New-York tribune., 1870-10-18

EXCURSION by TIE comnssIoYER'

EXCURSION BY TIE COhMlSSlONER5'
The Commissioners Of the Dock Department,
on the Invitation ~ Capt Hugh MCKAY, yesterday made
an excursion in .Ae yacht Y5rmaud about the
waters OF the harbof with the especial design Of show
ING the darence in the hi ght Of tie tides flowing through
the Hudson and East Rivers and Of proving the mprae-
tcabity OF any plan that proposed throwing barriers
~ pjes across the tst River mahnga gigantic incosed
aoig CouIpi-s OneIs AgneV, Wood, Hunt, and Henry,
Mr. Peter Cooper, guest, and CAPT Mckay, comIlihdrt
n.ade up the parry. TIE yachts course wss GreGJtd
down tbe river around the Battery, through the East
River iell Gate te ntrcaCies Of the channels le9lhg
10 Long Island Sound, aud finally at SteI Ping >tOle
Puov Of lex Iotts Point finding akcboat ,gr home
ward course. The C0mmi35ouers occupied Their time W
oiscryrg closely the condition Of the docks; inspecting
here neat per that had Deen built under their super.
Xson here another jhe rOttUe mbhr' ot Wen toll on
1890 Of new ordsr commenced ~ the Department
was visible along tie entire river front In the repairs and
patches made in countless piers ang IN tho oWaIns OF
1gorkmen constructing and repairing others. Passing
BIarlgeTs Tslsnd, Mr.. Cooper remarked, pointing
fowar5 tLe Blackwell homestead, "Ah! remember
how SONG 80 years ago | walked up 70 that door and
tf7r- ou that porch talked with old Nh BlaekGeIl ana
MIN Connc for $4,000 II couldn't DO bought now L0r
n ScKav alluded 10 the fow Of the tide and sad
tlo I'm Ls Opinion no system OF river front Improvement
shcud be considered Independent of It's ebD ana nOW II
dam was thrown across any part Of the East hyeri
would nave tho eject Of raising the tide Is feet above ts
present swell at high water IL W9uAd swamp ont NeH
York As proof this he referred to the fact that the
tid at Monauk Point four feet do also Ut te
Narow., bat at the confluence OF the uaes, tA,Vk85
Eet II lose eight feet The tidal wayo howing ln,o New
work U,rbor meets tho down How OF tho hudson
az the battery, where 1t ia forced up Tie last
river and through Hell Gate, eXpendlug Us force lh
aII,nq the oays OF Long Island sound. To person
.fniiug on Pier No. North River the anomaly - pre-
cnfed r AN ebing tide and rising river caused by the
o,i,ny of fbe Hudson damming up against the Inflow
10 tide-waye II the outflow o. the Hudson dld LOJ
fcce he tIe-pave up the last River the rise Oi me
tide OF New York would be equal 10 the DRAINAGE OF me
iTs1 9dded 10 the hight of the tidal wave. or about
s fest above tho present hight 10 would thu, seem
NJ - yonII be dangerous to interfere with the free
aI,g Of the East River. 1910, ,.,,,..,, ,,.,.
Returning, the Commissioners visited Niletl & &f0lnt,
with cen Newton is trying by blasting 10 ah1lu%te
rJ nm. remove forever the terrOrs Oi Hell CATE ~
the efforts of ~ Cornish miners gigantic ho'e - Iee
- =, 1 50 fpl iu circumference, has been eAcaFaJtc
bdrg tbe solid rock IL IL intended mat tho cACFa-
lion slsi. be aeepeHed 70 30 feet. Nine tunnels nave
-, go i the .ide Uf the CLasu extending utdtr lhe
Dsr Of Hsl cate which, when connected 6y latcr9l
~ir5.s VIII he filled with powder and exploded III is
"a 3D. if the fcrce of tlle blast wI make sut
Ir sbIus. ior tho la 5cst ships u pass through
% landed ~ the foot ~ East Twenty
sttnsf thanking capt. Mckay heartily for his kind
uess.