The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1876-10-20
Our New York Letter.
Po.;tical-The Big Explosion Centennial Trav-
el and Business.
NEW YORK, Sept, 80, 1871

NEW YORK, Sept. 80, 1876.
There is more excitement over politics in
the city now than was ever known before
-1S40 not accepted. 1t is the prevailing
topic at Clubs, in social circles, on the
Streets, III utisInUos Prssuse, r'1ls1 ssy s,ss-''
Every man has his notion Of things, and is
doing his level best to have his notion made
the notion of everybody else. The De-
mocracy as good as concede the election OF
Morgan and tho carrying of New York for
Hayes, unless they manage to capture Ohio
and Indiana in October. To those States
they are looking with intense interest, for
If both these go Republican in October, the
game is up and Tilden is defeated.
THE BLOWING UP OF HELL GATE,
was one of the most remarkable feats ofthe
century, an immense rock that had pre-
vented the passage of vessels of large class
through the Sound, was honey-combed
with chambers, and $4,000 Tbs. of nitro
glycerine and dy Mantle, placed therein and
exploded by electricity. The papers OF the
city had been speculating upon the effect OF
an explosion of SO large an amount OF the
most terrible forces known, for weeks, and
the public had made up its mind that some
thing worse than an earthquake would be
the result. Tt was feared the shock would
be so severe as to topple down houses, and
cause a wide spread destruction OF proper
ty and life. And SO, on Sunday, the day
fixed for the explosion, the whole city was
out of doors, where it was supposed every
thing would be safe. The rain fell IN tor
rents. it was cold, miserable rain, but
notwithstanding, the parks and open places
were all crowded with people, men, women
and children, even to babes in arms, with
or without umbrellas. 1t was amusing 20
see women with babies on one arm and lap
dogs ON the other, determined to save what
was the most dear to them. Many brought
with them their goods and chatteis-that Is
such articles as were fragile. The time
came, all turned pale, there was the SOUND
of the preparatory gun that gave warning
tbe time passed, and everybody drew long
SIGH Of relief and went home, the men af-
firming that they never had any fear, pus
their wives were so nervous it was deemed
hest to come out to keep them easy. The
fact is there was scarcely any sound, ano
| no shock whatever. The chambers were
under twenty feet of water, and then al
4 imroense volume, with enormous fragments
of rock, and timber from the excavation
was hurled fifty feet into the air, ana =
subsided, and the river ran on as though
4 nothing had happened. It was an entire
success. The reef was completely destroy
ed. and where it was there is now twenty
feet of water. The masses OF rock are pc
;no removed by means of enormous der
rieks. and in few weeks ocean steamer
NAV. if they choose, get to their docks 2!
the Sound passage, a saving OF severa
miles. and an avoidance of much DANGER
CENTENNIAL TRAVEL.
There never was anything like the trave
that is pouring into New York at this time I'll ne
The roads are crowded and the hotel
swarm. Thursday morning twelve hund
rad nasssegers brealfasted ut HornellsYihe
on the Erie. and on the Central the tram
bo.h ways, were four times the usual nun
bar Of cars. Wednesday evening the S:S
train out Of New York on the Central wa
made np of thirty sleeping cars ana . 2
n,arv common coaches, which was run !
four sections, eight minutes apart. IN
trains ON the Pennsylvania road were
run in seven sections. Last week the Ne'
York division OF tho Jersey Railroad care
$40, ,es7 passengers, the the most q lnel ~
centennialers. There never were 50 man
neon,e ii New York as now. Broadway
tbronpes With strangers, seeing the slgnf'
s.s 90 49,, ! i Al much j sight to New Yor