Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-01-31
Attempt to Blow up ParllImeut House.

. LONDON. Jan. 24. 2:10 p. m.-A U alarming explosion has just occurred the House of Parliament.
 LATER, 2:30 p. m.-Thc House of Pal lament and government offices wer badly shaken and considerable damac done, but 1t IS impossible at this ml
 ment to tell the extent of the calamity 1he report of the explosion was heard l | Downing street Great excitement pre- , vails and enormous crowds are assem bling al the scene of the explosion. Tn orlgln of the explosion Is unknown, bu IS believed to be by dynamite.
 4p. m.-The explosion occurred clos,
 to the House of Lords, near Westmin stsr Hall It Is reported that the explo
 sive was placed m a crypt under tn,
 building. The force of the shock wal
 tremendous, and was felt at a great dis
 tance. The amount of damage done is
 very great. Rumors are current at this
 hour that another explosion occurred al
 two o'clock this afternoon, at the lower
 end of London. The excitement is ill.,
 creased with every moment and the city
 Is filled with flying rumors. There
 were two explosions instead Ot one, as
 at first supposed, at the Parliame t | House. The second came aboutthree minutes after the first one, and was Par
 the House of Commons, the other was
 at the Westminster Hall. One man was
 arrefsed near the scene of the explosion {; the detective force are hard at work
 now, seeking further developments,
 which are aD1iously awaited, par
 ticularly by people m the neighborhoOi
 of Westminster Hall
 The rumor of the London Tower ex-
 plOsion has been confirmed. Fourteen
 persons were injured. This outrage was
 the most successful yet made on any of
 the public buildings since the inaugura-
 tlon of the present era of dynamite war
 fare. The fam )us old building IS crowded
 With visitors. At the time of the ex-
 plosion the widest rumors were in cir
 culatloD as to the number of persons in- Jured, these rumOrs being carried through the city snd constantly exag- gerated. But eighteen persons are off cially reported wounded, uone mOrtally. The attack was made on the building knowh as White Tower" It was fairy filled with visitors Bt the time, aud most, If not all, those hurt were mOviu z about Tn the tower at the time. while the tower IS almost coml letely wrecked ny the force of the expl sion, tue roof being blown off the structure.
 All persons known that have bsen h. iured were vislters to the palace The moment ttey realized the nature of the l explosion they effectuslly barred all | egfess from the tower and gronId-, and | are now subieatin9 every person oetgiJ- [ ed tO the most rigid search. The attack ,a-sl Inc sons inside of the premises. Surgeons We're promptly summoned tO the assis- ! tance of the wounded who are BOW re- ceiving all possible attention. Tue ex- . citem5nt Is growing as news of the eX- | plosion spreads; the crowd In the vicin- . ity of the damaged buildings . are increasing. SaruIday being the . usual visiting day a. the houses, the ! Parliament build ngs contained a great . number of sight seers. The first explO- . sion occurred Tn Westminstar Hall, the . second took place in the strangers gal {, lery of the House of Commons. Imme- dIstely before tho first explosion lady . visitor who was alone and abnut to enter the building, beceOned to a policeman and called his attention to package lying on the steps outside the crypt. The policeman picked up the package carelessly, not suspecting anything, and went with it out into Westminster; he no sooner reached the Hall than the package exploded.
 At 4:30 p. m. the investigation so far made leads to the conclusion that the explosive used in the attack on the Tower was handled by persons who gained access to the structure a. sight seers. The ruins also show the explosive operated from point somewhere on the inner bsstion or in the esplansde near est the Thames Tower. It turns out that the police were unusually prompt and successful in placing theIr embargo upon all eRrass from the tower grounds: but few persons had left when the em- bargO was orderded; extra guards have been posted about the walls. Every person within them will be subjected to d personal examination. The report of the tower explosion was terrific and was heard for miles up and down the Thames.
 cabman ard woman were noticed to leap out and hasten quickly from the spot. They had not gone far when the explosion occurred; they were followed and soon overtaken and arrested by the polce.
 The present belief is that the de- structive agent was conveyed into the House of Commons by some of Ssiur- days visitors. Fuller investigation shows that the extent of the damage Is much greater than was at first sup posed, the western extremity of the house being total wreck. There Is now no doubt that the exp 'Osive was placed under the Peers gallery side of the house. All the woodwork ID that part of the building was shattered, n wide hole made through the floor and the gal lery was displaced. and even the sol,d stOnework of the doorvays was either or shifted out of position. Every pane of glass ID the house wa smashed to atoms, the gallery enche. overturned an1 broken, and the gallery dismantled.