The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-14
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

SHIPS AND SHIPPING.
Five Foreign Steamships Cleared for
Europe with CarGOes of Cotton.
Arrival of a Norwegian Steamship
for Cotton-MRrine Disasters Dur
ing september-CIearanc of Lum-
Der CargOes for Northern Ports.
Steamship DrOts Bottom Exam
ined.
A successful examination was made yes
terday of the bottom Of the Norwegian
steamship Drot. which was suspected to
have a leak The diver reported that the
bottom of the ship was in perfect order,
and that no leak existed. The Drot cleared
yesterday afternoon for Bremen and Stet-
tin.
The Norwegian steamship Tjomo, Capt,
Bjonness, from New York, arrived yester-
day to load pig iron and cotton for Gothen-
burg and Malmo.
The administration of the bureau veri-
tas has just published the list of marine
disasters reported during the month of
September. 1897, concerning all flags. Sail
ing vessels reported lost: American,
Austrian, l Brazilian, % British, Gillian,
5 Danish, 2 Dutch, French, German.
l Greek, Italian, 1 Nicaraguan, 16 Nor
wegIan, 8 Russian, Swedish, l Turkish;
total 50. In this number are included 4
vessels reported missing. Steamers report
ed lost: Austrian, 13 British, Gillian,
Dutch, / French, l German, 8 Italian, ]
Japanese, 1 Mexican, 3 Norwegian, Span
ish, l Swedish; total, 30. Causes of losses
Sailing vessels: Stranding, "a; collision,
3; fire. 8. foundered, s; abandoned, 8;
condemned, q; missing. 4; total 50. Steam,
ers: Sranding, Is, collision, 6; foundered,
1; condemned, s; total, 30.
Five thousand dollars is placed as the
losses on the cargo of the Merchants and
Miners steamer Gloucester, which caught
fire Nov. while bound from Boston to
Baltimore by way of Norfolk. The DAM
age to the vessel was very slight.
The Shippers Woes-By "An Old Sadt."
Have pity, we marine and local boards,
Ye little magnates-yea, most mighty
lords
On the poor skipper for his lot is cast
Where fate, unknd, pursues him to the
last.
Alas! poor man, his is an evil plight;
He's always wrong; he's never in the
right
Upon him, like a scapegoat, must be
thrown
The faults of others, not to say his own;
Disaster comes. and tho twas not his
fault,
"'Tis plain the fellow is not worth his
salt"
Should fogs or currents put his reckonins
out,
At once they ask. What was the fool
about2"
His ship is wrecked, or by collision sunk;
OF course he has to prove he wasnh
If freights are low-who but himself to
blame?
Jacks duff is spoiled; at once he says
the same.
The beef all bone and innocent of fat.
Who but the skipper is to blame for that?
He shortens sail on some dark stormy
Jack growls, and vows he did 1t out OF
spite.
Now he must teach the carpenter his
trade
Now show the sailmaker how the sails are
made.
In time of need he must be midwife, too
Or help to kill-as other doctors do.
Should a poor sailor sleep his long last
sleep,
He-parson, then-consigns him to the
deep;
And If he has a tear or two to spare
He acts chief mourner and bestows them
there.
Well UP in cooking, and in skill profound
At weighing tea and sugar by the pound.
Should there be strife or mutiny on board
He drops the scales and then takes up
the sword;
And when the strife is over, goes his
rounds,
And-surgeon, then-binds up the gap
ing wounds.
Now, as astronomer. he views the stars
Measures a distance 'twixt the moon ana
Mars.
A meteorologist we find him now,
Recording Gains or winds-blow high or
low.
OF course, he's Euclid at his fingers ends.
Or, what is harder, knows all knots and
bends.
Is cunning, too, at mixing paints and oils,
Takes everything in hand, and nothing
spoils.
Versed in exchanges-up in bills of lading.
And, now a merchant. for his owners trad
ing;
They praise him high, declare he is a
gem;
The credit his-the cash all goes to them.
On deck at night, amid the pelting rain,
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