The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-17
A roP CALL FROM THE vAMoosu.
The Swift Newspaper Dispatch Boat
Few Hours in Port,

The steam yacht Vamoose, chartered
by the New York Journal to be used as a
dispatch boat to carry Cuban war news
between Havana and Key West. arrived
here from Charleston early yesterday
morning. Through the courtesy of Capt.
w. I, Gibson she moored at the steam
er Ethels wharf, where hundreds of PEG
pie viewed the strange and speedy craft.
She was boarded early by Capt T. H.
Laird, customs boarding officer, who
made a thorough inspection of the vessel
and her papers.
capt Charles E. Mcintosh, master of
the Namoose, proceeded at once to the
custom house and later secured a chart
OF the inside route to Jacksonville from
MT clarence Hatch, in charge of the hy-
urosIaphlc bureau, first telegraphin his
ARRIVAL TO the Journal and receiving orders
70 proceed at once to the Florida capes.
Whefe pilot is in waiting
capt. Mcintosh will stop at JacLson-
Vllle to coal up before going To sea Al
l:SO O'Clock the Vamoose vamoosed down
the river amid the blowing of whistles
rom the steamers In port and shouts from
tne crowds along the wharves. She did not
make an attempt at speed, but the grace
iui manner in which she moved off nlain-
~ showed that she is all that is claimed
for her. - ~''AAiieu
me Vamoose is a composite hull steam
yacht' liz feet in length y feet of beam
ana 1eet Of hold. Her draft is six feet
SIX inches, and she has powerful, QUAD
ruple' expansion engines of 800 horse-pow-
en- nVe eranks and five cylinders-one high
pressure and three intermediates THIS
makes her very fast boat, her record he
ing rs knots, or the rise of 80 miles an hour.
ana her cruising speed 16 knots per hour.
one came up TO the city from Southport.
70 miles, in one hour and TWENTY-FIVE min
utes, and could have made the time in an
hour mad she been speeded. She is equip
ped with electric bells and electric lights,
including a powerful search light Her
steam pressure is $50 pounds to the square
inch and she makes steam i'm thirty min
utes. She carries a crew of nine men and
mas accommodations for seventeen men.
Inc Namoose left New York Saturday,
Dec. D. at O'Clock p. M, and arrived at
Hampton Roads on Sunday. She ran down
to Norfolk and left there Monday morning,
coming south through Chesapeake and AL
bemarle canal. She made stop at Ocra-
coke ana one or two other Places and ar
rived at Wilmington Friday Leaving
Wilmington Saturday, she stopped at
Charleston Monday and part of Tuesday,
and then came to Savannah. When she
arrives at Key West she will take on
board the New York Journals war CORE
spondents and an artist, who have gone
by rail to join the steamer
The run between Havana and Key West
is expected to be made in about three
hours. The news of one day up to 8
o'clock at night can be brought to Key
West and telegraphed to New York in
time to appear in the Journal next morn
ing.
Capt. Mcintosh said he expected the
staunch little craft would be continually
covered with water while at sea, but he
is determined to go ahead through fair
and rough weather He is one of the
Quickest young men that ever went to sea.
For many years he was master of the
American schooner Maggie Abbott, a
coastwise vessel that weathered many a
storm and came out all right He was
first mate of the famous filbustering
steamer Horsa which put into Southport
in May with her hold burned out. She
was bound from Jamaica for New YORK
with a cargo of fruit and took fire at sea.
While the fire was raging, Capt. Cook, --er
master, became terrified and committed
suicide by jumping overheard. Capt. Nc
Intosh took command of her and carried
her safely into port Capt. t. B. Richards,
commander of the pleasure yacht of Mr.
w. r. Hearst, proprietor of the Journal,
is on board the Vamoose to assist Capt.
Mcintosh.