The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-25
which caused the second explosion must have
been placed under the peers gallery the left

which caused the second explosion must have
been placed under the peers gallery On the left
side.
Little hope is entertained of the survival of
the wounded policeman The force of the
ploson was such that one man was blown to the
earth three hundred yards from the point of the
explosion. The lobby of the House of Commons
was completely demolished.
A clue to the perpetrators of the outrage is
thought to have been discovered. just before
the explosion occurred, man and woman-the
latter carrying hand bag-engaged a cab out
side Parliament yard, and drove rapidly away,
giving no directions as to destination. They had
not gone far when the explosion happened. The
cabman hearing this, stopped the cab, and the
man and woman at once leaped out and fastened
quickly from the spot. The cabman went in
pursuit. The runaways were soon overtaken
and arrested by the police
EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE.
The prevalent belief is that the destructive
agent was conveyed into the House of Commons
by some Saturday visitor. Fuller investigation
shows the extent of the damage to be much
greater than at first supposed. The western ex-
tremity of the house is a total wreck There is
now no doubt that the explosive was placed
under the peers gallery. on the government side
of the House All the wood work in that part
OF the building is shattered, and wide hole
made through the floor. The gallery was dis
placed, and even the solid stone work of the
doorways either pulverized or shifted from posi-
ton. Every pane of glass in the House was
smashed to atoms, the gallery benches over
turned and broken, and the gallery generally
dismantled
A lady visiting the House of Commons at the
time of the outrage was seriously injured. I'M
mense damage was done in the lobby, the ma
sonry, decorations and sculpture being utterly
destroyed The place is described as literally
blown to pieces.
The shock was felt in Pail Mall and persons
in the vicinity say the very earth shook
Sir VIM. Vernon -Harcourt, Home Secretary,
and the Marquis of Harrington, Secretary of
State for War, are visiting the scene.
Another account of the explosion says the
shock was more disastrous than first reported.
-Four persons were badly injured, including two
policemen fatally wounded. A lady who was in
the hall spied an internal machine and called
the attention of Policeman Cole, who was on
duty at the time, to it. Officer Cole rushed to
the spot, seized the machine and attempted to
extingush the fuse, but he was not quick enough.
The fuse burned so rapidly and closed so quickly
upon the machine that the officer dropped it,
and the explosion followed almost Immediately
About 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 Hall. 1t came from directly under
the strangers gallery, and very close to the seat
usually occupied by Mr. Bradaugh when visiting
the Commons The lobby was completely
wrecked, the gallery torn down, the Speakers
chair destroyed, and the massive stone work dis
placed The glass roof of the House of Com
mons was completely shattered. The clock in
the House stopped at precisely 213 P. NJ. A
heavy beam which formed of tire supports
to the gallery was projected into the Speakers
chair, seriously injuring it. Mr.. Gladstone's
seat was torn to pieces.
1t has been ascertained that large quantity
of explosive matter had been 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, and
all the windows on the north and south sides of
the immense building were blown to atoms. The
conclusion shook down from the grand oak roof
of the hall the accumulated SCOT of centuries, and
this in its downward movement, made dense
cloud.
The officers on guard became alarmed, and
dared not enter the room. In the lobby, splinters
were, for time, as thick as fakes in binding
snow storm, and were propelled with a danger
Gus force. The explosion cut and ripped leather
from the seats, and tore out and scattered the
horse hair stuffng all over the house man
who happened to be standing upon scaffodng
near the crypt when the explosion occurred was
knocked forcibly to the ground.
The statues of King William w and King
George ~, in Westminster Hall, were over
turned. The fact thatan unusual number of ladies
visited the parliament buildings to day has given
rise to suspicion that the miscreants who per-
petrated the outrage were either women, or men
in womens disguise 1t isnow remembered by the
attendants about the buildings that parcels were
carried by many women, and they seemed to be-
stow unusual care in guarding them.