New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-29
HARBOR LIGHTS PUT OUT.
DARKNESS FROM SANDY HOOK TO ROB-
ms REEF AFTER NIGHTFALL.

LlGHlshlfS MAY BE WITHDRAWN AfTEn MAI
THE COAST FROM NANTUCKET TO CAPE
FEAR Affected BY THE LATEST PRE-
CAUTroNARY MEASURE - NEW
YoRK's PILOT FLEET TO
BE REDUCED
One Of the most important of the measures taken
for the safety Of New-York City was announced
last night by the following notice:
Notice is hereby given that the tollowing-namea
lights in the Lower Bay New:York. has been ex.
tnguished by order Of the Lighthouse Boaru until
further notice:
Norton's Point Ooney island light.
Romer Shoal beacon.
Old orchard shoal light
Elm Tree and New Dorp-Range for swash Chan
North Hook beacon Sandy Hook
South Hook beacon, Sandy Hook.
Conover and Chapel Hill beacons-Range for Nam
Point Comfort and waackaack-Range for Main
Electric lights, Gedney Channel
f. NJ SHEPARD Captain. L. 8. n. inspector.
This leaves the only guides 10 the entrance to
New-York Bay the twin lights at the Naves'nk
Highlands the Scotland and Sandy Hook light
ships and the big light at Fire Island As these
lights OF use as guides across the oar ana
through the turns OF the main ship and the Swash
channels. the harbor is safe from approach after
night has fallen.
LIGHTsHTPs LIKELY TO GO
Two other important war moves affecting the ~
lantic Coast were announced yesterday. One was
that Al any time after May the lightshps between
and including Nantucket Shoals and Frying-Fan
Shoals excepting the Sandy Hook ana scooahu
NAV be taken from the stations without further no
tice. and tho other that the fleet OF New YORK
pilot-boa now numbering seven vessels - " TIC
AZ once reduced TO three vessels
Tho official notice sent out by the Lighthouse
Board IL follows:
Notice Is hereby given that. at any time aIter
May L. 1885. tho following named gnt f,rthar
be taken from their stations without iui'he'
Nantucket Shoals Light Vessel No. ca.
Fire Island Light Vessel No, IS
Northeast End Light Vessel No; T.
Park sbod fas sh He vessel 10 No.
Winter r"S quarter s@,p shosI Light vessel No. 45
D anr "Ts shoal tight Vessel No Il
FryingPan Shoals Light Vessel No. H. and Fog
s Th "o &sn 15ef' ad re Ls
80 40 81 90 3e 50 'Nos z! and .s2 = rs 'N Se
500 and the Lists OF Beacons and Buoys, 1881.
second Lighthouse District (page 10, Third Light
h0@ss Pset pages ana @ n Is and
Tfh Lighthouse District pas.s u and and o 81 anS
'"' lbs FREDERICK V. MNAIR.
Commodore L. 8. NJ chairman
The Nantucket Shoals Lishtship is often the
first light seen by vessels taking the northern
route from Europe and Is the first OF the approach
lights coming from the eastward toward New-York
1t IL about thirty miles south OF Nantucket. and
shows two fixed white lights.
The Fire Island Lghtship Is one Of the latest
additions to the fleet and is anchored little
less than ten miles south OF the big lighthouse
Fire Island II shows fixed white lights. and was
placed for the benefit OF navigators, who through
fog or stormy weather might be In danger or
getting too close In shore in the effort to see the
Fire Island light
Vessels coming from the eastward bound into
- 49,, ka NArth az
and Five-Fathom Bank l!ghtships. which are due
east OF Cape May and Cape Henlopen. respectively.
The former shows two lights. one fixed white. the
other fixed red. and the latter two fixed white
lights making It impossible to mistake them.
Fenwick Island and Winter-Quarter Shoals. both
dangerous TO vessels bound into the Delaware from
the southwark. are marked by the two lghtships
bearing their respective names the former being e
the more northerly. Both are fixed red, the rem
wick Island showing two lights. and the one on
Winter, quarter shoal single light, mama ,ro,.
Gates is on Cape Charles. at the entrance Mes 10
Ry Spe TS Tss Ts nsa to
Sable Island, regarded as the graveyard OF the
house on the cape throws its beams far out to sea
beyond the red CLEAN OF the light vessel whic1 IL,
aid 70 avoiding the danger Of an attempt to save
time by getting IN shore.
guide to the , entrance to Cape Fear River and the
approach TO Wilmington. \. G. II is fixed white
ward OF the flashing white light on Cape Fear. the
lights nterseciing for about 100 degrees OF arc.
PILOTS TO TAKE FEW CHANCES.
Tho reduction Of the pilot-boat feet will be made
as fast as the boats return 10 the station. and the
action was determined on by the pilots after Navy
officials had advised them not TO take the risks
incident TO staying on shore.
The retirement OF the boats will make change
ir me method OF cruising until the war ends The
port being closed dark the pilot boats VIII return
at night and seek an anchorage in the Horseshoe
at Sandy Hook NJ,
Under the new order OF things two sailing boats
will be- kent at sea and also the steam pilot-boat.
me New York. They will cruise near the Bar.
whore they will pick up incoming craft No trips
far seward will be made. as has been the custom
AZ nigh, the three boats will anchor. and az dawn.
when the port Is open again. will proceed OF shore
and put men board incoming vessels. ships That
arrive after dark Will have to anchor and await
dawn before they can be taken into port by me
uilOts The engineers who have placed the mines
In tho Lower Bay advised the pilots TO adopt the
plan OF a night anchorage. as II provided protec-
lion which they could not secure while At sea.
CHASED RY A BIG BLACK STEAMER.