New-York tribune., 1918-07-06
Congress Junketeers and Mayor
Dare Perils of Manhattan Coast
Megaphone Murray" Hubert Pilots SayOvers of Hearst
Party ON Personally Conducted Voyage Through
New York Waters on City Police Boat

apartment house. That is the home OF
William Randolph Hearst"
Heads bobbed to the left to note
other features, and back to the right
again as the Patrol neared the end
of Manhattan Island.
through the megaphone, perhaps
gives the best idea of the virgin state
of the Island of Manhattan. The man
sion among the trees on the hilton is
the old G. K. G. Billings estate. pur-
chased lecently by John D. Rockefel-
Ter, Jr. 1t was stated at the time that
ne was going to give it to the city as
q park"
Tells of Tunnel Plans
AS the boat sailed through the Spuy-
ten Duyvil drawbridge Commissioner
Hubert explained that it was there to
accommodate the New York Central
| trains, and that an effort was being
made to have it removed and compel
ene railroad to construct a tunnel
under the Harlem River at this point.
The Patrol reached the troubled
waters of He'll Gate and turned for a
short distance up the East River under
the big Pennsylvania Railroad bridge.
lhc Commissioner and his megaphone
occupied some time in REVIEWING the
battle in Congress for the 4O-foot chan
nel through He'll Gate. He announced
tnae the chairman of the Committee on
RIVERS and Harbors in the House was
70, 20 report out favorably yesterday the
bill for the 40-foot channel.
The Commissioner found further use
Tor his megaphone in calling attention
TO the shlpbuilding activities along the
Dronx BI shores of the upper East River
Inc Pelican, government mine
sweeper, which was launched the day
before, swung at the dock of a ship
yaro. Several other mine sweepers and
submarine chnscrs were in course Of
construction on the ways
Getting down to the Rockefeller In
stitute for Research. the commissioner
called attention to it and noted that il
was situated between two breweries.
which might furnish rare subjects for
research" Wards Island, with it's
penal institutions, was described by the
commissioner as "a summer and win
Ter MOTEL for involuntary vacationists."
Each OF the nine bridges over the East
Hiver was named and described as the
congressional party passed under them.
High Bridge to Come Down
The announcement was made for the
hrst time publicly that the Port and
Estimate at its last meeting had de-
clded to report out resolution pro-
vidlng 1or the removal of old High
bridge, which was originally btiilt to
carry the aQueduct water across the
river.
You are now Mt about 13Oth Street.
going SOUTH" suddenly announced the
commissioner. A steamboat filled with
soldiers anchored near Newtown Creek.
who had come in from Camp Upton to
be transferred to camp of debarka-
ton, was pointed out. A West Shore
ferryboat filled with soldiers from the
West, bound for similar destination.
was hailed through the megaphone.
This is party Of United States
Senators and congressman looking YOU
over" shouted the Dock Commits sioner.
The soldiers waved their hats in reply.
As the Patrol neared the Manhattan
Bridge the Commissioner me,gaphoned
the following:
This is the bridge which the Mavor
of Now York crosses every morning on
his way to the City Hall, and recrosses
at night on his way home. The Mavor
lives in the Eastern District of Brook
lyn among the poorer classes Of people.
and he is not ashamed OF it,"
The Mayor Is Noticed
,Mayor Hylan, who stood by the Com
mI,issloner's m, side, smiled his approval of
the megaphoned remarks. Some one
on the upper deck shouted "Hurrah for
the Mayor! There was scattered an
plausee, and the Mayor had at last re-
ceived some mark of attention.
The Patrol sailed around the Bat
terry and the party was landed at pier
A, on which the Dock Commissioner
has his office. The Commissioner in
vIted the party to inspect his offices
Mayor Hylan tarred outside and the
Commlssioner returned to get him.
After luncheon in the whitehall
oluD, 1t was SO late that the trip
Coney Island, rs planned, was abar-
doned: Most OF the Conxyessroen re-
turned to Washington late in the after