The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-02
Entertainments on the Harbor.

| CONTINUED INVESTIGATIONS or THE COMMITTEE
| APPOINTED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURES.
| The committee met yesterday morning at 10 o'clock
and proceeded with their examination Of the condition
the hAIbor Of New Yerk-Senator Brooks Ia the chair
| Capt. NABB being called upon by the committee
gave brief view Of tidal operations. he quoted from,
revera laws Of New York in relation to ths sec sud
bearing upon water ooursss-rsfsrred TO WORK
LAWS OF Nature - and ths duty which devoved lrgs
tive bodies to shape their laws In accordance wih the
He referred 10 the pert Of this sity and hoped
that every good ctz.n would oppose any s-crofshmeat
Col. maxwell believed that by enlargis3 Ehorss ard
narrowing rivers sdes inpceed In places and
accelerated In osben. He could rssollect vhs. the
present ste OF Pearl street line Of bsEoh whsb
people could Isua there from ships, and did lsud
without any docks whatever. Ttns has bse, n.o
IN pien,e Aotment on Brooklyn WIaagIs
burg, too, hiss been extesded Ani tins cooeq OF
this IL bat the quantity Of water Ia tns oaannei
velocity have increased T1e when tho water raed
tosise the nrst strvst below the Custom House
tnih overflow never taxes 1isas Eo@ TIE s.ssr, loS
ever from lie yres.urs NUT ourst sons
whore, snd IL go BateTmis cr1pnsl II. clnit
en- Der tho tins when This ohAnneI npuld steost
on Icos l. the oiden tins the Battery no
50 large a. IL IL nov An island ued 20 b there
where che line where Front street staaas for
Was fooishly built upon It, and niua aud sand began
collect bridge thea bpit fro tho Islsat
to TIE main l,nd when rearlt-d the hug 40 OF III,
chsrntl there al sther Tnsre can b. dSu III.
psIs collect me % 20 snd sacd but smooth buAhead
IL Live pol nnirs ptrsllsi with the shpre would
have opposite eject Hs coas 'ei % that there
auoh rge ground above Twenty tlird ssrss owing
10 TIE increased rapidly of tho cur-er, uhioh
sssy sill The ground l. the 81 croEchmen.s al ny the
BrooEiS sno Ne YORK. shore oontinns s- wi 20
rsLg rom the press and al It's essest
ostlet On The New Jersey shore Tae quenos will
be that that the cocss vill ono Cay bo LETT dry AT
Anb u il fact that the lana Is being avery
yeas be (loi had found this to bs tae care en- his
roeetty there He considered that TIE
IA me n o. toes m ihe >st ysssi was upwards o,
two fe't He could reeolleet ~her fri bouglt
into the East river with the utoss cases. they va
TO wat for tides, ard even when shess BE-
| they brig ber in with much difficulty.
Lieut. CASE, Superintendent OF lighthouses would
os sha at,nlion of the COMMITTEES TO team boats.
from whch tire ooAls rAked out as they
passed up aid do the few staAu boat adop-
ing this practice would ss OF tiiipg importancs: bat
w6en there oreds it cams TO be serious ey
The Goals AND thus thrown out collect together
here la msse, and MAKE great 60 hsrns OF mud sni
isno and the tide vas net strong enou to carry off
Lr MORGAN was sure that 10 QUE could aouo tnSt
closing " chained iocIss the velocity OF tn. water
Tus ny drsuac pl" which could not b. Mod
easily out Of te pest Of Yah. But ~as this hs cSs,
no. Wss not airt S sfsry snip toae1 by 10 Z
bos,s There NJ doubt that Increase of the
current and the CONT sasp of the eA nel
u s=c last evening that ths people Of Ne York
tered upon this question rth f..iues OF hostillty to
wares the people Il Sroolyo saca Is not tho
Their tole intel est Ia This matter il prsss W iUtsot
the ssrbor Of New York. Fo' rssrs individuals
ownipg ~ater right, have gene u sner ana
further nts The rivsr In tie Al ia the coruor.
