The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-01-28


formation 1t states that st. Pauls Cathedral
and the Office of the Daily Telegraph are
among the buildings which the dynamiters
threaten to blow up.
GUARDING THE BUILDINGS
Westminster Hall and Tower were closed
todsy to everyone except government Of
hcials engaged in inspecting the structures.
Many persons carrying parcels on the street
to-day have been stopped by the police and
the parcels examined.
Approaches to all public buildings are
rigidly guarded. Nobody is allowed to enter
without submitting to the closest scrutiny.
The Tower and Parliament Houses are sur
rounded with sentries. Colonel Majendie is
minutely examining the scene of the explo-
sion. Immense crowds of people are at
tracted to the vicinity OF the Tower and
Westminster.
The two palicemen, Cox aud Cole, Injured
By the explosion at Westminster Hall, are
making favorable progress, and hope is en-
tertsined Of their recovery.
COMMENT In IRELAND.
Irish newspapers denounce the outrage in
vigorous terms. The Ffeemap's Journal
says: only one feeling prevails throughout
Ireland regarding the fendish crimes, and
that is deep, earnest sympathy with the in
diabolical authors will De brought to justice.
Any man with touch of human feeling
must regret the escape OF the miscreants."
ExAMIxArIoN OF PRISONERS.
2p. p.m-The police have arrested another
man on suspicion OF completely in Satur.
days crimes He will be examined at Bow
Street Police Court. James Gilbert Gun
ningham, arrested yesterday on suspicion OF
having something TO do with the Tower out
rsge, was examined to-day at the Bow street
police station. The charge OF having caused
the explosion at the Tower was preferred
against him. He declared that he was an
EDglishman. Evidence was adduced show
ing that the man gave contradictory replies
at the time Of his arrest.
Cunningham was remanded until Tuesdsy,
February 5.
NO IRISH NEED APPLY.
It was reported in the city this evening
that one of the great English railway cor.
porations have decided to discharge from its
employ Immediately all people Of Irish
birth.
PECUN1ARY DAMAGE.
Official estimates made by Government In.
spectors place the amount OF pec1Diary
damage wrought by the explosion in West
minister Hall. the House of Commons and
the tower at 81 900.
IMPORTANT.
2:30p. MT is reported that the police
have discovered an important clew which
they are following with the utmost dill
gepce. Already eight men are under sur
veillence. 1t is rumored that several ar.
rests will be made this afternoon. Special
precautions have been taken for the pro.
lection of the Stock Exchange and the new
law courts against dynamite attacks.
WINDSOR BAsTLE CLOSED.
All the royal apartments in Windsor Cas-
tie have been ordered closed to all visitors
This step was taken by Her Majesty in con-
sequence of the extraordinary precs1tion-
sry measures generally advised by the Min
istry. The Queen conducted herself so
stoioally throughout all previous dynamite
panics that her present action attracts much
attention.
LOCATING THE POINT or THE DIsAsTEE.
The experts in examining the locality OF
the disaster in the Parliament building,
reached the conclusion, after tracing the
| progress OF the debris, that the explosion
occurred IN the passage leading from the
Fourth Aye Division Lobby" to the seats
in the southwest chamoer usually occupied
by the Public Secretaries. The parcel con-
tanning the dynamite was placed q few feet
beyond the barrier at the entrance to the
House OF Commons, location being precisely
indicated by the hole ploughed through the
masonry foot thick. A fssure was also
made In the brick work of the arch near by.
Surprise is expressed that the explosive was
not placed directly under the barrier, in
which case the damage would have been Tar
greater. All indicat ons show that the ex-
plosive possessed a down ward tendency, pc
culiar 10 dynsmite. Odors OF sulphor or
nitric acid, and totally unlike the smell OF
| guDpowder were noticed after the explosion.
THE INTERNAL MACHINE.
1t is now known that the internal ma
/ chimes which were used to cause the disas.
ters were ignlted by sulphuric acid, which
| worked through cotton wool and ate away
| the cap beneath. The process occupied
| twenty minutes time, and thus allowed the
! conspirator to escape before the explosion
| took place.
FORCE or THE EXPLOSION IN THE TOWER.
In the Cour Gil Chamber of the Tower of
London whole cases made OF plate glass,
| a quarter of an inch thick, and containing
srmOr, were shattered by the force of the ex-
| plosiOn. The walt against which the dyna-
| mite was placed is sixteen feet thick, not
| withstanding which the plsstering on the
| opposite side Of the walt, for q radius of sew
eral feet, was shaken TO the door. leaving
| the stone work bare. Several good photo
| graphs of this effect OF the explosion have
| been secured.
CUNNINGHAM REpoRTEp TO HAVE ssQUEALED."
It is reported that Cunningham has made
an important revelation, in Consequence OF
which all trains leaving London for seaport
towns are accompanied by detectives.
NO INTERNAL MACHINE UsRD.
Not the slightest trace of any mechanical
| apparatus or of fuse has beeu found in the
| Tower or in the Parliament buildings. This
| fact strengt hens the opinion that no in
fernal machine was used to effect the ex-
| plosioDs, but that the agency employed was
| dynamite in some ample form, packages
| containing five or six pounds being depos.
| tied in the Tower and Parliament buildings.
| cTATFurNq oP coNSTATTE CoTE
| Cons table Cole, who was terribly injured
in his attempt to prevent the explosion at
! Westminster Hall, made an important
statement this afternoon. He said when he
| picked up the bundle on the steps leading to
the Crypt he noticed it vas very heavy in
| proportion to its size. He determined 10
| carry it outside of the building because he
saw smoke issuing from the bundle and be-
| lieving il TO be some sort of an internal ma
| chine, Just as he reached the top OF the
stairway he saw an oily substance oozing
from the bottom of uhe bundle. This stuff
burned his hands, and compelled him to
| drop the bundle. He has no reccollec ton
of anything that happened after that.
1 This statement by Constable Cole
| confirms the theory entertained by the police
that the chemical fuse was arranged in such
way that it would burn through the cotton
| plug inserted between the outside and the
| ful minating substance. There is move