New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-11
TnE SCENE FROM HALLET'S POINT.
now the MNE WAS Flrfp-GENtEAL HANCo'
VIEW, THE EXPLOSION.

VIEWS THE EXPLOSION.
Astoria had much Of the appearance OF 4
town rr.oned by enemy yesterday The
early hours Of the morning Mes OF bluc-coated sol
drr OF the Enguccr Corps stationed a. Wile's Point
moving through the principal streets and oy O'CLOCK
li- pcrts cutting of considerable part OF the
town from the approach OF citizens The streets cross
ing Fultou-st from the ferry slip up FAR as Periio
ave were guarded each by five soldiers, upon whose
uu-c,s -lstcucl u.,y trowcbayouots and two yIsor-
ou-loohius policemen The streets running parallel
with FLtou-s FOR nearly milo 70 the north We're SINH
larly closed against tho passage OF pedestrians aat o
vehicles IGurryug through the streets on different eF
uuds went an occasional army officer whHo down at
The old steamboat lnn, there was Z, ,lar garrison.
The people OF the air Of unusual quiet asa
talked only about the coming explosion. Irep!dluon
and anxiety hal, however hccu reduced 70 minimum
by reason OF successful cVpermeat OF nine years ago
and ;ho confidence expressed by General Newton
that practically damage to the town would
be done Prudence however. dictated the taking OF u
few minor precautions such removing fragile articles
from table OF niece ana the spreading OF screens
other projections the glass cases IN stores 10
catch possible fragments that might be shaken from Old
ceilings AS tar as a stroller could walk the doors aud
windows OF stores aud dwellings gaped open rs i III
astouishment at tho unusual stir.
The boats brought only small crowds over from
York not till near the time hNed Tor tue
explosion that Fultons down by the ferry-houss Dc
came thick with people The Wow from here was poo"
one as tho police and military stationed At the road
winding down TO the steamboat landing were mmovdoIc
hc,rc tho appcas Of the hundreds who begged 70 be
allowed inside the lines. once past this outer ne the
holder OF pass from General Newton found another
line OF guards for the most privileged persons
the whole extent Of bulkhcad Right by the edge or
the water stood the wooden house containing the appa
| ratus TO be used I'm connection with the DflnS
| Of tho mine, tho taking OF observations
| and tbo announcement OF tho discharge By
| telegraph to tho four Government obsetHatorles
NJ p,fcho,uc Bay shore Pcarsalrs aud West Point. To
the right OF it several ricketty shantles, whose
oofs were carly seized as coigns vantage by dozens
OF with cameras snd artists Win book
and pencil Looking to the north from tho wharf Flood
Rock showed on the surface OF hc water FURNISHED by
the suns rays strip of black rock and ground
toppcd with the workhouscs and the framework over
tho shaft lifting itself in the air like skeleton chimney
Beyond clear view could be obtained OF the buildings
on Wards Island set against background OF Iodse III"
| bright blue sky.
ar Castleton brought TO Iailets Point
General Abbott, the commander Of the Wletts Point
engineers with his assistants and great coil OF tie
cable to be used with the battery at the mine
in Flood Rock From that time on the officers and men
employed OH the work kept busy making the con
between minc and the shore and in getting
ready tho apparatus Wlctts Point for the sclenuhc
observations aud photo graphing % the explosion be
youd tho ittnS to and fro OF steam launches aud tho
numbering motions OF bargos the miuc presented quiet
| appearance and only fcw steamers went 10y before
| the time when the passage OF all cratt was
| slammed AT 1928 General Abbott made test OF the
connections between the Astoria shore and Flood ROCK
some fifteen minutes later she big, backhucd steam
| Yacht Runaway, from WetIs Point steamed up 10 u!'
old steamboat landing at Halets Point, Hyhs h'Es !"
stem aud stern. General Newton, with his wiic ah'
tlo Mary Newton the heroine OF the former llell Ea'
explosion got on, together with his son, Thomas New
ton few minutes later MaJor-Gencrh H"ncocN' wear
Ing his ovcrcoat tightly buttoucG and Leading al'
boy by the hand, stepped on the wharf black sou''
hat was pulled well down on the Geherdls H'0c
Among the party wero the Kew l'"""l'
Corcoran pastor Of s. Josephs Rom8nCathohc CAHrcn
of Brooklyn; Dir. Bayari, an uncle OF the secretary
state; Colonel Gillespie and wife, Nirgnlus Newton
Richmond, Va, nephew OF General Newton Mrs' :
f. Carkson Mrs ROsalie {. Barry, colonel Wilson, CoO
mel Mercur and General q. W. Smith. shortly aiter IN
big drcdge VIII steamed down past the point OrlhE
ing two immense boilers and wooden house which u"
been lfted bodily OF Flood Rock. lt was evident Una
| the time was near AZ hand when the great erpIoSio
would occur Workmen could stlll Dc seen %
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