The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-28
Extraordinary Precautions at the Parliament
Buildings, the Tower and the General
POStofice-Comment on the 0utrages.
Gen. Wolseley Announces that He Ex-
poets News from Stewart by To-day.
The French Forces in TonQuin Ready for Ac-
tion, and General Movement Considered
Imminent-NOtes by Gable.
THE RECENT EXPLOSIONS.

The Public Stin in a State of Great Alarm
Fears that the Arsenais May BE Attacked.
LONDON, Jan. 27.-ln some respects the panic
produced by Saturdays event has really in
creased. Fears were entertained yesterday that
the dynamiters meditated an attack upon the
national arsenals and naval stations, and they
we're placed under special watch. At Chatham
dock yard the police were kept afloat during the
entire night To-day instructions were issued to
put stop to all ingress at the Tower, the House
of Commons and Westminster Hail. and even
members and peers were refused admission.
The entrance to Palace Yard had been closed.
All public doors to the Parliament buildings
have been locked, and barricade has been
thrown across the hall at the top of the stair
case.
The injured are all reported improving.
Colonel Majendie is proceeding with his exami
nation of the Banqueting Hall and the Council
Chamber in the White Tower The work of re-
moving the debris in the White Tower was COM
pleted this afternoon The hole made in the
floor whore the dynamite exploded is ten feet
long by FIVE feet wide. The masonry of the
building was found to be practically uninjured,
but much of the solid oak wood work is torn or
split
In consequence of the recent threats to blow
up the general postoffice the government has
ordered special precautions taken for protection
of the building.
The police are convinced that the arrest of
Cunningham was important capture They
are certain he took an important part in causing
the explosion at the Tower 1t has been ascer-
tanned that very few of the rifles in the Tower
were rendered useless, the damage being largely
confined to the wooden stocks
The electric light apparatus at the Tower is in
good working order Good photographs of the
ruins were secured at various stages Of the
clearing away of the debris. The famous
replica of the Prince of Wales wedding cake,
and the artistic arrangements of swords, bayo-
nots, pistols, etc, fixed with screws to the
ceiling of the Council Chamber and
Weighing threefourths of ton, were not in
jured. 1t is estimated that f3 600 will cover the
cost of the whole of the repairs at the Tower,
including the replacing of the rifles. During the
clearing away of the debris at the Tower, to-
day, the workmen found an umbrella and dress
belonging to one of the injured visitors
Two companies of troops and several detectives
have been added to the guards at Buckingham
Palace.
The general impression here is that the ex-
plosions of Saturday have more seriously agi-
tated America and Europe than England and
more especially London, where the people are
now famiarized with them and. treat them
with more or less contempt In the
Fleet street discussion rooms. where cur
rent topics are nightly alluded to. the
explosions themselves are scarcely mentioned,
but the vigorous action of the United States in re-
gardto dynamiters, is warmly applauded The
recent discovery of dynamite in the man
Funk's residence. at Chicago, is mentioned as
showing that the United States themselves are
equally concerned with England in putting an
end to these outrageS.
Over twenty letters have been received by the
~,
are made to blow up public prop
erty, especially Nelson's column. in
Trafalgar square, and the general postoffice.
Extreme precautionary measures are being
taken by the officials TO ward off further disas-
ter. The idea becomes stronger that the police,
although very reticent, possess very strong
clues to the perpetrators of the recent outrages.
Various Irish National league meetings have
been held throughout Ireland, and resolutions
adopted denouncing the dynamiters in the
strongest terms.