Show EXPLODING MINES I F. F MAKE MARE GOOD FISHING C r J t NEW EW YORK YORE Sept IS Three Three- of the tho T mines min which were put in New Now York bay bayat at the time timo of the tho Spanish American war war and have bave lain in tho the ma magazine at atS S Tort Fort Wadsworth ever e since the they were oft officially condemned hare havo be been n ex ex- This took look place at the Narrows Narrows Narrows Nar Nar- rows near the fort No boats wore were allowed allowed al aI- al- al lowed owed to pass that way at nt tho the time the places where the m mines nes were being boing marked off oft by bj floating targets The only evidence the tho spectators got nf fit the tho explosions was about aboul a thousand thousand thou thou- sand stunned fluke fish black fish and flounders which flounders which were seen floating directly in front of the fort after tho the mines had been sot off oft Tho soldiers got ot into small boats kt at on onto once co and everyone c of them went back t to quarters with mth a good e catch for Friday Ono One ne soldier sol sot dier flier got Jot The The- destruction of the mines was wa condu conducted ted by Capt J J. J Allen AIlen who is in charge charse of the fort troops |