The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-28

President 90 appoint commission 20 ex
anime and report ON national harbor o
refuge near the mouth of Delaware bay
suitable for deep draught vessels. The
papers were referred TO Major Charles W
Raymond, of the engineer corps, in charge
of Delaware Breakwater. and a copy Of bis
report was transmitted. Major Raymond
reports in substlnce as fellows:
The existing harhor Of refuge on the
southwest side ai ihe entrance i0 DeAWar.
Bay. ha- been for many years oi great SER
vice in ihe protection of vessels navigating
This part of fhc coast, but it5 inadeWuacy
for che accommodation OF the commerce
seeking shelter as regards both area and
depth. ha. i0n- been recognized. owing to
the increase in the draught of vessels em-
pIo5ei boo commerce, and The progress
inr decrease iE the depth and area
of tle anchorage due 90 sh0aing. the value
oi ihe Anrhof is rapidly diminishing. so
ihe present time 10 is practically useless for
vessels drawing more than fourteen feet.
except boo an area very limited neXtcnt and
difficult of access. ana thus 10 can acc0mmO-
date only "a small portion of the commerce
70 Was designed tO protect. The harhOr is
formed by two detached hreakwaters. and
The adopted PROJECT for it. improvement
contlmplaiee the closing Of the interval De-
tween them. This work has been partly
carried Ouf. and when completed IL will.
without doubt, add greatly 90 lhe harbor
iOi tine protection of vessels NJ small
0rlullt. THE closing Ol The gap will laNe a
tendency to produce sc0ur and check the
rate Oi deterioration. hut DO can hardly Dee
expected 90 deepen ile harbor cor absolutely
present further loss of DEPTH since 10 ap-
pears tO Doe established that the principal
movement or material d. from
ihe southwest in rear of the break
water. nder these circumstances the
establishment OF 90 national hlrh0r Of r0-
llge near tne mouth of Delaware bay. suit
able for vessels 0i ail classes and $50 located
as f0 furnish protection mot only for the
commerce OF the bay and river, but also for
ali vessels navigating the ocean along this
part of the coast is highly desirable, and
the project is Well worthy of ihe inye,tiga-
uon contemplated by the resolution"
Major Raymond adds that De has consulted
with pilots and others fully c0nYersant with
ihe needs oi navigation of the vicinity. and
there i- hui one opinion as i1 the location
of thn hrsakwaler required fog tha Cstab-
li-hmout oI such naruor as That proposed.
This is t-e site proposed hy the late
LcuiDtnf-( 0i0nol j. ID. kuriZ ol the
engineer corps. in his report oi Feb
ruary l.iA. 1871 upon the f0uthem
end of the -h0al called the "-hears,' about
tno and half miles north OF the existing
brelhWater. Other projects which have
been proposed aIt rejected because ef lack
0f doDth. lle adds. "Anor personal exc
animation 0f tie existing harhlr. and care
GOD study of fhe chart Di Delaware BAY. /
au Oh thee opinion that there is 300 other i0-
cation where deap-w1inr har00rof refu-.
cam De -iahIislel s.licn win hesafi-uctorg
to practical mN'1i0r-. and of sufficient
benefit .0 commerce t0 Justify fne expense
0fit- construction. THE creation OF % mixed
c0mm .si0u l.l as is proposed n the
-.nll. l.. IUfiYu -0ome unnecessary t0 de-
cINo fl. question 0i location. lHe problem
mn.lI- f1 le purely an engineering one.
lh. an1arol af board Of engineers
under iae authority 0f ihe Secretary % War
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substituting ihe secretary of War a- Tine
anuoinfinr r1NerDrtho lresident.and that
iha proposed inquiry be conducted by 20
board oi engineers instead of mixed come
mission.
IlIs i- au 0'd project. and is 0i iha great
csi Im ariance tO Atlantic coast commerce.
a- li propose % larDOf oi refuge iol vessels
in time of danger.
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