New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26
HARBOR on A WAR BASIS.
THE SOUTHERN ENTRANCE OPEN ONLY
IN DAYTIME.

,rh. rrorr ~ having submarine mines to deteno
Oh. main entrance to New-York Harbor against
the entrance Of hostile vessels had adVai'oeu -
FAR Yesterday that war regulations goVe'hine
navication were issued. They were sent ou' ''
Major Henry u. Adams. Of the Engineer No'p''
under whose direction all the work on hatoo' ue
fences is being done since Lieutenant-Noi
Ludlow was called to duty on the stan OF zen
erel Miles The new harbor rules went INTO el-
feet las, night
The following are the regulations. when were
forwarded yesterday TO the Commissioners u
pilots and 70 the navigation companies in gen.
era: ,.,,.
ccan.r,ion with ne offences Of New York; ne
i 10 and for the protection Of the defences
Ore lcreby established by authority Of the Secre-
40 VI vessel will be allowed pass SANDY HOOK or
the Narrows between the hours OF 'un ms, not az
pyc:ch within ;hree miles Of Gomez Island "edhey
~. mel, So ndy iIook or TIE Narrows. ,o,ou
Periodicals. will be stationed aooN" du 80 SON
The defences These boats are auinoozea NO rtUy
vessels TO inquire their character or The
ne. how 20 pass through the min, i.eH Se,e ne
orders Of the p@trol-n2'ts mus pc yessels drawing
three feet or less can pass sa ds,, no 'o"'''
part Of the efsnne mus, G nns at SLOW Sreed through
special channel which will be marked -! D0; hese
regniotions they will EXPOSE themselves 10 ser .Ts
damage and viii be liable 10 be ni'u ." ~ ~
batteries. Ill, no
The enforcement of these regulations VIII pe
carried out by patrol-boats which Will prooapis
be under the general direction OF iAeu'e""'
Commander Field. who has been ass'sn'u
command the mosquito feet Of the Ihlru i-ie"'
house District including the seacoaS' u
York and New-Jersey He viii nave hu'""
of speedy vessels of light draught to take c"a *
OF the work of patrong the haroor. For the
present the work will probably devolve upon ''ie
Jarhn
do the general work of inspecting and reguiat-
ing the use Of the waters Of this port super
visor Patch has control Of the steam tugs Dan
S. Lamont Nimrod. Argus and Scout; the steam
launches Alert and Active, and the naphtha
launch Lookout which is used in the shalIo"
waters of Arthur XIII and the Staten Island
Sound.
The other vessels under control OF the Gov
eminent which could be used for harbor patroi
are the General Meigs. the General Thayer' the
Ordnance and the Atlantic. all under control OF
the War Department. The only vessels unoer
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 Colone! Gillespie VINO
have the matter of enforcing the regulations for
navigation under their control were supefNls-
ing the placing of mines Sandy Hook yester-
day The work will be practically completed
to-day. and the port will he fully protected
Nothing more will be done in the matter OF oo-
structing the He'll Gate channel unless there is
Immediate danger OF hostile vessel making us
way into the harbOr from Long Island Sound
The regulation governing entrance to the mar
Dor at night will cause much Inconvenience TO
shipowners, but none OF them complained OF the
order One Of the agents Of transatlantic line
said:
I'VE have expected the order for some time
and have no complaint 10 make against II. 1t
will of course. give us. some inconvenience es-
pecially if our vessels should arrive late. and
therefore have to be unloaded in hurry as
TO get them ready for their next trip. A vessel
arriving after shutdown cannot get to her dock
until nearly noon the next day. While the regu-
lation will inconvenience us. We should not con-
slider our personal and financial interests ahead
OF those Of the Nation. and will have 10 ar
range our plans 70 suit those of the Govern
ment"
The scows Of the Street Cleaning Department
are usually sent out TO the dumping grounds
at night. but hereafter they will not leave their
piers until sunrise. Those which loading
= 10 leave last night were ordered 10 wait until
this morning.
While some Of the towboat owners are inclined
10 believe that the harbor regulations will cause
them financial loss. they all accept the new
rule without complaint. The boats which tow
mudscows will feel the regulations most, as
there will be only four days in the next two
weeks on which they can leave the harbor with
their lows because the tides will not be such as
10 allow them to leave the harbor and return
the same day.