New-York tribune., 1918-07-06

Inns is the story Of "Megaphone Muir
ray" AND. the Congressional jun
keteers. The former, better known in
municipal government circles as Dock
Commissioner Murray Hubert, as
sisted by Mayor Hylan, managed yes
terday personally conducted tour Of
the New York waterfront for the bene-
tit of one United States Senator and
thirty Representatives, who were the
guests of W. R. Hearst for the Fourth
and remained over to become the
guests of the city.
1t is no intended reflection on the
Mayor to say that his part was merely
to assist. There were others of the
chosen few Of city officials aboard who
only cast their shadows in the beams
OF the searchlight, such as City Cham
berlain Alfred J. Johnson, Police Com
missioner Enright, Deputy Police Com
mlssioners Harriss and Ryan, Com
missioner of Accounts David Hirsh-
field, Francis p. Bent, director of con-
tract supervision of the Board of Es-
innate, formerly alderman from the
Bushwick section of Brooklyn, in
which the Mayor lives, and others.
1t was Mr.. Hulberts party. Armed
with an effective short -throated mega
phone, the Dock Commissioner took
command soon after the small police
boat Patrol sailed from city-owned
Pier "a, at the foot Of West Forty-
sixth Street, at 10:3O q. M. He stood
upon the forward deck, surrounded by
the Mayor and other officials, and de-
scflbed the various points of interest to
the assem- bled congressman, their
wives and friends in true "rubberneck
wagon" fashion.
The Trip Begins
The first sight that met the visitors
eyes was the activity of a large COM
pany Of Street Cleaning EMPLOYEES
dumping refuse and garbage onto
scows. Their attention was not di-
rected to this municipal activity. but
they had full opportunity to watch
while they waited for the start AS
the Patrol swung into the North River,
going north. Commissioner Hubert
began his megaphone work DR.. Har-
r'ss yacht, tied up a few piers to the
north, was the first object called to
II,
"Observe, gentlemen, this little
yacht" began the Commissioner. "She
cannot be piloted through the Harlem
RIVER because we have not water
enough there. 1t was intended to make
this trip aboard her The Mayor
crossed the river in November and its
name was changed from Harlem to
Hylan."
The Mayor Joined in the laugh. The
DOCK commissioner asked DR.. Harriss
20 stand up. He was introduced to the
party. Deputy Commissioner Allan
a. Ryan was similarly presented. Then
megaphone.
ION your left, ladies' and gentlemen" :"
ne shouted. "is cargo ship waiting to
De loaded with supplies for Europe, and
to the right are the New York Central
DOCKS, which are used at from 80 TO 70
per cent of their capacity They could
be used to 100 per cent of their Ca
Eaclty If there was proper cnordinaton
But the Federal railroad administration
Is IN charge Of the New York Central
and nothing can be done. The ship has
to stand idle" ''"'
Shows Menace"
Skirting along Riverside Drive Tho
Commissioner called attention to Tho
New York Central's menace" through
the megaphone.
please observe here" he said, "the
.oong lines of freight cars operating
through Riverside Park. The operation
of this railroad here not only mars tho
beauty of the park, but annoys the
residents along. the Drive and endan-
gers their lives"
AS City Pier 96 was passed the Com
missioner observed:
-. ION your right is city owned Pier es
Six weeks ago the Shipping Board put
big cargo on this pier. 1t is still
there' because the War Department has
.'ot areugeo the river to enable boat
to get in and take it away
Then came the Soldiers and Sailors,
Monument.
This beautiful monument" the Com.
missioner megaphoned. ''is memor;a1
to the soldiers and sailors of the Civil