The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-06
A DAY AMONG THE SHIPS.
SUNDAY A BUSY TINE FOR THE
EXCURSION STEAMERS.

the Stafford 10 DaufusISie, the Al
RourISe to st. HeIena-A Close
Race Between the GOV. saROrd
and the AIpha-The Retired MARI
ner's Yarn.
The steamer Pilot Boy returned yesteT-
day from her July Fourth trip TO Charles
ton. arriving here at 1920 o'clock. Those
who went to Charleston on the steamer
had a most delightful time About 100
passengers accompanied them back from
Charleston, and after spending the day
pleasantly in the city returned last night.
The steamer left on her return ct s
o'clock last night.
The steamer Gov. Stafford made two trips
yesterday 70 Daufuskie Island There was
large crowd on the afternoon trip, ana
everybody enjoyed the excursion 10 the
popular resort.
The steamer Alpha had pleasant party
on her excursion TO Warsaw Island yes
terday. The surf was fine and nearly
every eXcursiOnist took dip. There was
band Of music on the boat and a. the
island, and those who preferred the sa~
cred concert to bathing were sufficiently
entertained.
The steamer John Rourke took the Bry-
an Mutual Association, a religious or
ganizauon of colored people, TO 81. Hell
ena Island yesterday, where it spent the
day in religious and enjoyable manner.
The excursionists returned about $50
o'clock last night.
An exciting race between the Gov.
Stafford and Alpha took place last night
on the river. When the Alpha came into
the river from South channel on her re-
turn from Warsaw, she sighted the Gov.
| Stafford a short distance ahead of her,
and Immediately steamed up to catch
and pass her, II possible. The Stafford
also made squirt, ana the race up the
river was exciting. The Alpha gained on
the Stafford, and both steamers reached
the city about the same time
Capt. Hammond of the British bark Bal
aklava was "capszed" yesterday morn
Ing when he learned that his sailors were
| clamoring for something to eat. 1t was a
surprise when he heard the story from
his chief mate at his hotel about-l0 o'clock.
! The steward a man named Elliott, and
the cook, had been out Saturday night
on a razzle-daZzle and had not returned
to prepare breakfast. About u o'clock
the missing caterers reported on deck.
The cook was not feeling well and imme
diately turned in. The steward was still
feeling the eXhiliarating effects of SaVan-
nah booze and insisted on arguing the
point with the chief mate who took him
to task for his hardness. He made it
mate, who joined in the argument, that
they walked away from the ship, thinking
Elliott would cool down and go to bed
He followed them on the wharf instead
and continued to use abusive language
about the men. The second mate became
angered and expressed himself in a prac-
teal and fOrcible manner. The steward
afterwards came up town, bringing his
grievances and his wounds to exhibit to
the master of the vessel. His actions were
50 d-sgraceful that Capt. Hammond had
Elliott arrested and he will answer the
charge of disorderly conduct before the
recorder this morning.
Below is an extract sent by Surgeon
| General Walter Wyman, United States
marine hospital service, Washington,
ID. c.:
Upon admission to a contract hospital
Of a patient with disease or injury which,
in the opinion of the medical officer. the
acting assistant surgeon or the physician
in charge of the case, will require
more than twenty days treatment in hos
pital, the collector of customs or other
officer issuing the permit will at once re-
quest authority from the marine hospital
bureau to transfer such a patient to the
nearest marine hospital, provided the pa
TENTS condition, in the opinion of the med
ical officer, the acting assistant surgeon
or the physician in charge of the case,
is such as to admit of transportation. The
attention of collectors of customs medi-
cal officers, acting assistant surgeons or
other physicians in charge Of patients of
the marine hospital service at contract
stations is hereby called to the necessity
of discharging patients promptly upon the
termination of the necessary hospital
treatment, and without awaiting the ex-
piratiOn of the period authorized in the
permit. The term contagious diseases
wherever occurring in this circular, spe-
cifc contracts excepted, includes only
those diseases which, under usual munich
pal regulations, are required to be treat
ed in a special hospital for contagious dis
eases"
The retired mariner sat in his accus-
toned seat on a pile of lumber, at the
foot of Bull street yesterday morning.
the schooner Harry A. Berwnd, which
is on demurage. not having received her
quota of lumber during her lay days.
Il was in a religious turn of mind" he
remarked to the shipping news man, as
he came up. It's all right to work on
Sunday when you are obliged to, but
work is a hard job at best. You news
paper fellows get big pay and don't have
to work on Sunday like those poor ne
groes there"
Il was thinking about religious serv-
ices on board ship" he quickly said
changing the subject Il recollect one
time. when I was on an American vessel
at Barcelona on Good Friday, when we
were compelled to keelhaul Judas 1t was
a strange custom 10 me, but I got in line
with the rest of the fellows and helped
to carry out the ceremony. This is the
way # is done: In all Spanish ports. on
Good Friday, the entire rigging and
yards of the vessels are 'scandalized.'
that is, turned topsy-turvy; the flags are
displayed at half-mast, and a boom is
rugged from the main yard. Judas Is
CARROT is rugged up in effigy and a hall
lard is rugged to the boom, with Judas
tied firmly TO one end. He is thrown
overheard, and dragged under the yes
sells bottom. and afterward hung up to
dry in the rigging He is cut down at
sunset, and the ceremony of the day is
ended"
Parties are negotiating to buy the pilot
boat John R. Wilder. The Wilder is the
last of the pilot boat fleet that is to be
sold.
FOUGHT WITH AXES.