New-York tribune., 1897-11-22
WASHINGTON'S HEADAR RUIN
oN1y RAGGED PIECE OF STONE RE-
MAINS OF THE GREAT ROCK
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE VISIT THE PALISADES AM
nryo1yNc-F THE WORK OF DEVASTATION
A SUIT FOR DAMAGES AGAINST

DENOJJNCE THE WORK OF DEVAsIAiiO-'
SUIT FOR DAMAGES AGAINST
THE oUARRYMEN.
r,o s,or,, IN vesterdav's Tribune calling atten-
t,on 70 the despoliation Of the Palisades at 'ie
-,,our,as ., Carnenter Brothers, about mile
north Of Fort Lee, led at least three huiu'eu
nsrsors ~ visit the quarries yesterday Gar
r,agas coaches and vehicles Of almost every ue
sor,n,,o, rolled into the public park Few nun
Sraa Zoo, north NJ the quarries In the afternoon
A. .ha occunants nearly all of whom were iash-
,orohlv dressed alighted and looked down upon
tho work of devastation, they oehouhceo II
as shameful OF what was once maehlhceht
column of rock towering more than lour nun
dred feet high there remains now only a rassei,
upsightly looking piece Of stone hssureo anu
scanned in a hundred directions. Below on the
shore lie huge bowlders each weighing se'-
eral hundred pounds which early TINS MORN
two uu, he broken into smaller pieces by the dis
charee of several more pounds Of the deadly
s1n,os,ve When this work is done the stone
will be placed in cars and transported 10 ''e
crushers TO be cut into material for macadam-
,1;ng country turnpikes About five hundred
cub,c wards OF stone are crushed day, and
shipped to Long Island and Staten Island
Previous to one of these tremendous blasts,
the tracks Of the gravity railroad on the snoIe
are taken up and the rolling stock Is removed 10
nIaces of safety When Tribune reporter WIS.,
tied the place OF destruction yesterday, "orkneh
were busily engaged relayng the rals' inns 70
dona ON Sunday so that no time may be lost and
that the work of devastation may go on cary
This morning The blast that was discharged sat
urday Is considered by the quarrymen hslehih-
can't vet the report made by the $40 pounds OF
dvnamtte could be heard for long distance,
and many a house in the vicinity shook from tne
vibration The blasts are beginning TO be con-
sidered a nuisance by the residents on Top Vi
the cliffs who assert that their property Is pe-
ing damaged by the continual discharges
B. Giovannoni, who until recently conducted
a hotel on the Palisades adjoining the properly
OF CARPENTER Brothers. has brought suit IN the
Supreme Court against the quarrymen 10 re-
cover $4,000 damages for injury to his business
Papers were served on the quarrymen Thurs-
day Giovannoni in his affidavit alleges that
fourteen guests left his hotel In one week on
account Of the blasting which began at O'CLOCK
in the morning and continued almost unlhter-
ruptedly all day The case Will be watched Win
great interest by the residents In the nelehpor-
hood all OF whom suffer more or less from the
blasts II Giovannoni is successful. there is no
doubt that other suits VIII follow
Washington's Head. which the Quarrynlen are
now engaged in destroying is rich In historic
associations and is directly opposite Fort Wash
tngton. 1t is said that from Washingtons Heau
the Father of his Country watched the move
,nents of the enemy after climbing up the steep
yulch tust north. A short distance back from
Washington's Head is an old well Wnlcn also
bears Washington's name o
The property was purchased by tne Ca!psn-
ters three years ago from W. o. Allison, OF this
city, for $25000