The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-07
MARITIME MISCELLANY.

New York, March 4.-Steamer City of
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north-northwest, fourteen miles distant,
passed schr VIM. H. Shubert, from Phil
3d. $40 p. m, off Delaware lightship,
passed four-masted schooner at an
Choir with all sails gone at the mizzen,
jibs hanging in the water and mizzentop-
mast carried away; ran near her but
she made no signals for assistance; was
apparently repairing sails.
(Br), Barber, from Liverpool for Port
Royal, S. c., which put in Feb. % for
coal, ran ashore in the harbor during a
strong northwest gale now. preyailine.
She will probably be got off with little
damage
Bridgeport, March 4.-There were thirty
from New York and Philadelphia, and
bound for different points east, lying
off Black Rock harbor, near Pentield reef,
Many of them are large three-masted
schooners, and they are completely en-
veloped with ice. The high bluff at this
point shields them from the force of the
gale, and they will have to remain there
until it is safe TO move on.
Chatham, Mass, March A large four
masted schooner was anchored in Pol
lock Rip Slue, directly in the track of
vessels; is riding hard, but will probably
hold on.
err Baron Belhaven (Br), from Santos
and Rio Janeiro via Norfolk for Phila-
delphia, when coming in without pilot,
grounded to the westward of the ice
breaker, but afterward fioated unassisted.
Fire Island, March 4.-The bark H. J.
Libby, ashore at Zach's Inlet, remains
ing has been done toward getting her Off
Schr Nellie Woodbury., ashore on Long
Beach, is now under water, nothing show
ing but the top of her cabin.
Galveston, March 4.-steamer Pensaco-
la has returned from a cruise after dis
abled steamer Maristow Obj, from Vera
f1v- CNo1x 10 ~ie hoe
since arrived at Point Isabel, where the
Pensacola has gone to tow her to this
port. The Pensacola reports during the
cruise passed a capsized schooner, drift
ing about 125 miles off Point Isabel, sup
posed to be schooner Willis Ann of Lake
Charles, La, missing since. Jan. %, when
she. sailed from Tuxpan for Galveston,
with a crew of five persons.
Schr Charmer, Piggott, from Baltimore
reports experienced storm in latitude
80 north, longtidue "a west, Feb. 9, 10 and
II, during which mainboom, foregaff and
portions of the bulwarks were carried
away and the. decks injured
Gloucester, Mass, March 3.-Schr Or
lent, of this port, which went ashore on
Ten Pound Island last night, hoated at
The beach shore from Rockport to Squam
light is strewn with spars and fragments
u HoIIv beach. N. J., March 4-Schr Sarah
and Lucy, Ryder from New York, for
Virginia in ballast, came ashore at this
place this morning, and was fioated on
me No nile March S-schr Abraham Rus),
from Port Cabello, before reported ashore
on Dixie Island, was fioated this evening
and lowed to Mobile. She is leaking a
~ Norfolk. March tug C. w. Morse has
nlaced a pIlmp on board British ship Bang
aiore. in Hampton roads, and will tow
her to Boston as soon as the weather
iil Rarg e Thomas McNally, in tow of tug
.Elnterprise ran into the barg 9. G. Chap
man off Sandy Point Feb. 20 during a
thick fog. A hole was stove in the port
how of the Chapman and six or seven
pionks will have to be taken out and
ppew ones put in. The damage to the Nc
| Nally is not known, but believed to be
considerable.
| steamer Thomas Newton, sunk on the
! 2PerllIev Flats. The hull is not damaged
| at ali below the deck. All of the joiner
work above the deck, however, was en-
| tirelv destroyed by fire at the time OF the
| accident The engine and machinery are
| dsmaged also She is not leaking much.
a hiIgeye is capsized and sunk on Tan
eier lighthouse, Chesapeake bay. Two
men were drowned when the vessel turn
eq Ne eWTl r. l.. March 4-Schr James
! u Woodbury. is ashore in this harbor.
| New London. March 4.-Barge Nile,
which broke loose from tug Minnie, foun-
/ dered on Cornfleld shoals at midnight.
| cant white of the Nile was lost
| PockIand, Me-, March S.-Schr Jonathan
| Cone. from Belfast for Boston, which
| struck on Monroe Island. has made neces-
! sary repairs and is. ready 70 proceed.
| ard HOPKINS. Eskridge, fEom New York,
1 bar oy.rixrad here and reports March q,