New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-12
THE RUINS OF FLOOD ROCK.
VISITORS TO THE WRECK BY THOUSANDS
EAGER HUNT FOR RELICs-sTUDYING THE EFFECT
OK THE CURRENTS.

| EAGER HUNT FOR RELICB-SrUDYING THE EffECI
| on THE CURRENTS.
| Multitudes swarmed over Flood Rock yester-
day like ants around disturbed ant-hl. Those who
were economical. otherwise financially in
disposed to pay u boatman twenty-five cents for the
privilege OF Joining the swarm, and another quarter to
get away again after they tired of swarming hung
the guards OF the Astoria ferryboats. which obg
ngly of their and risked their usefulness
in e and their insurance after It, for the benefit Of their
passengers This was satisfactory than clanbsrng
over the OF the explosion but the boats went
extremely close to the reef good view could be OBJ
tanned Besides only cost five cents Still othercrowds
stood afar off the shores and looked. Inc
decidedly unkempt waterfront Of Astoria wore the as
pect OF county town on circus day. The floating pop
! ulation was enormously increased Every young man
from the regions OF Wayback" brought his best girl
down for a sunday afternoon ride to view the remaina
Not being proud he put the back scat IN and brought the
old folks along Theu he drove down on the shore
and they in the wagon, wondering and eating pea
nuts in a distinctly audible manner
But with all this attention Flood Rock not happy
II had ragged. dsheyeiled aspect Its confidence In
the realities OF this world hal evidently been shaken
And we'll they might he for two days ago 1t was re-
spectacle reef tending Legitimate business of knock
Ing the of any vessel that camo within reach
1t solid Wall-st. bank, with specie basis
| reaching down to China; but change came
| over the spirit OF its century old dreams
| and it wclt up in the crisis. Yesterday IL
lay there total wreck. its credit among It's brother
reefs shattered At the southern end big chunks OF
rock stood upon end "A most uncomfortable position
The crib work that ran along the sides was uprooted
aud hid DIP" equal to that Of the rock strata In III"
most volcanic region. Broken water pipes and twlsei
air aud slenppes stuck Oat In all directions Ihe rails
on which mule uSe to run in the depths OF tine
mine had been up ana thrown to tue surface They
lay there half burie in piles OF rock The Splnered
hers Of the derrick the shattered bricks Of an old
furnace anI boiler tts, spread over all like the
mantle OF ch irIty The shafts were nearly clicked
/ up by rock, but hoes were LETT which could
not be sounded with the longest pole at
hand For some time after the explosion
the little lake that showed where the shaft
had heen was covered with hoa Ing panks. Men
would venture these and several OF them went
through and hadn't been for the assistance of 9TH
ers WI have ilel her obituaries to tho literature
ol the isIou.
The rock seemed to he thoroughly shattered and It Is
evident tna with little b tnZ IN places, 1t can easily
ne rcnysI All over the rock, spread species OF
soapv grl,t material. which was the lndestruc-
bic portion OF dynamite charges 1t hoated on the
water high tide. bui t"n tn waters recede sought
rr.tn. places ia vices Of tie rocks where the
unw,ry explorer ght step-Ind eventually st-in It,
The crowd was a.er alter relics. piece OF the wire
that conveyed the current to the mine Was carefully
treasured ANA proudly exhibited 10y one miner
piece OF the spin ere derrick stone when WASH 100
wet aud black put in tho pocket,
honorable mariner IN Astoria rraped harvest. His
boat WAS on the shore hi, bark Sttuned to the
r,lin OF the song: "Ttke yer ter the rock Tor
ounrtrr" The uuwary. wIo allowed themselves TO be-
n. uticed aitr they had torn ther shoes all TO
u ,cr- ON the ct~. that 4 also cost quart 10
u, ,nrk L. the shore az The bOttnrn are much dis
result OI the explosion ana uogudticdllN
r,Y,IIuir l. Il IA iur. Bera the rock didnt dlSap
nr,r a. A lItrts Point they thuk that something i
nrou.. lhey have not mair up tnrr minds as To
The rm@'I a~ " Of the He'll Gaze b5atma" Wen he
/ Do Z
sI., There place down below Astoria however
{ L battles tine best / thrh. " mat Ihrr, cove ndS
d,a,tru, tide Tor every DAY In they a. stld an old
",. man ,r,e,dry. 80 cautt tell whether this Is
ruiu' 10 ale % or no ..a
f., TuC iEIBt>E, coumn devoted 10 scientific ObNcr-
a., i,, y.-frr an, certain Professor Pau IN charse OF
nrvfinus al staten Island. IA lily charged that Gen
,.IoI New ON bI-ry allowed the min" 10 hang ne, IN
orr .c I'D throw urdu scientist on MS Guild ana
III yu To tr.crt Newton lat evening he laughed good
.r,,ily ana remarked that II W Inaccurate To the
verne of IA .ehu H. The ueay WIS simply undNoid
.t, intensely annoying u NE Inc
m Of tue dppdrdtu, from the rock was greater
an was expected, ana II WAS mn sshle To spring tue
| ~. me-. one Instant before "" did So
DII yUu expect 80 much OF thr "orH 10 remain III
. >I,utI" "a A-d the reporter
"Nr. I thought there would he more above water
,lYY tbrr, IL. F,ruut only does The broken rock oc-
rul,y more pace thtu tie solid reef but
prcaIv of i submarine explosion. Is TO throw
r,rrytLug up u the centre. A ii 'l-ts Point dld
everything power l. prevent IhlS edrct Inc eA
pl-uu- were dstruu cd 10 avert IT, Dut dttcr all
Inc the COitcrtdm was only -FOUR
teen f. ct after the explosion where IL was thirty Iou
before The that tn rock has not ds'Ppea ca does
uo a. All i; ct thr Or iailur" Ot the Work
How soon will IN" soIldn-s De comp.eteiF o.,
can't say, exactly replied the tti'r"I' puI
tir n will Ike anon, turre weeks. The Tile runs 50
$40 sIy tha, the work can oniy be done nj certain