Deseret Evening News | 1908-09-18 | Page 1 | Mines Placed in New York Harbor Exploded

MINES PLACED IN NEW NEWYORK NEWYORK YORK HARBOR EXPLODED Xo Sept IS the mines which were put In Now XII York hay buy at the tho time of or the Will Avar and have In tho at Fort ForlI I ever eer they the ly h condemned have been exploded This tool place at the tho near tho fort No boats were allowed l to 10 pass that way Wiy at the time the places where the Iho mines were being off of by b float floating floatIng ing targets The Tho only evidence nce tho th tors got of tho explosions was about aboul a thousand fluke black cud and flounders l ers which were wern scon floating directly In front of f tho fort lifter after the mines had Imd been set off of The soldiers Jot got Into Inlo small lIi nt III once onel ami everyone of them went hack back to 10 quarters with a good for fOl Friday FrIda One On got ot 3 Q The 1110 destruction of the mines was con conducted ducted by h J Allen who Is in charge of or the fort troops