New-York tribune., 1885-01-25

had relapse and the doctors now hardly nope "
| save his life.
An interview was had this evening with Genera,
| Sir Richard James Dacres, e. G. B., Constao' o. ~"
Chief Governor of the Tower Of London iho
old soldier scowled Mt tho reporter
when he imprudently remarked that nc was cao'ins
| accounts Of the disasters to America. linen '"o
| General said "As Il rule there are moro Americas
than English visitors to the Tower In the wih'o,'
however the proportion Is reversed and TINS ou'.
rage was unfortunately perpctratcd In the winter
1t is pity that there were not some Yankees noi1
to-day. If Mr.. Lowell and ~few more OF them M"
been here and had suffered. instead of poor little
! children and women perhaps the American Nation
would be reused to join England in her attempts u
| crush this hornets nest"
The idea so bluffy stated by General Dacres mas
expression tonight wherever English people con-.
gregate to talk over the outrages Cufiou's
| enough Mr. Lowell, who had been annouhceu w
speak at this evenings annual soree OF the Acnu
emy of Music for the Education OF the biiho se".
an apology by telegraph this afternoon saying '"'
the condition of his health was such that he "ou"
| he unable TO attend. This raised rumor that TIC
American Minister had been among the vis''ois ~
the House of Commons, and had been injured ny
the explosion there. This ruinor' ho"-
ever proved to be entirely unfounded.
| INTEREST IN SENATOR EDMUNDs's BILL
| The one relief to the terrible excitement which
| ngitated the metropolis the whole afternoon was
the cable dispatch sent from Washington py tie
| Cable News announcing the introduction III the
United States Senate by Mr. Edmunds OF Dill
| aimed nj the suppression of the manufacture ana
possession Of dynamite for murderous and treason
able uses abroad. This dispatch contained the text
of the bill and the substance of the speech made by
Mr. Edmunds in advocacy thereof. 1t was posted
up in front of the Cable News Office III
| New-Bridge-st. and attracted such
crowd that the street was soon blocked
When the contents of the dispatch were made
| known to the entire crowd, cheer was given Tor
the United States. The dispatch was used IN the
mtted over the tickers of the Electric News Com
| pany TO over two hundred of the late city ciuDs.
| The prompt action of the American Senator mas
doubtedly draw out strong encomiuhs from 'he
! English press j., -,
The detention and examination OF the
| visitors who happened to be withln
the Tower buildings and grounds at
the time of the explosion lasted four hours,
MANY OF these sight-secrs had come from long dis,
tances to enjoy holiday at the historic place. and
the inconvenience of the temporary arrest was IN
most cases extremely trying ana exasReraIlng. nL:
hardly less incommoded by the detention. In
some cases these latter sent for friends 10 come and
identify them but even this proved irni.ess less be-
cause no strangers were permitted 10 enter for any
purpose Even wel-accredtcd reporters were denied
the privilege of getting rs much as their noses
One result OF the excitement was the display of
an enormous and unprecedented energy
the PS5soD part of 'hGb h,be "iSs@21s eSeai1s
papers issued editions once every hour up 10 10
O'clock. The PdU Mall Gazette which for year
past has been modelling its enterprise after that
of American dailies, surpassed Itself today. IL
succeeded IN collecting aud publishing before ~
O'Clock every incident auG detail OF the history Ot
all the outrages Which had up to that hour beeh
ascertained, and illustrated its narratives with co.
pious. correct and artistic diagrams, maps and and
succeeded in gaining admission 10 the House
of Commons soon aitsr the explosion there
fnnud Sir William Vernon IIarcourt. ns something
funny. Colonel Majendic, Chief Inspector OF TX
plosiycs. was everywhere notebook III hand, max
ing sketches and entries. The colonel, ~ last ac-
counts was still firm in his belief that the cXpo-
siye agent used At Westminster Hall. the House oil
Commons and the Tower, was dynamite or some
nitro compound.
one of tae singular effects OF the explosion AZ
the NLite Tower - noted Ia the discovery that the
concnsslon displaced the great stone which lay
over the tomb OF tbs uep fcws of Richard Ill. and
exposes the collins almost IN sight OF the spot
where their eyes were PAT out. lle great stained
glass window over tho main doorway oi West
muster Hall which was at first reported ~ blown
to atoms. is really only slightly injured. The NUN
ber of those injured Is as follows; AZ the lower
SIX injured seriously and fourteen slightly; a. the
Parliament buildings, four seriously ana ten
fhc Canadian who was arrested on suspicion of
completely in the explosion has been discharged.
No other arrest has been made The ma jonty Of
those who were injured ale improving.
MARROW ESCAPE Oh LIBERALS.
A careful survey Of tho result OF tho ex-
plosion in the House Of Commons reveals the
fact that its force exertod almost entirely on
the side of the room whore the members of the
Government and their Liberal followers
have seats. Had tho Commons been iu ses-
sion at tho timo OF tho explosion II is believed
that no less than two hundred members would
have been instantly killed. This number would
necessarily have INCLUDED Mr. Gladstone and scye-
bic, than this Is the fact that under tho same cir
camstances neither Mr.. Parnoll nor any
of his followers would hevo been H.
juIed at all, for recently they hayo been
setting the opposite side OF the House Among the
Conservatives, and tho Tory quarters escaped al
most undsturbed. The police affect to sec Ia this
singular coincidence q carefully planned warnin.
to the Government One fact which
has been lost sight of may explain the APP
introduced into and used within tho Tower build
ings. Formerly all sgbt-seers were compelled to
move through the buildings IN groups Of about
watched carefully by a Tower wardcr
for some unex planned ieason,, was discontinued,
Since then the Beeeaters" as the Warders are
called have been stationed along the corridors and
in the different rooms and visitors have been al
lowed TO stroll along pretty much they pleased
and without the constant surveillance formerly IN
vogue. The folly Of the new system Is now appaI-
cnt.
For long time no visitors have been
admitted to the tower cellars, which are full OF
valuable and historic memorials and relics, In the
pasttwo years the broad dry moat which surrounds
the Tower buildings has been regularly patrolled.
DAMAGE TO THE TOWER AND BUILDINGS.
RIFLES IN THE ARMoRY TwIsTED--ALL THE PRIs-
ONERs RELEASED.
LONDON Jan. 2i.-About sixty visitors were in
the Tower at the time Of the explosion. The explo-
sive agent was deposited In what is known as