New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-08
PROPER HARBOR PATROL ASSURED
.o,,-,.op RACK CHARTERS FIVE TUGS FOR
Use UNTIL THE GOVERNMENT FLEET
Is READY

or.. ~ Rear Admiral Erben. In the Army
,,a,o I, was said Yesterday that the new ar
r,rgsrent. for patrolling Ncw-fork Hd'uoi "e'o
~. most satisfactory made anywhere d'o''s ''''
oo,.. In Boston the city has given '"o '''''
heats for the service. but here the STATE h'S pr
yided eight tugs. to be manned oS ''e
serves. - ,or,er
80. h.,r..n Admiral Erben and Alexander H. orr
~ tho Chamber OF Commerce. The Importance va
nroperly informing foreign vessels 'o''''i's ~ 49,,
r.,s, commercial port OF the country OF possloie
sr.- IN nassing over the submarine mines vas
,-a.s.d unon the authorities. and upon '"e
rorrd that Il would harm the commerce Oh '"e
S,o,s Governor Black took aston To supply l"ese
cra-. will cost the State about 500 aaN u"''i '
NAVY Department provides the neeo'"
Witch will probably be b. the end OF next week.
rha Tugs chartered are the :. 3. DaizeH 'ne
II q Moore tr the E. 5. Atwood ana the I, T.
payuond owned by Dalzell 6 Co. and the TX
",.,o tho charm. the starbucl and the Heath
on,r.d by Hazard & Branard. they arc i'o"
,rh,,eve 10 ninety-hve feet l)nS, ana WIZ 10
manned by their regular crews 'ose'he. VIII
ds,achment Of Naval Militia on each An o'ioe'
rd twelve men, armed with rifles VIII De OF, hi, gt he
ana IVA ~ their orders are obeyed they VIII ue
enforced by signalling the shore par'erly which II
10 nossible 10 communicate from one Vesse' u
another and with the shore az an, ny dntv at Sandy
nv one in the Lower Bay, TWO at ne y, ne
.looN Tho massage from the Eas' rtrr, P,trt
Sc,d ,etvee Fort Schuyler ana WIZ" WIZ; "a =. ~
SCUM, 20 he held in readiness for use III case "
! necessity -, ,ho Naval Militia detailed 10
fhe ~ r,a ming the tugs devoved upon .su
inc dutE o rnan de- Il =. Forshew. VINO IS um i
rEn,,nanGer Stayton. OF the -d Nasa' Iswell's
ru onn vent aboard the vessels q, - w;,h
v Wy nrookyn yesterday afternoon rhn yssses
80 M "a ions FOR twenty-four nouIs' VA .tav
um mi nv he AT the wharves once aas tnnd and
% ong enough TO get supply OF WEI Aver. With The
long e'rhsv we're chartered for nve Gays WIN e,a
coal ~ double that time. IL IS hopeu 70 "a -
prlV'lrsu, "a Yacht Free Lance on duty a. oanuy
NJ hv tuesday and other vessels rev a-
tooh ~ the tugs will be withdrawn ION SCI
later WIZ VIZ men on the vessels are especially IN
vice. Inc ,ne a that the harbor regulations. pre-.
struT.eu ali use OF the Southern channel from
ven.i"s a m and of any water save the puoyeaa
?, III; ~ az any time. not violated. NesstIs
cn a beyinr will not ony be IN DANGER from 'he
no. ,,ynder water but also OF helng hred upon by
na hatferes In order not 20 invoiVe ,ne ota'e'
snoS ,o,,ns- from the patrol tugs Will be allowed
III dn,,ral Erben said yesterday tnat no" ne
1000 70 have this harbor properly patroieu, anu
hhpwoud give his attention 10 securing vessels io'
ne n, 49, soon az he could get the Navy Depart
nent TO act In the matter
STATEMENT OF THE LAFAYETTEs OWNERS
Havre France May THE officers OF the
French Transatlantic Steamship Company say
they do not believe Spanish officers embarked on
hoard their steamer Lafayette detained by the
United states gunboat Annapolis of Havana