The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-21

The Swedish bark Mamma cleared yester-
day for Triste, Austria with 4.15l barrels
of rosin and 100 casks of spirits turpen-
tine.
The British steamship Hindustan
cleared yesterday for Bremen, with 6,31
bales Of cotton,
The schooner Julia Fowler, Capt. c. H.
Chase, put into this port yesterday, Leak
ing about eight inches an hour. She sailed
from Charleston, S. c., last Tuesday at
noon, with a cargo Of lumber and shin
giles for Kingston, ia. The captain re-
ports that he tried the pumps when at sea,
about 4 o'clock in the afternoon and found
the vessel dry. A heavy sea and a brisk
squaN was encountered soon after, and
at O'Clock, IL was discovered that the
vessel was leaking badly AS it was i'm
possible to keep her dry, the water gain
ing in her hold, the captain decided, on
Wednesday morning, to make for safe
harbor. The vessel was then about 100
miles east of Savannah. She arrived
yesterday about l o'clock p. m, and will
probably be discharged and repaired here.
The British steamship Ross-shlre. Capt.
Stewart, from Boston, arrived yesterday
consigned to Strachan 6, Co. An account
Of the Ross-shires being in collision with
the Merchant and Miners Transportation
Companys steamer Glouchester, in Mas
sachusetts bay last Saturday, was pub
lished yesterday in the Morning News.
A survey was held on board of the
steamship yesterday by Capt. Lewis Wig
gins, port warden; Maj. James c. Stew
art underwriters agent Mr.. w. Rob
ertson, British vice consul; Mr.. A. L.
Earle, underwriters agent, and Capt.
James, master of the British steamship
Silverdate. The board found that sew
eral steel plates were cracked on the port
side, between the main and between the
decks, in three places. Near the bow
there were evidences of a heavy blow;
another opposite the foremost and several
about midship.
1t was recommended by the board of
survey, that temporary repairs be made
here and that the steamer be allowed to
repaired. Capt. Stewart and the first
mate will go to Boston, where an inves-
tigation of the accident will be made.
The steamer Gloucester, which was in
collision with the steamer Ross-shire, ar
rived at Baltimore Tuesday only slightly
damaged.
The Kansas City has changed firemen.
Five of the twelve firemen on the vessel
were discharged yesterday and the others
refused to work and their places were
filled. The five discharged men are John
Gill, Thomas Mallard, Joe Dooley. James
Cahill and p. Smart. Some of the men
took a night off on the arrival Of the ship
in port on her last trip. They did not
show up early the next morning and after
some trouble were discharged, The others
refused to work unless their mates were
reinstated. The others, they said, refused
to work unless their mates were allowed
to eat, and consequently the entire twelve
were discharged. This is the firemens
side of the story. The officers say the
men first discharged were obstreperous
and were causing trouble on the ship
Two of the discharged men ackowl-
edged that they were out late, but said
they were ready to go TO work the next
morning The steward, they said, did not
have their breakfast prepared in time and
they were ordered to work without it.
They refused to work on an empty
stomach and were discharged.