View of black smoke emitted from smokestack of Torpedo Boat 'Morris' running in water in Newport . Sailors with hats aboard. Torpedo boat discharges a white head torpedo.
View of railroad workmen working on track for the Lehigh Valley Railroad. The new Black Diamond Express railroad train from New York City, through Pennsylvanis, to Buffalo, New York. Locomotive seen emitting smoke and rounding a curve at a distance. Workers move off the track as train comes. Work crew supervisor waves two large white kerchiefs as the train approaches and passes. Trainman on board waves back with a kerchief.
Burning of Standard Oil Company tanks at Bayonne in New Jersey. Fire triggered by a lightning strike during a thunder storm, which caused Naphtha tank No. 7 of Standard Oil Company's plant to explode. People on street in Bayonne, with sky darkened by the heavy smoke rising high above the town. People evacuate area threatened by the fire. Horse-drawn wagons carrying goods, follow wheel tracks in the street. Several men with bicycles. Two men pull a wagon loaded with bedding and furniture.
View of Statue of Liberty from boat in water near Bedloe's Island, in New York harbor.New York City, United States.
A film titled 'Panorama Water Front and Brooklyn Bridge from East River'. East River shoreline and piers of lower Manhattan seen. Several ocean-going sailing vessels are docked. Piers and docks are crowded with ships and boats of all kinds. Steam tugs, ships and ferries seen docked. Loaded wooden barrels can be seen. View of the water front. Sign on Pier 20 reads 'Mallory Line'. Brooklyn Bridge seen. River traffic of tugboats and barges passing under the Brooklyn Bridge. Brooklyn Heights visible.
A film titled 'Skyscrapers of New York City, from the North River'. Views from boat traveling South on the Hudson River toward the ocean. West shoreline and piers of lower Manhattan seen. Large modern ocean liner at pier. Docked boats seen. A tug with a "C" on the stack passes by. Several small steamboats come into view. The Pennsylvania Railroad piers and the Lehigh Valley Railroad piers seen with docked car floats. Several piers seen. Skyscrapers and shoreline seen. Trinity Church visible near Wall Street. Pennsylvania Railroad piers seen with barges docked. United Fruit Company occupies New Pier I. Views of New York City Aquarium and Castle Garden (Battery Park).
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