The principal value of the harbor is as a harbor of refuge. The nearest lights are Stonington Light and Latimer Reef Light. The nearest fortification is Fort Trumbull, New London Harbor, Connecticut. The commerce arriving and leaving Stonington Harbor, Connecticut, by water during the calendar year ending December 31, 1891, is estimated as follows (based mainly upon the reports received from Mr. Charles T. Stanton, collector of customs, Stonington, Conn., and Mr. Richard Deming, Providence and Stonington Steamship Company, New York, N. Y.): Transportation lines established during the year, none reported. The entrance and departures of vessels from this waterway are estimated as follows: REMOVING SUNKEN VESSELS OR CRAFT OBSTRUCTING OR ENDANGERING NAVIGATION. WRECK OF WEYBOSSET. From the wreck of the schooner Weybosset removed in 1891 from near the bell buoy on Pollock Rip Shoal the following property was recovered. This property was sold at auction at Hyannis, Mass., on July 15, 1891, and the proceeds, $120, were turned into the Treasury in accordance with the provisions of the river and harbor act of 14 June, . 1880: 1 anchor (about 2,500 pounds), 1 anchor (about 300 pounds), 1 chain (about 135 fathoms), 1 lot of junk, 1 windlass, 1 capstan, and 1 lot of paving blocks (10,000 to 11,000.) WRECK OF LUCY JONES. The schooner Lucy Jones was in the month of February, 1892, reported as having sunk in 12 fathoms depth of water in location approximately three-eighths of a mile northwest of Cross Rip Light-Ship in Nantucket Sound, by collision with steamer City of Savannah. The vessel was at that time loaded with brimstone and her measurements were approximately as follows: length, 100 feet; breadth, 23 feet; depth, 7 feet; gross tonnage, 122.87 tons. Under authority of the War Department, dated February 11, 1892, the masts, spars, and rigging of this wreck were immediately removed to a depth of 50 feet below mean low water, at a total cost of $125. No property worth selling was recovered from the wreck. This work was all done during the months of February and March, by the Davis Coast-Wrecking Corporation, of New Bedford, Mass., as contractors, and under Mr. W. B. Poland as inspector. WRECK OF ALLIE OAKES. The schooner Allie Oakes was in the month of August, 1891, reported as having sunk in about 15 feet depth of water in location approximately 2,000 feet north of the eastern end of Hyannis Breakwater through having sprung a leak. The vessel was at that time loaded with lime, and her measurements were approximately as follows: Length, 197 feet; breadth, 23.3 feet; depth, 7 feet; gross tonnage, 127.1 tons. Under the provisions of section 4 of the river and harbor act of June 14, 1880, the wreck was duly advertised and contract entered into for its removal (see attached abstract of proposal) by Mr. Charles W. Johnston, of Lewes, Del., as contractor; and under Mr. G. F. Rostock, as inspector, work was commenced November 9, 1891, and completed November 17, 1891. No property was recovered from the wreck. Abstract of proposals for removing wreck of schooner Allie Oakes, received at Engineer Office, U. S. Army, Newport, R. I., in response to advertisement dated September 26, 1891, and opened at 12 o'clock noon on Monday, October 26, 1891. The schooner Andrew J. York was in the month of September, 1891, reported as having sunk in about 6 fathoms depth of water in location approximately 74 miles NW. N. from Nantucket Light through having collided with steamer Indian. The vessel was at that time loaded with paving stone, and her measurements were approximately as follows: Length, 114.3 feet; breadth, 30 feet; depth, 9.4 feet; gross tonnage, 228.63 tons. Under the provisions of section 4 of the river and harbor act of June 14, 1880, the wreck was duly advertised and contract entered into for its removal (see attached abstract of proposal) by Mr. Enoch Townsend, of Somers Point, N. J., as contractor; and under Mr. A. R. Elliot and Mr. E. G. Bradbury, as inspectors, work was commenced December 12, 1891, and completed January. 29, 1892. No property was recovered from the wreck. Abstract of proposals for removing wreck of schooner Andrew J. York, received at Engineer Office, U. S. Army, Newport, R. I., in response to advertisement dated October 2, 1891, and opened at 12 o'clock noon on Monday, November 2, 1891. No. Name and address of bidder. Amount of bid. 1234 Enoch Townsend, Somers Point, N. J Boston Towboat Company, 89 State street, Boston, Mass. Contract awarded to Enoch Townsend, Somers Point, N. J. WRECK OF MARY E. OLIVER. $3,765 6, 490 10, 450 14, 690 The schooner Mary E. Oliver was in the month of October, 1891, reported as having sunk in about 22 feet depth of water in location approximately one-eighth of a mile west of Norris' wharf, in Vineyard Haven Harbor, Mass., through having sprung a leak in a gale. The vessel was at that time loaded with feldspar, and her measurements were approximately as follows: Length, 87.3 feet; breadth, 26.2 feet; depth, 7.7 feet; gross tonnage, 147.84 tons. Under the provisions of section 4 of the river and harbor act of 14 June, 1880, the wreck was duly advertised and contract entered into for its removal (see attached abstract of proposal) by Mr. George W. Oliver, of