The captain, by the way, had an enormous nose, which was not unfrequently the subject of good-natured remark, and he at once understood the mate's allusion. 'What,' says the captain, 'does that look like my nose ? call it then, if you please Antony's Nose.' The story was repeated on shore, and the mountain thenceforward assumed the name ; and has thus become an everlasting monument to the memory of the redoubtable captain, Antony Hogans and his nose."

The elevation of Anthony's Nose is one thousand two hundred and twenty-eight feet from the level of the river, and directly opposite Fort Montgomery creek. From here to Fort Montgomery, which is now in ruins on the opposite side, the large boom and chain was extended during the Revolutionary war, which cost about seventy thousand pounds .sterling. It was partly destroyed as we have seen by Gen. Sir Henry Clinton on the memorable 7th of October, 177 7. 6

"In the year 1672, orders arrived to Governor Lord Lovelace to put the Province in a state of defence. Upon this occasion a small fort was to be erected at Anthony's Nose, or near it on the North River.""

An enormous suspension bridge across the Hudson River is now being commenced at St. Anthony's Nose. The following statement is furnished by the engineer who is to superintend its construction: -- "Clear span, 1,600 feet; length of bridge between the towers, 1,665; total length of bridge, including approaches, 2,499; height of bridge above high water, 155 feet; working safe load for the rail road lines, 2,400 ton?; working safe load for highways, 2,880; total safe load for the bridge, 5,280 ; load that will break the bridge, 25,161. The bridge will carry at one time 32 passenger cars; the bridge would carry safely 38.569 people, and a train of 60 locomotives, if they could be all on it at once; 53 locomotives and 18,000 would