The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-15
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIFTS AND SHIPPING.

The Wreck of the Schooner Agnes /.
Grace Located Twenty Miles
Southeast OF Tybec-Thc Guns Not
On Her Decks-The Vessel Fast
breaking Up-Disasters in July.
Port Paragraphs.
The wreck of the schooner Agnes I.
Grace, which sunk off Tybee Sunday,
Sept. 5, has been located twenty miles
southeast from Tybee sea buoy SMr.
Jacob Paulsen went on a search for the
wreck yesterday on the tug William f.
McCauley. The weather was clear and
the sea smooth, and there was no difficult
ty in locating the vessel. When found she
had drifted about one mile and a quarter
from the buoy, which was placed 10 mark
her position, by the buoy tender Wlstaria
last Thursday.
Part OF the stern of the Grace was out
of water. showing plainly the word
Agnes" Her mizzenmast was gone; the
mainmast standing with sail set; the fore
mast hanging to one side and the jib-
boom turned completely around. She is
lying in twelve fathoms of water.
Mr. Paulsen rowed over the wreck in a
small boat and sounded her decks to see
Il he could locate the guns. but there
were no guns there. There appears TO be
no doubt but that the guns, which were
in the stern Of the vessel when she sunk
rolled overheard when she struck bottom.
If this were not the case, she would not
have drifted with the immense weight of
the guns on her deck.
Mr.. Paulsen says that the vessel is fast
breaking up. and is directly in the path
of coastwise vessels.
The administration of the Bureau Veri-
tas has just published the list of maritime
disasters reported during the month of
July, 1897, concerning all flags. Sailing
vessels reported lost: American, II; Aus
trian, /; British. Is; Gillian, /; Danish,
3; Dutch, 2; French, 8; German. q Italian,
2; Norwegian, 7; Russian, q Spanish, /;
Swedish. a; total 60. In this number are
included vessels reported missing.
Steamers reported lost: Belgian, 1; Brit
ish. Z; French, 2; German, 2; Japanese, l;
Norwegian, l. total, A. Cause of losses,
sailing vessels: Stranding, 81 collision,
Z; fire, l; foundered, 49, condemned, 10;
missing, 8; total, CO. Steamers, stranding,
g. collision, 2; foundered, l. abandoned, /;
The steam pilot boat ]. H. Estill came
up the river last night to get a supply of
coal. She will leave early this morning
on return to her station. The pilots
boarded the tug VIM. F. McCauley at
Tybee to be on hand should their services
be needed while the pilot boat came up TO
the city.
The tug Dauntless went to sea on
cruise yesterday. She was accompanied
by one of the Propeller tow boats not for
the purpose of intercepting a ilibustering
expedition. but to put in a bid for any
business in the towing line that might
turn up.
The tug Forest City came off of Jones
marine railway yesterday, where she has
been undergoing repairs during the past
week. The tug Cynthia took her place to
have her bottom scraped and painted.
The hull of the old steamer Ethel is at
Willinks marine railway TO be converted
into a lighter. 1t has been sold to a party
who will use 1t to lighter lumber and tim
Der on the Savannah river.
The barge Joseph Souther was towed
over from Port Royal yesterday with a
cargo of phosphate rock for the Southern
Fertilizer Company.
The British steamship Wastwater has
been chartered by J. F. Minis & Co. for a
cargo of cotton from Savannah to Brem-
en-. She sailed from Penarth Sept. 4, via
Delaware Breakwater and is due to ar
rive here Sept. "a.
The British steamship Strathisla has
been chartered by Wilder & Co., for car
go from Savannah to Liverpool. She is
due 10 arrive here Sept. IS from Macassar
Celebes Island.
Savannah Almanac