The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-02-15

OtO'i "uol odo dC dScdSOula Unc ulS
tance is short, and the harbor il
land-lOcked and safe for timber
and there seldom ever arises dis
pute on account of delays, demur
rage, etc. And, in view of the
foregoing facts, why not anchortht
vessel at Pascagoula instead of ShiT
Island.
The following is a recapitulatior
OF the cost of loading a vessel al
Ship Island, in excess of charges
for the same work at Pascagoula
TO VESSEL.
DuHDOdE.. ........,. ~.
Travelling expenses by rail and hotel
charges .....t. .................. u
Protest and other expenses contingent
lneTe1pOn ..., .....---..-........ "
Total excessive expense to vessel. &c
TO MERCHANT.
15c per 100 cubic feet on Al ,666 feet S62 49
| lighter of tOwage deals. .......15
Insurance on timber about. SO 81
Tot. excessive ex. to merchant. 13O sc
A vessel can always obtain
quicker dispatch at Pascagoula
than at Ship Island, for they can
work at Pascagoula when the
weather will not permit them to do
so at Ship Island. The following
facts will serve to give an idea of
the difference
VESSELS ANCHORED AT SHIP ISL
AND.
British ship Princess Alexander,
Kain master, entered in the Gus
tOm-hOuse at PaScagOula October
3, 1887, cleared Nov. 10. 1887, TWEEN
ty-tOur days afterwards she put to
sea, drawing twenty one feet and
four inches of water, aud being
siXty-twO days in port she was
tweuty-fOur days in waiting for
water enough to float her over the
bar. The Danish bark Atalanta,
Petersen master, entered in the
Custom house at Pascagoula Nov.
II, 1887, cleared Jan. 10, 1888, and
put to sea sixteen days afterwards,
drawing twenty-one feet and five
inches of water, being seventy-six
days in port. The Austrian ship
Florida, Maltinolich master, enter.
ed in the Custom house at Pasca
gOula Dec. %, 1887, cl ared March
6, 1888, and put to sea about twelve
days afterwards, drawing twenty
two feet of water, being eighty-one
days i'll port. But the Florida was
careened as much as it was posi-
BILE to do So, by means of sails and
a beam wind, and then dragged
across the bar bv powerful tugs.
She was not flOated out.
ANCHORED AT ?AsCAGOULA.
Nol wegian BARK Herman, Wet.
tlesen master, entered in the Gus.
tom house at Pascagoula Feb. %,
1858, cleared April 10Th, put TO sea
in 4 days, drawing twenty feet of wa
ter, being fifty-three days in port.
Swedish bark Lena, Person master,
entered the Custom-house at Pasca-
gOula April 3, 1888, cleared May
4th, put to sea May IL, 1888, draw
ing twenty-One feet of water, being
thirty-cight days in port. French
bark Oceanic, Lemaitrie, master,
entered in Custom house at Pasca-
goula June 26, 1856, cleared July
21, 1886, put to sea same day, draw
ing twenty feet of water, being in
port twenty nNe days.
The above vessels were selected |
from those of the deepest draft |
Of both ports, and from among
those that were not delayed ON ac-
count of the demur rage disputes,
20 that the natural advantages of |
the Port of PascagOula over that of |
Ship Island could be more readily |
Other vessels than /
hose named have remained longer !
u port at Ship Island, but their {
detention was caused by demuIrsge 1
disputes or from other causes. 1t
will be observed that the vessel |
hat made the longest stay in the
Port Of Pascagonla did not remain
Is lOng as the one making the
stay at Ship Island.
Another tact worthy of notice, is
he removal of the National Quar-
anline Station from Ship Island to |
hat Of Chandelieur. When the |
National Quarantine Station was
Ocated at Ship Island, it was an Oh
ect in favor Of Ship Island to char