, 1865-07-11
SANFORD CUHOVER AGAIN.
i Remarkable Letter.
He Makes OreYtuTee to destroy ahe
Groom 3gutdUce.

l. kEu2EAaUlE LE1ttfa
ue Mnk.a Overturpe to n<strov the
nc Groom Aq1tduce.
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From the Toronto Glober Sta.
We haye a COPY Of @ remarkable letter.
Fufportfpg TO 1ase psen #rit1en ,u n Mascn
Iast, 70 Sasup aAeE peu1t eu2 Soesa.e .ae.ss
agent u tnnaaa, Y lac slnee-notorlous
sch, me for the destruction Of the C1oton Dam
which evnnIiea New York City with water,
n. hnid "a NJ the or5nir xliettar c]afnr that
Its genulneness can be proved, Ina way that
can leave no room 1or douhs. 1a9lEu uname
to verify The. evidence SPOKEN OF to the ful.
Wallace u is he ritter cf tha letter. The fol.
1nvtng !. ~. ~ oorr eahI., ha. cn,1,s f.tn nnr
.sne.asstn tu"s ~ @A1 sop5 "1l-1 Lag eoAoe Aoto on
aosrnsA1, MReh 2oth, 1855,
Colonel Thompson:
E1R:-Be}teviug you to he an onlcei or aeent
direc Ct euterprserot q wareliks character. i bcs
leave to submit 10 your confederation 4 proieEf'
which, iT e1ecntrd, VIII gre our enemies bifter
ares which can on,1 be computed by mii,ipns,
Althcueh / HAVE NoT ras p1EAsuRK Or Ioun
ACQUAINTANCE you will pro7ably remember ,ms
The eennineness Of Leutcnant Yooas's CO tam1,.
eion..
1lr. Cameron. tho ba1er hereof, will e1pIatn to
instead Of seeking peIsonsl lEte.S1ew.
TIE project II question involves the destruction
OF lhs Groom 0sE, whetany me CITY Of Ne" fork
fssappHed WIN ta, f.xt, nm. villa, t-n,. ~.
~. .a 1sm aane. y sh1ne n .gnednct nhnpt
1tG gallons daily, and is capable & sending. a.
Tbs + ceivipS and d,.trlbu,lnk Reservoirs at The
CITY nevtr contain more than supply for two or
two and ha!l osya- Uesuoy ms atm a9d Ts
ne eJ g, AZ s9sc y, ~, y,
mann;artm,n Hv n he gnnni'ioua nf VI sI armv
Supplies, heine dependent On the Crotoa Tor
h1es,u and other pufposes, must 1ece4sasitJ tus-
pend oEerttiona. Stean; coats and railroad loco
.pot1yes likeTse dep. ndent, 70 gteat e1,ent + on
tn1s Wa!er. Viii pe gleaty emnastassea N taatr
Of linz mnne1 ~ md ,ahcr to serE snsn,s else
Wtere. Thr cnstnes. dst]y and rfpofy caii,d
into r qu,slion to suppress ares, viii become
useless, and the btst parts Of the towo, without
eonls9falon.. wafer 10 NeW aork WGu:d toon
as nnn,anG. ~ e ae "nkY ~
n1he,Ws se h. senr r. 1hn farFee srmIea Es,,s na
renuIied 10 reconstruct the dnm--a work wh,en it
viii require slx months and cost upwards Of xs,:
U,0, 0tU 70 eonnlete.
bur this u rot al. 1he dam, which L. seven
g. !, .nnse n" % IT. oHa tns e aoas o. oaex
~ a,,sa fn.onstias ,nGfscsats st,f
hr,toee trinttnp the prr,t hr,d - ~ rhe Hnasnn
RIVER Ra1,roan, b. 1he sudden de<tructi n o{
t.1s esm. all these no1ka wou'd bs swept away.
In 1B41. whet this dam was 70. than halt nnished
y. pressure q nc Water isIced II away, ani u
ne nouees, s aaa ps'9w wsr9
1rTher ~ ~ r,,t,s tnH svnc 81 ,he xr.t.r IL
az iae nretent tine. and .hs destra.tIon win to
tnrice Is great. The people Of the Empire STATE,
BY. v1s't,ps the tanks Of the Csoton, would re-
esi.e tome conception Of The csy1stutlon e. thetF
ms1e s, osfs s n.Se epteaa aio. 1ae @
execnteG viz y.Fv ittis tInnhi. "a ~ en41,e pe
Ons OF M sun,s, a V:re,Ein !sGty. an ensmT 10
sser;'h'fe IA, xa.kss owns tne lana upon witch
i;es ~ on!. ieE r., 1oas iiom NJ the aoasmeat% Of