The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-10
PAP PIN PROPOSES APLAN
AND uNFOLDS 1T TO GALVESTON
The Experienced English Naval Navigator
Saysgo Out to the Deep Heaving
sea'-He Talks Breaixwaters.
and Strictly Business.

GALVESTON, Feb. Capt. Bedford
PIN, Of the English navy, arrived in
this city yesterday for the purpose of
examining the shipping facilities of
Galveston harbor and ascertain the
practicability of shipping large quaint.
ties of Texas cattle to England at reas-
enable cost. AT an early hour this
morning, notwithstanding the strong
norther, pilot boat carried the dis
tinguished naval officer several miles
out at sea, enabling him to take numer-
GUS soundings as they crossed the bar
and entered deep water. Capt.
PIN expresses. great satisfaction
to thoroughly inform him regarding
the currents and depths, Of which he
had previously studied from charts.
He has an ingenious and original plan
for obtaining deep water facilities and
privileges for Galveston commerce, at
cost, which is insignificant when COM
pared with the figures men,
TONED in the Eads measure
lately before the house COMMITTEES
on rivers and harbors. MIR. PINS idea
is that If deep water will not come to
the Galveston docks, then let the docks
and railroads. so out to deep water; in
brief, he would extend tho railroad
tracks around the east end of Calves
ton Island, from which point he
would build double track iron
pier to deep water, where the Great
Eastern could easily unload. To pro-
tect this iron pier, something less than
four miles long, Capt. PIN suggests the
construction constr Of floating break-water,
three miles long, or, If found
nnnnoGNrV two Hnatinn hNa
waters paralleling one another;
these breakwaters to be built OF heavy
galvanized iron, with concave sides,
which would defect tho waves from one
breakwater on to the other. Each section
OF the breakwater, about six feet, five
inches square ON top, would project
some three feet above the level OF the
sea, while eight feet would
be under the water line, the whole Sc
curely anchored. Capt. PIN has seen
these break-waters In use in Europe,
and declares that they would furnish
adequate protection for the lightest sea
going craft In heavy storm.
lie has figured upon the
cost OF such work in
general way and declares IL could be
done for less than $l,OO0,00O. Capt. PIN
has examined the quality of Alabama
.'NH "hN hhN" AZ Npuoi w hutiisu Oi6t
hence, he says, every pound OF material
and labor for such work
could be supplied In the
southern states. The anchorage ground
for the broakwater he found perfect. He
says pilots have informed him that they
never knew an anchor to drag in those
grounds. Capt. PIN isseeking no con-
tract or pecuniary reward for his inter-
est in the deep water prob
lem OF Galveston. His long
experience in naval matters
as a surveyor and officer, particularly
his study Of the NicaragCan and Pan
anna canal routes, the former
of which he surveyed, led
him to examine this harboi
He says IL the city of Galveston, or the
state of Texas, or the federal govern
mont would guarantee 8 per cent
interest annually for twenty
years ho will undertake K
raise the money necessary Il
perform the work. He does not doub
but IL tho money Is raised there will bt
a hundred iron firms in the United
States to gladly accept tho contract fol
fulfilling the work within one year
whereas, he says, any other plan for oh
tanning deep water would require a
least ten years. Capt. PIN left thi.
evening Tor New Orleans, where no ~
tends the industrial cotton exposition al
n delegate from England. lie will prob
ably address the convention.