DYNAMITE, OUTRAGES.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1186, 3 June 1884, Page 1

DYNAMITE, OUTRAGES.

Lomdo», Mry 26. A serious dynamite outrage waa perpetrated this evening in St. Jamas' Square, Pall Mall. The; facta, M ascertained, show that three; separate explosions recurred, almost aimultatwou«ly, on different sides of the sqoare, causing consMrrable damage to several buildings in the neighborhood. > Those that suffered moat «»ro houses occupied by the Army and. Nary Club and Juaior Carlton Club, the windows of both buildings be'ng shattered to atoms. So far as is at present known, no one has been injured.

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 building* and injuries of a more or less severe character to several persons in the neighborhood of the explosion.

May 31.

Further particulars which hire now been obtained legarding the dynamite outmgps last night show that bv the explosion at St. James's Square, the kitchen of the Junior Carlton Club was completely wrecked, and that seven of the Ciub serrants were injured, though none fatally. It has alio been ascertained that the explosion in Great Scotland Yard caused immense damage to the building occupied by the officials of the 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 persotis hsv* been injured; one of them, a constable, vry severely. Later intelligence hag now been received, showing that knottier outrage was nearly perpetrated last evening in Trafalgar Square, ChsriDg Cross, there there was discovered deposited at , the bate of the Nelson.column sixteen cakes of dynamite with fuse attached, 'jtie discovery was fortunately made in time to prevent an explosion, which, had it occurred, wouli certainty have" destroyed the column.

The news of last night's occurrences caused great cousterniiion throughout the metropolis. The explosions, and the attempt in Trafalgar Square w*re f there is no doubt, the work of an organised party, but so far »? is known no clue has yet been obtained fo tht perpetrators. Later The first explosion took place at tht Junior Carlton Club, in Pall Mall, where an infernal machine was dropped down the area, and exploding,, wrecked all the lower part of the premiiei. A second explosion followed soon after, and injured the Army and Navy Club House, the War Intelligence Office, and Sir Watkin Wynn's house. The Cluba

were crowded. at the time, and great excitement prevails. A. third explosion completely wrecked the DetectiveOffic* in Scotland Yard, and fatally injured one' of the constables on" duty 4 .... ;{< ;*i j / '.,/' r.r ■. ~ - ' Altogether,twelve persons wsrs injursd. The explosions followed 'in quickisuccession. A constable found a parcel cf dynamite with a lighted fuse Attached at the foot of the Nelson column, and extinguished the fuse in time to pre rent another explosion.