The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-01
PLANT A NEW NATION.
LOCATED IN 3HE SEA NEAR NEW
IORK.
a..,.ntis the Smallest One on Earth But IL
VIII De Independent-sporting Mon
Think the Island an Ideal Place.

|
| York nutters n blue Nag with red bor-
| der and a white star IN the center. Just
| such another nag ioats from a buoy an
| chored out on the Cholera banks, eieVeh
| miles from the nearest shore. TO designate
| that the waters and the sea bottom Tor
| a league around. and all that IN them or
| on them lies, Is and belongs TO Atalants.
| For Atalantis is the newest nation or the
/ earth. and OF the waters underneath the
| EARN wed. AID Is consulate 40 STU
| ated at 3 Union square. In witness Wnere-
| OF all may see the flag with the single
| star.
Thus far Ataiantis IS only a nation and
not government. II exists mainly I,,od "a
the abstract and in the plans ana specla,
| fcations OF E. NJ. CoeD, Captain Howaio
| Patterson and others who salled OUT III
steamboat, dropped overheard nag
| and buoy TO mark the spot, anu IN
a brief ceremony, took possession Oh .ne
| neutral ground hitherto sacIsu 10 tn
| memory OF the sainted McOlnty. anu an,
| called Atalantis. AS one Witness Vi inc
| ceremony afterward said: ,..ai,
"rhey took n nagpoe and dug sIndii
| hole in the water and said we het,epy
| 1t free and independent nation anu an AZ
| our own. because nobody else came 10
| take Il before US IT, =. xo,har
| elaborate joke at FIRST, but Mr.. S9ehi
Captain Robert ID. Evans. Of the United
States lighthouse board, ana others VIZ w
are Interested In It, says the Ne" 1oIh
Sun, are not the kind of men 10 spehu
time and money for the purpose OF MAJ
ing other people ldusn az thei.i nrr!!iact
very much In earnest about thls proJeCt,
and barring tidal waves or other mar az
phenomena, expect to nave a heat;; Nh
not gaudy, artificial nation pun Wiz" thatr
three years. They have gone over thelI
plans again and again AMI nave Iouiu
that there is nothing TO rear IN tne "11S
OF Interference from this c oulItry tata 80,
fact they have consulted natlohal, 49,
and maritime authorities and nave pecu
semi-officialy Informed that, as lar as
the State of New York, the state VI ~ ~
I'd IA a
are concerned. they can Duiid nm iliha the
able islets. provided they are OUTSIDE me
limit of jurisdiction. name them Wltl MIN a.,
the letters In ne alpsaS n ali qd the coIors
OF the rainbow. Their infOrniaton a.
sires the right Of the new natloh ~ a.
range for its own government anu aiSo
t" as,s fnen, that ia any Otncr ndtlO"
ships should take a fancy 10 man. use
of Atalantis as a basis or eNteI ii ii,
tion in long distance gunnery tndi ii.,,d
nstion must not expect the bniteA states
20 keen Il from being blown up OF Dat-
tered down. AS not even suDIi'i , ~
torpedo boat could do any harlh ~ 80 no.
ianfis at present the projectors are noe
Inc tact that Atlantis was 10 De any,
.,trs more than an island summer hotel
was not known until THURSDAY, Wheh ~ ~
dag was planted The prospectus 49,
nof indicate II. and the only hint OF any
Thing of the sort is In a paragraph which
says that ,,., ...,,,oh will
'The rather novel conditions when VIII
circumscrbe Atalanis dictate tne eNpv9
diency of formulating strict ruleS a.
enforcing certain obserVances IN Ieldhoii
to those accepted as guests OF the hotei.
These rather novel conditions, whlcn
are those of an utterly irresponsible aIu
INDEPENDENT nation withlh VIZ -
miles of the greatest city or the new
world and almost entirely dependent upon
chat CITY for support. may give rise 10
some rather novel complications. me eA-
act purposes Of the proprietors OF 'he ne"
country have not yet been staten, n9I
Los tho form of government been mace
nublic. although II has been discussed az
great length by the stock company ma
owns IT. In time they VIII 1ormniate
code Of laws. which will be regardd WIN
interest as any important deviation from
our laws might cause complications.
