New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-25
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watch and returned it to his pocket said something
to Mrs. Newton which was inaudIble to persons out
side of the little she'd and pressed the little hand of
his child upon the key
The result was just what he had confidently as
serted weeks ago that il would be. An engineer
who has had long experience in the Of explosives
exclaimed, {" The man was prophet" almost before
the defamation had ceased A column Of water was
to shoot up TO the hight apparently of 10 OF so
feet, carrying part Of that distance few stones
of small size and several portions sections Of tho
Golfer dam. Some. imagined that huge portions
of rock were thrown up. but spectators from
both sides agreed in the statement that only small
rocks and portions of the dam were projected into
the air The report followed instantly, and, nj the
firing station was not so loud ~ that caused by tho
discharge of two three pieces of ordnance, while
the jar was no greater than that felt from such dis
charge at the distance, say, of 100 feet. The COM
motion Of the water was great for few minutes,
and the earth Of which the Golfer dam partially
composed made Il very muddy, while pieces Of tim
Der and boards were thrown over and over on its
surface in such manner Ia show how greatly the
element was stirred. For few minutes after the
explosion the people the shore and on the vessels
uttered not word hardly breathing, rs they soodin
perfect silence watching the spot where more than
80 900 pounds of powerful explosives had been
fred When the conviction at length forced itself
upon their minds that the great explosion, which
had been the subject of many wild theories, and
had been the cause Of fear to Thousands was over,
The cheers that broke from the crowds were deafen
ing while the whistle of every steamer was en-
pIOycd to increase the sounds of rejoicing. " Three
cheers for Gen. Newton" some one exclaimed, and
they were given and prolonged by loud and entru-
siastic shouts As soon as possible he boarded the
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and started for the scene of his triumph Before he
left the firing station with his staff many friends
pressed forward to congratulate him and them upon
the success of their labors.
THE BLowN-UP MINE.
The appearance Of Hallett's Point when it was
reached was so changed that il was hardly rccog-
nizabic Two or three hundred Tow-bOats and
numerous steamers reached the spot almost as soon
as Gen Newton. The building containing the office
of Superintendent Boyle, which stood formerly
upon the very edge of the shaft, Lad been thrown
back from its former position in shore about 10 feet
and partially overturned. The steps that led
down into the shaft had been thrownup on the bank
against the Office showing with what power
the water had rushed upward. The con-
dition of the ground aud the buildings
showed the manner in which the water had
fallen over them after its fountain-like ascent The
bomb-proof building was uninjured. and nothing
was materially displaced within it. The break
water. which extended each way from the Golfer
dam. was badly shaken in places, and plank and
neces of timber were thrown about Otherwise
there was little damage. Windows in the boiler
and engine-houses facing the mine, and only about
80 feet distant were not broken. The people VINO
moved out of the neighboring house might have
remained. as it was not injured.
After the explosion, Mrs Newton inspected the
wreck of Halletts Reef rather as much OF IL as
could be seen above water, from the Star, bringing
forward the little girl who had given the final touch
which proved her fathers work successful, that she
might see what destruction had been caused. NO
sooner had the sound of the blast died away than
the crowd broke through all restraint, and covered
the Government grounds When they saw tho great
number of wres-which were left exposed ny the
blowing away of the top of the trough in which
thew had been carried down into the mine-they be-
Gan to struggle and even to fight to get pieces oil
Them Mr.. striedinger told them they could have
all thew desired and for long time afterward they
were still striving to Guido one another in getting
pieces. ,.,.
The steam-tug Clara came close in shore and took
oonnd;po Immediately after the blast, finding four
fatboms of water where there had been only one
fathom before the blast. The Government steamer
Putnam which had been prepared beiorehahd' also
heoan sounding, and placed buOys by which the
sonrd steamers will be able to find the channel to-
dav, Work will soon be begun in removing the
neces Of rock from the channel The success OF the
work ia said by prominent scientific men to be per.
Feet and all speak of it as one of the triumphs OF
the ace. The names of Gen. Newton, Capt. Mercur,
and MT. striedinger were yesterday on every hp'
coupled with words Of praise
THE EXPLOSION FROM THE WATER
sr.uoNIsd THE GUARD BoAIs-THE SUSPENSE
THE EVENT.
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