Portland, Me., as contractor; and under Mr. Theodore Topham, as inspector, work was commenced February 5, 1892, and completed April 20, 1892. The following property, recovered from the wreck, was sold at auction at Vineyard Haven, Mass., on May 18, 1892, and the proceeds, $304.75, were turned into the Treasury in accordance with the provisions of the special act and section above quoted: 181 tons feldspar, 100 pounds old iron, 100 pounds old rope, 2 scoop shovels, 3 square pointed shovels, 4 double blocks, 4 single blocks, and 1 iron maul. Abstract of proposals for removing wreck of schooner Mary E. Oliver, received at Engineer Office, U. S. Army, Newport, R. I., in response to advertisement dated November 6, 1891, and opened at 12 o'clock noon on Tuesday, December 8, 1891. WRECK OF PYTHON. The schooner Python was in the month of September, 1891, reported as having sunk in about 5 fathoms depth of water in location approximately 1,200 feet NE. E. from the bell buoy on Pollock Rip through having collided with an unknown vessel. The vessel was at that time loaded with marble dust, and her measurements were approximately as follows: Length, 81.6 feet; breadth, 24.4 feet; depth, 7.7 feet; gross tonnage, 93.86 tons. Under the provisions of section 4 of the river and harbor act of June 14, 1880, the wreck was duly advertised and contract entered into for its removal (see attached abstract of proposal) by the Davis Coast Wrecking Corporation of New Bedford, Mass., as contractors; and under Mr. W. Babcock Poland, as inspector, work was commenced February 1, 1892, and completed April 7, 1892. No property was recovered from the wreck. Abstract of proposals for removing wreck of schooner Python, received at Engineer Office U. S. Army, Newport, R. I., in response to advertisement dated November 6, 1891, and opened at 12 o'clock noon on Tuesday, December 8, 1891. The schooner Edith T. Gandy was, in the month of October, 1891, reported as having sunk in about 42 feet depth of water, in location approximately 23 miles southwest of Shovelful Light Vessel, Massachusetts, through having sprung a leak in a gale. The vessel was at that time loaded with paving blocks, and her measurements were approximately as follows: Length, 123.5 feet; breadth, 27.4 feet; depth, 9 feet; gross tonnage, 251.02 tons. Under the provisions of section 4 of the river and harbor act of June 14, 1880, the wreck was duly advertised and contract entered into for its removal (see attached abstract of proposal) by Mr. Charles W. Johnston, of Lewes, Del., as contractor; and under Mr. A. R. Elliot, as inspector, work was commenced May 4, 1892, and completed June 9, 1892. No property was recovered from the wreck. Abstract of proposals for removing wreck of schooner Edith T. Gandy, received at Engineer Office, U. S. Army, Newport, R. I., in response to advertisement dated January 6, 1892, and opened at 12:30 o'clock noon p. m., on Monday, February 8, 1892. WRECK OF FLORENCE NOWELL. The schooner Florence Nowell was, in the month of October, 1893, reported as having sunk in about 23 feet depth of water in location approximately 1 mile SSW. from Pollock Rip Light Ship through collision with the light ship. The vessel was at that time loaded with paving stone and her measurements were approximately as follows: length, 105.8 feet; breadth, 28.7 feet; depth, 8 feet; gross tonnage, 222.88 tons. Under the provisions of section 4 of the river and harbor act of June 1, 1880, the wreck was duly advertised and contract entered into for its removal (see attached abstract of proposal) by Mr. Charles W. Johnston, of Lewes, Del., as contractor; and under Mr. A. R. Elliot, inspector, work was commenced April 7, 1892 and completed April 20, 1892. No property was recovered from the wreck. Abstract of proposals for removing wreck of schooner Florence Nowell, received at Engineer Office, U. S. Army, Newport, R. I., in response to advertisement dated January 6, 1892, and opened at 12 o'clock noon, on Monday, February 8, 1892. The schooner J. B. Woodbury, an old abandoned wreck, was, in April, 1892, reported as lying in 4 feet depth of water in location approximately 2 miles south of the Life-Saving Station at Monomoy, southern end of Cape Cod, and as being a source of danger to the life-saving service boats and other craft. The vessel was wrecked in about 1878. Her measurement was approximately as follows: Length, 65 feet; breadth, 16 feet; depth, 7 feet; gross tonnage, 80 tons. Under the provisions of section 4 of the river and harbor act of September 19, 1890, the wreck was duly advertised, bids to be opened July 5, 1892. WRECK OF BERTHA J. FELLOWS. The schooner Bertha J. Fellows, an old abandoned wreck, was, in April, 1892, reported as lying in 3 feet of water in location approximately three-quarters of a mile north of the Life-Saving Station at Monomoy, southern end of Cape Cod, and as being a source of danger to the life-saving boats and other craft. The vessel was wrecked in about 1885. Her measurements were approximately as follows: Length, 70 feet; breadth, 24 feet; depth, 7 feet; gross tonnage, 90 tons. Under the provisions of section 4 of the river and harbor act of September 19, 1890, the wreck was duly advertised, bids to be opened July 5, 1892. ENG 92- 41 |