Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-24
A LONDON EXPLOSION.
Another Explosion in the Heart Of
Londontown, This Time in the
Admiralty Office.
The Mysterious Looking Tin Gan Shows
the Explosive Agent to Have
Been Dynamite.
The Detectives Say the Explosion Was
she Work Of an Employe Of
the Admiralty Office,
AN EXPLOSION IN rnE ADMIRALTY
OFFICE.

AN INV
OFrIoE.
LONDON, April % AT IL o'clock
this morning an explosion occurred in
the basement OF the admiralty build.
ing. The building was badly dam
aged. Many persons were injured,
among them some Of the head officials
of the department. The explosion
was undoubtedly caused by gun cotton
or dynamite.
ll:30A M,--Great excitement WAS
caused In the admiralty office In
Whitehall at II o'clock this forenoon
by an explosion in y room In the base.
ment of that building. The iiremen
and police were promptly summoned
and all the gates In the
admiralty building were closed.
A special guard was at once posted,
and no person will be allowed to enter
or depart until thorough eNamina-
ton IL made, II Ia supposed that the
explosion was caused by the prema-
ture discharge OF n projectile which had
b zen sent to the admiralty for exam
nation.
THE CAUSE or THE EXPLOSION uN-
KNOWN.
The explosion badly damaged the
room where 1t occurred and set IL on
fire. The officials and flremen soon
extinguished the flames. The cabinet
ministers were Immediately informed
OF IL and were furnished with all the
facts In connection Herewith. A
special messenger was dispatched
to the home Office and Sir
William Vernon Harcourt. home Sec
rotary, was notified At first II WAS
reported that the explosion was caused
by dynamite and that IL was the out
come OF plot OF the dynamiters or
NihilistH for the purpose OF hampering
the war preparations. A prominent
Scotland-yard detective asserted that
the Nihillsts OF London have suddenly
BECOME VERY PATRIOTIC
In their conversations on the con-
troversy between England and Russia.
The employees of the admiralty Office
have been working day and night for
some time past in order 10 hurry the
war preparations for the Soudan and
for other purposes, and any disaster
TO the building at present would cause
serious delay. An inspector after ~
cursory examination expressed doubt
as TO whether the explosion WAS
caused by gas, gunpowder or dyna-
mite.
DOUBLE EXPLOSION.
The explosion took place at 1850
this morning. Two loud and quick
reports were heard. Const ernation
took possession OF all persona in the
vicinity. II is snpposed that the
explosives was thrown over the wall
In the rear OF the admiralty building
and facing the Horse Guards parade
grounds. The explosion occurred
close to, but not In Mr. Swalnson's
room. The staircase near by, which
Ia located In the fouthwess corner
OF the building, was demolished
The iron.ralling OF the staircase was
windows within fifty yards OF the
spot whore the explosion occurred
were broken.
ANOTHER REPORT
says that two men were noticed by
several persons accommodating yeater-
day and thie morning. The same men
were seen 70 enter the garden In front
of Mr.. SwAinson's Office from the di-
rection OF the Horse Guards' parade
grounds. One Of them carried lin
can which was placed In recess OF
the passage-waY leading 20 the Offices
The movement OF the two men NJ
tracted no attention at the time, owing
TO the TACT that several surveyors and
numbers OF workmen have recently
been engaged In measuring distances
on the ground, and those who saw
the two men believed they were em-
ployes OF the government engaged IN
some sort OF work. Two officers Of the
governmental such particular mo-
tlce OF the two men that they claim
they can identity them even II placed
In crowd. They have given = good
description OF the men suspected
10 the detectives, who are now work
ing up the case. There was only one
explosion. Mr. Swanson, who, II Is
now aseertsined, was the only person
injured, was taken to the hospital.
THE WORK or AN EMPLoYE.
A strong suspicion now prevails 10
the police snd official circles that the
explosion al admiralty office WAS the
result Of private malice, as Mr.. Swain
son was greatly dlsllked by several per-
sons, including number Of employees
Of the ofilse IL Is certain thst the In
formal machine was placed Ia
book case Just over the
spot where Mr. Ewainson's
| CHAIR would he when sitting ut his
desk. The detectives are positive that
the outrage WIS the work Of an en-
lIl0ye, AZ no stranger could paes the
janltor without some document show
log that he had business with some OF
the heads Of the department., and the