The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-23
ALONG THE R1vER FRONT.

ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Items Gathered Hsrs and There
Among the Shipping.
The schooner Edward H. Smith, which
sailed from Savannah with cargo of
lumber. arrived at New York last
Wednesday. While off Charleston, Dec.
is. during southwest gale, the vessel
shipped heavy sea over the stern, which
broke the stern rail. There was no other
serious damage done.
The Norwegian bark Lovfald, Capt.
Haaversen, arrived at Rotterdam from
Savannah, on Dec. 10, being only thirty
sailed from this port on Nov To- She
carried cargo of naval stores valued at
S26, sos, shipped by the S. P. Shotter
Company.
The Norwegian bark FIorella, was
cleared yesterday for Harburg, with
$3.50 barrels of rosin, valued at st3,321,
shipped by Paterson, Downing & Co.
The British steamship Badsworth, was
cleared yesterday by Wilder & Co., for
Bremen, with $500 bales of cotton, valued
at sos, 13S.
The schooner Gem, Capt. Small. ar
rived yesterday from New York, with a
cargo of nitrate of soda and oil The
vessel is consigned to Jos. A. Roberts &
Co.
The schooner Nellie w. Hewlett, Capt.
Sharp, arrived yesterday from New York,
With cargo of fertilizer material for the
agent of the Central railroad. The vessel
is consigned to George Harriss & Co., and
is chartered to take cargo of lumber for
Baltimore.
The schooner Richard +. G.. Hartley.
Capt. Chase, arrived yesterday from
Boston with a cargo offertilizer material
to order. The vessel is consigned to
George Harriss & Co., and is chartered to
take cargo of lumber to Boston.
The schooner John Rose, Capt. Allen,
arrived yesterday FROM Philadelphia
with a cargo of coal for the Southeastern
Plaster Company. The vessel is consigned
to George Harriss & Co.
The. schooner Willis s. Shepard, Capt.
Hudson, arrived yesterday from Phila-
delphia, with cargo of coal for d. r.
Thomas. The vessel is consigned to
George Harriss & Co, and is chartered to
load lumber at st. Simons for Boston.
The British steamship Cumeria, Capt.
New, arrived yesterday from Antwerp
She is consigned to J. +. Minis & Co., and
Is chartered to load with cotton for Bre-
men.
The steamship Dessoug arrived at her
dock on her trip from Philadelphia yes
terday afternoon, thirty-six hours over
due. The cause of the Dessoug's delay
was her going out of her course to tow the
disabled British steamship Chinese Prince
back into Charleston The Chinese
Prince left Charleston Wednesday morn
ing with cargo of cotton for Barcelona
and Genoa, via Newport News. At IL
o'clock Wednesday night she was found
by the Dessopg. about twenty miles of
Cape Romaine, drifting helplessly. her
machinery being out of order on account
of a broken cylinder head. The Dessoug
took the disabled vessel in tow and car
ried her into Charleston harbor Thursday
morning. Steps will probably be taken
to recover from the owners of the Chinese
Prince for the services rendered by the
DeSSoug.
The light house board gives notice that
on or about Dec. %, 1893, the light vessel
No. So, now moored off Frying Pan Shoals
on the seacoast of North Carolina, will
and replaced by light vessel No. "a.
Light vessel No. "a will show two fixed
white reflector lights and. the fog signal
will be bell struck by hand. The YES
sci has two mastS and is schooner rugged,
with black cage work day mark at each
masthead. Her hull is white and with
no name on the sides, but mo. 34n on
each quarter. Light vessel No. So will
be replaced on her station as soon as the
repairs have been completed, which will
be in about two weeks from the time she
is Withdrawn. Due notice will be given
Of her return to the station.
Vessels of the last century are almost
extinct, a list of some &c, 900 vessels of 100
tons and upward showing ouly three
which can rightfully claim 100 years of
existence, a few others of about the same
age having been more or less completely
rebuilt. The vessel having the earliest
record-the Svanem, built in l777-be-
longs to this latter class, having in 1865,
after nearly a century of usefulness, been
thoroughly overhauled, and practically,
II not entirely, rebuilt. She is a small
wooden brigantine of Danish origin, and
appears to be employed entirely in inland
waters. Next in order comes the Cognac
Packet, wooden scow Of 1863 tons regis
ter, which, although dating from 1892
only, really heads the listof ceutenarians,
as she is in her original condition-vordin-
airy repairs, of course, eXcepted-and
bears the further distinction of being the
Oldest ship now classed at Lloyd's, her
class of AE having at the end of 1890
been extended for a further term Of four
years, after special survey at Harwich.
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