On this day, in San Francisco Bay, the ten-metre-high Arch Rock was blown to smithereens by 30 tonnes of gelatin dynamite. One of four rock formations destroyed in the Bay, all notoriously dangerous for shipping, especially at low tide, the destruction of Arch Rock was a little more controversial than the others. Local residents who were very attached to the picturesque rock formation, begged local authorities to attach a beacon light to the rock to make it safer, rather than removing it altogether. However, their voices went unheard and the explosion went ahead. When the button was finally pressed a vast body of water rose upward, spreading itself over a large area and, like a heavy iceberg in the distance, floated briefly on the water before melting back into the sea. Then the turmoil disappeared and only fragments of rock, splintered timbers, dead fish and a crust of yellowish foam remained to tell the tale of artificial force against a natural obstruction that would be seen no more.
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