The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-26
AFTER THE EXPLOSION,
The City in State of Frenzied Excitement
Notes and Incidents.

Notes and Incidents.
LONDON, Jan. A.-The city is in frenzied
excitement. The whole police force is on duty
and the troops in and around the city are under
arms Police patrols have been stationed every
where in close proximity to each other, and a
cordon~of police has been drawn around every
public building. Chief Superintendent Williams,
of Scotland yard, personally inspected the scenes
of the explosions, as have also inspectors Liv-
ipgstone and Kelly.
One Of the wounded policemen is dying Sew
eral men have been arrested, but are believed to
be innocent OF any connection with the horrible
outrage. A man who was taken into custody in
the vicinity of Westminster Hall is Canadian,
and apparently seafarer: he was thoroughly
searched, but nothing of an discriminating nature
was found.
The Queen has telegraphed for particulars of
the explosion to Sir VIM. Harcourt
Hundreds of rifles were damaged in the
tower, which was ignited and the fire suppressed
with great difficulty The ancient armory was
destroyed.
An intense anti-Ifish feeling is caused by The
outrage, and it is certain to unfavorably affect
decent Irishmen employed, OF seeking employ
ment in England. Vigilance committees and
anti-Irish leagues of employers are talked Of
1t is estimated, according to the course and
energy Of the explosive employed in the House
of Commons that if the House had been in SEES
sion, Mr. Gladftone, Sir William Vernon
members would have been killed
The search of visitors at the Tower, after the
explosion, occupied four hours.
The number of those inj ured by the explosions
is as follows: At the tower, six injured serious
ly, and fourteen slightly at the Parliament
buildings, four seriously and ten slightly. The
worst injuries were received by Constabies Cox
and Cole, and civil engineer named Edwin
Green, who was visiting the Parliament build
ings. Over one hundred visitors were in the
House of Commons when the explosion occurred
in WeStm nster hail. most of them rushed out of
the building, and thus many lives were saved
The Tower was fairly filled with visitors at the
moment the explosion occurred, and many per
sons were seriously injured. One man had
leg smashed, and another had an ear completely
severed from his head; two were taken to a hos
pital, where their wounds have been carefully
dressed.
Excited crowds still remain about the Tower,
and cries for vengeance are heard on every
side. The throng of people about the Par
lament buildings continues as great as ever
at this hour. and the crowd is turnultuous with
excitement. The policeman most seriously in
jured by the explosion is sinking rapidly, and
all hope of his recovery has been abandoned.
of the two persons arrested just after the ex
piosion, as they were hurrying away from West
minister, the man is middle aged somewhat
above medium height, and describes himself as
a Canadian seafarer and part owner of vessel.
1t is generally supposed that the explosive was
conveyed into the Parhament-houses and placed
urr5d at the Parliamenthouses Immediately
after the first explosion took place, says he en-
tered Westminster Hall and lent his assistance
in removing the wounded. He says he found
three constables Frustrated upon the stairs lead
ing down into the crypt under the hall, all of
whom were seriously injured. Near by a gen
tleman was lying stretched upon the ground
completely prost6Rted. The hat of the gentle
man and portions of his clothing were torn to
ribbons, and he himself had received severe in
juries.
The locality of the explosion in the House of
Commons is always In deep shadow, being di
rectly under the gallery. The person who &C.
posted the dynamite was thus much less likely
to attract notice than in almost any other part
of the house. A woman who was visiting West
minister Hall at the time says she descend
ing the stairs leading to the crypt when she saw
what appeared to be burned dress; volumes of
smoke were issuing from the burning article
She then saw a constable pick up the article and
Immediately throw it from him AS soon as the
thing struck the grouud it exploded with
f-ightful report
The Pail Mall Gazette summarizes it's account
of the explosion in the House Of Commons in the
following language: 1.-The whole interior of the
House Of Commons presents a remarkable scene
Of devastation Although there is great litter
everything may be put right within a weeks
time Nothing is more surprising about the
whole dastardly outrage than its utter failure to
effect any substantial injury"
The Canadian arrested on suspicion of COM
pHclty IN the perpetratlon or the crime has
proved his innocence and been freed from Gus
toby
Police constables Cole and Cox, who were so
seriously injured by the explosion in Westmin-
ster Hall, are still unconscious, and their recov-
cry is considered absolutely hopeless
Wherever men congregate, at the clubs, coffee
houses, hotels, on the street, at home-every-
where-the one topic of conversation through
out London, throughout the United Kingdom,
this evening has been this last instance of the
dynamiters' deviish work.
Remarkable force was shown by the explosion
in Westminster Hail. Its force was downward,
and holes We're made in the ground large enough
to hold man. Into one of the holes, so formed,
Constable Cox was violently thrown, and from
it was extricated in bruised and battered con-
dition. Two other policemen. near the scene of
the explosion, were not so seriously hurt but
they were thoroughly stunned by the concus-
sion. Further inspection of the locality Of the
explosion, in the House of Commons, shows
that the flooring was driven clear through to