The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-15
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIP AMI SHIPPING.


New York-A Large Number of Ves-
sells Arrive For CarEoes Two
United states GunbOats at Tybcc.
Exports of Cotton.
The steamer loretta, which left here
Wednesday afternoon for Blunton. broke
her shaft just as she reached Venus Point.
She anchored for the night, and yesterday
the tug Maggie left here 10 tow her 10
her destination. The Maggie Will bring
the loretta back TO the city to-day, and
repairs to her machinery Will be made.
1t will probably be two weeks before the
loretta will resume her route. Arrange
ments are being made to have the steamer
Alpha take the place of the Doretta
while the latter steamer is laid Up.
Two American clipper ships-Taconta,
Capt. Gaffrey, and Indiana, Capt. Colley-
sailed out of the Delaware Breakwater
Tuesday on a 10O00-mlle race. Both are
from Philadelphia, the former bound for
Tacoma and Seattle and the latter for
San Francisco.
, Arthur Sewall, late candidate for Vice
President, is sole owner of the Indiana,
which has traded around Cape Horn for
more than twenty-one yeas. 1t is calcu-
lated that she should reach Frisco in 120
days.
Betweea the r4asters of these ships there
has been mHcn discussion as to their re-
spective sailing qualities, and each agreed
to deposit a sum of money to go to the
winning ship after time and distance al
lowansez shall have been made to the one
going to the more northern port.
The Tacoma was built in Bath in 1884,
is 1872 tons register, and owned by Charles
Davenport of Bath, while the Indiana is
1,4S8 tons register, and was built in 1876
Mr.. Sewall looks upon her as one of his
best craft, despite her age.
The steamship Itasca, Capt. Charles
James. arrived last night at 1880 o'clock
The Itasca left Baltimore Tuesday even
Ing at TAO, making the run from Balti-
more to Savannah in forty-seven hours
and fifty minutes. Deducting one hour
delay in Chesapeake bay on account of
fog, the trip was made in less than forty
seven hours. The Itasca has shown her
self TO be smart" vessel, and nearly
all of her trips are within the forty-eight-
hour limit. She brought down thirty cabin
passengers and heavy freight
The Standard OIL steamer Maverick and
barge No. IS finished loading with rosin
yesterday and left for New York. The
shipment was made by the Standard Oil
Company, and consisted of 1900 barrels. of
which 1870 barrels were on the Maverick
and 5,625 barrels on the barge. The rosn
was slowed by Mf. E. S. Everett, Pater-
son, Downing & cos regular stevedOre.
The steamship La Grande Duchesse,
which was due to arrive at noon Wednes-
day, did not get up the river until
O'Clock yesterday. She encountered a fog
all along the coast, but arrived at Tybee
Wednesday afternoon. The fog there was
so dense that 1t was impossible to get in
side. The steamer laid off the bar until
daylight yesterday morning, when the
fog lifted and she proceeded to the city.
There were ten arrivals of vessels yes
terday to load at this port. They includ-
ed six steamers, three banks and one
schooner. One of the barks anchored at
Tybee to await orders to proceed to the
city, andsone bark and the schooner are
subject to quarantine.
Two cargoes of cotton were cleared for
the continent yesterday, together were
IT'S bales, valued at $405,l24. The ports
to which the cotton was shipped were Re-
val and Bremen. One of the steamships
carried 1,1O7 tons of phosphate rock be-
sides cotton.
The British steamship Hebron, Capt.
Sutherland, from Liverpool, arrived yes
terday for a cargo of cotton for Bremen.
She is consigned to the Georgia Export
and Import Company.
Jerome Fitzgerald and c. H. Willis
were struck by the propeller of the British
steamer Thyra at sea yesterday. They
were leaving the steamer, after putting
a pilot on board. Both men were severely
injured. A fuller account of the accident
is local
The British steamship Duchess of Rox-
burghe, Capt. O'Sullivan. from Ardros-
san, arrived yesterday for a cargo of cot
ton for Liverpool Havre or Bremen. She
is consigned to w. w. Wilson.
The British steamship Thyra, Capt. Dun
ming, from Genoa, arrived yesterday for
a cargo of cotton for Rotterdam, Antwerp
and Client She is consigned to Richard
son & Barnard
The United States gunboat Nashville and
dynamite boat NesuVius arrived at Tybee'
yesterday morning and anchored. They
proceeded to sea in the afternoon.
Capt Wolf of the schooner Fannie
KINNEY, which arrived at this port yes
terday from Fernandina, reports heavy
northeast gales during the entire run On
Oct and the storm increased to a hur-
ricane force. From Frying Pan Shoals to
Cape Hatteras a long trail of new yellow
pine lumber was passed, which evidently
was the deck cargoes washed overheard
from unknown vessels in the recent gales.
The schooners William II. Shubert, from
ApalachIcola, and the Matilda Borda,
from Boston. were in collision on Sunday
last in the Delaware bay below Reedy
Island The Shubert lost her jibboom and
headgear The Borda was uninjured.
Savannah Almanac.
Sun rises to-day at 6:2S and sets 5:37.
High water at Tybee to-day 1910 a. M,
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