The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-18
HARBoR DISTRACTIONS.

COMMODORE BLUNT's FLEET EArD UPON rHH
NEW JERSEY sHAp-TAKERs OF THE NORTH
RIVER
The Pilot Com missioners this year have haa
considerable difficulty with the snad men who,
every spring. place their poles aud nets In tho
North River, TO the serious annoyance OF pilots
and commanders OF vessels. Some weeks ago she
Board decided TO take prompt action TO abate tho
nuisance and Commissioner Blunt wasempowered
60 make q raid upon them. An inspection or the
North River was maze last Friday week BY Mr..
Blunt ia the steamer Sarah Wade, when &c was
discovered that lines or poles aud nets
filed tho river all the way from
spuyten Duyvii Greek TO Christopher street.
and navigation was, IN consequences.
seriously interlered with. Commodore" Blunt.
believing that the only way to AGATE the nuisance
was to "movc at once upon the enemy's works."
crawled into the snrouds as Farragut did on .
certain occasion in Mobile Bay, and the flagship
Sarah Wade bore down upon the enemy under full
head or steam. No hostile shells greeted the adj
vance oil the gallant Commodore, and the poles
went up IN obedience TO his command Issued
from the lookout IN the pilot house. The enemy.
who viewed the advance ron their headquarters
on the Jersey shore, put on IN boats under nag
OF truce. and askee for an armistice and parley-
Both were promptly granted BY the vet
Inistlce were that the shad takers should ct once
fold tneir nets, withdraw their poles and silently
not .'go down TO the sea In ships" There was
one, however, who refused 70 be governed oy tbs
terms of the armistice, ana his poles and nets OPP
poste the foot or Christopher street were attacked
oy the meet OF the Commodore and carried with
slight lOss--the sweeping away OF ABOUT 5000
worth OF nets and poles. As commodore Bluns
yesterday said to the writer, These New Jersey
sauatters have had lesson by which they viii
prOnt.u II il nov understood that nearly every
offender has removed his DISTRACTIONS and there
Is no probability tnat the gallant Blunt Will 90
compelled again tnl9 spring To lash himself 10
the snrouds Oh the sarah Wade and nurl his wrath
against the wooden prows Ofthe hardy shadtnksrs
OF the Jersey shore. one or the nshmen at fulton
Market, yesterday, was so uncharitaDle as 10 sug-
gesL that the secret Of tnls raid that the vcner-
able Commodore OF the Plot Commission nearly
cuoked himself upon the bones OF a North RIVER
snad and took THIS course 70 drive the scaly fav-
orites from our market. Wnetner this be true or
not, IL il certain that the raid has given Rreat
satisfaction 10 the shipping interests, and snad
poes no longer are the serror OF pilots IN Lbe North
RIVER.
Another serious cause OF complaint is the throw.
lng OF ashes mo the river and DAys by rugs And
steamers. law nas Just passed tue Legislature
ordering the Health De artment 10 furnish scoWs
10 the Pilot commissioners 10 receive ashes ana
dump them into the. ocean. Yesterday delega-
ton nom the towbOats called upon the fil0t COM
mission ana dndica.ed where they desired these
scows located. The secretary received the del
eg alton and promised to submit their proposltca
the commission at their next meeting To-
morrow.