The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-14
MARITIME MISCELLANY.

Tug Nottingham. with err of New Jer-
sey barges Nos. 8, and II in tow, collded
yesterday in East River, near the bridge,
with ship Paramita, which was coming
down the river in tow. Barge No. IL had
foremost carried away and starboard bow
damaged. All the barges afterward an
chored off Liberty Island The ship pro-
ceeded to South Brooklyn.
Boston, March n.-Schooner ]. Percy
Bertram of New York;, Wheeler, which
sailed hence yesterday afternoon for Jack
sonville, Fla, in ballast, went ashore last
night on Teddy Rocks off Hull. The Hull
lfe-saVing crew put off to her and this
morning ran a haWser from the schooner
to the tug w. H. Gallison, and the tug
hauled her off the rocks and towed her
to an anchorage in Nantasket Roads. The
extent OF the damage to the schooner is
not yet known.
The two wrecks reported in Vineyard
Sound off Pollock Rip, have as yet been
hghtship from a glimpse he got of the
sunken four-master, thought she resem-
bled the Jonathan Bourne. of Harwich.
Mass. The Bourne, under command of
Capt. Rose, sailed from Portland, Me-,
March for New York, with a cargo of
ice, and should have just about arrived
where the disaster occurred on the 4th
inst, the day the four-master was report
ed to have sunk. The fact that nothing
has been heard of the Bourne since she
left Portland strengthens the belief that
she is the Inflated craft
capt. Studley, of schooner Harry Mes
ser, from Baltimore, reports March 10,
lock Rip lightship, passed within three
quarters of a mile of a large derelict lying
east and west Her decks appeared to be
gone and the vessels timbers projected
out of the water. 1t had the appearance of
being a recent disaster, as it had not been
long in that condition. 1t seemed to be
resting on the bottom, as the tide, which
was on the last ebb and setting to the east
ward did not apparently move her.
Bark Angara (Br), from Buenos Ayres,
had strong northWesterly gales and very
rough seas north of Cape Hatteras during
which had water casks swept away and
sustained some damage about the decks.
Bermuda, March 11.-Schooner Olive
CBr), LIE Wash, from Mayaguez, PR, for
ST. John, n. b., has put in here in distress
Fall River, March 10.-Schooper Massas-
oft which arrived Sunday from Newport
News, reports during heavy gales, fore.
main, mizzen and head sails were split,
jibboom broken and long boat carried
away; hull was strained some, and she
took some water, s feet being in the hold
on arrival. The leaks are slight, being con-
fined to upper part of hull. She will re-
pair here.
Highland Light, Mass March IL
Schooner L. S. Wyman (of Boston, Olsen,
from Gay Head for Boston, with a cargo
of sand sprung aleak and sank three
miles east of Pamet river last night. Her
crew were landed at the Pamet river life
saving station this morning. Partly in
sured.
Harding, engaged in sand carrying trade
from here, is ashore at the mouth of Ips-
wich river high and dry and will prob
ably have to be launched
Northport. L. l. March n.-Schooner
Mary Bates went ashore at Eaton's Neck
this afternoon. Two of the crew, in trying
TO come ashore in a yawl, were drowned.
She is rapidly breaking up.
Punta Gorda, March 1.-THE wrecked
schooner towed in here Feb. o. by tug A
+. Dewey, proves TO be the Ella B. Kim
ball, of Bath, Me. CFhe Kimball sailed
from Pascagoula jan 81, for New York,
with a cargo of yellow pine lumber)
Philadelphia, March I.-Schooner Rob
Roy, from Fernandina for Boston, arriv-
ed at Newport News to-day to land the
crew of schooner James B. Ogden (The
James B. Ogden left Newport News, Feb.
30 for Allyn's Point)
Providence March 10.-Schooner Brad
ford c. French, from Norfolk, met with
considerable bad weather and had sails
badly torn and section of railing smash
ed
Vineyard Haven. March u.-Schooner
Ada Ames, from Roczland for New York
arrived to-day reports having passed
through considerable wreckage, consisting
of gaff, booms, etc, apparently adrift, last
night, when off Pollock Rip.