A DYNAMITE PLOT.
m ATTEMPTS TO WRECK THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT, WESTMINSTER HALL, AND THE TOWEE. reuter'h .telegrams. London, January 24. Intense excitement has been caused here by the discovery of daring and well-planned attempts to damage the Houses of Parliament and Tower of London by dynamite explosions. Early this afternoon the first ' explosion ocenrred, the dynamite having been lodged in the first crypt under Westminster Hall. The windows of the Hall were smashed by the concussion, and a large hole made in the floor. Two policemen and a visitor who were present were seriously injured. A few minuteß later a second explosion occurred, in a spot under the Strangers' Gallery iv the House of Commons- The western end of the Chamber was completely wrecked by the force of the explosion. One person who is suspected of having caused the explosion was arrested on the spot. A third explosion occurred about the same time, the scene beiug the White Tower of the Tower of London. Numerous visitors were present at the time, and four persons were severely injured. Windows in the neighbourhood were broken, and the buildings sustained considerable damage.
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Bruce Herald, Volume XVII, Issue 1614, 27 January 1885, Page 3
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190A DYNAMITE PLOT. Bruce Herald, Volume XVII, Issue 1614, 27 January 1885, Page 3
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