The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-09-03
THE MISSISSIPPI BAR.
MEETING OF ENGINEERS PROPOSING IT'S RE
MovAL-oAPTAIN EADs SUBMITS HIS PLANS.

MEETING OF ENGINEERS PROPOSING IT'S RE
MovAL-oAPTAIN EADs SUBMITS HIS PLANS.
The delegation Of engineers now present in this city
for tho purpose Of investigating the plans and surveys
OF Captain Eads for improving tho mouth Of the
Mississippi River met yesterday morning, at eleven
O'Clock, at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
PRESIDENT GRANT PRESENT
Soon after the gentlemen had gathered together His
Excellency President Grant entered tho room and
made a careful examination OF Captain Eads charts,
plans and propositions The President II is said takes
the deepest interest in the subject and stated that he
hoped some plan for getting rid OF the bar at
the rivers mouth would be consummated during
his present administration. The President being a
graduate of West Point consequently able to catch
Captain Eads' idea without any explanation from the
different charts spread out before him. After care
fully looking over the drawings tho President with
drew.
ORGANIZATION
Afor His Exceency had left the room the meeting
came 10 order, and Sir Charles Hawley nominated
for President Sir Charles is prominent advocate Of
Captain Eads system, and constructed set of etties
along the Danube precisely like those under way
along the shores OF the Mississippi. Sir Charles how
ever respectfully declined the honor giving as his ex
the fact that there many others present who
knew more about the phenomena of the river than he
did, any Of whom could, therefore, with more pro-
priety preside over the Board.
Az last General Bernard was unanimously elected MS
President and Immediately after took the chair Then
Captain Eads, with his maps, charts and plans
before him. arose and briefly explained his system,
detailed in these columns yesterday Captain Eads
before he had proceeded far appealed to all the frater
nifty present TO crtcise his plans rigdly as he had
asked them all to New York In order TO be assured by
tho best engineers IN the country that he right be-
fore no went further ahead.
Captain Eads laid great importance upon ono point,
namey:Thero is bar at present at the mouth of the
Mississippi which there is depth of only
feet Of water. This, Of course, precludes large
ships from entering where the waters OF the
river meet those of the Gulf BY the etty system If
properly constructed this bar will be removed from its
present location and carried fully two miles in the Gulf
where, owing to the great depth OF the water lover
900 feet 200 years must needs pass by before the
navigation in the slightest degree The removal of the
bar would create depth of forty feet Of water that
the Great Eastern, if necessity required could
safely enter the river and proceed up its channel After
explaining this and asking the engineers present to
fully examine his charts and point out all errors they
might chance to discover Captain Eads withdrew, and
the engineers then took up the plans, each making
his comments in writing.
MEETING PRELIMINARY.
The meeting yesterday SIMPLY preliminary,
and all of any public interest that took place
will be found in the above. The absence of
Professor Mitchell, of the Coast Survey, was
very much regretted he expected TO arrive with
important maps and reports relative to tho subject
The meetings will continue at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
for five days, or, if necessary for much longer pc
Rod The meetings strictly private.
An invitation received from the National Steam
boat Association to join with them in visiting the public
works, which was declined