Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-04-24

kxplssIsn In tine Admiralty isailding
IsoNpos. April q AT II o'clock this
naornina a,a explosion es,currsd IN the
basement ~ tue Admiralty building.
Tbs bnildtne vas badly damiteed and
many persohs were injnresi, arniSng them
npine OF shs h0ad officials Of the depart
ni<nt. The explosion was unGoa teddy
eAilsed By ann cotton or dynamite.
Great exiitcm8nt was lsaustd In the
Admiralty sfiiee By the ei;piosIan. po-
ilcsmen and ntemen wire promptly
samusoned ind all the eAtes pa the Ad
aitralty bnilding we're oiosed. Special
enards wore NJ once posted, and no psr-
ssn was elinwsd to enter or degnrt from
~ pzemi<eil antii 3 athoroneh examine
3A,n could DO made. It IL supposed that
tts txplpsion wae caused isy she prema-
tpse diachakae Of q proiectiis which
hld been slnt 90 the Admiralty for en-
Iks sxplssion badly ,ianaaQsd the
fHosn ID vhirh Il secured and eel II on
ffe O1ioiais and iiFtmeip sion extin
aaished the hauies. The Cahinet min
tltess wsre immediately infsFmed By
lkIeGfaph al tue exploeion, and we're
fernishnd With all the kAllts To cenuec-
tlpa herewith asoertainable al the time.
As ffst q WAa fapufted shat The sxpIo.
sIon vas caased By dynamite and was
~ oatoosns Of plot hstehna up by
ttfeSz aynamitata or uthlIlssts for the
iNspeee q llamrerspe The wai, prepsrs-
iHo1& Of the Govefnment. An inspector,
1faet . our0sy axarninatiSn. expressed
issabt q ID vhethsr ths sxpiosion WIS
th1>ed hy kAnpowder or d,fnamite.
p.u.-Ihe explosion oacuxfsd ID The
fiee<2>aFy's department Mr.. Edwin
ffxAtMsoE, tissistans secretary, received
>e4efe scklp weufd. II ID said thai
e<11< oEicAtls also we're injured, but
!qot - selaously. u 10 now believed
- Ne exjAosicn wHs net ancidental,
nl N1s eAuiea By dynamite. IL Ia now
1Easdst as pertain that either gun cot
toa e. dynziniis sas used 10 cause shs
nzplo~ipn. Khs NOON In which the e,g.
esseo tao> flsct waa maie q compiste
scxs and - adjacent c<9ridors we're
Has1 s1matled. while the windows
oa11x - Ne Hoise Guards parade
49, eaewn lyat. No arrests have bean
speas W 10 dis hsnx.
z = s1fplsed thai the etplcsive sas
sspen oxei TIE wall In ths rear OF the
isslty eaiijinR aud faeinx ths
I.eln aaaras parade. The explosion
nzzea alae 70. bus not III awainsen's
9 ssstM u esnlies r,porfs The
.szsze iAldinG ID the board rooxfl,
Hs'ce y to1sisd In ihs southwest cor
tas hniiding vas deraoiisheeL
~ fu9 rA!linR Of she staircase was
'..eu .<seneu finm is fasteniilRs. and the
rnasp titty ysrdhof the spct
Ne txt40sian tooh place we're
~. ss-sp I've nlea uaSe neiicesa hy ess-
sooa reeonnaiterinig yesterday.
sAta mslrslng lhe SAME naen we're
y >nset TIN garden II frons ot
@spnh isaRss fram the direction nf
nefss 0iaFds' parade aFound. One
wa ceiflsd q tin ear which wAs
1sf<% . . fecests al the passage wRy
eaea q de ofleea. The movenenfs
~ fzo men stsfactea l,nt little As-
.lon % tlA tirae, euina 10 she sacf
~. ~tefat iInstsyogs aud Il member ot
1nsa haii tecently hesxl ensa2cd iip
sink distances on ths aroundsA
10A sta nav the euo men hs,-
taen ilo be employees ef ths ees-
31. t1ilAged hi the same vork.
eE1caaAl q ths goyeinment took
- ne<iex sf tho nssn that they cIAicn
- ietniify them, sssn IL placed
elHE4 III o1hs.r nien.
Affii 2s-s .. ns.-The poliel
- ~ fhesiry that slse explcsiol,
q ~ - - pessnsnai maisms dirsrte1 q
eine1n. eila uas parzozsAiiy dis
: ARe nunter 81 smpa9yses
- s.ss<@-.s--@ns ss-s<ss
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- fnIn tks boy 81 the OrerI
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