The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-01
AN ENGLISH DYNAMITE.

English and Englishmen never seem to
tire of denonncing the Irish dynamiters
who have been keeping the entire British
Empire on the anxious seat for many
months. In truth, the entire world seems
to have been more or less affected by the re-
cent explosions in London. 1t is with con-
siderable surprise, therefore, that We notice
a pie ce of English deviltry in the same line.
The information comes from the letter of
Private Lewis Barratt, Forty. third Light In
fantry. Q native of Leice ster, stationed at
Malapuram, in the Madras Presidency. and
the Leicester journalist prefsces the extract
by saying it will be perused with interest
at a time when we are watching with such
extreme concern the military operations in
the Soudan''-and, we may add. when I'VE"
are denouncing with such virtuous indigna-
ton the inhumsnity OF blowing down
lobby of the House OF Commons. The fol-
lowing is an extract from Private Barratrs
letter to his father George Barratt. He says:
81 have had bit of good luck lately.
We have had a break out here amongst
the Mopley tribe. Volunteers were asked to
take lighted charge of dynamite, and place
it under the gate with q view of dislodging
my attempt failed, as it did not explode.
took another one, and this time had the
satisfaction, just as had got under cover, of
seeing the gate blown up. The dynamite
had made road, and ii was soon all over.
1 never witnessed such a sickly sight in all
my life. | could not tell you my mind,
though 1 had done it, when l saw fifteen
killed and one wounded, and he died about
four hours after. But they got deal Of
information out of him. / got good tip
for my work from our officer, Mr.. Cardew
over twenty rupees, that is two pounds in
English coin. and specially recommended to
the Commander in. Chief of India. / get
promotion shortly, and bear good name in
my company"
The poor wretches who were blown to
atoms seem to have taken refuge in a Hin
doc temple. In commenting upon the
frightful affair, the editor of Omitted Ire.
land' says: 1.-THE House OF Commons is, of
course, much more sacred place than q
Hindoo temple; and, of course, it is more
than to send sixteen Hindoos into eternity
in fragments. Still it is not upon the whole,
perhaps. more sreditable feat of daring to
a worldwide empire to explode an internal
machine in the midst OF a wretched hill
tribe cooped up in q temple than
for Ford's emissaries to penetrate
into the heart OF the English
Parliament House, with their lives in their
hands, to explode their squibs in an empty
chamber. Nor is it altogether a satisfactory
apology tor managing the seventeenth Hin
doc to learn that his ingenious managers
managed to get q deal of information out of
him before he died, and that the successful
dynamitard was rewarded with a good tip
for my work from our officer and that the
Leicester journalist records his feat of der
ring do az an honor to his native city. in
point Of fact, il Private Barratt had used his
charge OF dynamite against instead of for
England, he would have been miscreant of
the blacklist dye, and would most properly
have swung by the neck until he was dead
from the nearest lamp post. But that makes
all the difference in the world"