Snorting men are particularly interest
ed in the new scheme. ana the center
of interest to them Is the TREMENDOUS am
phitheatre, capable OF seaurs ~ rpne eiT
pie which is to be part o. me tnaIn
building. II is not supposed that Atalah-
It's is being built for the special purpose
Of accommodating Sunday-school pich!Cs'
nor has any theory been advanced 10 tie
effect that the big amphitheatre VIII be
need nc Salvation army barracks.
| There are other things for which 1t might
be used with great profits to the owners;
| and this Is what IS drawing the eyes OF
the sporting fraternity seaward.
"Of course l don't know what the IDEA
is" said a sporting man uptown yes
terday. This thing may be a sanitarlum
for all I know, but 1t strikes me wa.
that big arena there would be mighty
good place to pull off a big prize nght.
Prize lighting Is getting TO be uphill Work
nowadays. with the increasing strineency
Of the laws. and If people couid tIaVeI
thousands of miles from New YORK TO
see a good fight they could AFFORD TO PVT
up literally to have that night within
few miles from home. There Is deep
| suspicion In my mind that IN me penal
| code OF Atalants there VIII be no pehal-
management of boxing exhibitions.
Now. here's another consideration In
a few years there won't be big open
| franchise runs out in a few years, and
| then the man who makes his living by
| breaking that bank VIII have 70 80 10
work, unless a new place IS Iouha. =
| 10 suit Itself would be a pretty good sort
| Of n spot for the location Of new Monte
Carlo Don't understandd ob me as m feas ins
| tend TO put their island TO any such use
| | know some Of them, and don pa
| lieve they are the kind OF men VINO "oula
care TO go into that business, even
| though IL would pay tremendous pronls
| Rut what II they get an offer from some
man mar so great that it would be folly to
of Ofiice cb, As 10 o} i i Sml8Ssweif" my
Not less Interested than the sporting
men are the lawyers and politicians t ne
| latter in the new NAHUM ~ q
political complications new postGt,Ilc.e and
~ Atalantis Is successful. the poSslDlllIy
~ scores of other toy nations buiit upon
sand and rising from the bottom OF the
SEA with a corresponding mul lpllcat ION
~ ofSces. AS TO lawyers. they can see
-, ~ aYr nj VOTED VI 9IsU luSlI 'smBl uMo
81, INN uoilBu q puIq9q s9oueqo Slq
~ ,oi n sIsul no 'siaUoo lBuoEBu "qt
1Suf srpuop 10 suolllIW pure 'suoLltu aUt
Observation-Disclosures 5oIJ 'Allo 9ul moIJ s.1
urs1s 5sIJ 'sIB noH oI9Ul pue " 20 @s5a
aul pue '45pIq pue p9I pure 'sllslnoi s sd9
On Sos ,o, 1 AZ ss4 o. Saos sou 1SqM luV
unlimited possibilities ahead; 49,.
"Whv lust consider" said a small out
hrqliaDt legal lumnary. what a place
for inconvenent witnesses A nan nout ;
,rtn and there YOU are all safe under the
nu,raaItection OF a foreign flag. Then II
ppn,ent gets into any little difflcuity ne can
I'VE q trip for his health out there ana
stay until the thing blows over. It's
nient: ali the comforts OF n home, you
Night saw. / should say that one OF the
things Atalantis could get along best
uithout would be an extradition treaty;
no inquire as 10 the possible grounds
co. some OF these and similar sugges-
tSnos a reporter called upon Mr.. Coen
,este-rSav AT the Ataiantis consulate, and
fonnd him admiring the flag, which nut
terad from the window, making brave
showing In the breeze. ,,,..,
..No str tus Is uOt going 70 ne gam
hing hell" said Mr.. Coen. we nave no
,,nifnation TO make Il such, nor would we
.are To ruin our nationau reputation AS
for its being a refuge Tor criminals.
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