New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-10
THE BIG EXPLOSION TODAY.
ALL THE PREPARATIONS COMPLETED.
CROWDS EXPECTED TO SIZE THE SPECTACLE
GOOD POINTS or VIEW.

A IREBAkAllONS
CROWDS EXPECTED TO SEE THE SPECTACLE
GOOD POINTS or VIEW
Barring accident and failure the flood
Rock explosion will take place at ii o'clock this morn
ing The last cartridge has been put III place the mihe
flooded and the tram laid II requires nut the touch
OF an official finger to grind the 100000 cubic yards OF
into powder and broken stones Secretary war
EndIcott aud a number OF dignares from Washington
are a. expected 10 be in attendance General HANCOCK
will probably up from his little Island tor're'S
Lieutenant ZRnski who takes such paternal interest
In high explosives. and other officers from tue or" NJ
the Nnrrows will bo hand. and thousands
OF unofficial but intensely interested spectators VIII
swartn over tho excursion boats and the shore
Tho boats will bo ranged along tho Harlem shor" 20
the west OF tho reef and outside OF the danger he SNOW"
I'm the accompanying cut. The steamer Castetoh VIII
carry repnrters and those favored ones who nave sh
I'm military high places. The Chester A. Arthur VIII
take tho secretary War and his party to the scene
tho explosion aud whatever point they
NAV choose 20 view II from. GencrhI
Newton will be going back and forth on inc tuR "cn'
erai Humphrey attending % the ineytaoe last 'nnk
which must always be done at tho last moment hh'u
,lon steamers will carry those who willing to part
with the almighty dollar TO the neighDorhood OF INC
reef and the threestory yacht belonging to the
Departmcnt OF Charities aud Correction, the Thomas
: Breunan will take the Commissioners anu
their friends 70 OF action sho VIII leave inc
foot Of East Twenty y.siIth-st at $50 n IN. Comms-
.ioner Blake in the rhrdave. and Eeventhst
WAS kept busy day yesterday making out passes or
,t,,s. who were anxious be sent upon the
island for this day ony" The insttutons on BLACK
Wos Island aud ward, Island Luna'lc A'ynms seemed
about eaual ia popularity, though Wards lHlAnd VIII
Offer much tho better point OF view as II IL nearer anu
tho broadsdo OF tho island is presented
>, tic centre OF interest, instead OF the
,,,pt a, I'm tho ease Of BlackwelIs Island
% lcc boat Patrol will take the Police Commissions
Or, and mighty men OF the force up To ala III the
good work OF keeping the steamers ana tho har'em
river bo,tmcn from being blown up IN their anxiety 10
shut oh one auothct- view
All along the Harlem shore there are nnmbcre'S al
yautascons points OF view. The point OF rocks that
,,n. ont a, the foot OF Eghty-nnth-sL Is particularly
GOOD position aud will be heavily guarded by
polcc in expectation Of ru'h' lHo
wharf Of the brick yard which lies a the foot OF Ninety
a-,t.si will be kept clear for reasons OF satrJ' ~ II
,haky I'm It's udcrpnning The grounds OF the quiet od
rountr, house situated on the extremity ot the point
which il seen running out beyond the border OF the cut
nj, tho Jeff Will also be kept stcrcd from Intrusion by the
ob The tops Of the big brewery buildings ~ the heis
borhood of Ninety second ST. viii be good points OF
view. ,,,
Tho Gordon OF police and military across Astoria VIII
keen any strangers from going down on the point pu'
in that locality will be uudsturbed by the
rptcd states authorities. The Long Island city police
bow,yer do not regard the house Of an Astoria cZch
"a his rn,tlc for thew have compelled every tenant woNI
f Nunson.ayc between tho ferry slip aud the electric
| light to fold up his tent aud move out
rbrr, will be- a double limo OF scntries around
c mint from which the mine will bc touched of. This
w lac near tho Astoria ferry slip. about where the
letter Of the word Astoria" cones In the cut Iho
! r,trol boats of Negro Point and the upper end OF
sckw, : Island Will prevent III steamers from enter
inS tIc ,ouni ana the last River after 1880 limo
| ~ nutrol boats along the circlc SHOWN lh 'Iic
withm the atner lines distance from tho i'm
mediate locality of the explosion, inG noS,s " wv MI Uo
"I'. Point the Navy and the r. venue Marine Comno-
doro Chindlcrs order denulng The h"N" arrangements
! Is as follows:
| NAVY YARD. NEw.loRK. oct ., 1850
Tho uonnrnblc secretary of the Navy having instructed
me TO co-operntc with General Newton, u : A. IN pre-
venting the passing Of vessels by Flood Rock between
1880 o. ~ aud tho moment OF the chPoSon 10 nm Nm
MACE on the lOh inst. the following distribution OF to
steam lauches from this yard wiz bo m.ao % steam
LAUGH from Tennessee Snd captain nt tho IauhSh
yards launch. the mouth OF th% mar'9m h''i
from Onrhyndrcdthst, Now ork 70 "ard ara & isnu Yard
steam Launches from tue f0Whhthn anu ra'y -, i"
iaunr from wards Island To Perrut BoueVnrd Astoria
, from east end of Blackwes Island on limo be.
