New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-21
THE WORKS IN THIS HARBOR.
General Wilson's references to the defences or
the METROPOLIS are substantially as follows:

Eastern Entrance to Harbor,At the beginning Of
the fiscal year mao for The foowng
guns and mortars. which had been m9un,T ri Xxx
carriages and sixteen Pinch hreech loading nor,
tars Emplacements had been nearly competed
been mounted viz: one s-inch gun on disappear
Ing carriage and eight Pinch nreecn ,oaums 'n,b 90
Nscal wear with the necessary machinery Tor their
service Empacements for one linn gun Oh p n6,
appearing carriage had been compeleG 80 nH' mv'
armed; it has been armed dEr gn ne on dissppear
Empacements i0 d wv, 1wo 5nch RAPID ire guns were
Under construction; the pinch smpace menIs haye
neen nave been Completed during the fiscal year
but none are armed farapes ana maszncf H cave
eTied puff lie and one 5-nch smoo,hbore gun dur
Ing the fiscal year an snch breech VapE & %
Gun on a l5-inch modified carrage ,, -. 49,,
Construction has been also authorzsa oa r linz
ccarrtage and two 5nch and four 5,poundeT rape no
IRE OF these sssn 'ns except for
minor fittings and some earhworK ana urd tr con-
pace ,tor The Finch gun and carriage are on
hand. and at the close Of the hscai year 'he car
rage rS,n,nS easement has been constructed. an
electric plant has been installed Tor ope1d's Nc 'To
ssaTcshs and sn and hs Of
armored range-fnder stations mas Oee''
Torpedo Defences-A new mining casemaie has
been constructed for use in the supaarlnee nm nm
Ser The e' report Of that defence during the war
with Spain sets forth the necessity OF authority
and power 10 enforce regulations Tor the naNlga-
ton OF mine fields without both OF which mine ue-
fences have been repeatedly impaired
Defences OF Southern Entrance on Staten lsIahd
and Long Island and Sandy HoOk-At the begin
ming Of the fiscal empac emcnfs had been
completed and turned to the garrison Tor the
following guns and nortars which had been mount
ed Sixteen Pinch breech-lOading mortars TWO y
inch breech-loaGing guns on lifts. thirteen lO-nch
and five S-!nch guns on disappearing carriages and
TWO Al inch rapid-fre guns. together with one
;-inch siege rife finch siege howitzer and
L7-inch Iapd-hre gun In temporary emplacements
Emplacements for 5-inch rapid-hrc gun and
two s-inch breech-loading rifles on modified l5-nch
carriages had been completed. but were unarmed:
they have been armed during the fiscal year. EN-
placements had been nearly completed for two AZ
Inch rapid fire guns which had been mounted: these
have been completed during the fiscal year. En-
placements for two R-inch guns barbette
riages. eight 2inch guns on disappearing
nages. and three l0-inch guns disappearing car
riages were under construction. The emplaceTpents
for l0inch disappearing and Pinch barbette guns
and five emplacements for l2-inch disappearing
guns have been completed and the remaining three
have platforms and magazines completed. In these
supplements three l0-inch carriages and gun
mounted The l2-inch barbette carriages have
been received. but are not mounted. and
all Pinch disappearing carriages and six
guns have been received. but mount.
ed. CONSTRUCTION Of temporary parapet and
magazines for a battery Of three pneumatic guns
was under way. II completed during the fiscal
year. Allotments had been received for. but