New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-14
THE PANAMA CANAL SURVEY.

s,r1spACroRY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CLAIMED
FOR THE PROPOSED LINI-ACrIoN OF THE CO.
LoMBIAN HOUSE or Representatives.
Commander Lull of the United States Navy,
with the officers and engineers attached to the Panama
Canal Survey ordered by Secretary Robson at the De-
ginning of the present year. returned yesterday morning
in the Pacific Mail steamer Acapulco. The party loft
NewYork JAN s. and reached Aspinwall on the l4tn
OF that month The survey begun on the morning OF
jan 90 and was finished April 3, the party leaving
Aspinwal for New-YOrk the next day.
The propesed canal from Panama to Aspinwa, accord
ing to the route recommended by Commander Lu1 and
his officers will be about 40 miles long, which is ten
miles shorter than the railroad between those points
The survey considered in respect satisfactory
the proposed line takes advantage Of every feature
the topography Of the country favorable to the most
economical construction and operation OF the canal
The "ny SToe va. the e1S Seatns the feeder
from the River Charas: to the canal ,o.5 I'n Hs
water more than sufficient supply the highest point in
the easa The yey1S marty Tds ys rS and chain
men The route laid out by Commander Lun as
s so%e Sr suffered ss from the
all have returned home In good health Inc details OF
con sTs and important papers dispatches
waed to Washington to the Secretary OF the Navy last
The House of Representatives, Of the United sates Of
Colombia assembled at Bogota, have been much lnfele
F s = Dr. s%nS ,O one Of the Rsprssenaves
the sthInus Of Panama, presented bill on the subject,
the main points of which follows:
The Executive Power shall appoint Commission OF
EnnsSTs to make exploration In oIsr 10 @
the following routes First that parallel TO the Panama
Er9sd 81 by the TSer Snr Nr SnS s the SV of on
in Inc Atlantic to the mouth Of the Rio Gra.do IN the
nus Of the route selected by the French engineer Garea
second, thst leading from the Bay OF Msndng IN the Az
until it descens 6y the river Bayano the Pacific
third, those Of Darcn especially by ,, inc rivers
duties the ChaAes route the month Of April at the
latest In order to cover the expenses Of the eTpol
ic as well as those ordered 70 be ,ade by the United
road it should result Mat the latter s the most favorable
ronte for an interocesnc canal the Govennent sha
take means immediately TO promote tue construction OF
| the canal; having first published in Europe and the
United States the reports Of the Colombian engineers Oh
| the subject"
| LAST HONORs TO AN ESTEEMED POLICE OFFICER
The funeral services of the late Police Cap
tain John Williamson took place yesterday at st. Lakes
Protestant Episcopal Church. HudsOnst The church was
well filed considering the stormy weather. by the per
sona friends and acquaintance of the deceased among
whom were Police Commissioners Voorhis and Duryee
Tho services of the Episcopal Church were read by the
! Rev. DR. Tdtte. The coffin was covered with flowers
In the form OF broken column cross crown, and an
anchor, tribute from the police force, and other
friends Of the dead Captain The members OF the force
detailed to act as escort assembled in Washnonsquare
and thence marched to the church where The funeral cor
tesc was formed The entire force Of the Thirty-fst
Precinct Of which the deceased Captain formed the
guard Of honor and ncosed the hearse in hollow square
Details OF about $50 and officers acted as es OFT
under the direction Of Superintendent Walling Inspectors
Dilks and Thorne; the Commissioners and personal
friends following in carriages The procession moved
along Hnlsopst. to Niuth-ave' thence to aud along
Twenty ird-st to the ferry from which point the re-
conveyed TO Nyaek, ~ " where they will I've
inferred in the Oak Hill Cemetery. The following Police
Captains acted as palbearcrs: Capt Coffrey OF the
Fifth Capt Kennedy Of the Ninth Capt VIlnan OF the
Nineteenth Capt Steers Of the Twenty ninth Capt Davis
Of the TbiItyseco and Capt Bennett OF the Thirty
fourth Precincts. Captains Mcdonald McCuliagh. vii
ans, Alaire, Walsh and McElwain were also present
and commanded the police sections during the PROCESSION
At the meeting of the Police Commissioners suitable
resolutions Of regret and coincidence were passed on
| motion Of Commissioner Voorhs