New-York tribune., 1892-01-01
DITBLIN CASTLE SHAKEN UP.
A SUPPOSED DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.
THE DEED CHARGED TO THE PHYSICAL FoEOE
p.Rry-APPARENT INTENTION TO MURDER
THE PRIVY COUNCIL.

THE PRIVY COUNCIL.
Dublin, Dec. 3l.-A decided sensation was
.oused in this city to-day by rumor that the
"pbysical Force" party had resumed operations
,o,e and that their first attempt had been maze
,so;ns Dublin Castle. the official residence OF the
Esrl of Zctland, VicerOy OF Ireland. Inc ruhor
,,as soon found to be based fact, at least SO
fsr as the statement that an explosion had oc-
cprred at the Castle was concerned
Worl,nen have been employed lately in making
.,.o,ot;ops in and about the Castle, One of the
80 which was being overhauled was the office
.1;rscflv nuder the room in which the Pnvy Coun-
ali bolds its meetings The workmen were being
,rried IN tlclr labors, so that all the changes
,hat had been planned might he completed in time
o. tho onepinc of the Castle season." which be-
r;rs on February with the holding OF the first
levee
Tn. explosion occurred in the cellar under
tbe office referred to- while the workmen
-.re AWAY at dinner. There was tremendous
,onort the building was shaken, and many
nanes Of glass were shattered. later statement
was that the ceilings Of the two floors above the
COLLAR were blown TO pieces, and that the FURNITURE
IN the office under the Privy Council Chamber
was completely destroyed; but the Castle of'l-
cials tonight say that after the first feeling OF
alarm had passed away the consequences of the
pyDlOsiOu were fOuIu 10 pc lcsS 'ii"" ''~J
had feared An expenditure of few pounds, they
assert. will repair the damage.
Tho police were Immediately advised officially
n, the occurrence, and began close and search
inc investigation into the affair II was thought
at 6rst that the explosion might have been caused
nv the firing of gas that had accumulated from
leaking pipes, hut search was made of the gas
connections and it was found that they were all
in good order
The Irish authorities soon as they were salts
fed that the explosion was not an accident, tee-
graphed to London summoning to their assistance
Colonel V. d. Majendie, c. b., Her Malesty's Chet
Inspector of Explosives, in the Home Ohice. Ihls
action was taken in spite of the fact that Sir
Charles Alexander Cameron. who, III addition |"
being Chief of the Public Health Department OF
the Corporation of Dublin. is Inspector OF IN
posivcs in this city, declares from his lnvestlga-
ton that the explosion was caused ny large
quantity Of gun cotton.
OF course there arc means Of determining
how the explosive was prepared, as everything III
the cellar was blown to atoms: but 1t is hoped
that Colonel Majende, with mis- wide knowledge
Of the action and effect of the various explosives,
will he able definitely TO determine what article
was used This once decided beyond doubt,
might furnish TO the police clew as TO the
perpetrators of the outrage Chief of Police
Mallon SAYS that the force of the explosion was
exerted chiefly in an outward direction, and that
it was possibly an explosion of gas
II is evident that it was the intention of the
author or authors of the explosion TO destroy
the Privy Council Chamber meeting of the
trvy Council was called for tonight; and 1t Is
supposed that the miscrcants made some miscal-
culation in their arrangements. Had the explosion
taken place when that body was in session there
might have been large loss of life. The Pnvy
Council met tonight, as usual.
TIC affair has Grated CONSERVATION among the
peopl, living in and employed about the Castle.
All the dynamite outragcs that have been per-
petrated in London and other places In Great
Britain are called 20 mind, and a large number Of
people are fully convinced that the Physic
Force party have again put their policy or
terrorism into effect. Since the thorough cstab-
lshmenG OF the Irish Parliamentary agitation, the
mon who believe In the of dynamite 10 force
England 10 grant their demands for lrelands legls
lative independence have been comparatively quiet.
In fact il is believed that, since the explosion at
London Bridge, and the attempt 10 blow up the
House of Parliament, the principal instigatOrs Of
dynamite outragcs in Eng land and Ireland have
been imprisoned have fled the country. AT
any rate there have been no OutragcS o. the KIND
for several years until now.
Advices nave been received here that the
Physical Force party in America were about 10
make further attempt to put their policy into
actual practice, but tie authorities have hereto
fore placed little crcdcnce in these reports.
The Earl Of Ietland late in the afternoon.
viN:eJ the scene of the explosion, and expressed
surprise at the to- rlic energy OF the cxpl )siOn
lie also expressed satisfaction that nobody Lad
lost his life