El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-03
NEW YORK HARBOR
ON A WAR BASIS
Regulations Authorized By the Secre-
tary of War Place Navigation I'm
der Military Control.

der Military Control.
The work of laying submarine mines
20 defend the main entrance to New
York Harbor against the entrance of
hostile vessels have advanced SO far
ion have been issued. They were sent
out by Major Henry M. Adams, of the
Engineer Corps, under whose direction
all the work ON harbor defeuces is be-
| ing done, since aforementioned
! Ludlow was called to duty on the staff
of General Miles.
The following are the regulations:
Submarine mines having been plac-
ed in position in connection with the
defences of New 70 k, the following
regulations for safe navigation by
friedly vessels and for the protection
of the defeuces are hereby tablished
by authority of the secretary of war:
No vessel will be allowed to .Jass San
dy Hook or the Narrows between the
hours of sunset and sunrise. During
his interval vessels must not approach
Gedney Channel, Sandy Hook or the
Narrows.
Patrol-boats will be stationed above
and below the defences. These boats
are authorized 10 stop vessels, to in
quire into their character or to
instruct them how to pass through the
m ne fields. The orders of the patrol
boats must be strictly oheyed.
Sailing vessels and all small vessels
drawing three feet o. less can pass
safely through any part of the chan
nels during the daytime.
Steam vessels must pass at slow
speed through special channel,
which will b marked by buoys.
Vessels are warned that if they dis
regard these regulations they will ex
pose themselves to serious damage and
will be liable to be fred on by tn bat
teries.
The enforcement of these regula-
lions will be carried out by patrol
the General direction of Lieutenant
Comman der Field, who has been as
signed to command the mosquito fleet
of the Third Lighthouse district. iu-
Guiding the sea coast of New York and
New Jersey. He will have q number
of spee dy vessels OF light
drought to take charge of
the work of pstrolling the harbor.
For the pr sent the work will probably
devOlve upon the vessels of the super
visor of the harhor, which do the gen.
eral work of inspecti' G and regulating
the use Of the waters of this port.
Supervisor Patch has control of the
steam tugs Dan s. Lamont Nimrod,
Argus and Scou: the steam lau ches
Alert aud Active, and the nsptha
launch Lookout. which Is used in the
g. allow waters of Arthur XIII and the
Staten Island Sound.
The other vessels under control of
the gov ernment which could be used
for hArbor patrol are the General
Meigs, the General Tnayer. the Ord
nance and the Atlantic, all under con-
troll of the war departm Mt. The only
vessels under the direct control of the
engineer corps are the Engineer and
the Humphreys, but the latter is now
out of commission.
Both Major Adams and Colonel Gil
lespie. who have the matter of enfor-
cling the regul .tiOns for navigation I'M
der their CONTROL were supervising the
placing of mines at Sandy Hook. The
work is prec ically compl ted, and the
port is fully protected Nothing more
will be done in the matter of obstruct-
inc the He'll Gate channel unle there
is immediate danger of hos tia vessel
making its way into the harbor from
Long Island Sou d.-N. Y. Tribune.