The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-30

Pilot charts ana all nyurOsfapnlc inIOF~
nation will be furnished masters of Ves-
sells free of charge in United States hy-
geographic office. in custom house. Cap
talns are requested to call at the office.
Reports of wrecks and derelicks receiv-
ed for transmission to the navy depart
ment.
The United States Hypdrographic Bulle-
tin. in its latest Issue, publishes the fol-
lowing:
May 2O-Lat. 1926, lon. 6542. passed an
upright mast standing six feet out or
water.
April 22-Lat. 1928, lon. 4717 passed group
of seven bergs in the course of twenty
miles. The largest was fifty feet high and
about 1000 feet long.
May iO-I4at 1925, lon. 1852, passed a
large berg with a quantity Of Ice
around II.
May 1S-Lat As, lon. 4s, while passing
through closely packed field ice for about
600 feet. had bows stove in, breaking six
plates and cracking four beams.
April 2S-Lat 1920. Ion. $40, passed a
piece of Ice about six feet square.
April &-Lat. 4225 lon. 4S.45 to lat. 42.17,
Ion. 40 49, passed four medium-sized bergs
and six ice foes.
May l6-Passed a mast heel up, appar-
entity attached to a sunken wreck. Winter
Quarter shoal lightship bearing NE 4
Il, and Hog Island light, SW by w u W..
May l7-Lat. 3l.24. Ion. 654l. passed sew
eral pieces of masts and other spars with
rigging attached.
1.74S-1-May l8--Lat. 43.57, lon. Ass, pass
ed part OF vessels hull. with the stump
OF a mast four feet high, bow and stern
out OF water. main deck gone; appeared
TO have been adrift long time.
1,727-S-May 20-Lat. $3.50. lon. H.2O. pass
ed a wreck showing two masts above
water.
Note-The last five reports OF this ves-
sci differ so little in latitude and longf-
tude as to suggest that 1t is either an
chored or has sunk to the bottom.
May 13-Lat. 43.16, lon. 48.16. passed two
bergs 200 and 80 feet high, respectively.
1,745-May 3-Lat ~, lon. GO, passed
vessels hull. nearly submerged.
1,747-May 3-Lat. 2S03. lon. 1915, at Sis
D. m, passed very close TO a dark object
100 to 100 feet long, having the shape OF
a vessel bottom up.
1,748-May 14-Lat. 1854. Ion. 43.49 passed
a derellct, probably an American schoon-
err, with main deck gone, only half the
forecastle deck and windlass standing. No
name was visible, although the starboard
side of stern was clean and painted white.
At Denier Island lighthouse, N. r., the
bay was full of drift ice the first half
OF April and a dozen bergs had been
sighted. Five more appeared on the 18th
and two on the 23d. No drift Ice during
the last week Of April.--Report by Keeper
Robert oakley.
Al Cam Island lighthouse, N. f., the
bay was full OF ice the first three weeks
Of April, and the north coast was blocked
with drift Ice up TO May date Of reporp,
and no vessels had passed north.
At PUTIN Island lighthouse, n. r., the
drift Ice was I'm loose pieces, but very
heavy from April IA TO 90 From then TO
the end OF the month few bergs were in
sight daily. the drift ice disappearing
from the I'D.
Al Cape Race signal station the heavy
Ice was fifteen miles to eastward on April
!, after which none was In sight till the
18th and 18th, when heavy Ice was seen
moving south. There was no more seen
during April and no icebergs.