The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-20
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.


Vhe Schooner Roger Moore Arrived
at SapeIO in observation-disclosures
Marian at Tybce for HarbOr - q
SaiIcr Fails Trough a Vessels
Hatch and Breaks a Leg-Steam-
ship Baron Douglas Becomes I'm
manageable.
The schooner Re ger Moore, which was
reported Thursday nineteen miles south of
Tybee, in distress. with masts gone, made
her way into Sapelo inlet The Propeller
Towboat Company received an inquiry
from Capt. Miller. the owner, about tow
ing the vessel to Savannah.
The schooner Marian. Capt Coombs
from Jacksonville, Nov. Is, bound for At
lantic City with a cargo of lumber, put
into Tybee roads yesterday afternoon for
a harbor
John Davis, the second mate of the
British ship Reigate. accidentally fell
through the hatch of the vessel yester-
day, and landed at the bottom of the hold.
His left leg was broken and his nose bad
ly disloeated. DR.. Keller, the port sur
geon, attended the man and sent him TO
st. Joseph's InfirmaTy.
The British steamship Baron Douglas,
for Liverpool with a cargo of cotton, in
leaving her dock, at the old Baltimore
Steamship wharf, yesterday, sheered just
as she entered the channel and drifted up
the river as far as the foot of Abercorn
street. The United States cutter Boutwell,
was anchored in the stream, and the
steamships anchor chains fouled her and
dragged her away from her anchorage
No damage was done however, and after
an hours delay by the accident the steam
ship proceeded to sea.
The schooner John G. Schmidt, Capt.
Norbury, from Philadelphia arrived yes
terday with a cargo of coal consigned to
the Mutual Gas Light Company.
adelphia, arrived yesterday with cargo
of coal consigned to T. f. Johnson & Co
The tug Cynthia, at p. m. la st night
eighteen miles west of TyDee, spoke the
Norwegian bark Agnes Campbell, Capt
Emilsen. from Fleetwood, bound for
Charleston, to load naval stores &c r Pater-
son, Downing Co.
Schooner vanlear Black, COZ tons, at
Baltimore, Nov. 10, has been fitted with
new mizzenmast and foretopmast. She
was hauled out on the marine railways
and had bottom caulked and painted and
received other repairs. She was also re-
classed.
Reports from along the coasts contain
news of several vessels being damaged
by Wednesdays storm.
A two-masted undertaken schooner
was sighted Wednesday, ten miles north
OF Barnegat, in distress. Part OF her deck
was under water, and the crew were
throwing overheard her deck load to light
en- her No signals were displayed. An
other schooner was anchored near her
Three schooners were reported in trou-
pie Wednesday, the result of the recent
heavy blow off the coast. After having
failed to reach her destination, the schoon-
er Emma c. Middleton, from n aw York
for Bermuda Hundred put into Philadel-
phia, having lost and split sails nd being
unable to proceed without new or es An
other sailing craft, the Wilson and Hunt
ing, arrived at Philadelphia fro m New
York, having lost an anchor and chain
during blow in the Delaware Fay. The
schooner James Hall put into Little Egg
harbor minus her foremost. havi ng brok-
en- 1t off Barnegat during a squall.
The schooner John BraceWeu Cant
Benson, from Frankfort Me, for Phiia-
delphia, which arrived at Whey ard Ha-
ven Wednesday, experienced a heavy
northeast gale on the 18th inst when
twenty miles off Cape Ann. with heavy
sea running. The vessel was hove to for
thirty-six hours, and when the ale abat-
ed she was on Georges Banks. She lost
her foresail ana sprung her rnainmast
head and will proceed to destination when
weather permits.
The schooner Theresa Wolf, with a
cargo of wood, from James river for
Philadelphia, arrived off Chincot eague in
let Wednesday night, with her Inainmast
ana Jib gone, and is leaking badly The
Asateague life savers boarded her and
pumped her out and brought her to am
Choir inside.