The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-18
MARITIME MIsCELLANY.

New York, June 15.-Steamer Louisiana
from New Orleans, reports June "a. so
miles south of AbsecOm, saw three-mast-
ed schooner w. II. Weaver, with no sail
set. kept off and passed close TO her
The mizzen boom was broken, and only
two men were on deck.
Boston, June 15.-Sohr e. Waterman,
Huntley, from Calais for Stonington,
sought shelter in President roads yester-
day from the storm. While running
across the bay the deckload became
loose and the greater portion was swept
away.
schr Mineola dragged and fouled barge
Mercedita,. and was afterward towed TO
a safe anchorage.
Schr Alice NJ Colburn dragged anchor
and drifted across the bow of schr Grace
Bradley, which had a portion of head
gear carried away.
Delaware Breakwater, June l5.-steam-
er Lancaster, from Boston. lost star
board anchor, 10 fathOms chain, and part
ed hawser a. a. m. sunday off Barne-
gat. She goes TO Philadelphia for fuel
Barge Bast anchored at Maurice river
Barge Washington, from Boston, broke
adrift from tug Morse, of Absecoms in
northeast gale on Sunday morning, and
has left to look Tor her. 4st,.
GlogcestS9 {IaEs 4t;TSaSB3 Henry X, Wy
man went s,s az 1 "a ~, lSt3s on
saved. VESSEL will probably be total
Norfolk. June 15.-schr j. B. yandusen,
Lear, from New York for this port
QighO, was run down by a New York
Philadelphia and Norfolk barge early this
morning, midway between Thimble shoal
and Old Point Her bow was carried
away to q depth of three feet below
the water, and she filled rapidly, but
succeeded in getting inside Hampton bar
where she is now lying full of water.
Newcastle, Del, June 15.-Schr Harry
w. Haynes, from Philadelphia for Porto
Plata, arrived on Sunday with shacke
of bobstay broken and plate bent She
Nantucket June l5.-schr Ellen Per-
kins, before reported stranded on Great
Point, is fast breaking up. The under
writer's crew have saved most of the
cargo of lumber, and will save the strip
pings tomorrow.
Dutch), from Amsterdam, reports June
g. latitude 50, longitude %, during gale
accompanied by high sea, had starboard
boat smashed, and one plate and three
The three-masted Philadelphia schooner
J. B. Vandusen, while beating out of
Hampton Roads yesterday morning, col
hded with an unknown barge, during
which her stern was badly stove. To
mains partially filled with water.
The tug Morse, towing the barge In
dependent from Boston, arrived at the
Delaware Breakwater yesterday and re-
ported that the barge Washington broke
adrift from her off Absecom in a north
east gale, on Sunday morning last. She
disappeared In the rainstorm, and was
not seen afterWard. The Morse has
started in search of her.
Quebec, June H.-Steamer Numudian
(Br), McNieol, from Liverpool for Mon
treal and bark Wayfarer (Nor), Mix
kelsen, from Belfast, Ireland, collided
here. The bark sustained damage but
the steamer is uninjured.
Vineyard Haven, June 15.-Schr J. Ken
nedy (of Calais Pottle, while anchored
at Menemsha Blight, Vineyard Sound,
last night, parted both chains and went
ashore and was hOated off to-day by
the tug Mercury and towed here Her
hull is apparently unlnjured. The schoon-
er had just finished discharging lumber
at Menemsha Blight
Schr Lizzie d. Small coal laden, was
ashore at Tarpaulin Cove yesterday, but
f1oated.