Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-01-30
DYNAMITE IN LONDON.
Three Explosions saturday.
ATTEMPT To DESTROY WEST
MINISTER.

LDNDON, Jan. r. lHo HlOoO
outrageous Of the recent attempts to
destroy property and life in this
city by the use Of dynamite were
made today, when two explosions
occurred in the Parliament houses
and one in the Tower Of London,
causing a great deal Of damage to
the buildings and placing in jeOp-
ardy the lives Of hundreds Of men,
women and children, some of whom
were seriously injured. Parlla-
ment having adjourned on Deem
Der 6 to February 10, the object OF
course could not have been directed
Immediately against its members,
and as only inoilensive and unsus-
pectlng persons were injured, the
cruel absurdity of these exploits IS
most glazing.
The explosion IN the Tower ana
the two explosions in the Parlia-
ment houses occurred within -
minutes Of each other, and as the
localities are separated By over two
miles in straight line, and about
three miles following the river, the
conclusion is irresistible that de-
liberate plot was formed to destroy
both the Tower and the new Palace
of Westminster simultaneously.
II being Saturday, there was an
unusually large crowd Of sightsee-
ing visitors inspecting the Tower
and the houses Of Parliament.
TIE EXPLOSIONS IN TIE PARLIAMENT
HOUSES.
The most disastrous of the eXplO-
lions in their effect upon property
we're those in the magnificent new
houses Of Parliament on the left
bank of the Thames, between West
minister and Vanxhall bridges. 4
great number Of people were visit
| ing the palace and Westminster
Hall, through which the main pub
| lie entrance leads, and the HOUSE
I of Commons was filled with sight
seers. As IS usually the case OF
/ Saturdays the great proportion o
the visitors were ladies, being TIN
ONLY day on which they are allow
ed in the House. Among the vlSl
tors today was Edwin Green,
civil engineer, who was accompanl
ed by his wife and sister, both o
whom are Irish women. They Gle
seconded the staircase leading lrOr
/ Westminster Hall to st. Stephen
Crypt, the chapelundeI..- t. Stephen
/ Hall, and just as they reached th
bottom Mrs. Green discovered
? small package at the entrance t
he crypt. 1t was in the form OF
roll and looked very much like cl0tI
but burning fuse was attached t
4 one end, and Mrs. Green at one
b exclaimed, Why, what's that
D. IL looks like dynamite The part
- started back, rushing up the stair
the ladies' screaming as they raj
Policeman Cole was the first Office
9 they met in Westminster Hall, an
"a soon as he heard the story i
b rushed down the stairs and seize
the susplcious-lOo roll. He ia
a ND the stairs with it, the fuse sti
d burning, intending to carry 1t OF
J. of the building, but just as
:. reached the top step he stumble
e and dropped the roll, which INN
o diately exploded with loud repoI
o Mrs. Green and her sister we
thrown to the floor, half Stripe
't OF their clothing, and were terrlb
r. bruised. Both the women fainte
10 Mr.. Green was hurled a dozen fee
b and dashed violently to the stOI
b. floor and badly injured. POlicem'
ne Cole and policeman Cox, who hs
IS. run to his assistance, were DO
10 badly wounded, and a number
ne persons who were in Westminst
n. Hall at the time received bruis
OF more or less serious from the brOk
glass of the windows, every o
30 of which was shattered by the Il
ut rife force of the explosion. III
ot great ornamental gates leading
-. the crypt were blown from thu
hinges aud hurled into the cryl
The conclusion shook down fro
NJ the grand old oaken roof of the h
nd the accumulated dust Of yea
II and this, in its downward cOuI
e made so dense a cloud that t
o. officers and guard became alarm
u and dared not enter the room.
nr THE SECOND EXPLOSION.
> The noise of the explosion