The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-12
suffragcttes Desecrate Most
Sacred Part of Eng
lands Temple
of Glory.
MAKES TERRIFIC DIN
The Explosion Reverberates
Through Building, Caus-
inc Clouds of Dust
and Smoke.
ARREST TWO BY MISTAKE
Wooden Back Of Ancient Relic
Slightly Injurcd-Price-
less Windows I'm
harmed.
ARREST TWO BY MISTAKE
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LoSpoN. June lit looks as II West
minister Abbey which all down the CEN
turtles has escaped the destroying agencies
OF war. revolution and riot and periods
Of ignorant Indifference. is to be ruined
st last by the passionate spite Of a hand
ful Of women, which an enlightened" age
10 too emotional or has not enough back
bore TO handle with any semblance Of
vgor
Il has often been predicted that the
Abbey would become the object OF suf-
frage,te devltry. and to-day the pre-
diction was fulfilled. 1t was the initial
attempt of the wild women" and the
result. happily, was less serious than was
intended. but in view OF the impunity
with which such an attempt was carried
cut. 4; may be assumed that the attacks
will be renewed until one day the vener-
able temple will go up in flames.
Abbey FILLED with Smoke.
The oldest and most sacred part OF the
Abbey was chosen for to-day's outrage.
In Edward the Confessor's chapel. behind
the high altar. stands the anclen. coro-
nation chair. and between this and a
carved stone screen a mlscreant placed
q small bomb OF thin nickel plated metal
filed with pieces of iron. At 5 40 O'Clock
this afternoon the bomb was exploded
BY fuse with a terrific din, which re-
verbera,ed through the lofty Gothic vault
like recurring volleys of firearms, filled
the chancel and adjoining chapels with
clouds OF dust and smoke and caused a
brief panic among about 100 visitors and
the officials OF the Abbey.
The police fastened to the scene OF the
explosion and found the damage as shown
by a superficial examination consisted of the
breaking of OF a slight part of the carved
wood back Of the coronation chair and
the damaging OF some of the stone carv-
ing screen by iron fragments. A woman 8
feather boa, a guide book and small
silk bag wer found near by.
element within and without the Abbey
The noise of the explosion was heard
across Parliament Square and in the
House OF Commons and people rushed
from all sides to learn what had happened
The clergy, who had been disturbed in
the neghboring residences by the din
hurried TO the Abbey to learn the worst
The police. however. had closed the doors
and no one was allowed to enter.
Two young Danish women who wer.
among the visitors to the Abbey at tn,
time OF the explosion were so alarmed
: and agitated that the police suspected
That they were the authors Of the out
rage and arrested them. They were able
however to satisfy the officials OF theiI
innocence and were soon released. NJ
other arrests have been made and Their,
no clue to the author OF the explosion
Chair Dates From Edward I,
The coronation chair, generally Gale,
st Edwards chair. because II stands fl
the chapel near the shrine of Edwar,
the Confessor. was built for Edward l
and has been used in the coronation O
all British monsrchs since 1874. 1t 4
covered with gliding and ornamental
work and is in a fair state of preserva
ton.
The Stone of Scone, also known as tn
Liza Fail, the Stone of Destiny. said t
nave been the stone used by Jacob 70
pillow when he saw the angels ascend
ing and descending the ladder, wa
brought " Tara in Ireland, ACCORDING
10 tradition, In the fifth century, an
was placed in Dunstaffnage Castle, O
Loeb Etive. for use as coronation sea
BY tho Irish Kings. Kenneth Is said I
have taken 1t from Dunstaffnage to tn
Abbey of Scone. in Perthshire. Edwar
had il brought to London in 129
IN token OF the complete subJugation c
scotland and ordered the present chaI
built around IT, The stone il a piec
o. sandstone, said by biologists TO hav
come from the west coast OF Scotlan,
On coronation days the chair is take
INTO the choir OF the Abbey and is COY
cred with gold brocade. The State swor
and sJlcld of Edward III. are kept b,
s'de II IN the Chapel of Edward III
lontessor
Damage Very slight.