New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-08

States, But, IN spite Of his condition, no finally
determined upon The sacrifice, aid by the exercise
and intelligent. systematic endo1vor. las pr4cti-
caiIy brought the project to successful issue No
would DO justice 70 the story however; therefore
The coast Of Mississippi embraces its three south
efhIHost counties. and Is shielded nom the fierce
Cat, Ship and Horn the third of these Snip Isandj
belnS slEAtly crescent shaped, with its side
from whence come the hurricanes thar occur on
waters these storms pile up and the Hood tide,
sweeping around the island. form eddies which.
deepening for themselves a channel shoreward.
diAted states government records prove that this
operation has progressed one and a half miles ia
created in the lee Of the island would in tine be-
come very deep. and. unaided, extend itself quite
TO the west Of six miles distant from and five
miles nearer the mai' land than ship Island. lies
TGuit viii ~ rS,i5 ~, IL 9of"IS lay 81
The Wolf. which pour into the sound "a vast volume
into the pass between it and Ship Island and is
SI'lsl'ih3ly deepening II; From these explanations
with port; but captain Jones was NOT dlsp6ead
an exhaustive study ~ uuder-water topography
to accelerate the operation Win Captain Jones.
g5 NINE me - 10 act and he at once set about
1i-lls Tor IN arg horace basin NJ Gulfport. So
irtrrfe-. ~ f-, ~ el l,,Lr .ii. Nc rivers -
a basin 10 cover an area of over eighty acres. and
g',aiEie4 % connect Joy ship charucl with Snip
sought government aid 20 accomplish some such
bad sraS y1 81, - N,Iy IlueR s.E'@r scale and
mel 10 be seven miles IN length 3lo in width
propraton. Ike the work specified IN ~" W ~
!net Taplaln Jon.s's views; he thought both ut
be proceeded. on his initiative 70 drcige the
channel 10 Tie same depth his anchorage basin
siollns ne sides ~ The former SO as to give a
he built a stout breakwatcr. ana in place Of The
ntie lIsstle erected by the first promoters ne con-
ffh fE Fsrla Of
the entire length Of the anchorage IaSin and irons
the shon its seward end is go feet long iI
90 Ieet wide II IS substantially built % piling
m4aced iaterally with heavy timbcrs. bound with
y-oc ir9n bar and lled in with sea sand and
o. nc pest possible concrete bull,head-
ing thouRh II has 10 be retained in position durin-
construction and until the materials anlaIrarnats
the piles This pier rises 10 bo'abt ~ P p sue Of
feet above lieh water mark. and its outer end
feet with excellent dance rs o nd ilC 10y ~
club accommodations: il extends along tie c 1,isf
sloe OF me hhin anchorage. ard serves rs borths
IL facilitated by railway tracks its entire length
g.I us east soc j. broad board walk, "A mngnih
ern Hotel and the toN1sfolk Of 6i,ilfpolt " N"u'H-
been protected on his sid" T ib d dh9 Pier has
nal mlls ouO % material taken from the anchor
even At tho highest tides there IS little water on
ia weather Side. TIE structure is electrically
viii be shortly installed for tho convenience of
h"tol guests ana the general public Further The
Island II should he added that the soY,i,c Of fbe
electric car line is 90 be supplemented bv naphtio
ia,l5nches. plying between the pier and All tho
lbla.ds ana making pleasure excursions over Mis-
ssiIld sound waters generally: and that All Tho
yacht clubs on the Gulf coast are organized into
a yachting union. having the pavilion as its head
ed for fits ~ -
The expenditures for the work thus far dono
have borne out Captain Jones's opinion as TO The
cost or adequate facilities for the kind of port no
for they already aggregate 50 600 900
ife ias turnlshed five feet moro water than is ox
acted by the government. and considerably wider
channel and he has in every way greatly enlarged
Ine plan originally contracted for with the United
states government N
The anchorage basin Is protected on the ves.
ane north BY ping. the east by the pier itself
ana between the northern pllinC and the shore
there Is st some shallow water. which is 10 ~
basin. A''i4 INC
During the severe southeast storm of 1901 Can
IAN Jones subjected the work 10 the keenest and
nllnutest scrutiny. and could find that IN us
impaired In the slightest So anxious was he 10
md his judgment vindicated that ne was out
npon the waters. with his sounding rods before
.he storm had fairly subsided. To his great satie-
Icton nut not TO his surprfse) he discovered fh9+
the waste material In the bottom Of the channel