Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1889-11-20
Confederation OF the n ulss OF the Road
Nearly Completed.

Confederation OF the Rules OF tho Road
Nearly Completed.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-At the Interns-
tional Marine conference to-day Delegate
Goodrich of the United States offered an
amendment In the shape of a note to the
rules of the road, providing that the confer
Jan. /, 1901, be fixed by the several powers
a. the time for the revised rules to be put in
force. It WAS laid over and ordered to be
printed.
Certain amendments offered by Captain
Shackford, of the United States, prescribing
the distance at which steam whistles and fog
horns can be heard, were taken up for con-
sideration. These provide that all steam
whistles or other sound signals shall all be of
such power as to be heard in calm weather
over low ground for at least two miles and
all fog horns . distance Of one mile.
The conference was in favor of the priaoi-
pie involved in the amendments being called
to the attention of the powers instead of as
an amendment to the rules, but being unable
to agree as to how this should be done, 1t
was referred to the committee on sellecation
for report.
An 8m0uuIu0ub pIOpSbCA Wy LILO 0OACShton
from Great Britain, providing that in clear
weather no vessel shall attempt to cross the
bows of the leaders of any squadron of ships
Of war in regular formation, nor to pass
through the lines of such squadron, but that
nothing shall excuse ship of war from do
| ing her best to avoid collision, was next con-
sidersd. 1t gave rise to some discussion.
Several amendments were offered to the
amendment modifying it in some respects
| <hav1 %oH spI It'd IN, h.
adoption of the amendment by vote of IA
to 8. Tho amendment As finally agreed upon
provides al follows:
In clear weather at sea, no vessel shall at
tempt to Cross the bows of the leaders Of any
squadron of three or more ships of war II
regular formation, nor unnecessarily to past
through the lines Of such squadron.
An amendment offered by Capt. Nercrosl
Of the United States to article and adopted
makes that article now provide that q steam
vessel towing shall in addition to thu
side lights carry two bright white lights il
Q vertical line one over the other no
less than six feet apart, and whsl
towing more than one vessel shall carr,
an additional bright white light ail
feet above or below such light etc. Th
amendment offered by the delegates from
Great Britain i..sEtip g the words .eolli.iSn
article now provides that in obeying and con
structing these rules due regard shall be ha'
to all dangers of navigation and t
any special circumstances which ma
, render departure from the rule
necessary in order to avoid immediate col
lision or other danger. This finished til
consideration of all the amendments to til
/ rules of the road, with the exception Q
, articles Z, and 10, relating to lights fo
small craft. A recess was then taken.
After recess the consideration Of the repol
Of the committee on lights for small Graf
which was made public yesterday. was take
, up and after being explained and discusse
! briefly was adopted substantially as 1t cam
from the committee.
The conference has now completed the COL
sideration of the rules of the road with Il
exception of one or two amendments an
propositions whose consideration, 1t is b
Neved, can be completed early Tomorrow.
William B. Datcher, 40 years of age,
!, brakeman, while coupling cars on the Ha
3 lem railroad, 1s1st street, at o'clock ye
d terday morning, was caught between t,
cars and sustained a bad fracture of the Il
arm. He was taken to the Harlem He
pital.