The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-31
DEFENSE OF COAST
ANNUAL REPORT OF GEN. GILES
PIE, UNCLE SANS CHIEF OF
ENGINEERS
PROGRESS is BEING MADE
Twenty-Five of the Principal Seat
ports of the Country Cam
Now Defy Foreign
Foes.


WASHINGTON, Oct 30-rwenty-fivc
of the principal harbors IN the United
States now have sufficient number o.
heaVy guns and mortars mounted TO per-
nit of effective defense against naval
attack, says Gen. Gillespie, chief of en-
aineers, in his annual report He briefly
described the original project framed by
the Endicott board for the coast defense
and shows how i; has been amended from
year to year. The important changes
were the provision for rapid-fire guns,
reduction in the number and calber
of heavy guns and the elimination OF
armored defenses. Provision has been
made for emplacing 325 heavy guns, 327
r&pid-fire guns and $40 mortars. Now
Gen. Gillespie wants sites for more new
mortar batteries and for gun and mortar
batteries asks an appropriation of $4,000
co., The Notifications board having de-
clared pneumatic gun batteries obsolete,
the department has discontinued work on
such batteries at Fishers island and Port
Royal. An estimate of $500, eco is sub
m1tted for preservation and repair of
Notifications, which is less than one-half
of one per cent of their value. During
the year negotiations have proceeded for
the purchase of fertilization sites in Bos-
Newton Extension of Fort Newton, three
sites), Port Royal, San Francisco. st.
Johns river, Fort st. Philip and Cape
Henry, Virginia. With few exceptions
these sites muS& be procured by con-
demnation. An estimate of $2,000,c01 is
submitted for purchases of sites.
For the construction of submarine
mines and storage facilities, an estimate
of 900 is submitted and for search
l1xr114 ma
Stallation and of S50G,000 for mains and
conduits are urgently recommended. The
experience at New York has shown that
economy in installation is prompted by
using the fertilization plants for post
illumination also. The estimates sub
mitted will fully equip with searchlights
four more important harbors.
Gen. Gillespie takes up in detail the
state of the defenses in each of the fGrti-
fication districts, showing just what has
been done during the year at each of the
important points and just what is pro-
jected
Gen. Gillespie also makes an extensive
report upon river and harbor works and
discusses each Improvement at consider
able length, besides submitting estimates
for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1903.
These estimates are from 25 to SO Is per
cent less, and in some instances SO per
cent less than those of the local en-
gineers in charge of river and harbor
improvement. Gen. Gillespie's totals are
as follows:
Under continuing contracts, &c. 4S9, 81:
rivers and harbors (generaD, ST. 545, 600;
examinations, surveys and contingencies,
100000; under California debris commits
sion, $4,000; prevention of a deposits in
New York harbor, S70,26O; enlargement of
Governors island New York, $50O0OO.
Estimates are submitted by the Mis-
sissippi river commission and Missouri
river commission as follows: Mississippi
river commission, So. 695 $780, Missouri river
commission, $1O65,2O0.
Rivers and Harbors.
The estimates for local improvements
as made by the chief of engineers OF
$4,000 and upwards are as follows:
Dubec channel Maine, $4,000; Harbor
Of Refuge, Cape Ann, Mass, $3.50, 600;
Gloucester Harbor Mass Las sl5o,ooo; Mys-
Mass, $4,000; Harbor Of Refuge, Nan
tucket, Mass, $4,000; Woods Hole,
Mass, $4,000; Providence river, r. L.. $S4-
$50; Harbor of Refuge, Point Judith, r. l.,
Haven harbor, Conn.,, $4,000; break
waters at New Haven, Conn, $780, 600;
East River, New York, 5000, 900; Harlem
river, New York 5000, 600; Hudson river,
New York, $500 600; Shrewsbury river, N
j., 1900; New York harbor, $3.50 600; Bay
Ridge and Red Hook channels New
York harbor, 100000; enlargement of
Governors. island, New York harbor,
$500, 900; Delaware river, $3.50, GOO; Whining
ton harbor, Delaware, $50, COO; inland wa
terway from Chintocteague bay, Va, to
Delaware bay, $50 600; harbor of south
Washington, 5000 James. river, Vir-
ginia, $250,G00; Cape river, North Caro-
lima, 100000; Conganee river, South Car
DINA, $4,000; Charleston harbor, $4,000
for the twenty-six-foot project, and $780,,
O00 for the twenty-one-foot project; Sa-
vannah harbor, Ca, $4,000; Savannah
river, $5S0O0 Cumberland Sound
river Florida, $3.50, coo; Key West barbor,
Florida, 100000; Tampa bay Florida, SIS,
geo; Hillsboro bay, Florida. $15O,0OO; Chat
tahoochee river Georgia and Alabama,
Tombigbee river, Alabama, $500, 900; Chan,
mel Ship island harbor, Mississippi, $780,
egs d mouth OF Caliasieu river, Louisiana,
900; Galveston harbor, Texas $3.50, 600; ship
channel Buffalo Bayou. Texas, 100000;
Brazos river. Texas, $120,0C0; Brazos riv
er, between Velasco and Richmond, s75,-
eco; Arkansas pass, $350,000; Red river,
Iowa and Arkansas $135, 0GO; Auichata
and Black rivers, Arkansas and Louis
sas, $4,000; Mississippi river, between
Missouri river and St. Paul, $S2G 667; Mis-
sissippi river, between st. Paul and Min
neapolis. $3.50, GOO; reservoirs at the head
Missouri river, above Sioux City, Iowa to
Montana, 100000; Columbia river. above
Nashville, Tenn, $6o0O0 Tennes-
see see river yer above Chattanooga $25o,-
to Riverton, $500, 900; Ohio river, $4O0, 200;
movable dams, Ohio river, 5000, 600: Mon
o9ngahela river, West Virginia, $500 600;
900; Big Sandy river, West Virginia, and
Kentucky, $51, 900; Kentucky river, Ken
lucky, $500, 600; Falls of the Ohio river at
louisville, Ky, $50, 600; harbor at Duluth
Mimi. and Superior, Wis, s45s, 727; har-
Dor of refuge at Grand Marais, Mich.
$4,000; harbor of refuge, Milwaukee,
Wis, $125,o00; Chicago harbor, Illinois,
Calumet river, Illinois and Indiana. $780,
600; Illinois river, Illinois, $3.50, 0G0; Illinois
and Mississippi canal Illinois, $685. go;
Michigan City harbor. Indiana, $GS 1000;
kegon harbor,. Michigan. $4,000; hiding
ton harbor, Michigan, $4,000; harbor OF
refuge, Portage lake, Michigan, $4,000;
Frankfort harbor, Michigan, $54, 500; har-
Hay lake channel, St. Mary's river, Mich
Miehigan. s1ss''5oo; T PeieGo harbe er
Ohio, $265, 900; sandusky. harbor, Ohio;
900; Cleveland harbor Ohio, 100000; Fair
port harbor, Ohio S21O, 600; Ashtabula har-
Dor, Ohio, 100000; Conneaut harbor, Ohio
100000; Erie harbor, Pennsylvania, $125,-
600; Buffalo harbor, N. Y, S225, 900; Tona-
wanda harbor and Niagara river, New
York, $4,000; Oswego harbor. New York,
$150,000 Cape Vincent harbor, New York,
100000; San Diego harbor, California, $780,
600; San Pedro bay harbor, California,
100000; San Luis Obispo harbor, Cali
fornia, $4,000; canal at the cascades,
Columbia river, oregon, 100000; Columbia
and lower Willamette below Portland.
on. &22h lll. mouth of the Cnlll nahia river