The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-10-11
Multitudes Of People witness the
GreatExplosion, which Ends
without an Accident.
Gladstone Openly Takes the Mau
agenient OF His Party In the
Heated Campaign.
Qaeen vtc's New son-in-I.avy
Kissed by the Highlander;
Unpopular Everywhere.
HELL GATE DYNAMITED.
100000 Pounds Exploded Unt
Flood Rock.

100000 Pounds Exploded Under
Flood Rock.
New YORK, October 10.-In order
TO protect lite aud property Mt the
Flood Rock explosion To-day, most
careful and adequate police arrange.
mcnts had been perfected. A force
of $50 policemen, in addition to The
harbor police, were detailed near the
scene of action, 800 of whom were
located on the East River front
Blackwell's Island also contained a
detachment of 100 men, while fifty of.
ficcrs were on duty at Wards Island
All the buildings on the north end OF
BlackwelPs Island were cleared OF
their Misunderstanding the aims.
house, work-house and lunatic asylum
who were massed on the the levee
at safe distance from the explosion
and carefully guarded. In the peni-
tentiary, the cell doors were thrown
open and the prisoners con-
Quoted to the halls, while the
prison was surrounded by police and
large force was stationed among
the convicts to prevent escape or rioi
aud to give aid in case IL was found
necessary to vacate the building.
All points on the shore from which
Flood Rock could be seen were
dcnscly packed with people and the
police were busy keeping the crowd
outside of the danger line. Ropes
had been stretched across the river
above and below the place of the ex.
plosion and launches from the navy
patroiled the river to see that no yes.
sells attempted to pass through.
The bell In the tower of Stann's
school building struck the hour Of
eleven and 10000 people waited ex.
peciantly for the explosion which was
advertised TO be on hand at that hour
but at that moment there were still d
number of people on Flood Rock. A
few minutes later tug tank them off
aud then the spectators prepar'
ed themselves for the expected
shock. Ladies' and gentlemen in car.
riages stood up on the cushions aud
leveled their opera-glasses towards
the island A hush of expectancy fel
upon the vast crowd, which seemed
almost afraid to breathe tor fear tht
act would disturb their view of thu
explosion, should 1t occur at that mo
ment. The river in the vicinity o
Flood Rock aud Halls Point was now
clear of vessels; at a respectable dis
lance, however, scores of excursion
steamers, their decks black with peo
pie, yachts, tugs, and even a sount
liner waited for the pressing of thu
electric button.
AT PRECISELY ll:l3 O'CLOCK
the earth tremblcd and the bosom o
the river was pierced with might!
upheaval OF rocks and timbers. UI
up, went the glittcring masses o
water until IL seemed as If they woul'
never stop, but at height of 200 fee
the uplifted waters paused and fel
back again to the river. AT this mo
ment when the air was, for hundred
of feet In each direction, filed wit
the white masses of sparkling waite
, the spectacle was
GRAND BEYOND EXPRESSION.
Mary Newton, the elcven-year oil
Daughter of General Newton who
chief engineer aud has conducted ii
operations at Hell Gate since u
start, touched the button that set fire
the electric current which explode
the submarine mines, shattered u
. mountain of rock, lifting 1t out of Il
, sea aud crushing 1t into a million fra
. ments. 1t was little Mary Newto
4 who when mere baby touched {
4 the first He'll Gate explosion, fe
I feet from the point where she stot
J to-day.
The shock of the explosion W
4 felt only slightly on the Astoria sho
/ and the noise resemblcd far dista
n subterraneau thunder Where Flo'
/ Rock had lifted its strong back,
Q A MASS OF BROKEN ROCK
! was seen and upon top of 1t al, I
n big dock that had been left to its ia
(, turned over on its side and bi
y ken. A huge tank that had been !.
g at the end of the island stood in
x place, tilted over a little as IL b
y settled when let down with the aug
u waters from its aerial flight.
o. Immediately after the explosion
X fire broke out in the wreck and bur
. cd Justify among the waters. Fo
IL instantaneous photographs We
le taken by officers of the corps of
l gineers from the firiug poiut. AS
as tits possible to Judge from
% position and appearance &c the wre
W the explosion has been an entire s
~; cess; though for the present
cd vicinity ofthe blasted rock will
cd more dangerous than heretofore,
ne III the wreck has been removed.
&C. The shock was felt TO slight
tent in the city. IL was felt distin'
In the City Hall building and
structure trembled for the space
five seconds. AT the county col
nal honse the shock was also distin
nis felt. In the upper part of build
cd the floors shook and the wind
of trembled when the explosion
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