The New Student's Reference Work/Hell Gate
Hell Gate is a pass in East River between Long Island and New York, for a long time dangerous to the passage of vessels, but in 1885 the obstruction was removed by blasting. See Blasting.
See also Hell Gate on Wikipedia, and the disclaimer.
Hell Gate is a pass in East River between Long Island and New York, for a long time dangerous to the passage of vessels, but in 1885 the obstruction was removed by blasting. See Blasting.