The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-26
HE'LL GATE.
The General Blast Satisfactory 10
General Newton and NaNigatOrs.

People The Commoiion Comparative.
ly Slight Effect not so
Grand as that in Cali
fOrnia Bay
NEW York, September 25.--Tho
grand blast at Hell Gate, which So
many thousands have looked forward
to with absorbing interest, and, as the
work of charging the lhirty-siX
hundred and eighty drilled holes near
ed completion, not uumiNed with APP
prehensiOn 10y the timid residents of
New York, occurred yesterday at $50,
at high tide. The explosion was
complete success, and is satisfactory
aud gratifying not only to General
Newton and his assistants who have
had il In charge, but to the thousands
of navigators of the SouGj and the
East river, The work has been one
immense labor. The shaft was one
hurdred and sayouto,n ~, .i,t,.. t,,,,
feet having d.rth of
thirt,.throo Cot hol,u, u.,t,,
From This shaft tan main tnnn.Is pa.
diatod thp ,nnr,Is vnrr,rg IN I.r,th
fran ana hnndr,J aud oi,,,,,.uvo fon,
T., throa ,,n,dr.d foot T., Iar,tb uo
a,or,ro I,u,,,, hoi,c, t,,o nn,Ir,Jo,J
sa,o,,, ,,,t m, Wan, 81 ,,,r,ol,
,os about f,nrt.,n foot aud ,hoir
ho;,ht voried fran, twortv.two eoot ~
tha oneniry to .,,,en foet ,t tho ord
M, noor of ,ho NINA fall ,rod,oII,,
tbe roor of the oxrnvotion mara raniJ.
Il, tI,o,i,n bo hod If uo r,,,r
,ho,,,, ,..l ,.,,,,i.,, ..,,,,.,, a,,,.
.,.,..t 49,. ,..,.g ',,,ii 81. ,,.t...,.,,,.
ro,or C.,., co,l,ri., ~ oho,, uo
.nn,o hoi,l,, .,I ,,d,,, ~, u,o ,,n,.l,
troyo,,oJ MA r,ino ., in,or,aIs ~
,hirty foot Iooyirc ,ho root .nnnor,od
hn S,o,n,on, ooinn,,'o, .oliI r,oL
rh oao onn,n,,o hnyo,or MARA ont
n,no,,h h,,oo,,1n,, ,,,n,,, ,,l wal
I,rios i,oYooeinn ,h' unu,hor or rno,
moro srnnortin1 ,ho roor ia o,o INN
d,od ond so,on,,-,h,oo % ,ho,t ,,n
,o, l., n,,ol,o,, anal ,,i,,in, ,,,.a
.o,o I,ro,h NJ nu,,,J,,,d nolro,ias az
eo,o,, l,o,sood Observation-Disclosures
,y-tvo fact -four thonoord oi,ht INN.
i.o,,,, at,u..,,,o, Goa, f,,,,olso,a
two ,,onso,I o,o hn,dro, and .ix,y.
oich, f,., ~ rolIorioo I, ordor ~
anoot, 49,. mn, ,,o.I. -, t,n,oI, on,,
aora,io, - ,,,a ,,ooo.oo,,, lJ.st o,+
ond .on,,vo,o lao, ,hnH f,r,,.sovor
thon.ond four hundred and sixtv.o,a
nnhi, wards of rock This work was
heoun saven veors opo md was fin
ished in Junc 1874, and since thot
tin,o finn niIlors hovo hean driIIed IN
all directions nrenorntorv to fine
insartion If tho c,rtridpe for
tho grand and final hlast
Tho roof ovar these extensive exon.
vations fell in No II WAS intended md
axnected il wouId leaving safe and
deem channel with n sufficient denth
If wafer for the largest vessels. with
the removal of fine reef the Ii de has
hean materially changed Its current
NOW COTS diract,v against Rio and Lift.
lo MIN Rocks tha ramcvol of which
o,, o.,;,,, ho oaacted Thav ,ra com
narativelv small distractions, com.
nosod of gneiss rock like tbelHeIl Gate
root and situotad northwest of
u IN the directi,u If Harlem river.
p.o,oro,ory ia ,bo .ovrlosiou IN, in
,,oto, of ,ho vor,ons ruhIic institn.
,;on, nm \yordo RondaIi,a and Rl,ck.
,yaIuo ietonds ,vare nlaced in nositions
,,horo mn harm, oonld hef,Il them /,
any event. and the police arrange.
ments for kecninp vepturesome sight
soor. owov from dangerous noint. in
Astoria and an tho Now Work. shore If
Eost river xera nerfect ne the result
hos nrovad Tine nolice ho,t Senaca
largo tuy nassed over the mined
snots ;mmediatalv after the exnlosion
and yas,ordoy svenin, a larya sonnd
atoo,,or roy.od inv fset nsaror Had.
Ietr. Paint tnon was ever done before.
Vivian ,ho ,ido ,os ot ohou, hoIr .hh
,ha otoomer Prevalence If the FoIl
piyor limo n,ssed over the nloce If
own,o.;o, Sho encountered M aim.
onity and salad about tinv feet nearer
~. uaIa,,a po;,t ,hor anu o,oo,por