New-York tribune., 1883-03-12

as black the faces of the crew wholounge around
the gallevs and large sailing ships abreast OF tho
huge grain warehouses. Such is the scene on the
busiest OF these rivers.
80 do the Wear Justice, in such light in such
an atmosphere on such day as saw IT. sara =
gentleman who was there in the same montn as 1
was, requires the brush of Turner. Figure q
slate-coloEed river rejecting long, tremeriess
beam of light from the red and rayless sun shining
lurldly through the smoke and fog that ovssrnanSS
the SKY in the west shores on either hand nanAed
with factories yards, works with furnaces rOarlng'
gigantic outlines Of ships looming upon the stocks,
huge vessels newly launched lying abreast Of the
yards lines Of staitbs pouring hundreds OF tons OF
coal into the bottoms OF steamers and sailing COL
iers, rows OF coalmen AZ anchor IN the stream, tugs
towing ships TO sea, with iron shells OF steamers
in their wake, with always the chimneys OF iron
works. breweries, bottle works, cement works. saw
mills, pouring their coils OF smoke along ana po-
ducng the very tttest atmos nhefic enects III t1s
world in which to survey this sinking scene OF
human industry Such Is the Wear near Sunder-
land" .
moment our town is unsurpassed on the northeast
coast as q ship -shldlDg port. Vessels 100 leet
long have already been launched on lne MeaI anu anu
there is nothing to hinder vessels or th' largest sne
being turned out from many OF our yarus mrs
Before long believe Sunderland will have the as.
tinctIon Of being the largest shipbuilding port IN
the world as regards both size and number"
In HartepooI On the north side Ut the Tees, besides
shipbuildIng are many rolling NILS IRON worAs'
blast furnaces saw-mills, cement WORKS POtVefos,
bottle works. mauue-engine works. aud creosounx
works, some belonging 20 companies and some W
private drms. The salt industry Of Bell Brothers
aud Others has great future, was told. fhIrty-
FIVE years ago West Hartlepool had no existence;
since then a iourishng town, teeming with popula-
ton. has arisen upon barren tract OF coast land.
and port has been created second to none for its
docks, situation and accessb bty. and with steam
ers running to hamburg, Gothenburg. Ne"-iork'
Boston and London. -
1 will close with a view Of Middcsborough and the
Tees from the summit of blas-furDace, gig ntlc
structure eighty feet high, which seem 10 ABOUND
on all Sides Ii is graphically described by one who
yentured up this giddy height. From such an en-
scientific wonders Far below was the broal river
collng steadily seaward on the rgh. IL Mlddles-
borough scores of tall chiinneys rising out ot the
houses shipyards on the waters edge crowded with
fabrics portion OF tue famous works which nave
said produced one-thrd of the iron of this region
darkenlg and deepening the MASSIVE CONFORMATION
of the district with their rugged BLACK, massive
grouping every outline OF which seemed to be tnged
with the scarlet of furiOusly blown furnaces.
! steamers alongside the wharyes receiving their
breaking from tower-ike structures IN tue dstaneo
and horizon Of chimneys always cnlmueys ihtet-
cepted by the spars and yards OF ships IN tue docA
In another direction this side were the AnderStIn
Foundry Works and beyond them, on the Iel''
across the water another portion OF Sliddies
with Spires chimneys, wharyes, Hour mills, iolins
mills n the misty distance ST. Hlldas Church tow-
ering above the roofs ami spots OF color between
furnished by the painted tunnels OF tugs snd cargo
boats And all tins activity and wealth within the
area descrl bed in our map. Well may Americans
marvel at the economic greatness OF England IN
this letter | have not only eDde2vorcd 10 give
bird seye Of the greatest coal and IRON region
10 the world from economic Standpoint bub a'ikS
industrial energy that its geographical and geolog-
cal richness has brought into existence-zno .no
greater part within the memory OF tne present
Generation. ROBERT +. PORTER.