Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-10
The Hell Gate Explosion.

NEW YORK, October 9th.-The residents
OF Harlem and the annexed district adioin-
ing East river, near He'll Gate, particularly
the jewellers in flats and fiimsily-built ten
ements, are disturbed by the prospect of
$4,000 pounds of dynamite and other ex-
plosives being exploded in the rock bed of
the river near their houses tomorrow
The last similar explosion of less than
10000 pounds Jared the rock foundation of
many houses, and General Newton himself
advises the people to get out of any big
rooms in which there is a plaster ceiling
He says window panes are less apt to be
broken if the sash is raised and where big
mirrors are fastened into the wall it will be
a good idea to take them down. There is
no danger to property from flying rocks or
anything of that sort. He himself would
stand within 600 feet of the explosion if it
were not for the gas that viii be devel-
oped. Troops have been ordered from Gov
ernors Island to perform guard duty along
the shore, preventing the nearer approach
OF vessels or individuals than 1000 yards.
Three hundred police will keep back sight
seers within the city limits.
SECOND DIsPATCH1
New York, October 9th.-The great ex-
plosion of nearly 100000 pounds of dyna-
mite, which is expected TO SILVER Flood
Rock and clear the Hell Gate channel, is
set for tomorrow morning at II o'clock.
The work OF clearing away the machinery,
buildings and other valuable property was
completed tonight, and all that remains
are the elevator tmbers over the main
shaft and little tool shauty, which, having
been cleared out and lifted with shelves,
holds the cells of the great battery which
will cause the explosion. Thirty-six wires,
running TO the decorators in the mine, are
hanging on brace, waiting the time when
Lieutenant Derby will connect them with
the battery, which will be the last work
done on the rock. Since early morning
two eight-inch siphons have been running
water into the mine, and tits expected that
the whole will be flooded by A. NJ. to-
morrow 1t has been decided to locate the
land battery and instruments on the old
Astoria steamboat dock, about 200 feet
from the rock, and wires to complete the
circuit will be run across the chnanel To-
| morrow cordOns of police will keep the
crowds at respectful and safe distance,
and owners of buildings in the immediate
neighborhood have been notified to stand
from under Steam launches from Govern
ment vessels will patrol the river, and
prevent vessels from passing.
letter from Fred Grant.
New York, October 9th--A letter print
ed this morning from Fred Grant to his
lawyer, burlington, October I'd, SAYS:
your letter asking about the rumor that
Ward has stated he paid father S206 900 in
excess of what he Gather put in the firm
of Grant 4 Ward and paid me $3.50, 600 in
| excess of what | deposited with or loaned
him WARD has been received. As TO
| fathers account | have only to say he put
in the firm 100000 of his own money and
! deposited there $4,000 of mothers $40
600 belonging to the fund raised in Phila-
| delphia to pay for the house on East Sixty.
| sixth street; S25 600 obtained from the sale
of the Long Branch cottage, built while
father was President; $4,000 from the sale
| of Anglo-American bank stock that mother
had owned some years and $4,000 from
| the income and allowances that father had
giventher) and $4,000 be obtained from
Vanderbilt. My fathers expenses were
about $1,000 per month, $1,000 Of
which he allowed mother for main.
tanning the house, $500 he gave
/ in charity and $500 he kept ftl
| his own use but gave most of this away il
| presents. Fathers income and profits out
| side of the firm of Grant Il Ward latter tht
| S25O000 fund was raised1 were greater thar
! the amount he spent Father made no in
vestments while in the firm except thos,
he left with the firm, and Ward had charge
| Vi ble SECURITIES. he leIter tnen MAKES
a similar statement concerning the writer.
connection with the firm, closing as fol
lows: " l have done nothing am ASHAMED
of except that l dealt with such men a
| Fish and Ward. There is nothing | an
sorry for except the suffering which ha
befallen innocent people through my con
tidence in these men. | was not membe
| of the firm, but believe could have beer
deceived just as my father and brother wert
had | been one of the partners. l can truly
say regret that did not occupy the plact
my father had in the firm, for | believe hi
disease was brought on and his death has
tened by the treachery of these men,"
| Appointments by the President.