, 1874-08-15
LOCAL MISCELLANY,
OUR NEW LIaHr.Housn.

u,ootod Of having 1irlt-hu,ao hut1t ,,ror; H.,
crib, aud rrosIdont prindlvl,lo. Of thu naarl e, ~
!..' tnpno Worns, IN" eonvoraaton OH tho subjoc
masu roli'aouoso Murray, U. 5. NJ, who favoret
tno laea, ana pronltaod to recommend II K
Washington for Immediate action t1loroon
Nothing was done, howoyor. apf1 40 llttlo nrou,:
aao nitr ea Tne.. w" app"font that aDon5 monsn
abo osy GnRlneer Chonbrough wrote a lottor to
irof' Henry at tho hoad OF tho Light-uouse Do
partment at Washington, stating that
oonnootca vii, .,,s sn...a 49,. 49, a o.,o
,'eu "4tn TUG PROPOSED !lghEhoaso o'lor
,nan ,l me providing Of tho light apparatus and
lena. lona, It a'oms that tho Lighs-1op,e pepsrt-
on the condition that fbc initial statcs aovcrn.
nont snon'o nave )nrsalot'on over sao1' portion
oi TUG CRIB aB tho llght-houao occupied. This
tho Board of Public Works decided .was inl-
practicable, and 10 tho idea foll through for tin
linn 1o;,,, rrl,, lo,tor ~ 1tr oI,a.tsa,,",:
..a H.. uo'.s. aoo a.,.,, ... noeplousn'
no"cSos' secms 10 nnsa seilluo up tno mosnrn-
mer torpidity Of tho Lighthouse Department,
as a mouth after it's reception tho United statos
roveuuo enttor Dahlia mado n ce1l A. .,,;s
civ. arrIyiur hcro lust twe 1nva oro am7 ta t1,a
CAPTAIN Of tiio vesso, Conlnander MoGana @ via Via
District potiol tle civ Enr,neer III lot to hs.'
rcooiyod inBtructions to @ '4"' ~ n''o
''''' ~ '1 EXAMINE % TnE IL PROPOSED a,rr =
of tho new ligllt-houpo, and ronort accord;rr,v
I was then arranged that tho Commander, tho
should Wit the crib torctior II t,n si,,a morHs
accomplished yesterday morrliur. ria nari~ r%e
consisting Of tho aboye-nnmotl gontiomeil . to.
gether with Mr. W. a. Kcndnll. of 1T. Louis,
Of Now York, Cant, Houstnn Mr - hTai,rta 1 s4' II
Hat1,fa. Canadn. Mr. Clnshrorrh II oni ',,er W
Tn1nuNE representative, met ut Il, o:oock W vestcr.
day morning Oh the pier at tho mouth Of tic
tho Dnllia. fa'7at'' ~ 'No 'Ato ~
This revenue cutter wl,,c}, ,yoa h,,i,t on1v 1oat
encuon ia horo,,1 .nI;e. . VIC .' pis ouly lnst
which rms m Tnka M;n',inan hor no
speed being not ess tInn fonrtccn t hnnta " -,
ho,r Aftcp tha rnrtv hoS s,ant siora t;,,a ~
oxauinnp tho vesaot tho cnmmnudar 49,
orders to DEPART, laid and M he f,ahln ehot sont ont
into tho lalto. Tho two-lnl1o run did not tako
which tossed tho Tory ljrGtjy-ladon cnttor nbnnt
in playftI manner cnmsot} anyorai NJ ti,a nnrtv
to wish that tiey Ind 1,nfiertaScn to wa1p ~
distance through tho now tunnel. As , soon m ns
nouomNrsa or s,r,r nra 'NH' '1o
,1rovonted thu cuttcr fro1n land,n1 hor ,,rs,+
gers, WHO were Obliged to get inte tj,n t,~.bont
Il. Van Doa}son owncd ,y fho controetora up IT.
i,n similar crnft fho norIy rnon,,aS ~ vii, s
onea aud won thav atno3 ,,n IT, sho uap mn
It's magnificent masonry. and thoueht Of tin H
iingy I'D wot,dep building that preceded It. tboy @
fnr tba hottnr ria nrasent .;naretrt nsa uutS,aou
ti,e '1s npb Is nov pIesehs sHpesse1neEafo q
remainder OF sChicaro'a watnrewor'.a ia r. too
aolid stone pontamoter structure A1i Is feot
feot in tol,ness bninr comnnscis a. ~ aia TnIiot 49,
down to w;thin fcot 91I ~ H. " 1ons1 ssoho
whore tho Stone ueofi il briaaonri r,snito nrh,
general appearance Of tho nav errih s n nrsttv 10
ine lnilt Of yory - rnvv aton sao Walls bo-
warY,n wo tho onnn,n~o III, HoI i,,,a ,9,.opius m up
omrasrios with giant Coiumbiaaa imr:inn III Ily Ky
lind them Some 81 tho purity Expressed DOUBT S
STABILITY OF TIE FOUNDATION
II so heavy a building, SIuSDN1e9n but domm,.aonor
Thomnson orn'a;ncd thaf ~ MI, coaesloner ~ M
3uuorsrcture rested was baasted wt wi0a ao,nn ms
Sas deoidad to. hecin 9ha a1a'oa toa aaas ~. T.
it dopth of 10 feot below tho ,rstorA
inc, and lint the crib vas en tir,m,v tmr Maser
with iron that tic lob Of oui.in0 % n oT
vory difficult matter. Tha m Object @ eainpod pe5'Sa ha
,ui1diie Tho stone-ror1x hojoy ~ sattou
liz inaurIng Of tGo nrosopyotan Inc -
'queoua portion Of tho crib for at an, rate Ito LOO
observation that wood which Ind hoen i,9nerso
udor water Tor that oneth Of tima hsd nnt am
orod decay. NN 1850 'N'''''' ~ '''44' 'so "'' se'-
-. -. inn 1s:Ea1on or TIE oen
nG " the exterior tho
ho shaft to ths nav tnnroI A'annG nnre
,oing proceeded with. Tn 'dlnoA thn cantro mtro
II tho crib vas M opening like tho cr;b ;taoGt ~
optamotor nhapo. ts sidas ioinr ~. an oo,,;;o -
auco OF 25 1eot from tbo s5doa af t%n LUZ
i. Ills opening jay tho wators Of Lake 1;ci,;G"
lcar as crystal, surrounding tho two shaftss
,lich load il direct line dnwr to t1o tr, 4,,na
olg. Ia iEo ernnllor ono of thcaa ~ oo;eaa5
tate OF lie water showed tnat tia lir cnqina W
o mainland we doing its duty. Th1o o Ws}"r nj NJ
aviug yot boon admitted to tho new tnnno Aps its
l,aft was poorcd into by ali of Tia nar.tr ,is 10
dlnirod lis fair proportions md te 5' n;nasvo Guo
trcngth OF the iron cyllpdrlcal contnr which :
uua down it for the firat IN fanEP pnr1 :,
ans tho most inferestcd mnn =,
le party waa Commander 1IcCann, v,n .
hen he had done adfairine ali tIas Was to , hn I
cen ut tho "crib end /" Of iho Cbicacn Watar' t
1orka system, e~ "a''t .
rA1KEp LIGHTHOUSE
n some little timo with tie Board of pnblio b
forks and Mr. Chesbrnucu. Tho romm,nlor I
ave it as his opinion that tho nav;natian ~ t,
ako Michigan III tho vicinity Of f1h;ssso ami II
or brenkwater Bystom, was a uubfeos Which At =
init rooutra5 %I1o yI,nt1,,f,,.. "AtSA AZ