The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-30
THE DYNAMITERS.
Destructive Explosion in the
Worlds Metropolis.
The Parliament Buildings and London
Tower Badly Shattered-Thirty-F
Persons Injured, Three Probably
Fatally-SeveraI Arrests.
LONDON PAN1c-srR1cKEN.


LONDON, Jan. 26.--All London is in a
state of excitement over Saturdays terrible
occurrences. Two explosions occurred Sat
urday afternoon in the Houses of Parlia-
ment. One was in the strangers gallery in
the House of Commons, the other in the
crypt at the farther end of Westminster
Hall. The first explosion happened
at 2:10 o'clock and the second
one three minutes later Both Houses
were severely shaken, and considerable
damage was done. The shock was felt at
a great distance, and its force was tre-
mendous. The hollow, thunder-like noise
was heard as far as Downing street, through
all the din of business and above the rat
ting of the heavy wagons in the city
streets. Saturday being the usual visiting
day at the Houses of Parliament, the build
ings contained a great number of sight
Seers at the time of the explosion. -Four
persons were badly injured, including two
policemen, who were fatally wounded. A
lady who was in the hall eSpied an internal
machine lying on the steps outside the
crypt of Westminster Hall, and called the
attention of Policeman Cole, on duty at the
time, to it. Officer Cole rushed to the spot,
seized the machine, and attempted to extin-
guish the fuse, but was not quick enough.
He tried to carry!the parcel out of the build
ing by way Of Westminster Hall, but the
fuse burned SO rapidly and closed so quick
ly upon the machine that he, dropped it. The
explosion followed almost Immediately
after. 1t knocked him down and injured
him seriously. His case is considered crit
ical. Its force also knocked down two other
policemen standing in the vicinity, and
stunned them. A lady and gentleman near
the officer who had the package were also
Frustrated. The great window over the
main entrance to Westminster Hall was
smashed to atoms and all the side windows
blown out. One half of the hall was
wrecked.
The explosion in the lobby of the House
of Commons occurred three minutes later
than the one in Westminster Hail. 1t came
from directly under the strangers gallery
and very close to the seat usually occupied
by Mr.. Bradlaugh when visiting the House
of Commons. The lobby was completely
wrecked. Upon the floor the only seat
damaged by the explosion was that which
Gladstone occupies. The gallery was torn
down, the Speaker chair destroyed, and the
massive stonework displaced. The force of
the explosion was such that one man was
blown to the earth three hundred feet from
the point of the explosion. The dynamite
which caused it was placed inside the great
ornamental gates leading to the crypt
under, Westminster Hall. These gates were
Blown clear off their hinges and
thrown to the ground. All the
windows in the north and south
sides of the building were blown
to atoms. The conclusion shook down from
the grand oak roof of the hall large
amount of accumulated SCOT This in its
downward movement made dense cloud.
Much damage was done to the Peers gale
ly or Government side of the house. All
the woodwork in that part OF the building
was shattered and wide hole made
through the floor.
The gallery was displaced and even the
solid stoneWork of the doorways was either
pulverized or shifted from its position.
Every pane of glass in the House was
smashed to atoms. Gallery benches were
orally dismantled. Statutes of King Will
lam ". and King George ", in West
minister Hall, were overturned.
The explosions caused panic among the
visitors. Those who were in the House of
were bruised and crushed.
1t is estimated, according to the course
and energy of the explosive employed in the
House of Commons, that if the House had
been in session Gladstone Sir William Yer
non Harcourt, Charles Bradlaugh. and two
hundred others would have been killed
Even more strange, if possible, than this is
the fact that, under the same circumstances,
neither MI. Parnell 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
the Tory quarters escaped almost undiS-
tufbed.
At two o'clock p. m. an explosion also
occurred at the Tower of London, about
two miles from the Parliament bulldogs.
The attack was made on that portion of the
building known as the White Tower. 1t was
fairly filled with visitors at the time, several
of whom were hurt. The building was not
even seriously injured. The police at once
prevented all egress from the building. A
large number of children were among the
visitors. Many of these little ones had their
faces and hands badly torn by
broken glass and flying splinters. The
most piteous sight in the large crowd of
innocent prisoners temporarily detained
within the tower walls was afforded by
these little ones, with their pale faces and
bleeding heads. The scenes in and around
the tower are indescribable. Several
children were among the injured.
Their pale faces, bloody heads and broken
limbs reused the great crowd congre-
gated in the vicinity to frenzy. Yells were
heard on every side to Lynch the vii
liansP' and ''Roast the fiendsr' One of the
most singular effects of the explosion at
the White Tower is noted in the discovery
that the conclusion displaced the great
stone which lay over the tomb of the
nephews of Richard Ill, and exposed the
collins in which their dust lies almost in
sight of the spot where their eyes were SO
cruelty put out and their young lives
Sm0thered.
The news of the introduction in Congress
of a bill by Senator Edmunds to prevent
and punish dynamite conspiracies in the
United States has had splendid effect in
turning aside the bitterness of feeling
against America which had been engendered
by the explosions. When the contents of
the dispatch giving the news were made
known a cheer was given for the United
States.
The Tories attach significance to the CON
fidence that the outrageS occurred just after
Mr.. ParnelPs inflammatory speeches at
Cork.
A correspondent sought an interview last
evening with General Sir Richard James
Dacres; G. B., B., Constable and Governor
of the Tower of London, who said: las
a rule, there are more Americans than
English visitors to the Tower In
the winter, however, the proper
ton is reversed, and this outrage was I'M
fortunately perpetrated in the winter. 1t is
a pity that there Ewere not some Yankees
here to-day. If Mr.. Lowell and a few Rlore
of them had been here, and had suffered, in
stead of poor little children and women,
perhaps the American nation would be
reused to join England in her attempts to
crush this hornets nest
The number of those injured by the ex
ploSion is as follows: At the Tower six
injured seriously and fourteen slightly; at
the Parliament buildings, four seriously and
ten slightly. The worst injuries were receiv-
ed by Constables Cox and Cole and a civil
engineer named Edwin Green, who was Wis
iting the Parliament buildings
Several people were arrested, among
whom Canadian who gave clear account
of himself; also an Irishman named Dalton,
Gilbert or Cunningham. and man and
woman who were seen To drive away at the