The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-04-24
MORE DYNAMITE.
rhe Admiralty Building, Lon
don, This Time.
nup THEORY OF THE POLICE.
rrropean Press on GIadstone's
inc saecb-War Between England
and Russia Inevitable.
Another Explosion.

roxpoy, April 2S.-At IL o'clock this
nrning an explosion occurred in the
-.ssment of the Admiralty building.
T T building was badly damaged, and
l persons were injured, among
. .lau, some head officials of the depart
'nsnt The explosion was undoubtedly
HELL alod nv gun cotton or dynamite.
CaSyost excitement was caused in the
,Smiralty Office by the explosion. The
s a and police were promptly sum-
n lnoned and all the gates to the Admir-
lIt- building were closed. A special
a" srd was at once posted and no person
slowed to enter or depart from the
m"renises until a thorough examination
apauia he made. 1t is supposed the ex-
UIosion was caused by the premature
gscbarre of projectile which had been
cent to The Admiralty for examination.
The explosion badly damaged the
room in which it occurred and set it on
ire The officials and firemen soon ex-
tinguisbed the flames. Cabinet minis
tors we're Immediately informed by
islopraph of the explosion and furnished
nth ali the facts in connection there
18th ascertainable at the time. At first
+ was reported that the explosion was
caused BY dynamite and was the out
come of plot Matched up by either the
dyDamiters or Nihilists for the purpose
NJ bampering the war preparations of
government. An inspector, after a
Gursory examination, expressed doubt
as 10 whether the explosion was caused
bv gas, gunpowder or dynamite.
The explosion occurred in the Secre-
Jarvis department, Mr.. Edwin Swain
son. assistant secretary, received a
severe scalp wound. It is said that
other officials were also injured, but
none seriously. 1t is wv believed the
explosion was not accidental. but was
caused by dynamite. It is now regarded
as certain that either gun cotton or
dynamite was used to cause the eX-
plosion. The room in which the ex-
pOSiOn took place, was made a COM
plete wreck The adjacent corridors
were very much damaged, while all the
windows fronting on the House Guard s
parade were blown out. No arrests have
been made up to this hour.
1t is supposed the explosive was
thrown over the wall in the rear of the
Admiralty building and facing the Horse
Guards parade. The explosion occur
red close to, but not In, Swainson's
room, as stated in earlier reports. The
staircase leading to the board room
which is located in the southwest corner
Of the building, was demolished. The
iron railing of the staircase was
Wrenched from its fastenings, and the
windows within fifty feet of the spot
where the explosion took place, were
broken.
Two men were noticed by several per.
sons reconnoitering yesterday, and this
morning the same men were seen tC
enter the garden in front of SWANSON
house from the direction OF the Horse
Guards parade ground. One of them
carried tin can, which was placed in
the recess of the passage way leading to
the offices. The movements of the two
men attracted but little attention at the
time, owing to the fact that several
surveyors and number of workmen haC
recently been engaged in measuring dis
anCeS, etc., on the grounds, and those
Who saw the two men believed them to
oe employees of government engaged in
The same work. Two officials of govern.
mlent took such notice of the men that
!aiey claim they can identify them, ever
upaced in a crowd of other men.
LONDON, April %, 6 p.m.-The police
lold now to the theory that the explo
aOn was due to personal malice, di
iected at Mr.. Swanson, who was per
@nally disliked by large number OF
employees.