tinE gave graft TO ferry at froa lAtns ice
street and ket ssrn Hcss ptoc.s ed 20 work suak
ha occs and 1t GU to ths salt hts for this pI pose
OF making an ing Measures taken prevent it,
an injunction wss issued and there the matter saads
going ts DO, He, (hr ran said this 10 shos eba,
the eyes ef tbs pie e New York opAn-i hsacs
u Is nov from D-eyer II hostility that people u
N@s York have isx.n up Ibis QUESTION y.,r a.ops
Of Bro kyn Ar 10 the buikhezc hn- tho act " 1885
revpr gave ON 70 erect pers ,hsrsoa II it did,
why 20 To tas LeeitAtaIs 70 psrnii, Ips2 IL
mat be IsmDm- ~ied mat ia the aots u 1855
and 1889 there ere pro.isons that fsats of
the CT, z-ps OF N-w Yors be Te.psstsd. A1rthar
IL, ~-ao
Oh 90 ~ st1, lafh "a =" = .. - SIDE e-ionss
r-I .f.sis hhs vouc snl b&v- rrtsn-a Advantage
"a b -n lssyD o. TIE ho- tty Of New Yors by the PEG
pe OF BIZ. okk hs ipjar, u tbs forner He would
rs ssd 10 The day vixen srckyo 1oold be entirely
city IL resosIess, ACC New Yora warehoue For
this reason city SHOULD BE- much int
other in tho OF. claon o. tie taroor II, bel 1t
curse to New York that pars6 h,r ri thts
the cupoiy Of individuals would then ops,a ted
so injnroufy upon her omnsroiAi ia 1t ass
done these .ncroAetmens wou'a not have been ns-e
The fu IRE connerciaiR esra,s of is ~ il asieaiA
be Owhat inporatcs, nen is icthst Dor shoal
be preserve intact II t1ese d1.b ui.nl
OF the committee 10 the fsats Of ynste spc-os.n
neuts, that coobt should be given In favoc our
msrcial prospects, He hoped tss this coanttse would
not be nueocsd By suppo ID hsrdshps infc sd pr-
vate individuals, when public interests stake
Mr. CoIl ferry boat plot, being cAisi Dy Mr. Nadnx
acting for the ths ciszns OF Brooklyn t.st
fed substantially folio settle believed neit asr
the course nor the strength Of the tides in the East
nave shapged In the last twenty the navigation Of
ferry boat from the Fulton ferry 10 Brook, very
difficulty h had been pilot frsm 1888 $780, and mad
had ben difference during last twenty years ia
the depth Of But,em Ii chsnnsi the effect Of sIsodng
piers alor the docks established seen Red Hook
Point and Fulton ferry YOU'D not injme the harber IL
they did not 90 ont too far; building these New
York shore veuid not iniufs the udss the strongest
point OF tho fdss, either flood ebb At tho Brooklyn
sds lie ~ the Fulton terry the ids continues IN tins
North river logger than 10 the East rv-r the tide OF the
former Affects the tide of Abe latter 1T Buttermk chan
nel; the rolling winds the bay fsm November
April are north and westerly Winds when vessels, with
these winds, lie az bulk heads ias danger from 10.
IN IN had haan NH tn "a sba 4
river In thick fegs bat never met with Any accident
he navIssted both BY compass .nd currsnt-cheay Oy
the former He considered that Taorr els pier threw
strength OF the tide of from Fulton ferry. TIE navga
ton II the river WAS neither easier difficult
Vessel. during this ns Ssy, slvsTs BEEN ox.a I mo
The average tonnage Of ships twenty years ago
six hnndred-now ships are over 50e Coasters lfore
and aft ehich trade betweea this city and
Norfolk, North Caroline, DO, hun
drsd tons formerly; they . thres hun
the ASSURANCE II sta anboss The cifculsy In turning
vesse Of 500 tons Ut the point opposite Fulton ferry
he Dairo~es, point 10 tho ysr ordinary times sad
udss, arises rom the strength OF the current and
narrow spacs OF tse river. 1t vns very common
'hty years ego to have the river oostruosd With Toe
great number Of steamers break Toe and su IL TO
pieces. His (kr Coles) knowledge depended solely
bis pra stosl expriet He cid not believe hat damage
had dons to t1e es By psrs in the East river.
Narrowing ivsr dore to great extent, would,
isuosdy increase the current But be DID not oslevs
hist the dph Of tie East river al b'en changed in tue
last fifteen ,ssrs. Battermilt channel hal no.
Ia she last tweaty hvs years He believed that
sty per n itcit rot go beyond tas line Of Fulton erry
pier would not II jure the - rs alton Of tbs river
MIR BALL s'shty three years OF age He sas ia New
YnIh back as IVA On tue north side OF Water
tlr.tt than there only few stores Hs used
.aiu from Peck slip tn Brooklyn ~nen boy Toe
riHrt much onser than they then tae
no II wafer remained tins me when he boy It
nosd b. rquestoDably better for ha harbor Of New
Yorh h had sin Bril- II batle sh ps (thrss
oiers da ring weaty four est Il sater, eater the
hbpr Now plots viii not take vessels drA yios t~snty
feet over the bar vi hont tug sesuer. H. kne~s
person vbo walked BatterIGiik casuasl
GoytrIor'f Llsnd
On tho committee asking for further experience In this
matter
Professor RewIcg sad that he bad rsijed In the city
OF New York for thirty nine vars .nd hs reco sctiops
we're Dssry as long He knew well the East river. Hs
bad map before him Of the date OF l769. rs could
rccolsct that in the year 1892 Tiers we're only few
wooden buildings between Ffont street aud tho water
la Tie year he ,rgats hat on the n1rta sde
Of Cherry street The distance then the river,
IRON Catherine street To fulton ferry 100 fet 10
eonsequsccs Of tho epcroschments the North river
Ne e.rsav Ia in 10 tn