The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-07
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

Fenrs Entertained for the Schooner
Mary r. GOdfrey-The Steamship
Essex of the Merchants and MI
ners' Line to Hun to savannah
The Steamship William Lawrence
to SO to the KIOndike-The Steam
eF DessOug Now Barge-Other In
teresting Marine News.
Fears are entertained for the safety of
the schooner Mary F. Godfrey. Capt.
wicks, which. Sailed from Tybee for Phil
adelphia, Oct, g. she had a series of dis
asters before she sailed from this port
| On Sept. IA she sailed from Jacksonville
for Philadelphia, and was towed into
Charleston waterlogged, and part of deck
load gone. On Oct. 2, she sailed from
Charleston, and put into Tybee the next
day leaking with another loss Of her deck
load. Her crew refused to go to sea as
the vessel was leaking. A new crew was
shipped, and she sailed Oct. 9. She was
spoken Oct. IL In latitude 80 40, longitude
70 oGaptlidWicks has many friends in
| Savannah who are anxious to hear of his
safe arrival at his destination.
l az lr'ASA SAAftAlNS anu AAtiiSA0 AAoAtSEOA
tation Company's steamship D. H. Mil
Ter is undergoing repairs at Baltimore and
the Essex will take her place. 1t is re-
ported that the Essex will remain on the
line in command of Capt. Billups.
1t Is rumored that the Merchants and
Miners Transportation Company has dis
posed of the steamship William Lawrence,
! and that the purchasers will fit her out
for trip to the Klondlke.
1t is understood that British transport
Avoca, which fouled her propeller and
! drifted against steamer Olivette at Hall
| fax, Oct. 26, gave bonds for $4,000 to
cover damage to the Olivette. The dam
age Is extensive, and all houses will have
to be removed and practically rebuilt;
monetary loss aside from detention to YES
sci will be very heavy. When repairs are
effected the O1lvette will proceed to Port
Tampa to take her place on the route be-
tween that port and Havana for the win
ter.
The old steamship Dessoug formerly on
the Savannah and Philadelphia line, has
been converted into a barge. She be-
| longs to Henry Brown of Baltimore, and
is at that city loading with coal for New
York. The Dessoug was built at West
Hartlepool, England, in 1864, as an Eng
lish ship, and subsequently, flew the Turk
ishl and French colors. Afterward she be-
! came theaBroperty7 of the Ocean Steamship
| Company, and few the stars and stripes.
| This vessel is principally known on ac-
| count of her having in 1885, carried the
| famous obelisk from Egypt TO New York,
where it now stands in Central park. The
| Dessoug is of 1857 gross and 9S1 registered
| tons.
i Tomorrow the new steamer Juniata,
| built by the fIbrlan e. Hollingsworth Com
pany of Wilmington, Del, for the Mer-
chants and Miners Transportation Com
pany of Baltimore, win make trial trip
! in the Delaware river On Tuesday she
| will leave for Baltimore. AS soon as fitted
out she will be put on the Boston route.
| The steamer Star. which was sold some
| time ago by Capt. George u. Beach of
| this city to E. D. Booz of Baltimore, has
| been purchased by parties at Puerto Cor
| tez, Honduras She sailed for the latter
port few days ago, but was compelled
to put back for repairs. When near Fort
| Carroll her cylinder gave some trouble
/ and Capt. Travers took the boat back. 1t
was found that the hard coal with which
steam was to be made did not suit the
furnaces and bftuminous coal was substi.
tuted.
Capt. Pruitt and his schooner, j. H. Ell
lott, had a thrilling experience with a
! whale last Tuesday. The vessel was near
Atlantic city when the whale was sighted
| 1t apparently gave chase, for in a few
minutes it dived to and fro under the boat
spouting and blowing almost necessarily
| thereby throwing so much water that the
entire crew were drenched. This ram
| page, lasted for some time, and then the
whale turned tail and went out to sea-
The whale was fully eighty-flve feet long
Capt. Robinson of steamer George w
Clyde, at Boston, from Jacksonville and
| Charleston, reports Nov. 2, off Bodies ISL
| ana, N G., saw an immense amount of
| drifting wreckage, including pieces of a
vessels house, matches, large pieces of
| timber and other material such as would
| have come from a large coasting vessel
If broken up. Also passed an improvised
life raft, evidently but recently in use 1t
was constructed of six pieces of timber
each about 10 inches square and Is feet
long, with three heavy battens nailed on
ends and in the center to hold the affair
| together. From Cape Hatteras to Frying
Fan shoal lightship an immense quantity
of hard pine lumber, of various dimensions
was passed.
i "a telephone hatch for ships has been in
| vented which should be OF immense value
Ito ship owners. The present wooden
hatches5 laid on from above, are easily
forced up by the thrush of water when
q hole is knocked In the bottom of a YES
| sci. The result is that she rapidly tips
and sinks. The new matches, which are
of iron, are SO adjusted that the pressure
| of water from below would, in such a con-
tingency, press them more tightly In their
places. The possibility of the water rising
| above the first deck would thus be pre-
| cluded, the ship could not sink, and the
| water could not reach the cargo from
above. The telescope matches, by afford
! ing more effective ventilation, prevent
cargo from heating and sweating. They
\ can be hernnetically sealed, so as to stife
| fire, and they prevent bad smells from the
! cargo reaching the passengers. The prac-
teal effect of this innovation will be to