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Show Tho Jersey CItj Explosion. New York, 9. At the invesliga-lion invesliga-lion into the cause of the recent explosion ex-plosion on Jersey city heights yesterday, yester-day, Contractor McAndrews stated that the magazine contained about 300 barrels of rend rock powder and seven kegsot common blasting powder. pow-der. Rend rock powder he considered consi-dered entirely safe, and aaid that it could be burned in the same way as an ordinary torch, aud it could only ba exploded by means of electricity or by concussion. McAndrews added that he saw twelve or thirteen tunnel men come from the direction of Hub-okeu Hub-okeu on Saturday night and go up the hundred steps. After they reached the top of the hill he heard the report of a pistol, and soon after tho explosion occurred. He staled that the iron door of the manziue was found two miles distant yesterday. |