Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-10
WATER DEEP AND CHEAP
An Enslishman Tells the Galveston.
ians Not to Wait for Eads to
Bring Thorn Deep Water.
A Plan for Moving the Docks Beyond
the Bar Within a Year At Cost Of
Less Than Million Dollars.

GALVESTON, Tx, Feb Capt.
Bedford PIN OF the Euglish navy ar
rived in this city yesterday for the
purpose OF examining the shipping IA.
clllties OF Galveston harbor
and ascertalnlng the practlcablllty
OF chipping large quantities OF
I. xas cattle to England at reasonA-
BILE cost. AT an early hour this morn
ing, notwithstanding the strong
norther, the pllot.boat carried the dis.
tingulshed naval officer several miles
out TO sea, enabling him to take nu-
merous soundings IA they crossed
the bar and entered tho deep
water. Capt. PIN expresses great
satisfaction With the trip, which
served thoroughly to inform him re-
gardinE the currents and depths which
he had previously studied FROM charts.
| He hud AN Ingenious and original plan
| for obtaining deep water faclhties aud
| privileges for Galveston commerce
az cost which Ia insign Il ant when
compared with the figure mentioned
ia Dapt. Eads' measure lately before
tho house committee on rivers and
harbors. Capt PINS idea IL that n
deep water will not come 20 the Gal
Veston docks, then let the docks and the
railroads 70 out To the deep water,
In brief he would extend the railroad
tracks around the east end OF Calves
ton island, from which point he would
build u dOuble-track iron pier out TO
the deep water, when the Great II tstern
could easily unload To protect this
Iron pier something less than
fur miles In length Capt
OF floating breakwRteT three miles In
length, or Il found necessary twn float.
ing break waters paTalleling one an
other. These break waters TO be built
OF heavy galvanized iron with concave
sides which would dtflnct
the waves from one break water
onto the others, Each such section OF
the bfeakwhter about ak feet square
ON top, would project some six feet
above the level OF the sea, while eight
feet would bo under the water line,
and the whole securely anchored.
Capt. PIN mas seen these break waters
Ina Europe and declares that they would
furnish adequate protection for the
llghtest sea'going craft In heavy
storm. He has figured upon the cost
w huNu Whlh III u kNHtlht way huu ub-
elares that II could be done for less than
81 900 600 capt PIN has ex.
amined the quality OF Ala.
bama iron and finds II equal
10 English ore, hence he says that
every pound Of material aud labor for
such work could be- supplled Ina the
y iulhern states. The anchorage
ground for the break waters he
found perfect. He says the
pilots Informed him that they
never knew Ru anchor TO drag In
those grounds, Capt prin Is seeking
no contract or pecuniATy reward for
his interest In the deep water problem
Of Galveston. His long experience In
naval matters as surveyor and
officer, particularly his study
OF the NicRraguan and Panama
canal routes, the former OF
which he surveyed, led him to exam
Inc this harbOr. He says that N the
!. city Of Galveston or the state OF reXag
or the federal government will guar
antee 8 per cent interest annually
4 for twenty years, be Rill undertake
TO raise the MONEY necessary
TO perform the work. He does
not doubt but II the money IA raised
there will be hundred iron firms In
tine United STATE glad 10 accept the
contract for fulfilling the work within
one year, whereas, he Faya, that any
. other plan for obtaining deep water
would require at least ten years. The
captain lett this evening for New Or
teams, where he attends the interna-
tional cotton convention rs delegate
D from England. He will probably nd
dress the convention.