The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-26
REPORT OF GENERAL WILSON,
'"ioHTANCE OF FORrrry,>,. 80
COAST TOWNS ArpAnENT.
"."rned from the War win
sna'"-A"ounts Recommended
Tor Work ON Texas Coast

washington, October 25.-The ,o,,,
port OF Brigadicr General Wilson cS,a, -
engineers, H. $. A., has been n,as s"'e- =
~, VI war III consequence Of the wa
wa SPAIN that portion of the repor, Relate,
~. he iortlhcations is most interesting ~
~',s point General Wilson saws;
D.i'hg the fiscal year projects 10, nsr,,,
"e"' seacoast defenses were prspsrea sra ~
r'.Nec oy the secretary Of war for p,-, -,
y. ~ ST. Johns river. Fla, Tampa. ~, 49,
ne fass, Texas, making thirty Ioca,,,,o.
!" .he United States for which nro,.,o,. =
N'"'aheht defenscs have thus far hoo, -.
N'Su uhuer the general scheme recornnon.,
1900 ny the Endicott board. Al tha clos.
" 'ne war modern defenses were IN co,,r.'
a'ueuoh at twenty-five different po,n,s
ine localities at which TEMPORARY bo,,o-,o.
"V'e ordered are Bar Harbor, Maine. s,o,,,s
~ bridgeport and New Haven. Com, ts,s,
Noyal and Georgetown, S. C. ar,,n,,',.,
Dbhtlen, Ga: mouth OF 81 iohrs 80 anu
H.. usuhe, Miami and Tumop IA, 'si, 81
poin, .s, lexas, In addition ia no 80
mads a.enipoiarS batteries. preparations -
cleaning ana r mostie attacks by overhaulur
Tho ax,,,, ahu putting i'll serlvecable conditin,,
, ,,, existing armament and nv tsn onau'.iou
ans, lung within them additional ynns
tacks warrant wepa points. While 20 hostile al.
,r avne were made upon our coasts duS,t' a., a.,
wAr with Spain, the onerat,onS 10 ~, unuilng me
h W. heet on the cousts OF Cuba and Por,n D.,
az amply demonstrated the yaiue ~ 80 80
mo vino including shore batteries ana sur |
'''; :. me MINES IN resisting naval attac,s
!. may be confidently asserted tlal mo ,
now u; Vi tne projects on which Operations aro
NV III progress will pructicsliy ins,,ra ,s
Iitie;s o. our principal harDors and seacoast
lies against any attacks from the sra nS
S Snt important deduction may also he sr.wn
:. IN, u,t me results of the war, namely tho cr,st
"iue ana elhoiency of the rapid lre guns II
,ot'sidersstns 10 report that, not only have a
, Hsiueraole number of these rapid fire p,,ns
zen .,! mounted during the year. but thai nron'
ration mas been made for The munufartnrc
I = iisil{placins OF large number.
LAlsting prc1ects for seacoust defense co,-
,npiate tne emplacement OF about $40 heavy
M S'. OF o. ~ IL and l6 inches caliber. OF about
w. rapid hre guns of various caliber ann n,
~ .1ii VVl mortars These figures are subject
> silsht changes as minor re visions arc name
nu duultonal localities included Tho eeti
ldteu approximate cost OF engineering con
ec se ~ltn the installment OF this armament
SrS,uoysvuu. ne Total amount spent for the |
Du,uNeHeht OF rivers and harbors and Incl. (
MAI expenses for the year ending juns "a ,
US slnl6l, 1872 The total estimate Tor IN, ,
az isW on the same account Is S12Ss2 ISL
',. not a WORK ana siS,5SS3il for pro. !,
~ ~ nor covered by continuous contracts ?
nc chief OF engineers asks that copprees
,'Eoln Ie MN TO present special estimates for I
~ "uIhs as arr necessary to navigation
hotl the head of the Southwest Pass il
eherai wilson says that the required denim
water was maintained through the shoal nj
9 mead and through the pass t.elf oxra1, II
ing ~ days, and through the jetties and
Pohd them to deep wafer IN the gulf excent
ring four days eN''i'
lietaiea estimates for heXt years river and :.
lnor work include the following: Sabine >
80 nafoo r, IeXas. 0.o0o, Galveston bar
!, Texas. sj0,00o; Red river, Louisiana and
kansas Si5O'ooo: ouachita aud Black rivers
Kansas ana Louisiana. $,0000: Yagoa river
ssissippt, $4,000; mouth of the Yazno river
7 barber at Nicksburs, $1,000 Arkansas
eT Arkansas 100000 removing obstruc-
MS from same So, 0p0 te