,~"nn Eiehtysiyth.st, New-Iork TO Fnlton-aye, As
,,t,.lcI Nv carrying square rcI Nag at the fore
| X. CHANDLER. Commodore COmmandaht
High tide occurs 1T O40 aud before me return cnr
rent bres to rnn white Just as nnch oi Tue rooR s II ~
snrIny General Newton snd yesterday that tnc primer
rH.e r to igs mine was not from tho nyns fragments
| hut from the millions OF cubic feet OF ChrOohic
0~tIo and c,rhOnic acid gases which would he liberated
The former OF Is active poison aud tho i'ttet
! pruluce. death 10y sufocatloh II tho nh'nc Was nuS
Hooded the explosion OF 40 much dynamite Wouu souI
the entire reef On ,eyis royis' !" from Yopkcrs
Ia Tho Rattery but the water being an lheIsic mcuuu
munlcs he force ana confines each pound OF 10
It's specific work OF breaking up enp,u III M iH w.
! tnnt "A wave sufncicut TO swamp small BOATS
! would be crea ed, ho said that ne thongnIS tigI
there was no danger F%g bovng nnSS up S' Of Iaetrs
pint created swell about equal TO that OF big souhd
| steamer. 4. .ho ,u,u ,rcss tbc
81, nwnug the cartridges Secretary Endicott VIII
| OF course have tho privilege II he choosuS
Ia exercise IT, General Abbott, III cOmnihd ol tno ~
vincers nt Wlrt's Point, mentioned hs posSIni'
candidate for the honor Tho rng point VIII DC cspec
ally well guarded because Ia the confusion oi
or by the act OF crank. tue mlao @ nrrvg "r,sv nm
| uremoturely exploded while the men were "ofhlhs VI"
The rock and the steamers plying ab0u the reeI ,,
Yesterday the Astoria shore whS III slato VI oo',u
sion, The Inhabitants were moving themselves ",,. @
their brcakaDles out Cf their houses, Whe lho hoh
IsInud olIce pursued them. Several large scOws were
taxing the last Of tile machinery Hom
Flood Rock and only the tall frame work over te
that will take place this morning he "a.aI was Uae
Ing into The mine through the syphoh pIpes " u
that expected to MI 1t by SIX O'Clock thnS O A.
/ DetaChmcnts OF engineers q, s.s''o"Ja Nv oorsnn
have instructed to watch Tor any tenor I n @i
be prndut ed In the earth by the explosion, spcoiu
| graph wires having been placed az thcir ui,pUn" pt
'Ch. wtr,nr I'm the mno has been divided mo thrl
six circuits, and tho batteries cohHeolSu MN -
cults nrr sowed away shelves IN the llttIo oo
The wires OF tho primary circuit when WI" az ~ p =,
and set all these thirty SIN 10 worn ~
produce tho explosion. VIII be run hSrosS ~ IA s,oa,,
sh ,re this morn,ng. Tho distance from thu ui % a.
TO bring ali ths complicated system into acuon 10 i'o'
4 feet