St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-26

5 p. m.-Later reports show the first stories
about the damage to the white tower were
somewhat exaggerated. The white tower
building is not destroyed. 1t is now said
the structure was not even seriously injured.
These later reports tended somewhat to allay
the public excitement. II the explosion
really demolished the white tower the result
must have been immensely more serious, for
part OF the armory is used for The storage of
rifles and often of large quantities of ammu-
milton. This fact makes the popular indig-
nation against the perpetrators of the outrage
indescribable. A large number of children
were among the visitors, and 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 crowd
outside had meanwhile been wrought up to
a state of frenzy against the perpetrators
of the outrage.
lady visiting the house of commons at
the time of the outrage was seriously in
iured. Immense damage was done in the
lobby. The masonry, decorations and sculp-
ture were utterly destroyed. The place is
described as
LITERALLY BLOWN TO PIECES.
The shock was telt in Pail Mall and per-
sons in the vicinity say the very earth
shook. Sir Vim. Vernon Harcourt, home
secretary, and Marquis Harrington, secretary
of state for war, are visiting the scene.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
The explosion at Westminster hall is more
disastrous than first anticipated. Four per-
sons were badly injured, including two police
men who were fatally wounded. A lady who
was in the hall spied an internal machine
and called the attantion of Policeman
Cole, on duty at the time, to it. Officer
machine and attempted to ex-
ticguish the fuse, but was not
quick enough. The fuse burned so rapidly
and closed so quickly upon the machine that
the officers dropped it. An explosion fol-
lowed almost Immediately after. 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 West
minister hall. II came from directly under
tue strangers gallery, and very close to the
seat usually occupied by Bradlaugh when
visiting the commons. The
LOBBY WAS COMPLETELY WRECKED,
the gallery torn down, the speakers chair
destroyed and the massive stone work dis
placed. The glass roof of the house of COM
mons was completely shattered. The clock
in the house was stopped precisely at 2:13
p. N. A heavy beam which formed one of
the supports Of the gallery, was projected
Tt, .ko;r
Gladstone's seat, which was torn to pieces.
Another account Of the explosion at the
tower gives the following details: The scenes
in and around the tower were indescrbable.
Several children are among the injured,
their pale faces, bloody heads and broken
limbs reused the great crowd congregated in
the vicinity to frenzy. Yells were heard on
every side to ''lynch the vilians' "roast the
fends." All visitors confined in the tower
will be kept there until there anticedents are
inquired into.
WHAT THE POLICE SAY.
Col, Magendi, chief inspector of explosives,
in an interview this afternoon said the ex-
plosion was due to nitroglycerine compounds,
precisely similar to those used in previous
outrages in this city. lie believed that a
woman had charge of the ex plosive apparatus
at Westminster hall and the lobby OF the
house Of commons.
The explosion occurred on the second floor
Of the white tower. All authorities agree
that dynamite was used. The three floors
are thoroughly wrecked and the explosion
damaged many hundred, stands of arms.
Lord Chelmsford and Gen. MLman are
now engaged in the work of inspecting the
attacked structure. Some reports place the
number Of persons injured by the tower ex-
plosion at four. The police have been or
dered to be doubly vigilant.
6p. MT has been ascertained that
large quantity Of explosive matter had been
placed inside the great ornamental gates
leading to the crypt under Westminster hall.
These gates were blown off their hinges aud
thrown TO the ground. All the windows on
the north and south sides of the immense
building we're blown to atoms. The con-
cussion shook down from the grand oak roof
of the hall the accumulated SCOT Of
centuries. This, in its downward
movement, made dense cloud. so
that the officers on guard became alarmed
aud dared not enter the room in the lobby.
The splinters were four times as thick as the
flakes in binding snow, and were pro-
PEELED with dangerous force. They cut and
ripped the leather covering. and tore out and
scattered the horse hair from seats all over
the house A man who happened to be
standing upon the scaffolding near the crypt
when the explosion occurred was knocked
forcibly 10 the ground. The statues Of King
William " and King George ". in West
minister hall, were overturned. The fact
that an unusual number OF ladies visited the
parliament buildings to-day has created the
suspicion that the miscreants who perpetra-
ted the outrage were either women or meu in
woman's disguise. II is now remembered
by the attendants about the buildings that
parcels we're carried by many women and
they seemed 10 bestow unusual care in
guarding them.
THE FEELING IN THE CITY.
The city is in a freuzied state Of excite
ment. The whole police force is on duty,
aud troops in and around the city are under
arms. Police patrols are stationed every
where in close proximity to each other, and
cordons Of police are placed around all public
buildings. Chief Superintendent William
sou, Of Scotland Yard. personally inspected
The scenes OF the EXPLOSIONS, as have also
Inspectors Livingstone and Kelly One OF
the wounded policemen Is diving. Several /
men have been arrested, but they are be- /
ieved 70 be innocent Of any connection
with the horrible outrages. The man taken |
into custody in the vicinity Of Westminster /
ball Is a Cauaiian. and apparently 4 sea I
farer. He was thoroughly searched, but I
nothing Of an iucriminating nature was /
found. The queen telegraphed for pariicu- !
lars Of the explosion 10 Sir VIM. Harcourt |
Hundreds OF rides were damaged In tower /
which was ignited, and the Dire was suppressed /
with great difficulty. The Ancient armory was /
destroyed.
The Latest News.
80 ?. m.-The tower was fairly filed with !
visitors at the moment the explosion oc-
CURED Many persons were seriously in