Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-10

Arrival of the VIM. II. WheIess-
Description of her Voyage from
New Orleans TO Savannah.

Description of her Voyage from
New Orleans TO Savannah.
The new steamer VIM. T. Wheless, Capt.
w. H. Gibson. for the Augusta and Savan-
nah river trade, whose arrival has been an
ticipated with such interest, reached her
half-p past twelve O'Clock. She had expert
enced rough passage, encountering so
much bad weather, the effects OF which are
noticeable in her exterior appearance. Sew
eral descriptions have been given of thu
steamer, and none have exaggerated the
beauty and finish OF her interior or her accom-
modaLions. She win be a decided acquisi-
ton to the river trade, and undoubtedly be-
come very popular with the travelling public.
During Sunday morning and afternoon
hundreds of our people, including many
ladies, visited the new steamer, and there
was but one opinion that we heard-that
she Is admirably adapted, both in passenger
and freight accommodations, for the trade,
and is the finest steamboat in this section.
In many respects she resembles the Florida.
handsome oil portrait of Major W. T.
Wheless adorns the saloon, which is neatly
and attractively furnished.
THE VOYAGE FROM NEW ORLEANS.
w e learn CApG. OlDSOD G0dG SQe loIG
New Orleans on Friday morning, November
19oh, at half past eight o'clock, the wind
being light at the time, and arrived at
Pass A = Outre at half past three the same
afternoon. From the "log'' we are furnish
ed the following details of the trip from
that point:
Nov. 20, left Pass A l'Outre at $50 a. M;
at 7:15 Pass A pOutre light house bore W.
S. W., distance 2 miles; at $50 p. m. Chan
deleur light bore E distance miles; at
$50 p. m. came to anchor off Ship Island,
light wind from the s. E at II p. m. got
under weigh, passed through TO Mississippi
Sound; 1880 p. m. came to anchor, Ship
| Island light bore s., distance miles, strong
wind from the N. E. Nov. 81, 7:45 a. m. got
under weigh; Ills a. m. Pascagoula bore
NJ, distance ! a miles, wind still blowing
strong from the n. E (; at 3 p. Ia. came
to anchor under Marsh Island. Nov. %, at
| p. m. got under weigh, wind fresh from
| the N; p. m. came to anchor In Navy
| Cove, Mobile Bay; in crossing Mobile Bay
sea so heavy stove up boats guards. Nov.
%, 11:30 a. m, got under weigh; 1880 p. IN.
| crossed Mobile bar, heavy swell, wind fresh
| from the northWard; p. III. went over Pen
| sacola bar; p. m. arrived at Pensacola
wharf. Nov. "a lay at Pensacola. Nov. %,
| y a. m, left Pensacola, went to East Pass,
Santa Rosa. Nov. 26 lay at East Pass,
Santa Rosa, weather thick and foggy, wind
| N. E. Nov. %, weather still thick and foggy,
| wind L. Nov. %, wind strong from the s.
E. Nov. 20, cloudy, bad looking weather,
| thick fog. Nov. 30, got under weigh; S:15
a. m. went over Santa Rosa bar; 10 a. m.
weather threatening, wind n. E II a. N.
wind hauled 8. e thick fog; $50 D. m. fog
| lifted, Saddles Hills bore s. E. by E., dis
lance 10 miles; 4:30 p. m came to anchor
under Crooked Island, wind s. E. Dec. l,
| thick fog, lay in Crooked Island. Dec. 2, got
| dow iOho az foly ~ nj
! st. Bias bore n. W., distance 2 miles; 1:45
a. m. crossed West Pass bar; 1:45 p. m. ar
rived at Apalachicola, weather thick, with
some rain, wind strong from the 8. K.
! Dec. B, went up Apalachicola river ninety
miles for wood. Dec. 4, 5 and, 6, up river.
Dec. z, came down river to Apalachicola.
! Dec. 8, 8 a. M, got under weigh; $50 a. m.
came to anchor, water too low to cross the
bar; p. m. went over the bar; .. m.
came to anchor. Dec. 9, 6 a. m, got under
weigh; $50 a. m, east end Dog Island, bore
| n. N. W., distance miles; 10 a. M, South
Cape bore N. N. w, distance 10 miles;
wind N; 6 p. ~, Cedar Gays light bore s.
