The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-01-30
LONDON PANIC-STRICKEN.
THREE ExPL osIoNs SET THE CITY WILD
WITH ExCITE1iENT-RooF OF THE
FAMOUS LONDON TOWER BLOWN
oFF-DEsTRUCTIoN CAUSED
IN PARLIAMENT BUILD
ING ETC. ETC. ETC.


LONDON. Jan. 24.-2:10 P. A.-An
alarming explosion has just occurred IN
the House of Parliament.
The House of Parliament and COVER.
ment offices were severely shaken anu
considerable damage was done. IL is
impossible at present $3.50 p. no. 10 ten
the extent OF the calamity. Ihe report
of the explosion was heard in Downing
street. Great excitement prevails ana
vast crowds are Assem- bling at the scene,
The oripen of the explosion IS wrap
ped in profound mystery, but 1t is beheV-
ed to have been caused by dynamite.
4P. M.-One policeman was hurt.-
The force of the shock was tremendous,
and was felt at great distance. Inc
amount of damage done was very great.
Rumors are current now that anotheI
explosion occurred at TWO o'ciock AT
Londod tower. The excitement IN
creases with every moment, ana the
city is filled with flying rumors.
TWO EXPLOSIONS INSTEAD OF ONE.
There were two explosions instead OF
one at the Parliament House. u he
second came three minutes atter Ihe
first. One was near the House OF Com
mons and the other was at Westmlnls-
ter hall One man was arrested near
! the scene of explosion.
Saturday being visiting day at th9
| House. Parliament buildings contained
a number OF sight-seers. Just before
/ the first explosion lady passing called
/ a pollceman's attention TO package
| living Cd the steps outside the crypt
/ The unsuspecting policeman carried
/ il into Westminster hall, where 1t eX,
/ ploded He was so badly hurt that ms
| case is considered critical.
J Its force also knocked down other po-
/ licemen and badly stunned them. a
! lady and gentleman standing near the OF
/ flee were also Frustrated. The great
| window over the main entrance 10 W est
| minister hall was smashed to atoms, and
/ all the side windows were blown out
! In the interior Of the House or Com
mons the only seat damaged was that
/ occupied by Mr.. Gladstone. A small
! chip was also torn off the speakers s
/ chair. The explosion caused a panic
among the visitors who were in the
/ building. and many ladies were bruised
! in the crush.
/ The second explosion in the Parlia-
! ment buildings occurred three minutes
| later than the first and was far more de-
| structiye. The dynamite which caused
! the seconed explosion was placed under
! the Peers gallery on the left side
/ Little hope is entertained of the recOv-
cry of The wounded policeman. The
force Of the explosion was such that
] it blowed one man to the earth who was
/ 800 yards away from the place where
/ the explosion occurred, and the lobby of
the House of Commons is completely de-
mOl:shed. a clue to the perpetrators is
/ thought TO have been discovered. just
before the explosion a man and woman,
the latter carrying a hand bag, drove
/ rapidly away, giving no destination TO
! the cabman.
! TWO SUSPECTED PARTIES ARRESTED.
They had not gone far when an explo-
sion occurred. The driver stopped the
! cab when a man and woman ieaped out
and FASTENED away. The cahman pur-
sued them and they were soon captured
by the police.
A fuller investigation shows that the
extent of the damage is much greater
than at first supposed. The western
extremity of the House is total wreck,
every light of glass being smashed to
atoms, even the stone work of the door
ways being either pulverized OF shifted
from position. The gallery generally
was dismantled here lady visitor was
seriously injured.
Immense damage was done the lobby,
which was literally blown TO pieces. In
1 Westminster hall the explosion was
also more disastrous than at first sup
posed. -Four persons were badly in
jured, including two policemen, who
are probably fatally wounded
EXPLOSION AT THE LONDON TOWER.
The rumors regarding the explosion
| af lao of I GyY.
This outrage was the most sucCessfu!
yet made by the 1ynamiiers. The IA
nous old building was crowded with
I visitors at the time, and the widest ru-
! mOTs are afoat as to ihe number Of the
injured. Up to O'Clock sixteen per-
, sons have been reported injured, though
none fatally.
! PARTICULARS OF THE TOWER ENPLo-
SION.
The attack was made on that portion
OF the building known as 1.-The White
Tower" :" and it was almost completely
wrecked. IL was fairly filed with visi-
tors. The roof was b own clear off,
| All the wounded were visitors. The
police at once barred all egIess and are
submitting ali people detained to Wig
/ orous examination on the theory that
the attack was perpeirated by some one
inside the premises. Surgeons respond
ed promptly and are giving he wound
ed all the help possible. Excitement is
. running higher and the crowds are in.
I creasiug about the damaged buildings.
Investigation so far shows that the
explosions were ca used by persons en-
! teTiug ss sight seeIS. The report made
( 10y the explosion was terrific, and was
heard for miles up and down the
! Thames
NOT so BAD AS FIRST REPORTED.
5P. M-PubIic excitement is some
4 what allayed by the development that
the White Tower is not nearly sc
badly injured AS reported, but as large
/ Quantities of ammunition were fire.
} quently stored, The popular indignation
was almost lndescriUable. a large
! number OF children we're among the Wis.
/ ltOrs and many of Ihem had faces and
hands badly torn by flying splinters. A
most piteous sight was afforded by the
I detention of the large crowd of limo
( cent children with their pale faces and
bleeding heads.
ROSA HAS NOTHING TO SAY.
NEW YORK. Jan. 24-O'Donova1
Rossa to day expressed great satisEac-
( tiOn at the news from London, anC
4 said Parliament should have beer
/ blown up long ago. When asked if be
knew anything about to-day's havoc he
shook his head III mys, eIious way aDC
/ replied that he had nothing 10 say.
/ CONGRESS STIRRED Ur BY THE EXPLo
sion.
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