, 1876-09-26

NEw YoRK, Sept. 25.-Last evening, whentl'c
tide was at about hals-ebb, the steamer rroyi.
dencs. Of the Fall River Line, passed oyer the
p1acY Of the explosion. SIiu encountered no
difficulty, ind saiIetl nbout so lert Heurcr ty
1inllett's Point thall a,,y steamer lud cyGr lunc
tcfore.
It was Mary Newton, the daughter Of Gen,
Ncwtun, an1 nut quito ycars Of agc, wl"' fired
the niEc that blew nallett's Point rccf to ptctcs
yester,iny.
tragca to be sren .: thu yrcat cotrcr-tam were
.eW fragments AuIt in tile water. Zen. New
l. II urriyel nnont Il quarter before Il o'cln i,
and III cosnpany with i5erslard +: Boyle, 1lle
uvviscer Of the late wnr"s, Inspected tile scene
II; the explosion with evident satlstaetton. III
answer to a question VI tic reI"'Fter ot tl1c
Ett,.,g Iost o. to tho SUCCESS Ut thu biust, lie
declared etnpliatira'ly that Il was thorough
expulsion. There arc eaazz;, Uo now ayaublc fur
tue prosecution ol further work Mt llell-t'ate.
4 jnrge part Vi this SUN will bc required thls
wear iur tho removal vi the rocks blown up
yesterday, aud It Is probable that several years
slt PISS tcforc tho beginning Of operations at
.n..a'ca to c4ncinnait Commercial.
ing rck III Hcll-tiatc were lifted ut the appoint
pounds Of dynamite. Tl.c writer hatl n nIaee
IN ono Of the gllurt-boats, III rloee as anYboly
to Ills b1ast and shared In tug arcaaing antlsi-
patton ulll rullniuatlon TINT nil i,ear observ-
cEs experienced; hlally pp'!a's'aMsees M "G,e
u tbs boat toward naIlet's Point,
to tic plxc where, accordtng to their
expectations, very exciting, u not dangerous
exhibition. was soon to he 'nade. 4 hall hour
OF waiting was tu be endured. and tho time wus
chiefly spent IN guessing Ut the consequences oi
the explosion. Lunches wcre bought by few,
Of two women, who sold ytaids, With life pre-
servers at their sides, rcalY fur !nstant use The
signal guns distinctly marked tue periods of
Increasing interest. aill the tive minutes bcforc
tlle explosion were doubtless full Of intense
sensation to thosu whose positio!is seemed to
expose thr'n at least to peril. Tho typical OBJ
In tho other, unl did not breathe often during
the last minute Ut suspense.
All accessible pointa Ut safe distances were
packed With spectators, and back u t!'o guard
/ lpun Thousands. i au!cIhi, expression seemed
to prsyale tile yast multitude a. the tne of the
| explosion lrcw near, 4 ma1l 1enr me drew out
| Its w,1tcl. aud timed the minutes.
3:49-Eycry cyc Was h1cd upon the alstant
| lust heIoro 1t.
5:5U-A slight movement among the mon at
| tho huwltzer made tho only aounl that broke
3;6E 6E-spectators began holding their breath
for the coming shock.
4 lew seconds moro the signal fired for the
last time. Then when TIN ccllues thus awnk:
sno1 Ind tnst DIED away aa1 %hite toa"y yh;a ys
every ollc was Caz!ng. so high tn TUG alr ~ To
hide momrntarily frout view tle tail, green
trees upon the sloping Astorta lIill gl,fnsl It..
From tho sent5c Of th' WIZ i9E ,n,Se ve1 s
! OF which could bo deserted r4de forms and an
| gular outlines Of huge masses u rock anu por.
| tIUNs Ut the Golfer d4tn. a secOnu more 4ntl
tho foamtng mass OF nnheavs,t watsf hat s;,1,k 1a
in tho iluu above. The notsc was little more
than mul.led roar Of far-lista1t thunder. At