Bomb Outrages Infuriate London

Northern Advocate, 28 July 1939, Page 7

Bomb Outrages Infuriate London

One Killed And 17 In Hospital; Bomb Horrors In London

(Received 2 p.m.) LONDON, July 2G. THE RESULT OF THE EXPLOSION OF TWO BOMBS AT KING’S CROSS RAILWAY STATION, DR. DONALD CAMPBELL, A LECTURER AT EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY, WHO WAS MARRIED EARLY THIS YEAR, WAS KILLED, AND SEVENTEEN ARE IN HOSPITAL. Dr. Campbell, who had just arrived on holiday with his wife, died in hospital as a result of multiple injuries. His wife was injured on the logs. Seventeen others are now in hospital, including six women, and a girl aged 15. At the time of the explosion, four employees and two passengers were inside the cloak-room. Four others were at the doorway. Railway police, blinded by fumes, courageously dashed into the wrecked office to assist the injured. As it was lunch time, there was a big crowd on the platforms, and the people were horrified to see women flung to the pavement and portions of their dresses torn off.

Gelignite Suspected,

The police, despite a long search, faded to find pieces of the bomb. It is believed that gelignite was exploded, as a large hole was blown in the floor of the cloak-room.

Trunks burst, and not a single case or parcel was not damaged. Three women and two porters inside the office at the time of the explosion were seriously hurt. One porter had a leg blown off, and his clothes ripped off, and a constable nearby was badly cut by flying glass

A chauffeur and a woman in a car outside the station were also wounded, The office became a scene of indescribable devastation.

A great cloud of smoke belched from it, and police dashed in and dragged out the injured.

A woman 50 yards away was blown off her feet, and the roadway and the station approaches were littered with debris from shattered suitcases.

Nearly 100 people were rushed to the station. They allowed no one to pass without reason.

Depositors of luggage at other termini were also closely scrutinised. It was later stated that two cloakroom attendants and three porters were injured and taken to hospital. All suffered severe shock, and first aid was given 12 bystanders on the platform. The station clock was shattered, and several people were injured by falling glass.

Crowds Infuriated

Crowds became so infuriated that the police had the greatest difficulty in preventing assaults on Irish-looking persons. 1

Five men were taken to the police station and questioned. Explosion at Victoria.

A bomb also exploded in the cloakroom at Victoria station, and three were injured. Compared with that at King’s Cross, the Victoria Street explosion was a minor affair.

Three attendants had narrow escapes. One was taken to hospital and the other two were treated at the station.

Shutters were blown out, and the cloak-room was filled with smoke. Police ambulances and a fire engine were rushed up. Guarding Viaducts.

A close watch was kept by police at the railway viaduct near Uppingham, the biggest railway bridge in England, as they have been informed of a plot to blow it up tonight. Three women and two men were charged at Bow Street in connection with pillar box explosions. The Lion Stirred. Members of Parliament were so angered at the outrage that the House of Commons put the I.R.A. Bill through the third reading in five minutes.