The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-22

| being filed up. Last September the Fulton Ferry
tons of solid ashes and cinders away. The was
dumped within hundred hards of Bedloes Island.
We fined them 5000 for il. have also caught the
Police Department boats unloading inside Fort
Hamilton The only way Is to enforce the law
strictly. We will fine every one we catch. and let
the Shore Inspector arrest the responsible parties
who dump garbage
Considerable talk INDUCED in by some of the
pilots about the duties OF the Shore Inspector. One
man declared that the whole blame " h this
officer. who too weak to do his duty. ''He has
evidence enough to-day to arrest the Police Commits
sioners; If he don't do it why then the Governor
should remove him and NIL his place with fearless
man." tl
The HERALD exposure OF the illegal garbage dump
ing generally accepted as entirely correct at
tho headquarters Of the various tugboat Offices yes
Office boys. pondered over the HERALDs map and
drank in the convicting legends printed thereon
though they were pictures in brand new pirate
| novel; -
said the officials to visitor III south street
boating office. ''Its lively reading, tell you, ana
! they We got 1t down fine" he added.
At this juncture some tug pilots came in to get
orders for towing fresh lot of down the DAY.
Look here" said the chief of the tugboat feet.
''you must take all the down to buoy No..
! aud dump oil Sandy Hook.
.'whore is that buoyy' queriod the pilot. And all
hands shove to- and consulted map OF New York
! Harbor which hung on the wall.
1t was curious and highly instructive spectacle to
see the gallant ars who had spent several years in
exploring mysteries or harbor and III filing 1t
| with filth protessedly according to law, trying to
show each other The legal place for depositng their
municipal garbage And the fact that the am using
incident transpired after the HERALD's over
whelmine rebuke did not interfere with the gro
| tesqueness of the While the pilots
searching buoy No. place long ago designated
! by Inspector Hopkins i'll writing the destina
! ton OF all garbage). one OF the firm remarked
| that the HERALD had q splendid map OF the whole
district including the buoy. At last the unknown
SPOT was found in the eastern channel on a direct
| line between Norton's Point Coney Island and
Sandy Hook. The bearings OF the buoy were noted.
and after taking in. the situation the pilot re-
rln th.ti had MIA ha in fha
night, and that pilot who understood himself
would be in that locality after dark. Yet within
hour from that time, when the same pilot went to
get orders for towing somo scows from Gravesend
| Bay. he told by the authorities III charge that
! they had all been towed out aud dumped the night
betore-proving plainly that ut the very hours when
the HERALDs presses were printing detailed particu-
Illicit distributors OF fifth were engaged IN breaking
tho law and in destroying one OF the most beautiful
| harbors in the world.
| obEDIEScE TO THE LAW A SURPRISE.
After the point OF the departure had been
firmly fixed in the minds OF the sklful sailors con-
ference held at the headquarters OF OF the
uptown scow departments. The question OF tides
| was talked over and the superintendent in charge
kept figuring how long it would take to tow tour
| scows to sea on the cbb tide. But" cruelty re-
marked the higher official, "you to dump at the
beginning OF the outgoing tide. 80 that the garbage
rehearsal or All old law seemed somewhat to aston
ish the superintendent and he remarked that to sail
against food tide would entirely change the time
quired reach the dumping buoy. In tact, to obey
the law ''news" all round. aud the tlast young
| shame to his old home and dusts up his Bible and
seeks the thorny paths virtue is fair illustration
OF the amateur attempts ut reform III the various de-
partments OF the Dock and Street Cleaning bureaus
! yesterday.
| THE MARITIME ASSOCIATION INDIGNANT.
| The principal topic OF conversation i'll shipping
| circles yester day was the expose made in the col
umns or the HEllALD concerning certain individuals
who to DO doing their utmost to destroy the
hsrbor OF New York by dumping garbage. ashes and
dredgings in the main ship channel and in The waters
| of tue bay 1t was conceded all sides that the
| only way to remedy the evil for tho press
keep exposing the Offenders and insisting ON their
| being brought to justice. At the Maritime Exchange
tho many acts of violation the law detected by the
| HERALD reporters III . short space OF time were
freely discussed and genuine surprise was fet
| because the guilty parties escaped punishment.
| The Dock and Police Commissioners weie roundly
abused for allowing their employees to dump
| tons of garbage and drcdglngs III the bay
ana it was that the matter should be stopped
by the arrest and prosecution OF those high in au-
thority. The Pilot Commissioners were highly CON-
mendod their audable efforts to protect the har
bor aud it thought that their powers should be
by the Legislature As reason Tor this it
was said that, although the Pilot commissioner
have often detected parties violating the law and
fined them for the same. II was almost matter or
| impossibility to collect the money. The action OF
| Governor Robinson i'll not signing the bill, which
passed both houses Of the Legislature last winter.
giving the Pilot Commissioners power to seize any
vessei caught violating the law and to hold her until
| proper fine was paia, received severe CRITICISM.
Members OF the Exchange expressed their intention
to take the matter hand before the Legisla-
ture meets and to request that body to enact law
Sarbor or Now York. Shipping men said that they
| were afraid il the matter OF dumping refuse ma
teral and dredgings IN the waters OF tho bay was not
| prestige the finest in the world They said that
already have been formed by cinders and ashes
in the main ship channel. and that In very short
| time these would to necesstate their
in the interest OF navigation. thereby cost
| ing good round sum OF money.
| WHAT rHE OCEAN STEAMSHIP AGENTS THINK.
| Among TRANSATLANTIC steainshipmen the expose in
the HERALD of the condition OF the harbor was the
| Bebian, of the French line. said to reporter
| 1T is . most important subject, and am very
| glad to tho paper has taken 1t up. In little
| time there would be harbor. Complaints
continually made by the captains OF steamers and
others horrible state Of affairs that has been
| going on 1t is nonstrous to allow the DESTRUCTION
| OF this harbor to continue and l hope the present
vgor until Definite and elective action Is taken
..No ashes arc thrown out of your shipsg"
| Never, IN port From the timo leave the
| ocean until arrive vt the dock throw nothing
] over. We pay u man named McDermott $40 ship
We have 1t unloadod on box with wheels and that
| il turned over to him..
| .Have you over had any trouble with the docksy"
Eyes we have. 1t several thousand dollars
not long ago have them dredged. This stun they
! throw over into the river Is brought back by the
tide and lodges near the whsrves. where It does
| great damage"
.what do you think ought to DO done with itG"
| 'Ihey should burn 1t. cremate IL. As 1t is
| they are filling up the channels with 1t. and ulti-
mately If stop is put ON them they will close the
| harbor."
| Mr. Hurst, of the National line. said I'VE have
got ut last and to be hoped the nuisance
| will be stopped. It's u shame hat such "a practice
| was ever allowed. some time ago the Greece
bed OF ashes on her way to sea. aud that Is only
Of several such interruptions to going ves-
| els any ever thrown from your shipsp"
"Not after they get to the bar. We pay $40 to SIS
| q vessel to who removes what ashes and
| garbage we have Oh steamers in port"
| Have you had any trouble with the docks on ac-
| count of this throwing OF refuse into the harborY
| Eyes. undoubtedly. Il cost us several thousands
| OF dollars to have them cleaned tried to get tho