Morning journal and courier., 1888-10-16
THE SOUND ROUTE VIA THE HOOK
The White Winged Ships and tn
 Commerce of the Sound-SoMe In

The White Winged Ships and ths Commerce of the Sound-SOme Gn. terestfng Facts and Figures. A prominent New Haven gentleman while at club the other night was listener to Q conversation in respect to the commerce of Long Island Sound, and became deeply in- terested to hear it stated that more value passed through Long Island Sound to the port of New York than across the bar at Sandy Hook. Since this he has met gen. tleman in New York who had it direct from the New York Chamber of Commerce that MT. Nash, now secretary of the New York Board ot Pilot Commissioners, was sent few years ago aS far east as Eastport, Maine, to ascertain the amount of value transported by sail and barge tonnage through this water route He found it to be one-third greater than that via Sandy Hook.
 Another matter much interested our New Haven friend. It was stated by ex-Commo- dore Scranton, late commodore of the New Haven Yacht club, that during an eastsrly blow he was sailing up the harbor on 8 re- turn trip in his yacht from the Vineyard Sound and that he noticed large number of three-masted schooners, deeply laden, seek ing refuge under the lee of the east break water. The sight inspired him with the cu- riosity to inquire of 8 number of the ships WHcT6 they were DOun0 ana rom WQ6n@@, and to his surprise he learned all were from the cspes of Delaware and Chesapeake bound to Boston and eastern ports, and had come into the Sound via Sandy Hook. The ques- tion was then asked, why did not these ves- sels make more direct course to Massachu- setts Bay than by the Sound routes which was explained as follows: These vessels came out of the bays with fair winds. but meeting an easterly gale, stood northward just weathering the Jersey shore, and as the wind veered to the southeast. The vessels were not able to weather Montauk Point They therefore kept off and with a free sheet (and maybe fair tide) passed up New York Bay and the East river into the Sound, es~ caping heavy southeast gale and sea, to- gether with the Gulf stream current, which would have been encountered if the vessels had stood of shore on the port tack. They also use Long Island as weather shore and escape the great wear and tear and fatigue to deeply laden vessel in heavy weather off shore.
 According to a we'll knowu law of storms in this latitude, which veers with the sun from East around South to West, and North West within twelve or twenty-four hours after it leaves the East point, the mariner sails through Long Island Sound knowing that in due course the wind will veer to Invest, bringing fair wind and weather and smooth seas in an advantageous position; but while in the Sound should the wind back into the East again, he then has the commo- dious harbors of New London and New Ha- ven to seek refuge in. To show the im- portance of New Haven harbor, as many as one hundred and seventeen sails of vessels have been counted in one blow in the haIbor, the vessels and eargoes having an estimated value of more than three millions of dollars.
 Rescue Lodge '. o. G. IT.
 The quarterly social of Rescue lodge, I. O. G. T., was held last evening followed by 8 basket festival. There was good house. The evenings programme was follows: Welcome Address Charles A. Pickett
 Song-Miss Edith How'd.
 DueI-Messrs Richards and Okeson.
 Song-Mr. Northrop.
 Song-Fred Harris.
 Piano Solo-EIiss Ida Harris.
 Song-Mr Lewis and Misses Gardner and How'd. Song-Mss Ida ChidSey.
 Auctioning of baskets by Fred Harris