The Wilmington daily Republican., 1892-01-01
DYNAMITEND DUBLIN.
The Castle Partly Wrecked BY q
Mysterious Explosion.
CHARGED AGAINST THE rENIANs.

workmen Who Were Making Re
pairs Had Left for Dinner, and
Thus q Terrible Loss of Life Was
Averted-May Have Been Intended
for the Privy Council.
DUBLIN, Jan. IA decided sensation
was caused in this city yesterday by an
Ill defined rumor that the physical
force" party had resumed operations
here, and that their first attempt had
been made against Dublin Castle, the
official residence of the Earl of Zetland,
viceroy of Ireland. The rumor was
found to be based on fact, at least 80 far
as the statement that an explosion had
occurred in the castle was concerned.
Everybody there was in state Of great
alarm, and many and strange were the
theories advanced to account for the ex-
plosion.
1t transpired that number of work
men have been employed in max
ing alterations lately in and about the
castle. One Of the places which was
| being overhauled was the office directly
| under the room in which the privy coun-
Gil holds its meetings, While the work
men were at dinner there wa. suddenly
tremendous report in the Office above
| referred to, which shook the building
and caused every one to turn pale with
| fright. Fortunately no one was hurt,
but the force of the explosion was so
great that the windows of the castle
were shattered. The ceilings Of the two
| floors above the cellar were blown to
pieces, the heavy beams in some places
being torn into small pieces, and the
| furniture in the Office beneath the privy
council chamber was completely smashed
ana destroyed, while everything in the
cellar. where the explosive was fixed,
was blown to atoms.
| 1t was a fortunate thing that the
work1nen employed in making the alter
alton had quit work, and were away TO
their dinner The clerk in charge of the
office was also absent at the time the ex-
plosion occurred. Had it been other
wise there is no doubt there would have
been serious loss of life to report.
| Believed TO He Dynamite.
| The police are working in the dark,
| but it is hoped that if the explosion was
the work of persons seeking personal or
political revenge the culprits will be
discovered and severely punished. The
authorities and others who know the
facts display much reticence in furnish
| ing information regarding the explosion,
| but the latest details that can be learned
show that the affair has every appear
ance of being the act of some miscreant
or miscreants seeking revenge for some
personal or political reasons. 1t is
known now that the explosion occurred
| in the cellar. 1t has not as yet been as
| .fotT nod xfrl,o fl.a avt,lnciva bttf n
| is believed that the police h@Se knowl-
edge that it was either dynamite or nitro
glycerine.
A meeting Of the privy council was to
have been held last night, and it is sup
posed by the anthorities that the
miscreants made some misealcnlation in
their arrangements for firing the ex-
plosiyes. This was very fortunate
matter for the pr.vy council, for the ex-
plosion, had it taken place when that
body was IN session, would have resulted
in waaspeead loss Of life.
recantions for Safety.
In consequence Of the explosion all the
public buildings are guarded by extra
wstchmen and hT extra police. A feel
ing Of unoaSine8s and alarm prevails in
all quarters. Nobody seems to be satia-
fed that the explosion was merely the
work of crank or of some isolated
member of the Fenian brotherhood.
1he entire detective force of the city is
ferreting about Dublin and its suburbs,
and, according TO report, the force of
Scotland Yard detectives who did duty
in this county at the time of the London
dynamite scare has been sent for. Secret
instructions have beck telegTaped all
over the country, and especially to the
seaports. All the railroad stations are
carefully watched and the troops are
hef' in readiness to turn out at the first
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