The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-08
NoTICE ID MARINERs.

a sinking condition, VIII make repairs.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
Pilot charts and all photographic infor-
nation will be furnished masters of YES
sells free Of charge in United States hy-
geographic Office, in custom house. Cap
tains are requested 10 call at the office.
Reports of wrecks and derelicts re-
ceived for transmission to the navy de-
partment
Capt Howes of the schr Leander v
Beebe reports passing on Aug. ], p. m,
a sunken three masted schooner, bearing
south II miles from Cape Lookout light
and in IA fathoms water; masthead just
aWash and topmasts standing. This wreck
is very dangerous to navigation, being d.
rectly in the track of vessels.
Washington Aug. 5.-Notice is given by
the lighthouse board that, on or about
Aug. 20, 1896. the following described
range lights win be established at the
mouth of the st. Johns river, Fla, to
guide from the sea to point in the river
Pilot Town Range Front Bea-
con Light-A fixed white lens
lantern light. 1S feet above the
water on the top of wooden pedestal on
square structure of four piles standing
i'm feet of water on the northerly side of
the river, about $500 feet Ql-12 mile) NE
lilo n from St. Johns River lighthouse.
The entire structure is black.
The approximate geographical position
of the light as taken from chart No. 45la
of the United States Coast and GeOdetic
Survey will be: Latitude 80 "A 10 N lon
gitude 81 a Al w.
Pilot Town Range Rear Beacon Light
A fixed white lens lantern light, 30 feet
above the water on a square, white pyr-
amidal, wooden skeleton structure on four
piles standing in / foot Of water in HaulO-
yer creek, $3.50 feet (9-16 mile) w by n
from the front light, and about q mile
N q from St. Johns River lighthouse.
The approximate geographical position
Of the light, as taken from the above nam
ed chart, will be: Latitude 80 "A p N, lon
gitude 81 Is II w.
This light and the preceding will form a
| range leading w by n across the bar and
through a least depth of 10 feet at mean
low water
Mayport Range Front Beacon Light.-A
fixed white lens lantern light, IA feet above
the water, on the top of a wooden pedestal
on a square structure of four piles stand
ing in feet of water on the southerly side
of the river, about 2, 400 feet (2-5 mile) NE
| 1916 r from St. Johns River lighthouse.
The approximate geographical position
of the light as taken from the above NAM
ed chart, will be- Latitude 80 % 50 N, lon
| gitude 81 25 W W.
Mayport Range Rear Beacon Ilght.-A
fixed white lens lantern light, % feet above
| the water, on a square, white, pyramidal
| wooden structures standing on the wester-
| ly bank of the river, 800 feet (5-6 mile)
w q from the front light, and about
| $500 feet (9-16 mile) WNW q w from St.
! Johns River lighthouse. SAT.
The approximate geographical position
| of the light, as taken from the above nam
| ed chart, will be-: Latitude 80 % AZ N, lon
| gitude 81 26 o. w.
This light and the preceding one will
| form a range leading w 81 S from Pilot
| Town range line to the Fort George creek
range line.
Fort George Creek Range Front Beacon
Light-A fixed red lantern light 10 feet
above the water, on the top of a triangu-
| lar, pyramidal cluster of three black piles
with square black day mark, standing in
5 feet of water on the northerly side Of
the St. Johns river. about 4,40O feet "a
mile) N by e z E from St. Johns River
| lighthouse.
The approximate geographical position
of the light as taken from the above nam
ed chart, will be: Latitude 80 "A II N,
Fort George Creek Range Rear Beacon
Light.-A fixed red lantern light, q feet
above the water, on the top of a triangu-
lar, pyramidal cluster of three white piles,
with square white day mark standing on
a shoal, dry at low water, In Fort George
creek, 1900 feet Us mile) WNW ZIG w
N y e from St. Johns River lighthouse.
The approximate geographical position
of the light, as taken from the above nam
ed chart, will be- Latitude 30 "a % N, lon
gitude 81 % 20 w.
This light and the preceding will form a
range leading WNW 1-16 w from the May
port range line to a point in the river near
Pilot Town
proxmately; distance in nautical miles.
flights are referred to mean high water,
depths to mean low water
Notice is also given that on or about
Aug. 20, the characteristic of the third or
der light at the station on the north-side
of Brazos river CTeXas), about one mile
inside its mouth, will be changed to show
white flash every 10 seconds, instead of
every five seconds.
The following reports are among the no.
tees published in the Weekly Hydro
graphic Bulletin:
July 3-Lat SO II, lon rs O6, sighted a dis
masted derelict about 4 miles to SW, level
with water.-Robert Narrowing OBJ ssl,
Hughson.
July 5--Lat Al 25, lon 81 Os, passed part
of a vessels hull showing only few tim
bers and knees about 5 feet above water.
From a distance it looked like boat with
five men In tia Campine Dutch $50,
Marktschlaeger.
July 6-Lat 46 80, Ion 3s %, passed a YES
sci of about 500 tons, bottom up and cop
pered. 1t had been adrift some time was
submerged forward, and showed about
feet out of water aft.-Victorian obj $50,
Shepard; report by Third officer Gibson.
July 1S-Lat 40 05, Ion IS 30, passed a YES
sci about 200 feet long, bottom up sub
merged forward, after end about 10 feet
out of water with rudder attached. We
passed within a few yards of her, but
could not make out her name and rig
The hull was clean and not coppered.-
Robert narrowing (Br So, Hughson.
July 19-Lat 40 OS, lon Is p, passed a yes
sci bottom up.-Chicago (Br $50, Hadaway:
report by Second officer Scott
July PLAT 4S q, lon II 81, passed a YES
sci of about 200 tons, bottom up.-Ontario
obi ss) Morgan; report by Second Officer
Patten.
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