The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-21
a DERELICT IN THE GULF STREAM
Capt Eimes Reports a Wreck That
Has Not Been Long Adrift

Has Not Been Long Adrift.
Capt John Elmes of the British steam
ship Buckminster, which arrived at Savan-
nah yesterday morning from Bar
ry Dock, reports having steam
ed around derelict bark on
Sunday last in latitude 30 "A, longitude
70 q. The fore and main lowermasts were
standing with yards up. The forward
deck house, with green painted water
tink abaft was still standing The poop
deck was awash, and much damaged A
cargo or wood was prOtruding. The an
chors, with wooden stocks, We're still LASH
ed with wire, in position on
forecastle, and there were two
Wire winches on top of deck
house. The wreckage of the topmasts was
hanging by port, side. 1t appeared that
she had not been long adrift
This wreck has not probably been pre-
viously reported. The crew was probably
taken off by a sailing vessel and may be
heard from later. The derelct is in the
Gulf stream, and will probably be encoun-
tered by vessels sailing for Europe.
The British steamship Wastwater was
cleared yesterday by ]. F. Minis & Co,
for Bremen. Her cargo consists of G253
bales Of cotton, and 1852 tons Of phos-
phate rock.
The Spanish steamship Miguel NJ Pinfl-
los. was cleared yesterday by strachan
S Co., for Barcelona. Her cargo consist
ed of S.2SS bales of cotton.
The schooner Aaron Reppard cleared
and sailed yesterday for Philadelphia,
with $685. O4 feet of pitch pine lumber The
cargo was shipped by John A. Calhoun.
The Norwegian bark Rosenius. which
has been righted and pumped out, was
lowed to Gordon wharf yesterday. The
contractors having finished their job, ana
the bark will be turned over to her own
ers.
The British steamship Atlantic has
been chartered by strachan & Co., to load
at this port for Bremen, She is due to ar
rive Nov. 2.
The Norwegian bark Caroline, sixty
three days from London, arrived yesterday
with a cargo of cement consigned to the
agent of the Central of Georgia Railroad
Company.
The schooner Emily F. Northam, from
Port Royal, light, arrived yesterday. She
is chartered by John A. Calhoun, to load
with lumber for Philadelphia.
The British steamship Evelyn, from
Philadelphia, arrived yesterday consigned
to J. F. Minis & Co. She is to load with
cotton for Genoa.
The British steamship Linda, twenty
days from Newcastle, England, arrived,
! yesterday, consigned to J. F. Minis & Co.
! She is chartered to load with cotton for
Bremen.
The British steamship Buckminster,
nineteen days from Barry, arrived yes
terday, consigned to Richardson & Bar
nard. She is chartered to load with cot
ton for Hamburg.
The British steamship Hurworth, twen-
ty-two days from Antwerp, arrived yester-
| day, in ballast, consigned to Richardson
& Barnard. She is chartered to load cot
| ton for Bremen.
The Spanish steamship Juan Forgas,
! from Havana, via Sapelo, arrived yester-
day, consigned to ]. F. Minis & Co. She
is chartered to load cotton for BARGE
Iona.
The steamship Sansuit, Halves, from
Boston, to load railroad iron for the Geor
gia and Alabama railroad, arrived yes
! terday with the barge Forest Belle in
| tow She made the passage in four days
and ten hours, which is considered very
| quick trip under the circumstances. the
! Forest Belle will load lumber for the
! Georgia Lumber Company.
The libel suit of the British steamship
! Elliot VS. Kavanaugh & Brennan has
been amicably settled by the payment Of
the amount sued for less the amount de-
Quoted for two days delay allowed by
| Judge Speer to the charterers. The
amount was paid by the defendants to
| w. r. Leaken, Esq, proctor for the libel
liant, and no decree was taken, both sides
accepting Judge Speers decision in the
! matter.