The Republican journal., 1885-01-01
MARITIME MISCELLANY

MARITIME MISCELLANY.
Ship l.. B. Gilchrist of Thomaston, reported over
due, has arrived at Queenstown.
Sch. Fred A. Garlic has loaded sugar at Pernam-
buco fol port north of Hatteras possibly Halifax.
Sch: Lizzie Lane lIerrick from Woods ioll for
Wilmington, n g., arrived at Smihvie, \. C., 30,
win loss OF foremost and some sails, and with
other sails split.
Ship Levi e. Burgess, which collided at san Fran
cisco on Dec. I, with bark Bankhal (Br.), was re
ceiving extensive repairs to stern and counter on
the 10Th.
ship Edward O'Brien, at San Francisco Dec rs,
was replanking part of her stlrboard side, which
was stove i'll and chafed in the late gale.
The night of Dee y tidal wave, eight feet high
rolled into New Haven harbor where some two
was done to shipping. On the west shore of the
channel lay the fine three-masted schooner, Jason
p. Davis. Captain Rosser of Bucksport, Me She
light, and was swept by the wave nearly 1,
quarter of mile like cork. and now lies stranded
on Sandy Point. The Davis is an 500 tonner, near
" new. She can be hoated of with p0ntoons. She
Is. comparatively, uninjured
JACKSONVILLE BAR. A Jacksonville conespon-
dent of the Portland Daily Press of Thursday
sends to that paper something of Importance IN
regard to the bar at the mouth of the St. Johns. He
says:
One of the best known pilots on St Johns bar
said yesterday ''fhe jetty channel, known as the
Gilmore channeP Is improving daily and the pros
pect is, that it will be the main channel. Yes
terday there was but one foot difference In the
depth of water, in the two channels. There was
eleven feet in the new and only twelve feet in the
Old channel, while the new one is daily increasing
IN depth" Seven months ago where there is now
eleven feet OF water, quite enough for our light
draft three masters-to pass over in quiet sea
one could walk across on dry sand at low tide.
| This has now all disappeared, and formed this
open jety 1t is thought that this will continue,
vessels passing through notice an increase daily In
| depth of water, and width of channel. The width
at this time is about 80 feet at the narrowest
point, to two hundred feet at the widest, with a
depth Of eleven feet Nlft) more, but it widens
as it grows deeper If the channel deepens, as ii
has during the past month, it is thought by tn
well posted that before another month there will be
| fourteen feet of water on the bar and probably
| more. Between fifty and one hundred men are at
work building up the south jetty, and are now at
the extreme outer end of it laying the bottom
course out into the
NEW YORK, Dec, p. Capt. Park Of stockton, OF
the ship Alert, which was burned at sea, Nov. H.
(before reported) came as passenger on the steam
| er Maraheuse, from Para. He makes the following
report: Ship Alert, of Boston, sailed from New
York, Oct 25 for Shanghai, with cargo Of 40.O DOC
cases of oil and crew of eighteen persons, besides
| captains wife and child. All went well until the
morning of Nov. |, lat. S040 NJ long. %. 10 W ,
where the trade winds were lost and heavy weather
prevailed AT 10 A. NJ rain fell in torrents. accom-
panied by vivid flashes of lightning, and a few
minutes later lightning struck the fore royal mast
which was carried away to yard, cutting some of
the running rigging and taking large piece out OF
the fore royal. The shock feed several men to the
deck An examination disclosed nothing out OF
place except a few small splinters of wood that
came from aloft, at the foot of the foremost. Al
/ 1870 A. NJ. smoke was seen coming from the fore
hatch, which was covered with tarpaulins. On lift
| a
ordered water poured down the hatch, as it was
impossible for any one to get below deck. The
/ smoke soon drove the men from the hatch Their
ordered the matches put on and cauked down, whicl
was done in part when shortly afterward they were
blown off by tremendous explosion. The flames
reached as high as the foreyard, and the heat be
came intense at once prepared to leave the ship
We were provided with three good boats. These
were loaded with water and provisions, and eact
person was allowed to take some clothing At l.3(
we were afoat in a choppy In the meantime
the ship was mass of flames and continued to burr
until late at night, when she foundered. | caused
the boats to be made fast to another and in tni
position we lay awaiting some passing vessel. A
A. NJ, on Nov. To- a steamers light was seen bear
ing down upon us. 1t belonged to the French steam
ship Comte D. Etu. of Havre, for Pernamouco. We
were taken on board and arrived at Pernambuco
Nov. 10. The captain, with his wife and boy came
home, leaving the officers and crew in charge of thu
American Consul at Pernambuco. The Alert was
1883 tons register. She built in Boston ant
was owned by Littlefeld & Sons of that city
SPOKEN. Nov. 2, lat Nor,h, Ion 20 West, shil
David Brown, Pc" Om New York for An
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