The New York herald., 1876-09-25
IN BOSTON.
the alarmists

BosToN, Sept. "a, 1870
The He'll Cato explosion much matter OF cx.
citcmcn and discussion here Boston to-day as IL was
In New York. Indeed, for the past week the subject
has bcen uppcrmost in the public mind, and such was
the general excitement and interest man fested in the
progress and nna end great engineering feat OF he
period that the whirl Of politics been ignored
for the time being and everybody has taken to dis
cussing science, with glycerinc and dynamite. Tho
railroad trains aud steamboats, IRON this city to New
York yesterday and last evening large crowds
OF adventurous visitors who were anxious witness
the great blow up, which they had heard and
read SO much about Besides the general multi.
tude which went to mako up tho crowd there were
not few practical scientific minds which have madc
explosions special study. The elaborate exhaus-
tive accounts of the preparations which appeared
from time to time in the New YORK HERALD had rem
dercd the public familiar with what take place;
but here as in New York there different opinions
as to the consequences Of the explosion.
At the Parker HoJse the crowds began TO assemble
early in the afternoon, and by halEpast two every
available inch of the spacious halls and sitting rooms
filed with eager multitude. Tho probabilities
Of the blow-up were discussed pro and con-
pending the cvcntful moment somo claiming
that II would be harmless, and others declaring
that IL would toppIe over high buildings Manhattan
Island. At other leading hotels thcrc wero the same
stirring scenes among the crowds werc many who
had forsakcn their usual Sunday devoons to learn tho
result Of matters a; He'll Gate In State street. where
is located the Western Union and Atlantic and Pacific
Telegraph Companys ofncc, thero largo crowds
waiting for the first announcement Ono OF tho Sun
day papers was sufficiently cntcrprsing to advertise
the issuance OF extra edition at five o'clock this
afternoon, in order present the sequel OF the wanted
to be catastrophe As the began arrive announc
nj fcn
to three O'Clock and then The account OF
the explosion, with It's grand result OF no.
body hur but tho greatest engineering feat OF the
nineteenth century fully and successfully accomplished
1t WAS bulctIned the boards OF the telegraph com.
panes to the relief Of the anxiety felt by crowds who
waiting about As these bulletins werc only m.
of tho result everybody waited anxiously
the newspaper which was to gvo tho story in
detail
SKETCH OF GENERAL NEWTON.
Tho distinguished officer whose great engineering
work at He'll Gate was yesterday brought to so spcn-
did termination born in Virginia about the year
1923, and graduated at tho West Point Military
Academy In 1912 From the year 1S43 until 1876 hc
was Assistant Professor of Engineering at West Point
In 1882 he was made First Lieutenant; in July 1885,
Captain; in August, 1861, MAJOR; in September, 1861
Brigadicr General OF Volunteers; in March, 1862
Major General OF Volunteers and IN December, 1885,
Major General OF Volunteers General Newton was en-
gagged in tho Utah expedition in 1853 and assisted at
the construction of Forts Delaware and Minn. Dur
ing the rebellion no commanded brigade In the cam
paign on tho Peninsula, and fought at Gapncs'
Mill and Glendale, also mt South Moun-
tain and Antiespm, for which no was
brcvettcd Lieutenant Colonel September H. 1862
He com mmanded division at Fredericksburg and at
Gettysburg and for his services brcvctcd colonel
July 3 1863 He commanded tho FIRST corps from
July to December, 1863 and the Second division OF
the Fourth corps during the invasion OF Georgia. from
May to September. 1864 Hc engaged at Rocky
Faced Ridge, Resaca, Dallas, Kcncsaw, Peach Tree
Crock, Joncsborough and the siege and capture OF At
lanta Ho was commander OF the district of Key
West and Tortugas from October, 1854 to June 1885,
For his services Peach Tree Creek and Atlanta he
was brevctcd brgader general and At the close OF the
war was brcvcttcd major general United States Army
for gallant and mcritorous services during tho rcbc
lon Daring the last six years General Newton has to
the mind Of the American public been Identified with
the great works at He'll Gate which were terminated
yesterday, and doubtless this great achievement viii
lend Iustrc, both at home and abroad, to namo al
ready sufficiently honorably distinguished in our mill
tary annals