The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-06-12


m,s to . Instant and horrible death,
Tbsir names we're Lomsspsy and flsn
| ins, ssd tAey we're eonspirsior. Their
nissioa sss TO blow up the bridss With
dynamite, bsesuss u vH considered that
., that tims there vonid be more pso
pls erossius II -uorkmsn. uorksirls and
othsn on their way home frcal bnsiasss -
thsr Of any other time 10 The dsy and
that The los 10 human lie would be
mere appalling
All vent veil 81 fr.l, Ths pair ei dee
psrsioes dropped noislessly dovn The
river 10 boat With forty pounds si
dynsmiis 10 tier possession. together
viii the necessary iusss and deiol siots
arrived Of their destinstion. however. thsy
fonnd that the gully hole uudsrnssih The
soushstp arch Of the siructate, wherein
IL had been there intention to insert the
explosive. bad been stopped up. L,mss
nsy undertook 10 remove the obstruction
bat IL occupied him some little time,
The night wss bitterly cold. and his com
rsds got chilled and vas ssiE,d with
suddsn a. Of sns,slns. In his ssitstion
be dropped oss or more OF the dstonstors
be vas holding. aud these falling 10 the
bottom ei the boat. exploded II, With
disastrous results. Doubtless, however,
that inoppsrtuus snosz,, although II end
Cd the career Of . pair OF dssperuioss,
saved London bridge from distraction.
That the Right Hoo. W: II. Forster
died psscsiully 10 his bed instead Of be
log sssassi.stsd 10 1882 vas doe 10
sns,zi. Tbrs timss the conspirstors |
laid 10 wait for him, bat the las, attempt
Vas the most determined OF sll. Four
mss armed with heavy csliber navy 70
volvsrs we're to wsyhy him S be drove
from the vicsrsgsl lodge to the castle,
Two OF the asssssins we're TO hfe st him |
from the dst floor window Of house IN
. certain street, and the other two wsIe
stationed st the window OF smother house
. few ysrds down on the opposite side
Of the way,
These latter we're. the reserves" destin
cd TO try their skill should their COL
Leagues mics, Neither OF the two firing
parties we're TO show themselves until
tho nesr spprosoh OF their proposed vie
tim was sisnsllsd from the street below.
Ths signal ia question was 10 be the
vsvios OF = pocket handkerchief by
James Carey tho same man who was ai
tsrvsrd killed by o Donneli.
TIE plo. ws, s1osllen,ly planned from
therein. 10 TACT. so f,r - human fore
81. ht ooald provide sgsiast esentu slities
The chief secretary seemed ~ good as
dead. Yst ii oil came to nsusht and Tor
20 simple . reason that the ploltsrs them
selves. meeting together sftsrvsrd at their
sssrst rendezvous 10 North King street.
we're fsin TO laugh At their own dissom
dtors,
Tbs morains vas Geld and susty, Mr..
Forster wss somewhat late. and Carey;
chilled with waiting about, bsssn 10
,nstz,. Iastinctivsly he drew ont his
the handkerchief thst wss
10 give the fatal signal, and 10 % instant
lhe blustsring north wind had Aisksd
i from bic bsnumbsd fingers and sent II
railing down the street sta twenty mile
10 hour gait.
Az that very instant the chief secretary
% bis carriage turned the cornsr and
,sns swiftly toward him. Carey ran to
he spo. which had bssn prsvisusly agreed
,pon and tried 10 msks his fellow son
Ipirsiors understand that their vistiD {
vas Ia sisht BY signalling with bis srm
'sd pointing.
The result, howsvsr. thosgh exactly
that might have been iorsssn. hardly
'sms up to his expectations. The four
nsn st tho windows we're waiting Tor .
nsn With . hsndhsrohisf. fostssd, they o
~ orc without any suob signslins sppsra :
us, sviasItly excited and pointing wildly q
lp the street. Instsntly they copjursd mp .
'isions Of trsitors In their ranks end Of d
detectives 90 their trseks end, dropping .
heir weapons. insontinsntly and hastily d
led. 9
Oa the evening OF O,t IL. 1878, . !
policeman on daty near the Coliseum Q
4 usio hall. Liverpool. noticed I'D nm ?
Isu,l oommo.ion 81 the entrance. Dis
lsveled boys and girls, their clothing 10 =
nspy instances torn from tbsir backs and u
oms OF thsm covered with blood. we're q
touring from the esllsry exits. while =
tom within the bnilding osms the sonnd q
i sbriskibs sod loud cfiss for help. Real 9
zips something OF What vas happening. Y
bs sosstsbIs ssizsd sn sx srd smashed Il
o tso OF toe 'eItrs" doou.
His prompt Ac,ion undonbtsdly saved d
cores II not hundreds Of lives, for by this
ims The auditorium had become . vsri
sble psndtn noBium. vhsrsin several =
hosssnd people. mad With terror, we're y
Isblins sni sirusslias With one smother .
or prsesdsncs.
Thirty seven OF the nnmbsr lost their u
ives. All more than twics that numbe b
'srs msined for life. And tbs ssuss oi b
b panic wss d. Of saszp pe INTO which y
bumb bar Of sirl, 10 The iron, rov Of the =
sllsry vUs throsn. osins W SONS mis-
hs,ions person tossing stms snufi into
be sir. q
Anumbs Of those bshisd. hssri1s and z
sslps . com motion 10 frott, roe 10 ibsir. y
bel. osbsrs Joined thsm. Sbonts ssd y
ri,s sddsd 10 the sobfosion. 40 slsrn a
'ss rsissd ihss tbs pises vu on fire. and b