Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1842-11-04
rnE cRANp EXPLOSION Ar NEw YonK

THE GRAND EXPLOSION AT NEW YORK
We have rarely seen more imposing
spectacle than that of yesterday, at The Bat
terry. The third experiment Of MIR Colt with
his submarine battery was advertised to be
performed III connection with the exhibition
of the American Institute, at o'clock, and
before 3, thousands were vending their way
toward Castle Garden. At half past 3 the
whole city presented most animated and
Interesting scene. Castle Garden was
crowded TO its utmost linits--adnssio
fifty cents; the piers North of the Battery
we're ihickly filled the vessels for IA long
way up the river with their rigging were
crowded with clusters of human beings the
Battery AZ far as the eye could see around
II, aud far back from its outer edge, was
black with the dense multitude the tree
tops were filed The roofs of houses aud all
the prominent places near were covered
the North Carolina, which Law with her
broadside to the shore, a little TO the North
OF the Garden, was completely crowded and
her rigging filled, and, at distance Of about
one eighth of mile from the Battery and in
direct line between the Garden and the
North end of Bellows Island, swung large
unrigged vessel OF nearly 800 tons, with a
heavy hull and two mas,s capped by elligies
while around her were playing hundreds of
boats, steamers, sloops, skifis, &c. filled to
the utmost with men, women and children,
of all ages and conditions
AT quarter before 4 a gun from the
rtV'.'. O.. -ts... sue noe "a ri,P"'"s'V''.
The surrounding craft began to remove 10 a
little distance from the vessel, small boat
went out to make necessary arrangements,
and both the North Carolina and the unrig-
ged ship swung round their broadsdcs to-
ward the Garden Every thing was now
quiet, and the great multitude were hushed
in expectation. The sun shone not bright
ly enough TO dazzle the sight, and all gazed
with fixed intenseness upon the ship. At a
little after 4 a signal gun sounded from the
Carolina; another quickly followed, and
with the explosion of the third, the great
bulk seemed lifted by its waist from the wa
ter by some unseen power, the bow aud
stern sunk heavily and the whole was envel-
oped by huge pile Of dense mist, some two
hundred feet in diameter and about eighty
high, through which now and then were
seen pieces of timber, of which even the
shape could not be guessed In about a
minute the whole settled down, and a large
circle, covering the spot where the slip had
stood, was strewcd thickly over with frag-
ments of the doomed vessel-the largest
piece being a slight portion of the hnil at
tached to the malnmast.
! Never have we seen more completely
successful experiment The explosion was
attended with very slight noise-complete-
( iy silenced by the superior sound of the gun
| fred at the same instant The boats which
had surrounded the vessel now rushed in TO
inspect her wreck and scores Of life pre-
servers, life settees, life buoys, life boats,
&c. &c. which had been pat OF board,
were picked up. A fine brass band struck
up Hail Columbia and the great throng
with tremendous shout began to dsperse
We have no doubt that al least 40, 600 per
sons looked upon this experiment The
Secretary of war, with Adj Gen. Jones
viewed it from the North Carolina. Nc
man, after seeing such an experiment as thi:
can doubt The ability of this battery to scat
ter in fragments over the water vessel Of any
size the only question with any one is
how the engine can be placed urder the shiI
without the knowledge of those on board
There are many ways in which this nigh
be done, but which ofthem Mr. Colt employs
he chooses to keep to himself Tribune.