The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-21
TRYING no CHEiT NATURE.
Tom SCOTS Efforts to Make philadelphia a
srnporI at The Public Expcnse.

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seaport "t '"e r""''c bNp1"9''
To rur ENRON or Tur StrN-Sir. Al
w -. 80,
tno1Hn hihlladeiphlah oi u'It"' recurrence ~"
interest, cannot conceal NV disgust at tue eN
ag.cratcd tone of the papers Of this city, when
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Every fair.m,nded man will admit that nature
do.,,,,I N,,r VII, n,,h,r Tor the gre,t Atlantic
seaport of the country II Tom Scott has sue
ceeded, temporarily, In diverting portion OF
the Western grain traffic from New York to
Philadelphia' ho already hnds himself con-
n""'ou w '"o uH's '"o' '"'' n"'u'e "'s 'Vr ~,
vidod the elements OF a great seaport at fh'la-
"ol"''a' H'V'' s"''""S'ci WI" N's''S '',.' wv
sells In front OF the city, on account Of Smiths
Island and the bars extending above and below
=, c,,,ar,,,, ,n, ho,, ,or,,nr -, ,ho s,,rt,co ~
the Delaware from the site Of The old navy yard
get that the peunsviyania Railroad CDmpauy's
steamers running to Liverpool have often
grounded on the Smiths Island BAR, opposite
en- c,r,s,ta, s,r,,, wharf and have reo,ired
-, ' -, 80, 49,. a., t,,,., ~,
ihe assistance OF SIX tugs 10 h"fr'e '"'ni'
Hence the effort that is being made 90 induce
Congress to appropriate money to dredge away
this bar.
Then again looms up the great n lturdl OBJ
stacle Of the ice jam on the Horseshoe IN the
Delaw re, just above the mouth Of The Schu J.
Kun. The philadelphia pa ers hahituAiiy avoid
on the Delaware bv ice. Contrary to the gen.
era custom. tue following paragraph appeared
I'm this morutnv's Press.
Tao s.var. stnrn aua ,aie Of SATURDAY. ast has 80.
nous ,ff.ct upon Inc shipping IN the Delaware The
Ice is packed In the Hurs shoe that vysseA Of the
smaller class cannot get down the river. The RetdnK
S1ntr "illaiirp3rt vent Asno,t ~ Msin.h 'aianu'
~ a rs n u be 'y narsb een &
| A. lie MAJ houss Inc tiss Einly md t,rors Y
| 7 ide we're coming up saturda, afternoon sih
| foreign bl'k nd the rev nue. steamer renth Coke.
Mn tne 'us,'In ous .,vtT wei, u1 ,, W, .s
~ .r h,s n 'A VA t.cn I MI Inc Prl
~. ~, I ,v rn ', soin,,,g ~ ran ,i.,i in IN, ,rn.
peer rhe IL en- { &c took The Prde In tow and he
| Two were soon nfter"ard caught Ia The c ami re
malned there tili le'ierdss ~ lrhing me In pro,
tsctSo Sere 'rrci over Oh t1c sho,. where they
sna sow,I ~ 10 t9s cy i,.sv IRE 4nosr Ei w
Sc ashore peoW uie IHtlhlt creek Inc ,tuul ihlI
pended: the termonisigr i6,rsei below zero At tas
va. Dc, nsd IN ihe rye. over forty minutes lns fee
iferiSa Srea VII vs.t,S9 to al.y s1 not lee
Goat 80 made trips pasi tie ely from,
than IN the previous snap ana navigation more difficult
| The forei.n DaiN aliuded t. Is the Eliza
Desuite The asst lance OF two tugs and q revenue
cutter, she VS. forced by the ice on to tue
| To ,usf tw.ntv.fnur hoilrs Ind al mi. writing
ans not vet been cxtricated.
| H.. la Nm, .r,tt ra,.'Il tho av,artanca ~
ts v ,vr "a NM ~ stermers in t6, irs in
| Dsi,v,,,rs nav and r,vs, tyn YEAR agn 1hI- win
f.r n .,ii,rI in IN. icn 4 m an IN. mix mead
| IN, Al near NV Ia.tle pniadelphia two Years
a,,n .,'i t,,,r = =, rur,,',r1,te money ~ I'm
Ir ~, Tho ilur., sit1e H.nJ ~ ,s To- prevent the
Ice gorge tnat pe A die DIV occurs at that place
! Th. I'ifed = nte. ,it,.rs have estin,nt,d I'M,
| r,st 81 n,S w,,k ~ s1nnnn Whv sn"nd tne
nn, No r,,n.v ne Ised 10 heln the penn-ylvauin
hstir,,I C't,taEy ~ diyeIt The grain tr ,i, rom
| natur.'s gre II sea port the har6or Of New York
,,,crs - ..l,i,,n "a ,rnutln ana, ~ me-, -
- I'm ~, ,,star mn, ali ~ H., son tt..if
IN, irc a. s,u and Welding causing Iittle II inrv
In ur,,,f 81 I'm. SER r.f-p ~
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