Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-17
DEEP WATER TRAyESTY.
A Resume Of the Sad Story Of Cal
veston's Pitiable Fortune Mr..
MOODY Ia tho sulks.
History Of the Harbor Bill-6n Exam
nation to Ascertain the Stability Of
the Sand Ribbed Islet,

Wharf cunpanys scheme awry. II
was sailing under cover Of Eads' fame
az civil engineer, and thus 1t was
hidden beneath the nee ssity impel-
ling the South TO ask for the consruo'
ton OF two proper hsrbors on the guilt
coast; the one east, the other
west OF the Mississippi. The
wharf company having the perpe tud
right to tax imports nd libitum, be-
came furionsly patriotic and asked for
seven and half IN lllon dollars to en-
able ships drawing thirty feet to fnd
safe anchorage at Calves on. EAds
WAS to build the harbor in the drlftin &
sand Ina front Of an island OF drifting
sand for 81 500 900
Through four weeks this scheme was
the chef theme Of Discussion in
and around tho capitol. IL has
assumed prOteHu ehape aud at last
ebrive cd down to M Spp oprlation Of
| $500, 900 for Galveston hmbur, the sum
| To- be expended after the sandy, drift
ing shore ana island have been thor
Oughly examined by "A board of gov
eminent engineers. IL Is doubted, 1t
seems, whether some cyclone may not
drown out Galveston entirely, restuT-
ing the sand heap on which the town
stands To the bottom ~ the gulf The
government lfugineers are 70 Inquire
into these facts before expanding the
SbOO,0OO
WHAT'S SAID OF IT.
A Texas correspondent OF q Wash
! inEton City paper, the National View,
| states that the expenditure Of any con-
siderable sum ut Galveston weuid bo
most unwise, aud simply because Cad
! weston itsCli Rt any moment, may
cease to exisL The government dar, b
not waste public wealth at such y
] place, when there sre infinitely better
and safer haveus VI refuge for the
largest chips that will cross tho CONT
| neut, when proposed Cgnals aud ship
railways nre bull AT divers points on
| the Const OF Texas Each government
| engineer states that either the mouth
~ the BRACES or Sabine or Arkansas
Pass is to be- preferred 10 Galveston.
WERP OF DEAD SAND.
Galv,ston il sand heap, washed up
0ut Ut the sea by he foIceB OF cyclones
| The wharf company speculative
! concern, took possession of IL after IL
WAS abandoned Hs unsafe by the pirate
| Lahtte, and continued the old business
Of lvvylng exactinns upon the com.
merCo ~ the gulf. The congress OF
the republic NJ Texas, then very weak
after the conflict with Mexico, In order
TO have peace, gave the perpetual right
to plumber the trade II the republic
10 this wharf company, which
now seeks TO extend it's operations and
levy tribute upon the whole wealth OF
the whole country west OF the Missls-
Eaippi. This Is the cheerful MIR. Moody a
scheme knocked higher than kite.
THR CYCLONE.
a tree planted un Galveston island
will grow IA the sand till it's top root
deacends four feet, when, striking the
toA water, IL shrlvtls and decays In
1876 when the tempest forced the waves
over the low, flat island, 10 was sub
melgcd from four TO eight feet, and II
. the fOiiuent waves had not been dl.
veated by sudden change
IN the direction and course
have been lett no trace of Galveston OF
OF the island itself. Twice, of late
years, has the low Hat city been sub.
merged, The same winds aud sea
currents that lined up, some day will
remove the island, even ns Guitsau
removed" Garfield.
List a.suieutiho commission examine
the island and report upon It's soliditv
and iiNedneRs. II Ia greatly feared by
gerS many people, 30 corrupt have
governments become, that the wharf
company Itself wilt survive the island
en- which IL rObs and riots in money
power stolen, under forms OF law,
from the people OF Texas
Before any further sum Ia expended
in thia un~uhstantinl sand bank. let
ga knew that the money Is not sunk
IA bhe sea when wasted on the wharf
company. Meanwhile, let Sabine
an dAranRaS passes and the Brazns
river he made harbOrs of refuge for
the greatest ships shat pillow the ees,
aud for the least sum In each iustance
ever expended successfully In the
o1ospmmation OF purposes so bene.
heant
AZ rITIi.BENATE--DRATH
Atter the river and harbor bill.
hotno down by the weight OF Mr.
| OcliliTeg'a reasonable aud sensible
proposition to expand $500 600 at GAL
/ NeAt0sa, was wrecked In the house last
lnest&yi nc was suggested that the
wharf coutpany'a plans were finally
snd totever thwScted, aEd that lie
word Galveston would pass forever
rom the memories az men. But yea.
tenisy seoator Morgan gave the un.
Asppy toHn its comp de grace. He all.
solutelY reproduced In the eouato the
river and harhhr hill Of the hsuse
WITH GALVESTON LEFT OCT.
on, Il WAS pitiiUl. and Senator Nor
gaa looked sad but resolute He conld
noe tolerate the wharf COMPANY. and
Saageston went dDnn foiRver. ofi,Ahtd
beneath the weight of the vices Of the
deSd.iest vampire thet even fatlened ON
the likelihood of republic Every
city RGd village In Texas slould cel,,.
hrate With bnntTes and t;lRRsinatiops
the nRel extinction Of the NewsJ
osntling. the wharf company.