E., distance IL miles; 11:30 p. M, came to
auchor under Sea Horse reef, wind fresh
from the North; Dec. TO- $50 a. M, went
into Cedar Gays, wind still fresh from the
n. W. Dec. II, z a. M, got uader weigh;
8 a. M, went over the bar; $50, turned and
went back to Cedar Gays, sea too heavy.
| Dec. II, 6:30 a. m, got under weigh; z a.
m, went over the bar, light wind from the
N. E., course s. S. E.; 7:15 a. m, Sea
Horse Cay lighthouse, bore N. N. W., dis
! lance miles; 1870 p IN. Anclote Cay bore
| E., distance 4 miles; p. m, Egmont Cay
| light bore S. E, distance miles; p. M,
went into Tampa Bay and came to anchor.
Dec. 49,, a. M, got under weigh; AS,
Egmont Cay light, bore E distance miles;
l:l5p. m, Boca Grand, bore N. E distance
| 4 miles; $50 p. m, went inio Punta Rassa,
| light wind from the n. E. Dec A. 6 a. M,
| got under weigh, wind N. E 1l:30 a. m
| passed Cape Romano, course s. E., light
breeze from the s. E.; p. M, came to an
| Choir inside Florida Gays, Sombrero light,
bore s. by W., Alligator light, bore E. by s.
| Dec. Is, 6:30 a. M, got under weigh; Ills,
came to anchor, water too low to get over
| the shoals; p. n, went over the shoals; B
p. m, went outside Gays, sea too heavy,
| turned back, came to anchor under Long
| Cay, wind strong from the s. E. Dec. Is,
6:15, got under weigh, wind light from the
s. E p. m, came to anchor inside Cape
Florida. Dec. II, p. NJ, got under weigh;
4:45, Cape Florida, bore N. w. by W., dis
lance miles; 1870 a. M, Jupiter light, bore
W., distance miles, weather squally; 3 a.
n squalls from the N. W. to n. E., short,
ugly sea getting up, came to anchor on
outside beach, wind changed to s.
w; 3:45 a. m, hove up anchor to try
and make Indian river, which was distant
20 miles; $50 am, went into Indian
river Dec. ~, a. M, went over Indian
river bar, light wind from the westward;
1915 p. m, Cape Canaveral light house bore
W., distance one mile, weather squally,
wind variable; 3:15 p. M, weather still more
squaly with rain; 6:15 p. M, anchored off
Mosquito inlet, too dark to cross the bar,
heavy N. E. swell, the boat laying very uu-
easy; $50 q. m hove up anchor to change
| position, run two miles, sea too heavy, came
to anchor, N. E. swell getting heavier.
Dec. 20, p. m, parted main hog chain,
boat laboring heavily; 2:l5 a. m, got under
weigh, wind s. W., kept boat head to the
sea and let her drift with the heave of the
swell, boat easier; 4 a. M, let go anchor;
| 4:l5 a. m, anchor chain parted, let boat
drift with heave of sea until daylight; a.
M, crossed Mosquito bar, heavy swell; Ills
a. M, came to anchor inside, blowing heavy
from the N. w. From Dec. 20 to IS, lay to
anchor in Mosquito inlet, sea too heavy on
the bar to cross it. Dec. 80, got under
weigh; 5:45 a. m, crossed the bar, wind
fresh from the s. w; 1890 p. M, crossed
st. Augustine bar, blowing gale from the
westward, heavy sWe on the bar, In cross
ing stove up cook house floor and broke
stove. From Dec. 90 to Jan. 5, lay wind
wound in st. Augustine. Jan. 5, got under
weigh, swell too heavy on the bar to cross
1t, turned back to anchorage. Jan. 8, got
under weigh; 7;15, st.Augustine light house,
bore s. W., distance two miles, 1:l5 p. M,
St. Johns light house, bore w. s. W., dis
lance four miles; 2 p. M, crossed Nassau
bar, wind fresh from the N. W.; D. M,
arrived at Fernandina and reached Savan-
nah at IL N.
The following is the list of officers
Captain-William T. Gibson.
First Oficer-Eddie +. Daniels
Second Officer--James f. Carroll.
First Engineer-John Ell. Judkins.
Second EngineeT-Frank Mauer.
Coast Pllot-Charles f. Marks.
MARSHALL HOUSE.