New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-09

L
aiad II true that porien Of the work vas stopped
s,r tine but mos. u tie la>orers were simply
cb.r ged to ether gargr, md tie number dispensed
with vi rot xce-o one bur ired. Tue work on the
PaIt being puzzled for yard rapidly as possible
atd furnishes employ meu, for about 800 men, aud
$50 carts aud trucks TIE amount pad 10 the CON-
mon latorer- At presen, i Al 10 per day 5! 20 for
man cart and bose and 81 % for truck. two ,rses,
SIC driver. Meet of the ,borers engaged on tie
lower portion of the Park below the Receiving Req
eIvoir. and is purposed to have the whole flashed
from Fify.Irib street to the Reservoir, this Fall
This " i'll include the Sks,ing Pond, and Young
America" vill tbi. Wi1ter hsv, an opportunity OF
erjoyrg oil the pleasure TO be obtained from stweoty
acre field of ice. II is arranged that the Crotcn
can be turned into the pond every night, thus giving
smooth surface every morning. At the upper end of
TIE Promenaie" beautiful stone bridge is in pro-
cess of construction, spsnnug q smal ravine, and
making carriage crossing. The Promenate will be
continued under this bridge descending twelve or fifteen
Get by solid stone steps, TO the lower end OF the
" Skating Pond" Here q large aud beautiful foun'
ain IS to be erected, having basin one hundred
feet in diameter, std throwing jet OF pure Gro
ton 10 a hight Of forty or fifty feet. This
work the bridge, and fountain, will comprise one
Of the most beautiful as well the most expensive
por,ioi Of the Park. massive iron bridge IL also
being built, crossing the Sksng Pond at one OF its
mario west places These works heog carried for
ward rs fsst as circumstances Will admit Tue other
labor beicg done present consists in laying out ths
lower end Of the Park 10 cairagedrives and pfonen-
sdes setting out shrubbery and sodcinc and beautfy-
ing the n unds in similar manner 10 that which has
! been CONF et.d and known SIS tue " Rsmbe. In
addition IL the nuu,ber Of men employed At the Park,
uprard Of 100 are engaged by contractors who have
tax certain portions of the work TO do. Beside this
| large number of men, several hundred employed
In the construction OF the Croton Reservoir. AZ
there is at present grea. deal Of blasting required to
be DONE tire greatest necessary to prevent ac
/ cdents. Regular hours appointed for the blast
| ing and twenty minutes allowed for clearing the
ground AZ So'clock II and t. all the blasts tired.
Twenty minutes before the time the bell in the tower
rrgs ont clearly, whereupon the laborers drop their
implements ard Flagmen are stationed in cir
Gle around the BLAST, at safe distances, aud no one Is
allowed to pass between them and the blasts. The
utmost csuon is used to prevent the rocks romfying,
the blasts berg covered with heavy logs and stones
When all is ready the foreman halls fisgnan No. J,
and ssks "Is sill clear T. To which he must receive
answer "All cesr, sir" b.fcre proceeding to
TIE next. In this way he halls all the flag
men, ard then gives the order TO fire. Toe
fuse is lighted and the foreman and bis assistants
tten make good their retreat. Shortly after come,
the explosion, atd rocks, logs, dust, and smoke go
flying into the cir from t~erty, thirty, or fifty blasts
| in rapii Succession. Then tho foreman returns and
examines the blasts, when, finding all safe, he an
noupces the same 20 the fagmen wis then drop their
| fags and the workmen resume their labors. In this
mann the blasting is all done; and any foreman or
| workman who negects to comply with the printed
rules in this respect is forthwith discharged In
sequence of this precau.ion no. one serious accident
has occurred yet from the blasts one ~ Eo per
sons have beer slightly riared but it h;4 been the
result Of their own csrelessness. Tie msn who was
reported 81 seriously hunt Tuesday last was able
to return to his work yesterday morning. The work
proposed to BE- completed this Fall constitutes about
two.fths of the whole Park, ard lies entirely below
the present Reservoir. 1t will include about three
miles Of unequalsd csrrisge road beside the walks
and promenades. AZ present, the Ramble' affords
more delightful stroll than can be found else where
in this vicinity. On Saturday afternoons Dodworth'
Band consisting Of ABOUT twenty-five musicians,
gives eratuitous open-ar concerts in the Ramble,
ard thousands flock to hear them and enjoy the
beautiful surroundings The expense this music is
betrayed by private subscription. On Sundays thsre
il no mu SIC in the Park, yet the number Of visitors
equally as great. On other days, although there are
msuy visitors there is rush or crowd. Il depends
upon the amount Of money furnished by the city
whether tie contemplated work will be completed
this Fall or not The Controller has been authorized
tossue Central Park stock to the amount Of 10000
and If this il taken the Commissioners will have an
pie means 10 continue their ,bors. II not it is feared
that wok viii be sus2erd-d partially, and . large
lumber of men thrown ont Of employment. Let u
hope thot the funds will be forthcoming, that the
wok may 20 on rnintenuptedly
FuNIRAL OF GEORGE GRIswoLD.-Ihe funera
services OF the late George Grswold, whose desth
has been announced in THE TRIBUNE, took place a.
10 O'Clock yesterday morning, at DIR. Potts. Church
on the corner Of University place aniTe street.
large number of the fiiends Of the deceased were
present among whom many of the members o.
the Chamber Oh Commerce, and others, with whom he
had been associated in business relations. The pre-
lmiuaIy services held al the former residence Of
Mr.. Grisgold at Ne~.Brighton, where the Rev. DIR