The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-24
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

Experience of the Schooner, Horace
Il. shares ina Tuesdays StOFm-MOre
Charters of Steamers to Take Cot
ton From ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ar
irving From the North Report the
storm Not Particularly Severe.
Arrivals and Departures.
The schooner Horace p. Shares, for New
York, arrived yesterday with a cargo Of
fertilizer material for the Savannah Guano
Company. Capt. Mount, who is we'll
known in Savannah, was In command of
the vessel after having been laid off for
a trip on account Of an attack of erysipe-
las. His vessel was off Tybee Tuesday
night when the storm was encountered.
All sails were taken in and the vessel was
scudded under bare poles on Wednes-
day morning observation showed that the
schooner was off ST. Augustine A fair
wind brought her back to Tybee yesterday.
The only damage done was the loss of the
davits and the life boat.
Three more steamships were posted at
the Cotton Exchange yesterday. They
we're the British steamship Strathclyde,
chartered by Wilder & Co. to .oad cotton
for Bremen, due Sept. 25; the British
steamship Strathford chartered by Wild
err & Co. to load cotton for Liverpool; and
the British steamship Romilus, chartered
by the Georgia Export and Import Com
pany to .oad cotton for Reval.
There is considerable anxiety as to the
safety of several vessels which are due to
arrive here in a few days. The consigress
have fears that they encountered the Sc
we're storm of Tuesday. From the reports
of vessels arriving yesterday, it is learned
that the storm was not particularly Sc
we're north of Charleston, and the safety
of the vessels bound for Savannah is as
sured.
The Norwegian banks Elsbeth and Mar
garethe, which have been at quarantine
several days, were towed to the city yes
terday to load naval stores for Europe
Both vessels are consigned TO Dahl & An
dersen,
The schooner Thomas A. Ward Capt
Steelman, from Baltimore, arrived yester-
day with cargo consisting of oil for the
Dixie Oh Company. and coal for D. r.
Thomas & Son. Capt. Steelman reports
that he encountered the storm Tuesday
north of Charleston, but sustained no Sc
rious damage.
The steamship Chattahoochee arrived
yesterday morning from New York, Capt
Lewis reports that the ship encountered
a fresh blow off Hatteras Tuesday, while
on the passage down the coast, but there
was no damage done, nor any occasion
for anxiety on account of the storm
The British steamship Wastwater, from
Cardiff, arrived yesterday to load cotton
for Bremen. She is consigned to J. f.
Minis & Co. Capt Stephen reports that
the ship encountered a severe blow Tues
day, but no damage was done,
The steamship Itasca, which sailed from
Baltimore Tuesday for Savannah, an
chored at Norfolk on account of the pre-
vailing storm, and did not go to sea until
yesterday afternoon. She is due to arrive
here tonight.
Charleston, S. c., Sept. 23.--The schooner
Mary f. Godfrey left Mayport on Friday,
Sept. II. bound to Philadelphia, with a
cargo of yellow pine lumber The vesse.
had fine weather until Tuesday morning,
when the weather began to look threaten
ing On Tuesday night, about 8 o'clock,
took severe hurricane from northeast to
east The vessel behaved well, making
no water till a. m. Wednesday, when she
sprang leak and a a. m. became water
logged She lost yawi boat, fore boom,
and gaff, and better part Of deck load. The
vessel arrived here at o'clock this after
noon, AL hands worn out from pumping