The morning news., 1897-08-30

Philadelphia.
shipping Memoranda.
vsv York. Aug H.-Arrived, schooners
csreefta Lawrence. Rollant, Brunswick;
anna C.. Anderson, Potter. Brunswick.
Maritime Miscellany.
~1a Norwesian bark Paragon, Capt.
Bgsa was released from quarantine yes
r.-5av and towed to the city to load naval
stores lor Europe. She is consigned to
pahl & Andersen.
Tine tus Bristol arrived yesterday from
Def0. where she went few days to tow
Il. Ship e. }. Spicer to sea Az 3 O'Clock
yesterday, while 20 miles east of Tybee, the
1r-tol was spoken by the L. s. gun boat
Wilmington. At that time the tug Daunt-
s was cruising 20 miles east northeast
tom Tybec After speaking the Bristol,
ta gunboat proceeded TO follow the
UaIutless
The steamer Clifton took about 200 excur-
soal-t= 10 Daufuskie yesterday afternoon.
On the return trip she took a sail 10 the
sea buoy, and arrived at the city at
o'clock
The steamer Alpha took a large party
a. col0red eNcursionists to Bluffton yes
trjay
Tie tug Regis will leave here this morn
ing towing a lighter with 500 barrels of
r5sin. TO be placed in the British ship
Scottish Minstrel for stiffening This will
make 227O barrels of rosin taken 10 the
snip The usual plan of moving vessels
from quarantine to Savannah, after their
ballast has been discharged, is to use bal
last logs TO hold them up. This is objec-
-, t-,t l1la
injuries the copper plating on the vessels.
1t is considered more economical to have
art of the cargo taken to quarantine to
l loaded into the vessel as stiffenins.
The British steamship Inverness, at
MarScilles Aug. ., from Newport e., was
iH collision with the Spanish steamship
Alicante. during the dense fog on April 1,
when 20 miles from Marseilles The dam
a-e has not been stated The Alicante was
struck on the port side and had ten plates
damaged. The Inverness is chartered TO
load cotton at this port for Reval. and is
due 70 arrive here Sept. 20.
A large abandoned vessel, bottom up,
VAS passed by the steamship Caracas,
from LagUayra. on Aug. T. in latitude 3l.23,
I'n-ltude I'LL. Her keel was about % feet
oe and without copper The derelict was
dangerous 90 navigation.
Eneineor Lawless, of the steamer Cliff
ton. VINO has been laid up for the past ten
'aEs with fever. is much improved, and is
again at his post
The steam tug Atlas, sailed for Phila-
o.N1la yesterday, towing the Standard
'A Gompany's barge. No. 81. An improved
feature OF sea towing is prominent on the
tug and barge. In case of bad weather
han l,r1a 49,
'dcn has one of the regular life saving
up plaA'es IN the shape of a gun to shoot
i.he TO each other and thus save time
.04 Dangers OF the sea, in attaching new
1.-THE for he tow.
fAo first excursion of the season TO
htllort on Sunday for white people only
VIZ oe made next Sunday on the steamer
Ton. Arrangements have been made by
"A'A lhe eXcursionists will have about
cree hours TO spend in the South Carolina
."n. ANA on returning arrive at Savannah
's:51 p. m.
Ihe Ocean Steamship Company has met
itle- OF the Mallory line, on freight
i.om New York to Port Royal. Conse-
sIlN the service from New York TO
~. hoEai and Beaufort via Savannah
'1 I'- been decreased. Although the rates
ia" .r The consignees receive the ser
i''-iartory and in the same prompt
ei before.
British steamship Oceanic of 23l0
l,r. is at Sapelo loading 100000
amner for Europe. When loaded
ainsnp VIII draw 25 feet OF water.
'|.Nnott News Va, Aug. 29.-General
.I'ni Sommers NJ. Smith. of the
wv Ncws Shipbuildng and Dry Dock
fN nafNH Co. aum.s
l-ci in overhauing the steamer
t'" Duchesse, of the Plant line,
i-l night that the trial triD made
'..i, Wednesday was perfect sue
ry respect
Do" said, no trouble in maintain
oi 1888 knots an hour This
Nult at the yard OF the company
''N. and, as she also holds the
Iast time between Savannah
s. 10TH, much interest was mani
l} ln her On returning from
r "'lH me officials OF the shipbuild-
ny and Of the Plant line. who
s.. iN' refused to be interviewed re-
.lo Trip.
.. n'e was so profound that il be-
... ''ious. and. as "a result. an sorts
tinois commenced 10 be circulat-
r. 'Na ihc boat ana especially the
boilers ana engines. which
"F known have given more or
.inec hrst launched.
OF the steamer Lord Lans-
''li 900 afternoon of Sport last
MN'u tue Lansd0wnc was com
iro Race Tho sen wns nlod
ifpm i baby ah1rk no "a pa
'"N whose sides there wcro bnr-
iwrel Some were twenty
iI' sharks glmboled about thc
Everything thrown fo thsm
I'mltu cHnH. can't IIprrison
'..i company hy Trims weii.ii-
Hf3 incm unul hls ummunl.
.Iat4eI.
.' hfW revenue cutter Tor the
ou have luHt been comulot.
of thr fgporInteniant OF
th' nulmoro custom
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