Serious Dynamite Outrage.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 146, 2 June 1884, Page 2

Serious Dynamite Outrage.

SEVERAL PERSONS INJURED. GREAT EXCITEMENT. [Reuters Telegrams.] London, May 30. A serious dynamite outrage perpetrated this evening in St. James’ Square, Pall Mall. The facts as ascertained show that three separate explosions occurred almost simultaneously on different sides of the Square, causing considerable damage to several buildings in the neighborhood. Those that suffered most were houses occupied by the Army and Navy Club and Junior Carlton Club, the windows of both buildings being shattered to attorns. So far as is at present known no one has been injured. Midnight, Another outrage was committed at a late hour this evening in Great Scotland Yard, Whitehall, where a violent explosion of dynamite took place, causing serious damage to buildings and injuries of more or less severe character to several persons in the neighborhood of the explosion. May 31. Morning.—Further particulars which have now been obtained regarding the dynamite outrage last night show that by the explosion at St, James’ Square the kitchen of the Junior Carleton Club was completely wrecked, and that seven of the Club servants were severely injured, though none fatally. It has also now been ascertained that the explosion in Great Scotland Yard has caused immense damage to the buildings occupied by the Official Criminal Investigation Department, and other premises in the neighborhood. The dynamite had been deposited in the urinal of the police office, where the explosion occurred. Four persons have been injured, one a constable, very severely. Later intelligence has now been received, showing that another outrage was nearly perpetrated last evening in Trafalgar Square, Charing Cross, where there was discovered, deposited at the base of the Nelson column, sixteen cakes of dynamite with fuse attached. The discovery was fortunately made in time to prevent the exiflosion, which, had it occurred, would certainly have destroyed the column. The news of last night’s occurrences has caused great consternation throughout the metropolis. The explosions, and attempt in Trafalgar Square, were, there is no doubt, the outcome of an organised plot, but so far as is known, no clue has yet been obtained to the perpetrators.