The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-25
PORT PARAGRAPHS.
Maritime Matters of Local and Gem
ernI Interest.

NAUNNeEs bOc&Ai anu Nth-
ernI Interest.
The steamship Grand Duchess got
| aground yesterday morning on the shore
opposite the Ocean Steamship wharves,
and did not get off until the high tide last
night. About noon an attempt was made
to wind the big steamer around, in order
to have her bow down stream and ready
to sail at her appointed time to-day. The
wind was blowing strongly and a tug
boat was engaged to assist IN moving the
ship. An unsuccessful attempt was made
to make fast a stern line and the ship
swung into the stream and was blown
| across the river where her bows stuck In
the mud on the other side of the channel.
The assistance of two more tugs was
called in, and after getting her aioat a
strong gaze again struck her and carried
her back to the opposite shore, where II
was useless to attempt to move her until
the wind died out and the tide rose again.
The Italian bark Emelio M. cleared yes
terday for Genoa, with 1000 cases Of spir-
It's turpentine. $50 barrels of spirits tur-
pentine, and 2,625 barrels Of rosin The
cargo was shipped by Paterson, Downing
e. Co.
from Rio Janeiro. for this port. arrived at
Sapelo quarantine Tuesday.
Capt Crosby OF the British ship Sarma-
tan. which arrived Tuesday at sapelo,
from Fleetwood, reports having passed,
March %. in latitude so degrees IS minutes
II fathoms water (off Charleston, guam
tity of railroad cross-ties and what ap-
peared to be the heel of a schooner's mast
floating in the sea.
Capt. Bennett, OF the schooner ]. s.
Hosklns. at Baltimore, from Jacksonville,
reports passing March IA, in lat. 80 de-
grees AZ minutes, Ion. Is degrees 80 min
utes, large quantity Of railroad ties not
long aioat. On the 18th Cape Romano
bearing northwest thirty miles. the spars
of vessel were seen which were appar-
emily attached 10 the hull of a submerged
three-masted schooner.
The wreck of an unknown four-masted
schooner was passed ON March II in lat-
tude 3205, longitude 1910. by the schooner
Horace W. Macomb Der, which arrived at
Philadelphia Monday from Savannah
The spars appeared to be the fore and
spanker masts OF the sunken vessel.
er. Polly, built. at Amesbury. Mass, in
1905, is still afloat, and has made many
sea journeys with cargoes OF lumber. and
the Calais schooner Hiram, built at
Biddeford Me, In 1919, Is also still carrying
lumber from Maine ports to Boston.Al
though these vessels are supposed to be
the Oldest American schooners ahoat en-
gagged IN legitimate trade. they sink into
insignificance in comparison to the age Of
vessel reported in English papers. IL is
stated that barge True Love was IN collis-
ion with a schooner off Gravesend, Eng,
and had port quarters damaged 10 such
an extent that Il was found necessary to
tow her 10 the nearest port. Delvlng into
the records OF American shipping, Il has
been ascertained that the above craft was
formerly the bark True Love. launched on
the banks of the Delaware in 1854, and
was then the largest vessel Of commerce
ever hoated there. Her dimensions are e6
feet inches long. 26 feet inches BEAM II
feet deep and measures 296 tons register,
She Is a veritable old-timer, having been
engaged Ia active trade at the age OF 1873
years. Another illustration may be found
In the large four-masted schooners now
being constructed for the coal trade, the
latest OF which. the Frank A. Palmer,
just launched az Bath. Is the largest
schooner ahoat The bark True Love sail
ed from Philadelphia early in 1855, but
there Is no record Of her return until Aug.
-, 1878, when at the age OF 100 years she