Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-27
THE DYNAMITERS.
More Arrests Made in London
Yesterday
The Condition Of the Injured
People.
Many Persons Carrying Parcels
Stopped on the Streets.
The Irish Newspapers Denouncs
the Outrage.
The Wrecks Being Photographed
for Sale.
Extra Police Placed on Duty
Yesterday.
The Result Of the Examination of
Cunningham. s
The Wrecks Being Photographed
for Sale.
Extra Police Placed on Duty
Yesterday.
The Result Of the Examination of
Cunningham. ~

The explosions Of Saturday recall the in
famous "gunpowder plot" of 1905, for
which Guy Fswkes was executed in London
January 80, 1906. The event has always
been q memorable one in the history Of
England, and November 5, the day Of the
disclosure, was set apart as day ofthanks-
giving, and is rehgiously observed in Eng
land. The historical features Of the affair
may be told briefly. Guy Fswkss was an
adyenturer, who, at the time the plot OF
blowing up the House Of Parliament, and
thus destroying the Kings, Lords and Com
mons, was conceived, was serving in the
Spanish army in the Netherlands.
Upon the accession of James |, the Sc
we're penal laws of Elizabeth against the
Romsnists were again put into execution,
contrary to the expectations Of the follow
ers of that faith. The plot was conceived BY
Robert Cstesby, 3 Roman Catholic of an
ancient family who vowed vengeance
against the English rulers for the severity
of the penal laws. Guy Fawkes was the
fourth person admitted into the conspiracy.
He with the others took the oath Of secrecy,
and the sacrament was administered BY
Jesuit priest. Among the other couspira-
tors was Thomas Winter, who selected
Fawkes to visit Spain and solicit
the Intervention of the King in
behalf of the English Catholics,
Fawkes returned to England in 1894,
having been unsuccessful in his mission.
Shortly afterwards Thomas Percy, another
one Of the conspirstors, rented house
adjoining the one in which Parliament was
to assemble, and Fawkes, who was unknown
in London, took possession of it under the
assumed name of Johnson. Parliament
adjourned until February I, 1906, and on
December IL following the eonspirators
held secret meeting in the house. The
work of excayating a mine was begun and
seven men were engaged in this labor un-
I'll Christmas eve. They never appeared in
the upper part Of the house, where FawkeS
keep constant watch.
When Parliament reassembled the work
was abandoned, but finally completed be-
tween February aud May following. About
this time be hired vault beneath the House
of Lords which had been vacated by deal
er in coal. At night thirtysix barrels OF
gunpowder were carried into the vault and
covered with fsggots.
The eouspirators then adjourned to hold
a consultation. A number Of wealthy men
we're taken into the plot, among whom were
Sir Eyerard Digby, Ambrose lockwood and
Francis Treshsm. Parliament was to meet
arain on November ), and Fswkes was ap-
pointed to fire the mine with slow match.
Some of the new men who had been admit
ted into the conspiracy desired to save their
| Catholic friends in the two houses. Lord
Monteagle, q Roman Catholic peer received
an anonymous note cau,iOning against at
tending the meeting of Parliament,
The matter was laid before KING James,
and at midnight, November 4, search was
made of ueighboring houses and cellars
which resulted in the capture Of Guy
Fswkes as he was coming from the cellar.
Matches and toadwoOd were found IN his
rockets. Although put to torture, he re-
fused TO disclose the names OF his eonteder-
stes. A meeting of the cOnsPirators con,
vened and in the excitement that followed
they were all either killed or captured
Guv Fawkes and eight others were tried
after which they were drawn, hanged anc
ouarlered