The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-18
MARITIME MISCELLANY.

Capt. Askins, steamship Tallahassee, on
March 10, about u miles Sc Of Fire Island
light passed two vertical spars, ap-
parently the masts Of a submerged vessel
and numerous pieces OF a vessels tim
bers, planking, etc.
w. Clarke, at Port Royal March IS, from
Liverpool via Bermuda, reports March TO-
lat. 81 degrees 81 minutes, lon. Sc degrees,
10 minutes, passed a lowermaSt about 60
feet long, appearing clean.
The Tropea encountered a gale Feb. q
and rode out gale at Bermuda March
3 to 6, the barometer falling to 290S on the
4th. On the Sd the violent rain squalls
were varied by hail. This gale, which
was exceptional for this season undoubt-
eddy caused considerable loss to shipping
and delayed many vessels.
The Tropea put into Bermuda light with
loose propeller During. her stay there
several steamers and sailing vessels came
in having encountered the gale of March
3 to 6. A bark was wrecked on the reefs
to the northward Of the islands. No lives
lost; all saved by tug Gladisfen of Phila-
delphia, which is stationed there. Steam
ship Glantevi, Mediterranean to Della
ware, put in on March 9, having encoun-
tered fearful weather. she was general.
" smashed about the decks and short of
fuel 1t may be mentioned that she call
ed at Bermuda ten days.
bert, Palermo for New York, put in on
March g. having a list to starboard of
about 80 degrees. Her cargo of fruit had
shifted. She reports encountering the
gale as far south as 30 degrees lat.
New York, March 15.-Ship Indore (Br),
Parry from Calcutta reports: From Ber
muda had a succession Of heavy NV
gales, blowing at times with hurricane
force; was hove to under bare poles for
As hours with lee rail under water; wash
ed away FIVE boats and did other damage
about decks. March passed a bark with
main and mizzen mast gone, heading SW;
7th, lat. "a 80, lon. So 20, passed schooner
Elisha Gibbs, of and for New Bedford
from Newport News, abandoned. She
was apparently in good condition, with
the exception of loss of sails. Her masts
and rigging were all standing.
Atlantic City. n. J. March 15.-Schooner
Albsecom this afternoon and was fioated
with considerable trouble by the life saw
ing crew. The schooner carried a cargo
of oysters She was not seriously injur-
ed by her mishap..
Bermuda March 9.-Steamer Glantivy
03r1. Francis. from Carthagena for phil
adelphia. which left here Feb. % and re-
turned to port March T. had forecastle
deck and forward deck smashed matches
stove in, stanchions in hold broken and
other damage to the hui. The vessel en-
countered a hurricane about 1853 miles
northwest of Bermuda, on the 4th inst
Several tons of water got into her hold
when the matches were smashed, Oil
bags were used with good effect. Repairs
are being effected, and the vessel will
Brig Acacia (BD, Hammett, from Porto
Rico for New Haven, with a cargo of
n1olasses, before reported lowed I'm here
leaking and otherwise disabled, was at
one time within 100 miles OF Montauk
Point, L. l., but could not reach her des-
tination, and had to bear away for this
Schooner Benjamin G. Cromwen. PC
Laren, from Cienfuegos for Delaware
Breakwater. with a cargo OF sugar (be-