Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-09-25
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lower Money, IN. Gold. 9S. Exchange,
long, ~; snort, 4s4A. Governments dull
NEW YORK, Sept 2s.-Flour ou,s and nm
changed. Wheat dun and unchaneed- Corn
The Hell Gate blow Out YESTERDAY.
TIE EXPLOSION PERFECT sUCCEss-Nor
SINGLE ACCIDENT.
The explosion al Hell Gate took place a.
PSI y. m. yesterday within a minute OF tue
time advertised, and without q single acci-
dent. BY noon streams OF pedestrians were
pouring across the city 20 points OF ooserva-
ton on The east side. Street cars going up
town were loaoed with police aud citizens,
ana First and Second avenues, ss viewed
from heights, was black with pedestrians.
On The cars men were seen sitting In the
windows at either side, with legs angling
out OF the windows. About O'Clock the
cross streets and avenues from which a view
could be had were swarming with people,
and the house tops along the east side were
crowded, when a heavy shower OF rain came
down and The immense multitude were inn
mediately under the shelter OF umbrellas.
Thousands ON thousands OF carriages and
vehicles OF every description crowded the
heights and cross streets from which the ex-
plosion could be seen. Great alarm pre-
vailed among many residents In the vicin-
by the residents through fear OF rocks belng
hurled across the river or huge waves beng
caused by the upheavsl. Every house In
as q matter OF precsutien. But great mass
OF the people bad no fears whatever and
spectators swarmed on the piers and low
where they woild have been droSned by
thousands In case OF a wave.
Government scow and police and emigra-
Ton board steamers and hundreds of barges
and row boats lay between New York aud
wards Island, about opposite iiOth street
At O'Clock a faint pun Of smoke arose, fol-
,o%ed n oy repor, OF the nrst gun and there
about In eaSerness 10 get good standpoint.
Cries OF SHOWN umbrellas" were unheeded.
hush fell upon the multiiude. Stiffness was
complete and unbroken from then until the
third gun, Al ESQ O'Clock, which was fol-
lowed, precisely al Isl O'Clock. by the explo-
sion. In q straight and seemingly narrov
line, running north and south, for about 300
yards, water whitened arose evenly three or
/ four feet high. A duh thud was heard, rocks
| trembled beneath the feet OF tue multitude
| as from two quick pulsstions OF an earth
| quake. The water, which appeared 20 re-
main stationary, Tor an Instant broke, and
L masses about twelve feet high, mi xed with
l dark smoke from the dynamite, aud then An
fel back. In moment the river resumed
Its usual peaceful aspect
Then a mighty cheer arose from ali the
northeast side OF the city and from steamers
and boats, and steam whistles were blown
Il and bells were rung Joyously, and all was
over. The report was scarcely noticeable
Not the smallest fragment of rock was hurl-
ed up, and not SO much as a ripple was
caused upon the water save Just over the
spot where the explosion took place. There
| was no coDcussion In the air, and not pane
| of glass was broken In the city or on Wards
Il island.
Immediately after the explosion hundreds
OF row boats set out at their best speed for
He'll Gate, each anxious 10 have the honor
| OF FIRST passing over the scene OF the explo-
| sion. That the work was effectuaIIy done IA
the general feeling, and this also appears
| from the fact that the police boat passed over
/ the spot safely.
The tide has been changed NJ aterialIy By
the explosion, and now the current sets a.
| rectly TO Big and Little Mil rocks. They
will be exploded next.