New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-11
institution. Of the Protestant Episcopal Church devoted
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HAS THERE BEEN SMUGGLING ?
LONG ISLAND SOUND INVITES IT.
HE POLICE SYSTEM TO BE RE-EsTABLIsHED


AFTER FOUR YEARS LACE, OF PROTECTION.
The Washington dispatch.s published yesterday that
the treasury Department had I" under consideration
,an sr a better s,,pervison over foreign shipping
,rr,,pc at New-York by way OF Long Island Sound,'
was the first intImation TO the public oil the WORK
that has been I'm progress under COione ira AVER one
of the special Treasury agents. LOT 'hc iasu 'hrro
montbs The plan under consideration IS inc IT,
establishment of supervision and polcing Oh Lohs
Island Sound as a guarl against extensive smuggling
that IS believed TO have been going on lor nearly hNo
e~-s or since the revenue cutter Manhattan was
withdrawn from Long Island Sound ana pun on duty
in Ncw-York When this was done IL leit the Souhd
unpuarled by customs officials. and there was 1othmg
nracticalv TO prevent smuggling OF dutlaDe goodS from
ships from foreign ports to any Po'nt aions 'lo
Connecticut or Long Island shores lhstcad OF start
linz tho entire country with the fact that tho doors
nj free trade to this port had been opener ny
ing Administration the present SECRETARY vi uio
Treasury went quietly to work 10 put sup " uio
evil go, cou. -, ,,
ono NJ tbe oldest and best informed officers OF the
Pevenue Marine who has been on du'y III aoout
- nor, NJ customs collection in the country, said
oter,lav. Three fourths of the revenue collected
from imports by the United States is coneceu ao
New-York The water front ehDraccu "l'ni" '"o
limits of the port Is over 80 miles one vi ,no WV
wafer approaches OF the port, that through Long
Island sound has been practically unguared by the
,tanhattor natroIed the Sound until short time
of,er Mr. Cleveland was naugurated and then she was
sent TO this city for duty thus pracucaiS cS''oSs
free trade by way of the Sound. occpcr "d'or Gan
no taken through the Sound than by way vi 'anuS
Iool and thc improvements at He'll Cato make new
entrance TO the port for deepsea vessels Inc reoos
, bat from, I 900 TO 800 vcSses-steamersr SHIPS,
h,s brcs and schooners-brnging in cargoes SUBJECT
IN duty from foreign ports, arrive ny way VI ho"e
island sound annually There Is now no pro'eo"o'
against smuggling from vessels entering 'ii' SUNNI
With its 100 miles Of double shore 'front.' uoueu d
Is with barbors accessible at all times Oh INC u'
hvirc direct communication with New-fork by ra or
tto Not I'm one OF these harbors on either
to & ,berc a customs officer to prevent smuggling
:. Moro foreign commerce. both in tonnage ana inc
number of vessels arrives by way OF Long Isahu oou"
without a customs officer stepping on ooa" iro' '''
time they leave their home ports laoeh VIVA soo'
wares and merchandise subject to import duty' IMAM
arrives at many ports I'm the country IN each ol "Hn
is established and maintained large and expensive
Custom House. with hundreds of officers auacheo
tbereto II there is no Illicit traffic carried on OF
Goods subiect 10 duty brought into NewIork Without
navinr dutv bv way of the sound, 1t Is not because IL
connot he easily done II is stated that very many
of the vessels arriving by way OF the Souhd are oao
wholly with one kind Of cargothat Is potatoes piaS'er
lumber or fish. Granting this to be true' WHAT i "
prevent the master Of any vessel from having secc'ot
on board, trunks or sHldlltT pd'h"o''' Hi'"
onm Iaces precious stones other articles OF great
vaIue upon which is a heavy duty, and taking IL
ashore at City Island, Whltestone, or klkers lsaiu
either at night or by daylight and forwarding 1t 70 It's
destination by raloadl This IS not hypothesis IL
DONE and frequently done.
Such a trunk taken ashore at Whcstone or fort
Morris would strike tho ordinary observer as con-
tanning clothing and question would be asked out
IL NAV contain hundreds Of dollars worth OF duilaDe
articles This applies any port or place from Carl
ners Bay 10 New-York along the Long Island shoic'
as well as along the 100 miles stretch OF Connecticut
shore II 1t IS not necessary to protect that wafer
course Om frauds on the revenue, at what point or
place on any of coasts Is such ploecilOn ncces
sary II there has been any such fraud Is hOt
because the Government has given no opportunity .
Properly 10 protect this waer-rOute owing TO inc
pecuiar situation and ndentauOn of the coast lines,
l. the Intention revenue cutter be stationed at
NewLondon, TO guard the entrance 10 the sound
Since the Manhattan sent to Ncwfork. there has
been no revenue boat between Newport ana New
York The proposed to be stationed al NeT-Lor
don Is 10 cruise from MOntauk Point to NeW-HaVen;
covering Fishers Island Sound, GarnerS BAY ana
the eastern part OF the Sound. Another VIII probably
be stationed I'm the East River, above Blackwells
Island and actively cruise between Rikers Island ana
New Haven paying particular attention to the head OF
the sound branch customs station Is recon-
mended TO be established at City Island or MILESTONE.
and no vessel from foreign port IS tn be permitted
TO 90 through He'll Gate without customs otcial on
board OF course this will require additional cutters.
but their expense will be more than met in a short
time by the increase in legitimate revenues which the
Government is now probably losing.'