The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-12
CLEARING OUT HELL GATE.
RBMOpISG rBE DEBRIS MADE BIZ
THE GREAT EXPLOSION.
Zen. Newion's Satisfaction with Results thus
lar AchicVed-W Work Begun on Flood ock
w hat ~ -nid nbout He'll tsate Tides.

Zen Newion's satisfaction with Results thus
lar Achieved Work Begun on Flood X ock
What IN snid about He'll tsete Tides.
The tedious operation Of removing the
fragments Of eneiss rock that formerly consti-
tuted the dangerous reef at Halletta Point Is to
be begun Tomorrow. The complete survey ~
the debris from the blasted piers and galleries
that lay scattered around the point shows that
the explosion was In every way successful The
explosion left the rock equally distributed At
the bottom. and In such small pieces a. 90 render
II possible to be removed with ordinary grap-
ping mac hipery. The removal VI 80 great guam
tty " fragment will necessarily he a long and
tedious work that will. according ~ Gen. New
tons estimate. consume more than year and
half before the depth Of twenty-six feet of water
can be obtained Ia radios Of less than Ons
hundred feet rom nlllett- Point.
with the limited amount left from the last ap-
propriation ~ sj.OnOnn, Gen. Newton has
thoughtfully provided for the payment for the
removal Of the rock at Halletts Point only until
June next. reserviug a sufficient amount to dill
gently push forward. until that time, the im-
portant work on Flood Rock. opposite aud AZ
Diamond Reef. near Coe 1tlcs slip. When those
distinctions shall have been removed and the
| channel made broader al Ilallc'ts Point, tho
Fast river navigation will be absolutely free
| from danger u reefs.
IN
| Mr.. Barney Boyle the mining engineer. rccnn-
| menccd Wor. al Flood Rock. wIirn had been
discontinued only on account " it, close prox-
| unity to Hilletts Reef two shafts having
| already been sunk to "A Qepth Of over hfty feet.
| The work at Flood Rock h Al nrosout continued
| nv drilling and blasting. and In sunlcitn Mt means
| be pla. ed ut the disup-al of Gen Newton this
! most dangerous - an the ohetrurfions will be
! removed within three wear. and "A half
| Tie reef known a. Flood ltD.k which Al pres-
/ ont has the appearance ~ "A ttinhlod down fort.
l. in reality the back ~ a reef around which has
| hc, % hIilt a circular wall. The reef underneath
/ the water has however. an area - more than
seven acre. and includes the dangerous points
/ which are lnUwu 10 mariners A. iicuand Chick
/ en- tho Negro Heads and the Gridir0n An Il
these are to Doe removed hy q simultaneous cx-
/ plo-iun. aud the scale ~ the gigantic undertake
Ink is such AS 10 make the llaett's Point ey plo-
| sion dwudle into insignllcance. over li1uO
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