The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-04

. OF lumber. they will probably remain
+ afioat a long time; The barks Barcelona
/ and Hakon Jarl brig Victoria and schoOn-
/ ers St John. Mabel Thomas and Fan
/ ME r. Woiston. The ship Titan, bark
/ George W. Sweeney. and schooner Charles
! +. Morrison were set on fire and may
] have been destroyed. An attempt was
] made 10 burn the schooner Adelaide ].
] Olcott on oct. ., but its failure was shown
I by her having been reported FIVE days
I later. The Oark Ethiopian abandoned
T Oct In latitude q degrees 81 minutes
l north, longitude 36 degrees . minutes
west. drifted toward che Azores and was
towed ln at ST. Michaels about Nov. 9.
Mariners are cautioned TO avoid the
| following named wrecks: The steamer
Ozama, sunk Nov. p, in six fathoms.
Cape Roman lighthouse bearing north
west by west, distant five or six miles.
funnel and two masts showing; schooner
Kate L. Rich sunk Nov. II, about one
mile east of Fire Island whistling buoy,
tOpmast showing; and steamer Allegheny.
sunk in Delaware bay, two miles below
Ship John Shoal. wreck now marked
with gas buoy.
The following information showing the
remarkable changes in deviations of the
compass. has been compiled and pub
lished by the United States photographic
office:
Capt r. Redman Of the British steam
ship Nerano reports that meteor passed
close TO his ship. latitude 40 degrees AZ
minutes north, longitude Is degrees 30
seconds west, on a recent voyage from
Baltimore to Havre A bearing of the
north star, taken soon after this occur
renee showed that the deviation of the
compass on the course being steered had
changed from degrees 80 seconds west
to s degrees 80 seconds east. Subsequent
observations indicated a gradual change
in the deviation to its old position
degrees 30 seconds west, twenty-four
hours after the passage of the meteorite.
on Sept. % 1892 the Morgan Line steam
ship I'll Sol, Capt. II. S. Quick an iron
vessel with iron masts, while near the
Dry Tortugas en- route from New Or
leans TO New York had her foremost
struck by lightning. The effect of the
stroke upon the pilot house compass, ten
feet abaft the foremost, was to pract-
icaly reverse its magnetism, the north
point becoming the south point and vice
versa, while the bridge compass, ten feet
further aft, showed a change of from
four to eight points. Being at still greater
distances from the foremost the other
compasses were not so seriously affected,
though all exhibited great changes. The
ships compasses were all readjusted on
reaching New York, but the deviations
changed considerably on the return
lightning stroke was not permanent in
it's character.
While these are extreme cases they
nevertheless emphasize the necessity of
frequent and careful observations to de-
termine the compass error
The photographic Office furnishes the
following information that will be of in
terest to masters of vessels;
The buoys used by the United States
light house board for marking channels,
dangers, etc, are called nun, can, ice and
spar buoys, and are of the first, second
or third class, depending on their size.
With the exception of the spar buoy
which is not shown in the sketch, and
which is made of wood, they are con-
struceted Of sheet iron, with water tight
compartments, so that an accidental pune
ture will not sink them.
In conformity with section 467S of the
revised statutes of the United States,
the following order is observed in color
ing and numbering the buoys along the
coasts, or in bays, harbors, sounds or
channels, viz:
1. In approaching the channel, etc,
from seward, red buoys. with even num-
bers, will be found on the starboard
side of the channel, and must be left on
the starboaTd hand in passing in.
2. In approaching the channel, etc, from
seward black buoys, with odd numbers,
will be found on the port side of the chan
mel, and must be left on the port hand in
passing in.
g. Buoys painted with red and black
horizontal stripes will be found on OBJ
structions, with channel ways on either
side or them, and may be left on either
hand in passing in.
T. Buoys painted white and black per-
pendicular stripes, will be found in mid
channel and must be passed close to to
avoid danger.
All other distinguishing marks to buoys
will be in addition to the foregoing,
and may be employed to mark particular
spots, a description of which will be given
in the printed lists of buoys.
Perches, with balls, cages, etc, will,
when placed on buoys, be at turning
points, the color and number indicating
on which side they shall be passed
Different channels in the same bay,
sound, river or harbor, will be marked,
as far as practicable, by different de-
scriptions of buoys. Principal channels
will be marked by nun buoys; secondary
channels by can buoys, and minor chan
nels by spar buoys. When there is but
one channel nun buoys, properly colored
and numbered, are usually placed on the
starboard side, and can buoys on the
port side of it.
Day beacons, stakes and spindles lex
cept such as are on the sides of channels,
which will be colored like buoys) are
constructed and distinguished with spec
ial reference to each locality, and par
ticularly in regard to the background
upon which they are projected.
Wherever practicable the towers, bea-
cons, buoys, spindles, and all other aids
10 navigation are arranged in the buoy
list of the light house board in regular
order as they are passed by vessels en-
tering from the sea.
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the buoys and thoroughfares and pas
sages between the islands along the
coast of Maine are numbered and col
ored for entering from the eastward