The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-02-10

Minister Hall wall was smashed to atoms
and all the side windows blown out. In
the interior of the House of Commons |
upon the floor the only seat damaged by
the explosion was that which Gladstone
occupied. A chip was torn of the top of
the Speakers chair. The explosion caused
a panic among the visitors. Those who
were in the House of Commons fed pre-
cipitately. Many ladies were bruised and |
crushed. The second explosion in the |
Parliament buildings occurred three |
minutes later, and was far more destruc- |
tive. The dynamite which caused the |
second explosion must have been placed |
under the Peers gallery, on the left side. !
Little hope is entertained of the survival |
of the wounded policemen. The force of
the explosion was such that one man was
blown 300 yards from the point of the ex-
plosion. The lobby of the House of Com
mons was completely demolished.
About sixty visitors were in the tower at
the time of the explosion. The explosive
agent was deposited in what is known as
| the banquetting hall of the White Tower.
| This hall is now used as an armory, and
| in it were stored large numbers of Mar
TIM rifles, which were destined to be
shortly issued to volunteers 1t was be-
| hind rack of these that the deadly COM
pound was placed The dynamite played
its maddest freaks with the rifles, Many
| of them Were twisted in the most eccentric
shapes imaginable, and their distorted
forms scattered about the apartment in a
| marvel of confusion. All the glass and
other fragile articles in the hall were
| smashed out of all semblance of their
former selves. A large hole was crushed
| through the floor at the spot where the
dynamite was placed. Directly overhead
similar hole was blown through the roof.
| The woodwork was set on fire by the ex-
plosion, but before any serious damage
had been done by the flames they were
extinguished.
Remarkable force was shown by the ex-
plosion in Westminster Hall in down
ward direction. Holes were scooped in
the ground large enough to hold a man.
Into one of the holes so formed Constable
Cox was violently thrown, and from it was
extricated in q bruised and battered con-
| dition. Two other policemen near the
point of the explosion were not so badly
hurt, but were thoroughly stunned by the
conc ussion.
The lumber of those injured by the
explosions is as follows At the Tower,
6 injured seriously, and IA slightly at
the Parliament Buildings, seriously and
| 10 slightly. The worst injuries were re-
| ceived by Constables Cox and Cole and a
| civil engineer named Edwin Green, who
was visiting the Parliament Buildings.
| Cox and Cole and are still unconscious.
| Their recovery is hopeless. The Tower
was fairly filled with visitors at the mo-
ment the explosion occurred. Many per-
sons were seriously injured. One had his
| legs smashed another had an ear COM
pletely severed from his head. Two were
taken to a hospital, where their wounds
have been carefully dressed.
New York, Jan. 25.-A cable special
| from London of January Oath says The
popular ferment has been unequalled in
the modern history of London. It was
fed chiefly by the belief that the time and
place of the explosions were deliberately
| chosen with the intention to MAIN and
kill innocent people. Saturday afternoon
| has become the workingmen's holiday
since the system of paying weekly wages
on Friday night was generally adopted
several years ago. It is also the favorite
time for people coming up to London to
visit public buildings and as Saturday is
one of the three days in the week on which
the Tower may be visited without an adj
mission fee, that place is always thronged
on that day.
The official estimates made by the Gov
eminent Inspectors place the amount of
pecuniary damages wrought by the ex-
plosion in Westminster Hall, the House
of Commons, and the Tower, at 100000.
London, Jan. 28.-It is rumored that
the police have arrested woman in the
act of entering the Royal Exchange Build
ing with quantity of dynamite concealed
on her person. The rumor adds that three
men, probably accomplices of this woman,
were arrested at the same time.
Washington, Jan. 24.-When the news
of the London explosion reached the
House of Representatives. the members
were disposed to doubt its authenticity
On its confirmation, however, they eagerly
sought such information as was attainable.
& This is becoming a serious thing said
one, 60 and it must receive such attention
and action as its seriousness deserves"
The Senators received the early news OF
the explosion in London with incredulity.
| Several of them sent to the Associated
Press Offices to make inquiries about it,
| and on being assured that the reports were
| correct, much anxiety was displayed to
know the details. Reports, as fast as
they were received, were sent to the Senate,
which was in secret session. 1t is under
stood that the Dynamite Bill introduced
by Senator Edmupds was prepared at the
State Department, and, of course, before