The New York herald., 1876-09-24

battery batter. A switch will be len open, and Mr.
H. no will then, with several assistants
proceed TO the big battery house In the frame work
ABOVE IT'S ROOF he viii fix the ends OF the wres 10
torpedo From tho torpedo will be suspended The
upper disk OF the circuit-coser. keeping The circuit
open Al the last moment when all Is in readiness the
plates OF the bag battery VIII be lowered into the acid
below the doors OF the house, which tbd side
party will run as II for life toward a point
on the shore 800 feet distant where
The iugooa star will be waiting with up to con-
vcy them with speed the platform
Disembarkng here the switch the wire Will be
closed All that will then remain TO complete tho clr
cut with the torpedo viii be touch the key Of tho
htlc battery, bringing both ends OF the wire into
tact When the key is pressed aspsrk will fly along
the wire the torpedo suspendine the circuit closing
disk, exploding II and closing the circuit between the
main battery and the charges In the mine, exploding
them and causng--whatY
In the dusk OF yesterday evening the steamers
Bristol aud New York passed the reef, their decks
crowded with who Justify che-red the fcw
persons visible about the mouth Of tho shaft One
reckless individual cried ont from tho deck Of the New
York. LET her oni" His request was not complied
with
Al six O'Clock last evening the workmen bad
moved every thing OF any value from the immediate
vicinity of the shaft aud then were drawn up In line
and formally dismissed from the service OF tho govern
ernmcnt. II is understood however, that few will
be employed on Monday IN doing whatever Is necessary
make the psce presentable and secure the govern,
mcnt property. The lease OF the ground, u 10 said
was obtained by the government Tor an ndehn-
the period with the understanding that II would DO
ple,ed
The men, before dispensing cheered Captain Nsrcur,
Captain Huer and Barney Boyle few minutes alter
six the workmen had dispersed. aud the place was ofs
IN possession OF u party OF skilled workers, who,
seated within the bomb proof connected the
wires In groups Seated before table Mr. Streedinger
tested the groups one by one and by bringing the neg
alive wire from each grand group OF LOO holes into
connection With the negative polo OF galvanomcter
the positive wires into contact with the positive
pole, thus passing current through the cxplodene
cartridge in each hole to show that the circuit
a
rubber covered which wero bcing rapidly twisted
around the places where The larger wires w.rc joined
A quantity OF rubber was noar at hand, and warmed
from time TO time at stove within tho structure was
kept in condition for wrapping around the joints 10
the wire
After dark Captain Morcur placed watchmen
about tho grounds, Two being at the battery. Every
ono was
ARMED WITH LOADED REVOLVER
and the Captain said he had ordered them 70 shoot
any that attempted TO cross whhin the lines with
out hesitation. Tho Captain and Leutenant Joseph
Willard removed all their papers and other properly
from the i;to Office reserved for their use feeling that
the building within 100 feet OF one VI Inc hend.
ings they might be injured
General Abbott called upon General Newton In the
afternoon TO assure himself that tho arrangements ios
his experiment tor determining the velocity OF vbra-
tion understood
The steamer Henry Smith, with James B. Fry, Ad-
Iuant General OF the Atlantic division OF the United
States Army board Will make tour OF the fortn-
in the harbor at carly hour this morning 70
collect troops to preserve order around the sccno ot
the explosion The lnc which Is to DO formed dis
200 feet around the shaft VIII consist Of those
troops. They Will carry ball cartridges IN their mus
kets and should occasion demand II, will use them.
Fifty policemen from Long Island City will also be on
hand, under the command Of Captain Wood, and will
act as patrols without tho lno OF poncc ana Will 1rost
obstreperous visitors
General Newton had an interview yesterday with
superintendent wallng, and that gentleman agreed 10
furnish policemen guard tho landings where tho fol-
lowing steamboats, are to take guests on board at one
O'Clock 7. ~ Foot Of Broome street. steamboat Ar
rowsmith; loot Of East Thirty third street. Never
Smith; @ Battery. steamboat Eliza Hancon The
mssioners on board will lay OF Wards Island.
large force is 90 Warts Island and Blackwells
Island while zoo men WI, t, 90 placed undor 'ns oreSr
streets the Twcntythrd precinct likely to b
crowded by sightseers and In which frightened people
may desert their houses Superintendent Walng will
be the New York shore aud thence direct the opera
HOUSE, or THE GOOD SHEPHERD.
Tnero a yesterday that the inmates OF the
House OF the Good Shepherd 10 be removed %
mdn ght Qast night to an establishment on the woss
side up town. There truth whatever in the
report as a HERALD reporter ascertaincd yesterday
afternoon calling n, the House IL is the intention
garden when the for the explosion at hand,
as 10 make assurance OF safety doubly In any
thing OF serious character should happen to the walls
OF the building However. none of the Sisters appre-
hend any danger though they have taken down all the
pictures from the walls. "We Will put our trust 10
Providence" said Of them who answered the dooi
bell of the Nnetynrst street entrance I'VE have bsea
assured that no one Will be hurt" And she added,
Il think ws arc going to get awful shock.
though"
Gordon of police on avense will prevent any
person IRON going near the river In the immediate
neghborhood OF the Sisters house This fact was nos
generally known yesterday, rs Oalcer John Pholan,
detailed NJ tho establishment, told the re-
potter that a carriage drove up to the
entrance III the afternoon and lady got
out who asked b m II he thought the Sisters would
have any objections TO u person sttng on the stoop
OF the building witness the explosion 81 guesf
not" replied Phelan; ''you'd have mighty
good view the stoop, that's certain
The lady evidently anticipated . crowd, fol
she then asked "Do you think there VIII
be room ?" Phelan, knowing perfectly well
that but persons would even IL they wero 70 be
allowed 20 20 to the rivers edge, 10 venture SO
near where explosion will take place, replied 'Oh,
you get the stoop once you'll have all the room
YOU want beyond a doubt" THIS seemed TO be quite
Satisfactory 10 tho fair inquirer, who drove OF APP
parcnty delighted at the prospect OF being ablo to ges
front seat" to-day.