The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1885-01-04
THE LATEST LONDON EXPLOSION
A Triangular Hole Found In the Maaoury
srthe Underground HALLWAY.


LONDON, Jan. 3.-Col. Majendie, the Chief
Inspector OF Explosives. and a party OF rail-
way officials day inspected the ecene OF last
nights explosion in the Underground Railway
tunnel. The only injury that was discovered
WAS triangular indentation in the masonry
about three feet from the ground and aver
aging two inches In depth. Col. MajeAdie de-
cided that the explosive material was dynamite.
passenger on q train that left Cover street
for Kings Cross Station II few minutes before
the explosion says he saw a man who wore an
ulster with fur collar and a soft wde-awake
hat enter tho compartment next TO that in
which he sat. The man carried q parcel. ap-
parenty, OF considerable weight. which was
wrapped in cloth Of American manufacture.
shorty alter the train left Cover street the
with loud slam. He got It out at toP arrings"n
street and walked away. He was then without
the parcel, The passenger thought the
stranger had forgotten II and looked over the
partition between the com partments to see II
1t WAS there. II was gone.
is near the scene Of tho explosion. says that the
shock was ielt In his house severely. He heard
% e. noise end the h.uso seemed
over his bar at the time and was lifted nearly a
gagged in the defence OF DR.. Gallagher, and who
says the dynaniters unjustlv suspect him 81
said to- night that he believed his house in
Euston road was the objective point Of the at
tack. He says he was standing ut a front win
dow Of his house last evening when he heard a
sound like the discharge Of a small cannon,
Several seconds afterwnrd ha heard n terrific
report. and his house trembled with the shock.
In another second he heard and fslt still
create. crash. which caused him TO fall
MIR. Preston Is the only one Of tho many wit
nesses OF 1.-THE AFFAIR who heard more than ono
explosion.
The latest report is that reward Of $780,
wy rs 10 pe offered tor the arrest OF the per-
pctrators BY the combined action Of the Home
Omce and the public. Tho Pal Mall Gazette
heads the subscription with 400. and says:
They come high hut must have them. The sum
proposed Ia more than they worth but u che
insurance against further outraRss.
About o'clock to.n night q man rushed ex-
citedy. into the City police station md said as
soon ne he could recover his breath that he had
Just seen three men trying to blow up Black
friars Bridge He said he WAS coming across
the foot bridge and saw tho dynamiters row in
small boat to one OF the pors OF the railroad
bridge. to whh.h they fastened n small parcel
with rope. The strangers story caused q
sensation: ard several policemen hurried to the
bridge. They rOwed around tho piers min ute y
examining every portion OF the masonry.
They failed to discover any sign Of mischirf
and two OF them werc sent back to the station
TO re ,Xamino the informer, while the rest kept
guard on the river. When the two policemen
stranger had vanished. and it became evident
that they had been Wet imized by q Joker.
1t is said that spiral spring and q charred
fabric similar TO that used In the preparation
OF gun cotton were found ut the foot OF the wall
in the tunnel