The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-26
Appearance Of Westminster Hall-The Roo
Badly Damaged.

terdays explosion The destruction OF the mag
nificent stained window at the end of the hall is
greatly lamented. It is believed one of the
conspirators entered the crypt, passing police
man at the entrance and deposited an internal
machine at the bottom of the steps. A police
man removed the parcel, which exploded, max
| ing hole in the floor three feet in diameter,
twisting the iron ratings and smash
| ing the iron and lead work of the
| window in the hall The policemans
hair was singed and his face burned, and his
clothing was torn from his body by the force Of
the explosion. He is still alive, but no hope is
entertained of his recovery.
The man and woman who drove from the Par
Lament buildings Immediately before the explo-
sion, and who were arrested on suspicion, have
been liberated, the evidence being insufficient to
hold them.
The foundation Of the hall is uninjured, but
| the roof is badly damaged. The bases of the
statues of William Nv and George Nv, which
were overturned, are greatly injured,
| An inspection Of the Parliament buildings to-
| day showed that excepting the beautiful window
overlooking the stair-ca at the south end of
| Westminster Hall, scarcely pane of glass es-
| capped destruction. The foundations of the build
ings were badly shaken. The roof of the crypt
in spite of its massive strength, was greatly dam
| aged, rafters being visible here and there. The
| floor of the House Of Commons presents strange
| spectacle, being covered with heaps of massive
| fragments. The elaborately carved oaken wall
| behind the seats beneath the gallery, was COM
| pletely thrown down. the flooring of the
strangers and speakers galleries is so torn up
that it is deemed unsafe to venture
| across; the peers gallery suffered the most
damage; the side gallery and reporters
gallery were not injured The parcel which
caused the first explosion was wrapped in a
brown cloth, and was two feet long by one foot
wide
gentleman complains that the shock Of the
explosion broke one of his blood vessels.
The Queen sent telegram to day, nquiring
as to the condition of the injured policemen,
Cox and Cole and reply was sent stating that
both were progressing favorably.
The greatest indignation prevails throughout
the provinces. The outrages were referred to
and denounced in all the churches to-day.
Mr. G. S. Read, member Of the House Of
Commons, to day inspected the locality of the
explosion in the Parliament building. He says
the damage is immense, and it will take months
to repair the injury. Thousands visited the
scene to-day, but were not allowed to enter the
buildings
Temporary repairs have been ordered, to al
low the House of Commons to meet on Feb 49,
Stricter regulations in regard to admission of
visitors have been ordered to be taken in
future.
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trance to the Parliament buildings on Saturday,
state that they examined the parcels of all Wis
itors that day, without discovering anything of
a suspicious character, and that nobody carrying
parcel ike the one described as containing the
explosive was seen to enter the building.
Lady Erskine and her children had narrow
escape frome injury They were lunching in
the deputy sergeant alarms dining room, stu-
ated in St Stephens porch. The door of the
room was burst open by the force of the explo-
sion, and the center panel of another door was
shattered The man servant was blown across
the room, and the children greatly terrified.
The utmost precautions are being taken to
protect the public buildings, especially the gov
ernment Offices the general postofice, the CEN
trail telegraph Office, and the railway stations.
Suspicious travellers are narrowly watched.
Search parties to-day inspected all the public
buildings from top to bottom. The Press AS
socation has informed the government that it
has receiver letter inclosing plan of opera
tions contemplated by the dynamiters, and fur
nishng descriptions of the active members of
the dynamite faction Several important build
ings which have hitherto escaped were accord
ing to the aforementioned letter, to be in
cluded in the scheme of destruction.
Steamers arriving at British ports are sub
jected to minute search, in order to prevent the
importation of dynamite into the kingdom. The
Hamburg steamers are especially watched. One
man was arrested to-day in connection with the
explosion at the Tower of London He was
taken to Scotland Yard and examined. and will
probably be charged at the Bow-stIeet Police
pressed that the time has arrived to put some
pressure upon the United States government to
stop the operations of the dynaniters.
Among the visitors to the Parliament build
ings to-day were the Marquis of Lorne and the
Princess Lonse, the Duke of Cambridge, the
met ministers. and numerous members of the
House of Commons
Messrs. Cox and Cole. the injured policemen,
have recovered sufficiently to make statements.
1t is stated that the police found, near the spot
where the first explosion occurred, an article
Of a peculiar nature, which they de-
cline to describe. 1t is believed that