New-York tribune., 1885-01-04
THE LONDON EXPLOSION.
NO CLEW YET TO THE PERPETRATORS

A SUSPICIOUS MAN WITH CLOTH OF AMERICAN
MAKE SEEN IN THE TRAIN.
LONDON, Jan. 3.-The Telegraph says in relation
to the explosion tho Underground Railway last
night that it proves renewed activity on the part
Of the dynamiteurs, and the necessity of renewed
vigilance by the police. The only efectual way
of stopping such outrages and detecting the criii-
inas is to offer rewards large enough lto induce
betrayal of the conspiracy
. The Daily Ners says that it is remarkable how
these efforts to do mischief fall short OF tue marx
Alarm and "A sense of insecurity themselves, how
ever. are a source of mischief and 1t would be a
relief to learn that the miscreants had been traced
Colonel Majendie, Chief Inspector of Explosives.
has made an examination of the spot where the eX-
plosion took place. but failed to discover anything
that would afford him q clew to the identity OF
the perpetrators of the outrage He says he IL con-
ynced that the material which caused the explosion
was dynamite. 1t is stated that spiral spring and
charred fabric similar to that used in the prepara-
tion Of guncotton were found at the foot OF the
wall.
WHAT PASSENGER SAW.
passenger on a train that left GOwer-st. for
Kings Cross Station few minutes before the time
of the explosion says that he man, who wore
an ulster with a fur collar and soft wdeawake
hat enter the compartment next to that lin which
he sat. The man carried parcel, apparently OF
considerable weight which was wrapped in cloth
of American manufacture. Shortly after the tram
left Gower-st. the man let down window OF the
compartment with a loud slam. He got out at
Farring gdon-st. and walked away. He was then
without the parcel. The passenger thought the
stranger had forgotten il and looked over the
partition between the compartments to see If it was
there and discovered that it was gone.
The landlord Of the Rising Sun Hotel. which is
IL oxnlAct hat
shock was felt severely in his house. lie heard Il
lOud rumbling noise and the house seemed 10 De
over his bar at the time and lifted nearly foot
from the floor. Large crowds OF eXclted people
remained at the Kings Cross and Gower-st stations
until a late hour. ,
William Preston, who was engaged in the de,
fence of Dr. Gala gher. says that the dynamteurs
unjustly suspect him OF having given information
Euston road was the objective poiut OF the attack
PLAYING JOKE on THE POLICE.
The dynamite scare had farcIcal result tonight.
At about D. IN. man rushed excitedly into the
city police station and stated that he had just seen
three men trying to blow up Blackfriars Bridge.
He said that he had been coming across the foot
bridge and had seen the dynamteurs row in q
small boat 20 of the piers, TO which they fast
ened small parcel with "a rope. The strangers
story caused q sensation in the station house and
several policemen were dispatched to the bridge.
They obtained boat and rowed around the piers
OF lHe Dflugt, luiUuttlN c'riy PVi'i"h
of the masonry. They failed to discover any sign
of mischief and two of them were sent back 10 the
station to re-examine the nformer while the rest
kept guard on the river. When the two policemen
returned To the station they were told that the
stranger had vanished, and il became evident that
they had been victims of Of practical joke
A SUSPECTED DYNAMITEUR DISCHARGED,
Joseph Fennelly, who was arrested at Dudley on
the charge Of lettering with the purpose Of
destroying property. and who suspected of
baip al in Tho cYninsion at Landau
Bridge was to-day found innocent of the charge.
He was discharged from custody.