Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-01-29
THE DYNAMITERS.
Destructive Explosion In the
Worlds Metropolis.
The Parliament Buildings and London
Tower Badly shattered--T hirty-Four
Persons injured, Three Probably
rataIly-several Arrests.
LoNpoN rANIc-srnIcKEN.

LONDON, Jan. So.--All lsOnuOn Is III
state of excitement over Saturdays terrible
occurrences. Two explosions occurred Sat-
urday afternoon In the Houses of Parlia.
ment One was in the strangers gallery in
the House of Commons, the other in the
crypt at the farther end of Westminster
Hall. The first explosion happened
at 2:10 o'clock and the second
one three minutes later. Both Houses
were severely shaken. and considerable
damage was done. The shock was felt at
great distance, and its force was tre-
mendous. The hollow, thunderiike noise
was heard as far as Downing street, through
all the din of business and above the rat
| Ting of the heavy wagons i'm the city
streets. Saturday being the usual visiting
| day at the Houses of Parliament, the build
| ings contained great number of sight
seers at the time of the explosion. -Four
persons were badly injured, including two
policemen, who were fatally wounded A
lady who was In the hall espied an internal
machine lying on the steps outside the
crypt of Westminster Hall, and called the
attention of Policeman Cole. on duty at the
time, to it. Officer Cole rushed to the spot
seized the machine, and attempted to extin-
guish the fuse, but was not quick enough.
He tried to carry the parcel out of the build
ing by way of Westminster Hall, but the
fuse burned so rapidly and closed so quick
ly upon the machine that he dropped 1t. The
explosion followed almost Immediately
after. 1t knocked him down and injured
him seriously. His case is considered crit
ical. Its force also Knocked down two other
policemen standing in the vicinity, and
stunned them. A lady and gentleman near
the officer who had the package were also
Frustrated. The great window over the
main entrance to Westminster Hall was
smashed to atoms and all the side windows
blown out. One half of the hall was
wrecked.
The explosion in the lobby of the House
of Commons occurred three minutes later
than the one in Westminster Hall. 1t came
from directly under the strangers gallery
and very close TO the seat usually occupied
by Mr.. Bradlaugh when visiting the House
of Commons. The lobby was completely
wrecked. Upon the floor the only seat
damaged by the explosion was that which
6N' rrf.tSr CIV %a .,.,,i tern olp
massive stOnewOrk displaced The force of
the explosion was such that one man was
blown to the earth three hundred feet from
the point of the explosion. The dynamite
which caused it was placed inside the great
ornamental gates leading to the crypt
under Westminster Hall. These gates were
blown clear of their hinges and
thrown to the ground. All the
windows in the north and south
sides of the building were blown
to atoms. The conclusion shook down from
the grand oak roof Of the hall large
amount of accumulated SCOT This i'm its
downward movement made dense cloud.
Much damage was done to the Peers gale
~ or Government side of the house. All
the woodwork in that part of the building
was shattered and a wide hole made
through the floor
The gallery was displaced and even the
solid stonewOrk of the doOrways was either
pulverized or shifted from its position.
Every pane of glass in the House was
smashed to atoms. Gallery Denches~Were
ovort,'rrros' end lssiraia AMI t ssallor,s Gsora
orally dismant!ed. Statutes of King Will
lam ~. and King George w., in West
minister Hall, were overturned.
The explosions caused panic among the
visitors. Those who were in the House OF
Commons fled precipitatey and many ladies
were bruised and crushed.
IL Is estimated, according to the course
and energy of the explosive employed i'm the
House of Commons, that If the House had
been in session Gladstone, Sir William Yer
non Harcourt, Charles Bradlaugh and two
hundred Others would have been killed.
Even more strange If possible, than this is
the fact that, under the same circumstances.
neither Mr.. Parnell nor any of his followers
would have been injured at all, for recently
they have been sitting on the opposite side
of the House, among the Conservatives. and
the Tory quarters escaped almost undis-
turbed.
At two o'clock p IN. an explosion also
occurred at the Tower of London, about
two miles from the Parliament buildings. |
The attack was made OH that portion of the |
building known as the White Tower. 1t was |
Of Whom F %e M' Visitors e Ct b 5hf tins SsyeFS
even seriously injured The police at once |
prevented all egress from the building. A
large number of children we've among the
visitors. Many of these little ones had their
faces and hands badly torn by
broken glass and flying splinters. The
most piteous sight in the large crowd of
innocent prisoners temporarily detained
within the tower walls was afforded by
these little ones, with their pale faces and
bleeding heads. The scenes i'm and around
ihe tower are indescrbable. Several
children were among the injured.
Their pale faces bloody heads and broken
limbs reused the great crowd congre-
gated IN the vicinity to frenzy. Yells were
heard on every side TO Lynch the vii
iansW and "Roast the fiendsv' One of the
most singular effects OF the explosion at
he White Tower is noted in the discovery
hat the conclusion displaced the great
stone which lay over the tomb of the
lephews of Richard ILL.,, and exposed the
'oflins in which their dust lies almost in
tt,.;,. |
luelly put out and their young lives
mOthered
The news of the introduction i'm Congress
# bill by Senator Edmunds to prevent
nd punish dynamite conspiraces in the
United States has had a splendid effect i'm
urning aside the bitterness of feeling
gainst America which had been engendered
" the explosions. When the contents of
he dispatch giving the news were made
nown a cheer was given for the United
tates.
The Tories attach significance to the con-
dence that the Outrages occurred Just after
Ir. ParnelPs lnflammatory speeches at
,ork '
A correspondent sought an interview last {
vening with General Sir Richard James !
)acres, G. b., b., Constable and Governor :
{ the Tower of London, who said: Gas
rule, there are more Americans than
.nglish visitors to the Tower. In g
nc winter, however, the proper G
on is reversed, and this outrage was UNI /
perpetrated in the winter. II is r
pity that there iwere not some Yankees D
ere to-day. If Mr. Lowell and few more {
them had been here, and had suffered, i'm 4
cad of poor little children and women, n
erhaps the American nation would be II
FUSED to join Eng and In her attempts TO I
rush this hornets nest 3
The number of those injured by the ex- c
Ioson is as follows At the Tower six u