Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-01-30
nEAnIY DYNAMITE

LONDON, Jan. 24.-At ten minutes
after two o'clock this afternoon ter
rifle explosion occurred in the house of
parliament, followed three minutes la
ter by a second, and almost at the same
instance third explosion occurred at
London Tower. The explosions were
heard at remote distances from the
buildings, and the city was Immediately
thrown into the widest excitement.
Later i'm the evening details were
learned that i'm some respects contra
dicted the 6rst reports of the explosion
ut Westminster hail, and that the re-
suits were more disastrous than at first
reported. a lady who was in the hall
and spied the Internal machine, called
the attention Of policeman Cole, on duty
at the time, to it. Officer Cole rushed
to the spot, seized the machine and at
tempted to extinguish the fuse, but he
was not quick enough.
The fuse burned SO rapidly and closed
so quickly upon the machine that the
officer dropped it. An explosion fol-
lowed almost Immediately after. One
half of the hall was wrecked. The ex-
plosion in the lobby of the house of
commons occurred three minutes later
than the one in Westminster hall. 1t
came directly under the strangers gal
lery, and very close to the seat usually
occupied by Bradlaugh when visiting
the commons.
The lobby is completely wrecked and
the gallery torn down. The speakers
chair was destroyed and the massive
stone work displaced. Four persons
were badly injured, including two police
men fatally wounded.
The glass roof of the house of COM
mons was completely shattered. The
clock in the house stopped at precisely
2:l3p. m. y heavy beam which formed
one of the supports 10 the gallery was
projected into the speakers chair, seri-
ously injuring il. Gladstone's seat was
torn TO pieces.
The rumOr regarding the London
Tower explosion is confirmed. The
outrage was the most successful yet
made upon the public buildings since
the inauguration Of the present era of
dynamite warfare. The famous old
building was crowded with visitors at
the time of the explosion. The widest
runners were i'm circulation as to the
number OF persons injured The rumors
were carried through the city and con-
stantly exaggerated by the visitors.
Up TO 4 O'Clock but sixteen persons had
been officially reported as injured by the
explosion, but none MORALLY.
The attack was made on the portion
of the building known as the White
Tower. II was fairly filed with visitors
at the time, and most, If not all, of
those hurt were moving about the tower
at the time Of the explosion. The White
Tower was almost completely wrecked
by the force of the explosion. The roof
was blown clear of the structure. All
persons known TO have been injured
were visitors. The police, the moment
they realized the nature Of the explo-
siOns, ehectually barred all egress from
the tower and the grounds, and sub
jected every person detained to the most
rigid search, upon the theory that the
attack was perpetrated by some person
or persons inside the PREMISES.
Hundreds VI rifles were damaged i'm
the tower, which was ignited, and the
fire was suppressed with great difficulty.
The ancient armory is destroyed. There
were many children in the tower, and
many Of them were among the injured.
Their pale faces, bloody heads and bro
ken limbs reused to frenzy the great
crowd cOngregated I'm the vicinity.
Yells were heard on every side to Lynch
the villainsi" Roast the fiendsi''
At parliament buildings the worst in
juEies were received By constables Cox
and Cole, and a civil engineer named
Edwin Green. who was visiting the par
Lament buildings. Over one hundred
visitors were in the house of commons
when the explosion occurred i'm West
minister hall. Most OF them rushed out
Of the building to ascertain the cause Of
the report, and thus many lives were
savesl.
1t is likely our national congress will
pass bill on the subject of dynamite,
Senator Edmunds having already intro
duced a bill which provides that IF any
person shall within the United states or
within any district of state or terri
tory thereof, make. buy, sell, manufac-
ture or compound any nitro OF ehloKaIe
explosive compound with the intent
that any such compound shall be used
at any place in the United States or in
any foreign country without the jnris-
diction Of the United States for the in
jury or destruction Of public or private
property, OF for the injury Of any person
or persons eitberin the United States or