Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-01-01
DID FBNIANS Do IT?|
The Dublin Explosion Said
to Be Their Work.
AN ALLEGED GUNPowDER PLOT.
Alarmists Aver That This But Begins a
Series of Intended Outrages.

Tn" Ceilings of the Two Floors In the
Financial Once Were Blown to Pisces-
Narrow Escape OF Number OF Work.
men - Additional Precautions Taken
Throughout the City.
DUBLIN, Jan. 1.-Sir Charles Gamer
on, Government Inspector of Explosives.
has finished his examination of the Fl
nancial Office of Dublin Castle, which
was wrecked by an explosion yesterd ay.
Sir Charles carefully inspected the de-
orls and has declared officially that
there is no room to doubt that Runpow-
der or gun cotton was the explosive
used in shattering the Financial Office.
The ceilings of the two floors above
the cellar were blown to pieces. the
heavy beams in some places being torn
into small pieces.
The furniture in the Office beneath
the Privy Council Chamber was COM
pletely smashed and destroyed. 1t was
fortunate thing that workmen en-
ployed in making alterations bout the
building were away at their dinner
Inc clerk in charge of the Office was
also absent at the time the explosion
occurred. Had it been otherwise. there
is no oubt there would have been seri-
Gus loss of live.
Rumor has it that the explosion was
a deliberately planned attempt to blow
up the Irish Privy Council, which WAS
20 nave met last evening in regular ses-
sion In the room Immediately above the
one occupied by Mr.. nCoulehan, and
which is now a she'll of splintered wood.
laths and mortar.
1t is alleged that the explos ion was
premature, and that only a portion of
the explosives to be used had been con-
Veyed to the cellar when the actual ex-
ploslon took place. There is no doubt.
however, that tho Privy Council was to
have met last evening in the room bove
the place where the explosives were ig-
nited.
The Privy Council includes among it's
members, in addition to the executive
officers of the Irish Government. a
number of the judges of the Court of
Queens Bench.
1t is said that this disaster was oulv
one Of series planned to take place at
a given signal, and that num-
Der of public buildings were to have
been blown up. This report is not be-
lleVed by the cooler portion of the
populace, but all alarmist reports spread
with startling rapidity.
Many In their panic say that this was
to be the first of a series of blows
struck by the the Physical Force party
which it is asserted has come into ex-
istence again.
The Lord Lieutenant showed signs of
being very much shocked when intelli-
gence of the supposed outrage was
conveyed to him by Sir West Ridge
way.
He gave orders that an official report
should be prepared at once and pre-
sented to him. This was at once begun.
Full particulars will not be obtained by
the public until the Government has
this report finished.
Additional police precautions have
been taken throughout the city.
Should the explosion turn out to be
the work of the Fenian Brotherhood it Ia
believed that it will do move serious in
jury to the Home Rule cause, whose
prospects have recently seemed to be so
bright.
1t is hoped that the police investiga-
ton will show that the disaster was
caused by some crank, suffering from
an imaginary grievance. But, natur-
ally, people recall the London dyna-
mite explosions, and the worst is fear
ed. People had begun to look upon
the physical force' party as a party
of the past, and it was hoped that dy-
Mantle wSuld never again be employed
in Irish politics.
Since the time the explosion was ex .
planned to the authorities here there
has been an almost constant exchange
of telegraphic messages with London,
and it is reported that the police Of this
city have obtained an important clue
n tina