The New York herald., 1879-08-23

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| Holland representative of the Police Department
with several property owners of Fort Hamilton ant
copy Of the HERALD aud its harbor map II was in
tended to call at Locust Grove for ex-Mayor Gun
ther of Brooklyn. but the rapidly changing tide
would not permit the delay. The yacht left For
LAFAYETTE at a quarter TO eleven O'Clock. the las
OF the flood tide. but before she had proceeded fa
the Seneca hove in sight and bore away toward th'
dumping ground
! She had not gone far beyond the line of thu
| yachts course before Of the German steamers
appeared cutting her way like swordhsh through
the waters of the main channel. Every man on the
yacht expressing his admiration OF her gallant
''style" when suddenly cloud OF dust rose from
her starboard cnder gangway and stream OF ashes
Spectacle With Quiet satisfaction While Pilot Inspec
tor Conway made dash for his note book and pen
ell, and wrote down dainning memorandum of an
other violation OF thOlaw. Even while he was writ
ing the ashes continued to run into the bay. and
the little white cloud only disappeared when the
ship had faded behind the walls OF Fort Tompkins.
"a hundred dollars tne, shouted South street
/. Twenty dollars for the informer." chmed in q
weather beaten reporter.
And this is the way our harbor is being ruined.
added the Shore Inspector with salt water sigh.
The following entry was made In the note BOOK OF
the Pilot Inspector
eleven o'clock NJ. tho iron hn of the North
lower bay OF Upper Quarantine
When the entry duly inscribed bronxed mar
incr calculated the single word ''Keno!'
Buoy No. 4. which Inspector Hopkins has desig-
mated US the point where garbage must DO unloaded.
lies about one and onehulf miles northeast of the
stone beacon Romer Shoals and about three miles
directly south of the iron pier Coney Island. The
tugboat. which left New York OF five O'Clock with its
been detained at Gravesend Bay by taking in tow
three more scows and also By some delays while
Fort Hamilton at past eleven O'Clock and reached
the buoy in thirty minutes.
WHITE SAND AND NO MUCK.
The dumping began i'll new waters over.a virgin
soil, at exactly ten minutes past twelve o'clock and
for the first time the history of New York's garb
aae outrages the scows were dumped according to
law. A lead with soap on it brought up pure white
sand which showed that no muck had been depos-
tied in that locality. The place OF deposit was not
only the right one but the tide just the point
OF running to sea- though it had been the ebb
in the Narrows tor hour. according to the alma
nae. At the word OF command Petrarchs country
men attacked the garbage heaps with their shovels
and forks and the 100 steel blades cleaned in the
sunlight. Inspector Hopkins rolled up his chart
with proper solemnity. and said that the dumping
the law
While the Italians were emptying the scows an
unearthly odor, complicated and overpowerng. en-
compassed the police boat to the CONSERVATION Of
the cooks who were preparing dinner. but the pilot
by few dexterous turns OF his wheel. moved the
boat regions, and the officials went into
committee OF the whole and began. discussing the
dumping question in all its perplexing phases.
AN AMATEUR MASS MEETING.
Inspector Hopkins said that the only way to save
the harbor was to carry the garbage beyond the
Lightshp. several miles out to sea- To do this
would require seagoing steam barges, such
used at Cork and Glasgow. They one
solid hull. with sef-dumping hopper bot
toms. which unload whole cargoes by tho sim
gle pulling OF cord. steam engine Is
placed IN one end OF the boat. near the screw. on
the is driven through the water at steamship
speed. In this way the garbage can be carried to
and dumped III one quarter the time now re-
quired to tow scows to buoy No.. 4.
Captain Hadden. of the Street Cleaning Bureau.
aud Commodore Greene. chief clerk Of the bureau.
said they had no seasong scows fit for bad weather
In their service. Those that they did were
mostly rented and they were not suitable for sea-
1t was easy they said, to ind fault and abuse tho
department. but great burden laid on them
with inadequate appropriation and an inferior
class OF boats at their disposal. with no money to
Inspector Hopkins thought good steam barges of
o sufficient capacity would cost from $60.OOo to
gov scows cost only $4,000. Similar ones could be
built in this country as cheaply.
BY this time the Italian artists had made wide in
roads into the garbage piles.
"what do these fellows live on-second hand mac
aroniY" asked u reporter.
"a chunk of bread and water, which they beg from
he pilot" replied Commodore Greene
"They live on plain bread aud the odor Of the
garbage" put in another official.
And they rake 1t all over il search Of treasure
added third.
..You can't kill 'em." affirmed the pilot.
| Mr.. Isaac Hunt. Superintendent or the Soow De
partnont did not have much to say but he took good
the boats did not DRIFT forbidden ground
FLOOD TIDES AND SMALL APPROPRIATIONS.
"The worst OF this business, said Captain schultz
the chief OF the Seneca sis that in order to reach
buoy ut the beginning OF the ebb, We have to buck
| against food tide all the way down. and IL il
almost npos sible for strong tug to make any
headway against food tide with these heavily loaded
scows especially IT the wind is from the sea-"
| Inspector Hopkins said If the people Of New Yorl
expect to have the city properly cleaned aud tn,
refuse carried out to sea they must pay for 1t. Th
Leg kature must make larger appropriation. Fiv,
| hundred thousand dollars Is q mere bagatclle ht
declared. and the other officials agreed with him.
After some further remarks. Commodore Green,
invited the party into the private cabin to dinner
which was as novel Us 1t was excellent for the blue
fish. served smoking hot on two-foot platter, wa
caught by the special fisherman of the department
| OIL the Hook.
Fort Hamilton was reached at early hour OF
the return trip. and at quarter-past two oclocl
the Seneca steamed into Coenties slip. East River.