The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-07
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.
A Terrible Defamation on
Bergen Heights.
0BLITERATION OF A MAGAZINE.
Desperate Attempt to Destroy the New
Railroad Tunnel
A GANG OF STRIKERS AT WORK.
Immense Danger in Jersey City, lIOboken
and New York.
The Conclusion Felt Over a
Radius of Ten Miles.
SCENES and INCIDENTS IN THE NElGHBOIuOOD.
How the People Of Three
Immense Danger in Jersey City, lIObOken
and New York.
The Conclusion Felt Over a
Radius of Ten Miles.
SCENES and INCIDENTS IN TIE NElGHDoIHooD.
How the People Of Three
Cities Behaved.

terrible explosion occurred last night In Jersey
Heights, in OF construction for the use OF
the Delaware, Lacdawanna and Western Railroad.
The explosion though not accompanied with
loss OF human life. created great deal OF alarm.
and caused considerable damage to property in the
vicinity and throughout the entire neighborhood.
The scene OF the explosion was in the little brick
building standing on the brow OF the hill and
used for the storage OF the combustibles ana blast
charges OF powder for cutting away the masses
OF rock in the tunnel. It is quite evident that the
explosion was the will OF design. and IL is
also believed that 1t was occasioned by
some Of the strikers formerly at work in the
tunnel. They succeeded in escaping to place OF
safety before the defamation took place, and it
Is supposed that they hoped, by the de-
strucuon OF the magazine building and
the contents, TO throw down greater part
OF the hill and portion OF the bank and thus block
up the entrance TO the tunnel bore. In this the
miscreants were mistaken, for the only ef
feet caused by the explosion OF the
Of the cartridges stored in the magazine building
was to utterly obiterate the building and shatter
the houses standing near by on Palisade avenue.
DOWN TOWN.
Seldom has an explosion like this made itself felt
large area Of territory Us did this desper-
ate effort on the part OF the strikers last night.
Not only in Jersey city and Hobokcn were
people startled by the awful report,
both in New York and Brooklyn 1t was SO loud that
everybody supposed that the explosion had occur
red a few blocks away nom where they were stand
ing. Down town It was supposed that some
building had fallen, or that some inflammable
I.sseral had taken fire and burst out like so
much gunpowder. People ran into the
street and looked up into into sky In
expectation OF seeing the light OF large fire.
Others looked for the appearance OF the ire engines
but neither flames or fire apparatus appeared.
AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
AZ precisely four minutes after twelve O'Clock
telegram came nashing over the police wires 70 IN
spcctor Thorne, ut the Police Headquarters, that
the scene OF the explosion was Bergen
Tunnel The news spread rapidly, and
within o very short time hundreds OF people were
discussing the cause The prevailing opinion
seemed to be that many lives were lost.
and many expressed the belief that it
was the work Of the strikers. Up to one
O'Clock this morning. Citizens came fiocking from
all quarters Of the city, eager to learn par.
ticulars, but mono were obtained beyond the
location. Each new arrival gave his experience
on hearing the shock.
At the Fifth Avenue Hotel 1t appeared but
short distance away On the streets
lining the East River, the rumbing
was load, sharp and distinct, and created the I'm
precision that the explosion was caused by nitro
cIyccrlne. In Yonkers people started from their
houses In dsmay.