The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-01-30
The Dynamite Outrage In London.

The attempts made in London, last Satur-
day afternoon, to blow up Westminster
Palace and the historic Tower of London,
created the greatest excitement in England
and have furnished food for talk throughout
the world. The first explosion occurred at
two o'clock in the afternoon, in Westmin-
ster Hall. Three minutes afterwards another
explosion occurred in the lobby under the
Peers gallery in the House of Commons
About the same time there was an explosion
in the White Tower, as it is called. The
public buildings are open to visitors on
Saturday, both places being filled with sight
seers The damage done to the buildings
was terrific and about thirty persons many
of them children, were injured, but none of
them fatally. 1t is estimated that it will cost
$4,000 to restore things to their former con-
dition. At the tower a wall sixteen feet
thick was shattered. A policeman on duty
ut Westminster Hall made a brave but in
etfectual attempt to prevent the explosion.
Having noticed smoking bundle lying on
the steps of the crypt he picked it up and
started to carry it out of the building. An
oily substance ran out of it, which burned
his hands, causing him to drop the bundle.
He has no recollection of anything else that
happened. His hair was singed, his face
burned and his clothing torn from his
body, but strange to say, while the damage to
the building was terrific, he was not killed.
A man named Cunningham has been arrest
ed and number of other persons are watch
ed by detectives.
The outrage was denounced in Ireland by
the most extreme faction. and the expressions
of condemnation in this country have been
strong and decided. Sincere friends ofIreand
deprecate the act as the work of insane men,
and calculated to retard the cause ofIrish
independence.
In the U. S. Senate, on Monday, resolution,
offered by Mr.. Bayard, expressing the SYM
patty of this country with England, was
passed with but one dissenting vote, that
of Riddleberger, the Repudiator, from Vir-
ginia. Senator Edmunds has also offered
bill to prevent the lawless use ofdynamite.
The plans of the conspirators seem to have
been well laid and carried out to the letter,
although the result was not so disastrous,
perhaps, as they had hoped. If their pur-
pose was merely to destroy government pro-
perty, it was a diabolical act to select for the
purpose day when the public buildings
were filled with visitors, some of whom,
without doubt were friends of Ireland and
many of them women and children. 1t was
an outrage for which there can be no ex-
cuse and for which no punishment could be
too severe.
1t was the action, doubtless, of reckless,
irresponsible men, who hope by a succession
of such outrages to brighten the English Par
lament into granting home rule to Ireland.
Their views are mistaken. 1t is not likely
that England will ever be coerced into doing
justice 10 the Emerald ISLE and her down
trodden people should rather trust to the
force of the public opinion the civilized
world 10 shame the English authorities into
granting to Ireland the same privileges that
are accorded to other dependencies of the
British Empire The cause of Ireland can
not be advanced by secret, murderous war
fare, in which innocent men, women and
childen are made the victims The agitation
of the question by Parnell and other friends
of the cause of Irish reform will be more
potent than dynamite and for this reason the
dynamiter should be suppressed.