The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-11


changes constantly gong on IN ne oArs and o
the outer bay In reference 70 inc nsIrc~ sps ss.
Sn wn,'n =, ,es ~ prop*sa ,r %u.u .ns WV
The peninsula Of sandy Hook gradually increasing grow
ing " the norhward into e main ship channel eoot BOW
rsn o. he Hook where there was forty ees OF
nesrly bar, Z, isw wa,r % s': Wihia crn,nrv 4 has
mile and quarter and at about the rae Of
Of nre in ayesr e average the twelve year..
rypns sno on the north aide OF the main SHIP chsope,
n sMS ay 'pe pony J" me hook Aavances Vasoo'
~ -pp w 800, " -o''
oehera ioen, IN DIS report OF 1901, MAINTAINS tnat
o. sso aDa ,ne cnspaes 10 the bars and cnaanels
%oa .ne eons uSl " ne oAt'erss formerly contem.
p'A'eo uPon Tue rAs. nans and Middle Ground and
tne location VI 'ne Io SANDY HOOK advocated az az
iHohg u very gvo" ueience oi inc man chAnneL" lie
sta.es sosn or WI .sen' ns entrance 70 or o1cupa-
NOD OF me lower pay i'r any nose pur whatsoever
ADO cover secure anchorsge lnere or our mercnanmen
Aho prNaIeeis, anu lor our s"sm auo sanng cruisers
TIE idea Of the proposed fort at sandy Hook when
completed, preventing tne entrance Oh hostile leet
hiougn Tue Dol nos. channcls tne outer pay,
ana lhnolpg at U,aveseha pay lnsis'eo oy many ac
qoained WIN the naroor to oe ABSURD Ia tne extreme
otners, wnp onent W knoN oon'enr .ne reVelsc Guy
paper on the 4.h ult made the following statement IN
relation 10 tnat ort apparently upon whas consoerea
credible military autnoTiy
The pr OF the defence candy Hook completed
an6he preli ainsry work VIII be pushed as rapidly
40 possole durng tns su aesgn " na. hrg9
rnns. aou sno ,mns One tier in csssa,ss AMI
tne en- For Ss great ouly $3.50 has
yet Teen but estimated that
$7sO viii fequ ed 10 completes IL. The will
s ARES ann VIII oe one OF tne strongest ana most
s seaue % "a or @ ",. ~ ~ Sia ts S ~ | | inc inc
AsI al nf-tt
bay as rende syous for a hostile fleet
reference N the above sketch and IN the Coas Sur
yay ana pr,is char,. n, the orar hav u,I sbo thot
h ror The s oS Inc nrooosaa fort N ,he ont,
SIDE poIt of Grayesend bay is quite seven miles and
fro encn clio A., tho or tho aa
os cSenras ",sda The ran.e Of 'hs cor
tain ana aactiva Are nj anv ordnance va And
in nse as ~ shown IN The yenort of that niaaant and
reiable ofncer Commander Il Dahlyren NJ the TInted
Sta,aa Navy snunded IN the ranort ~ tho t,
of Isf nape IA Tho srtrene rsnaa that ths ord
nsnce Rnrean pS ,Ss srn bas hean ahs ~ aa,n Win
1ao lns and a. an a,ova,on or 90 aocraes and vi,h
cbaraa ~ 90 lbs oS ,oadar A. an trial ss
sSt rde or hraa snt ogb,h MILES Tho ,na of
Ssbt Zoo thir,v CIV seconds Tho iaea M sh,,,ing or
cor, hv the rerest accdant the hnli of vesse nj Ave-
,s - S,s,auca ,,h anv s' Nth sho, or ahe is dsn
,nn a. b ttsrca ' = the nSserver he M, mon nm
inc mills o esn vesses no distnct
% u thc naLnd ave and the exac distance
S and ,bs rec;se oca,;on on certain,v ained
90 -, ,ha most cns,neer snd ar;iIars 20 hi
anrh hull thonoh sded nv The most nrofound and exac
Inn.ia,ya of h,th scancea wa aarn hut ono 10 inch
conh;S has ss ve hesn made bw the IniteS States for
armv nao - -
Tna taH,a ahore g,yan q ~v1 he rotcod tha
nn,nhos of snns Sor all the casss and t,r,s
, ~ a, Lao, aos ~ vhcl oCo ara stsad
M a.Sbs;, - " .S ans as s.boavv,, m nacos ;ncndn.
~ ,h. ,os s. Eo,, WI,a, .nd ~. ,ha radanS nn
S, ,d Tn substitution ~ ,ba "a and ios oounder
Su,n;ad snna NO hsrnre n,ent,nned will greatly in
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lor MAJ uoI oeenoo ~ .e VI ri ~ ~ III 20 70 Inv
or ,ess .nsn nse n 70 gun s 70 sa aa @
alna.y unue es',a1 inu,uuis al .o . % ooo .
ssa a., suu '.o no.ess,y ia.S anu ~
~ 70 @ veu .s .m1 .'ie =, u. oVe ~ I 'uosc
@ sud v as"ecav S Sn sm%sou Of ha C,ha.