on their foundation.
While the thousands of anxious spec
tators were gathered around the scene of
the parliament explosions, the utmost
CONSERVATION and excitement was created
by rumor which spread through the
crowd, that another explosion had oc-
Cured in the tower of London.
The news spread throughout the city,
and the whole populace were immediate.
ly thrown into u terrible state of excite.
ment. Men, women and children rushed
to the scenes of the wrecks, and business
soon became 1T a complete standstill.
Everybody feared that the deadly work
had but begun, and for an hour after the
announcement of the explosions all
seemed to await ia dread the wreck Of
others of the government buildings.
BELIEVED TO BE DYNAMITE.
The general impression that prevailed
was that it was the work of Fenians, and
that dynamite had been the weapon.
This became conviction Oh the an
nouncement OF the second explosion, and
that it was precoucerted effort to de-
stroy as many as possible OF the govern
ment buildings no one doubted.
THE PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS.
This explosion occurred close to the
house of lords, near Westminster hall.
It is reported that the explosive was
placed in the crypt under the building.
The force of the shock was tremendous,
and was felt at q great distance. The
amount of damage done was very great.
There were two explosions instead Of
one, as was at FIRST supposed, at the par
Lament house. The second one come
about three minutes after the first, and
was near the house of commons. The
other one was at Westminster hall.
One man was arrested near the scene
of the explosion and the detective force
Immediately went to work seeking further
developments, which were auxiously
awaited.
The parliament explosion knocked a
policeman down and injured him so
seriously that his case is at present con.
sidered critical. Its force also knocked
down two other policemen who were
standing in the vicinity and badly
stunned them. A lady and gentleman
standing near the officer were also pros
trated. The great window over the
main entrance to Westminster hall was
smashed to atoms and all the side win
dows were blown out. In the interior of
the house of commons and upon the
floor the only seat damaged by the ex.
plosion was that which Gladstone occu-
pies. 1t was badly broken.
The explosions caused quite panic
among the visitors who we're in the build
ing at the time. Those who were in the
house of commons fled precipitately, and
many of the ladies were bruised in the
crush. The second explosion in the par.
lament building occurred three minutes
later than the first, and was far more
destructive. The dynamite which caused
the second explosion must have been
placed under the peers gallery Oh the
left side. Little hope is entertained ol
the survival of the wounded policeman
The force of the explosion was such
that one man was blown to the earth,
who was as many as three hundred yards
from the point where it occurred. The
lobby of the house of commons was
completely demolished.
A CLUE TO THE PERPETRATORS.
A clue to the perpetrators of the out,
rage is thought to have been discovered.
Just before the explosion occurred a man
and woman, the latter carrying hand
bag, engaged a cab outside of the parlia-
ment yard, and drove rapidly away, Civ
ing no direction as to their destination.
They had not gone very far when the
explosion happened. The cabman hear.
ing this stopped his cab. The man and
woman at once leaped out and hastened
quickly from the spot. The cebman
went in pursuit, and the runaways were
soon overtaken and arrested by the
police.
THE EXTENT OF THE rAMAGE.
The prevalent belief is that the de
structive agent was conveyed into the
house of commons by some Saturday
visitor. A fuller investigation showa
that the extent of damage was much
greater that at first supposed. The
western extremity of the house is total
wreck. There is no doubt that the
explosive WAS passed under the press
gallery on the government side of the
house. All tho wood work in that part
of the building was shattered, and wide
hole was made through the floor. The
gallery was displaced, and even the solid
stone work of the doorways was either
pulverized or shifted from its position.
Every pane of glass in the house wac
smashed to atoms. Benches were over.
turned and broken, and the gallery
generally dismantled. One lady who
was visiting the house of commons at
the time Of the outrage, was seriously
injured Immense damage was done in
the lobby; the masonry, decorations and
sculptures were utterly destroyed. The
shock was felt in Pail Mall, and persons
in the vicinity say that the very earth
shook.
Sir William Vernan Harcourt, the
home secretary, and the marquis of Har.
lington, secretary of state for war, visited
the scene.
Another account of the wreck at
Westminster hall says that the explosion
was more disastrous than at first antici.
pated. Four persons we're badly injured,
including two policemen, WHO are proba.
bly, fatally wounded. A lady who was in
the hall spied an internal machine and
called the attention of policeman Cole
who was on duty at the time to it.
A BOMB IN THE HANDS OF AN OFFICER.
Officer Cole rushed to the spot, seized
the machine and attempted to extinguish
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