The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-01-29
T wenty-F> ur Men, Women and
Children Slightly, and Ten
Badly Hurt.
The Buildings Badly
Damaged and Render
ed Dangerous.
MEN DIsGUIsEE AS WOMEN oUS-
PECTED OF PLACING THE INFER
NAL MACHINES.
Only a Few Persons Arrested and
These Afterwards Released.

ASouuNhs y eSo. SO. 0eOO NV
west end of Westminster Hall is
full Of wreckage caused by yester-
days explosion.
II is believed that one of the con
spirators entered the crypt, passing
a policemen at the entrance, and de-
posted an Internal machine at the
bottom IF the steps. The police
man removed the parcel, which ex-
plooed making a hole in the floor
three feet in diameter, twisting the
iron railings and smashing the iron
and lead work of all windows IN the
hail. The policemen's hair was
singed and face burned. His cloth
ing was torn from his body by the
force of the explosion. He is still
alive. b. no hopes are entertained
Of his recovery.
The foundation of the hall is un-
injured. but the roof is badly dam
aged. The bases of the statues of
William the Fourth and George, the
Fourth, which are overturned, are
greatly injured.
THE WORK OF THE DYNAMiTERS
An inspection of the Parliament
buildings to-day showed that ex-
cept the beautiful window overlook
ing the staircase at the south end of
Westminster Hall. scarcely a~pane
of glass escaped destruction The
foundations of the buildings were
badly shaken The roof of the
crypt, in spite of is massi' c
strength, was greatly damaged,
riffs belne visible here and there
The floor of the House of Commons
presents strange spectacle, being
covered with heaps of massive frag
mcnts. The elaborate carved oak
en- wall behind the seats, beneath
The gallery Was compile ely thrown
down. The foorin. of the strangers S
and Speakers galleries is SO torn up
that it is deemed unsafe to venture
across. The Peers gallery suffered
thetmost damage. The side CALLER
les and reporters gallery were not
injured.
THE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION.
The parcel which caused the first
explosion was wrapped in brown
cloth and two feet long by one foot
wide. A gentleman complains that
the shock Of the explosion broke
one of his blood vessels.
FORCE OF THE EXPLOSION.
The force Of this explosion was ex-
erted Was almost en'i' ely on the
side of the room where the mcm-
bers OF the Government and their
Liberal followers have seats. Had
Commons been in session at the time
of the explosion it is believed that
no less than two hundred members
would have instantly been killed.
THIS would have necessarily have
inc uded Gladstone and several of
his Ministers. Even more strange.
If possible, than this is the fact that,
under the same circumstan nces,
neither Mr. P;lrnell nor any of his
followers would have been injured
at all, for recently they have been
sitting ON the opposite side of the
House among the Conservatives, and
Tory quarters escaped almost undis-
lurbed' The police affect to see in
this singular coincidence Il carefully
planned warning to the Government.
The glass roof of the House of
Commons was completely shattered
The clock in the House stopped at
precisely 2:l3 p. m. A heavy beam
which formed one of the supports
to the gallery, under which Mr.:
Charles Bradlaugh is still accus-
toned to sit when he visits the
House. was projected into the Speak
er's, chair, seriously injuring it.
BLOWING UP THE WHITE TOWER.
The explosion of the Tower of
London occurred at exactly 2 p m.
According to the earlier reports it
was the most successful which has
yet been IN 'de upon any of the pub
lie buildings since the Inauguration
of the present era of dynamite war
fare. The famous old building was
crowded with visitors at the time uf
the explosion. The wi dest rumors
were circulated as to the number of
persons who had been injured by
the crime. These rumors were car
ried through the city and constant
ly exaggerated by the visitors who
were pres mt 1T the time. Up 10