The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-19
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.
Incoming Vessels Report Having En-
cOuntered Heavy storm on the
Coast Wednesday and Thursday.
Spanish steamer Arrives For
COttOn-MOre Charters of Cotton
Observation-Disclosures Ida j. Lewis
Wrecked-ArrivaIsa and saiIings.
The steamship Berkshire, made an I'M
usually quick run from Baltimore. leav-
ing that city at O'Clock p. m. Tuesday,
and arriving al her wharf at this city at
o clock last night. She encountered the
northeast gale which prevailed along
the coast which helped her along, al
though making the trip rather rough.
The British steamship Castle Eden, in
going down the river night before last,
part of her stern gear became disabled,
when opposite Fort Oglethorpe and she
anchored. The part of the injured ma
chinery was taken to Kehoe's iron works,
where workmen spent the night in making
the repairs and the steamship was enabled
to go to sea on the high tide yesterday.
The burning of the steamer Bluff City,
of the st. Louis and New Orleans Anchor
Line, at Chester H., Thursday, is a Sc
we're loss to the company, it making the
third boat that they have lost this season.
Two others, the Belle of Memphis and the
Mary Nation, sunk last August.
The Bluff City was new boat, having
been turned out from Towards Jefferson
vile, Ind, yards in July, at a cost of $780,
600.
The Spanish steamship Martin Saenz,
which arrived yesterday, reports having
passed the schooner Roger Moore 10 miles
southeast of Tybee, with masts gone, and
drifting ashore. Full particulars are
published in another column.
The British steamship Repton 1852 tons
has been posted at the Cotton Exchange
for a cargo of cotton to be shipped to
Bremen. She is due to arrive Nov 26
from Hamburg, and will be consigned to
the Georgia Export and Import Company
The British steamship Adra, 1904 tons,
is posted at the Cotton Exchange, for a
cargo of cotton, to be shipped to Bremen
She is due to arrive Nov. 80, consigned to
w. w. Wilson.
The German ship Else, which arrived
Wednesday. had a part cargo of cement
from Harburg. She is consigned to j. F.
Minis & Co, and will take a cargo of
naval stores on return.
The steamship Tallahassee, which was
scheduled to sail from New York at 5
O'Clock p. m, Monday, was detained by a
thick fog and did not get away until
tuesday morning at 9:45 O'Clock. She ar
rived yesterday afternoon at o'clock
She encountered the rough seas and heavy
gale off the coast yesterday morning.
-Four. foreign steamships went to sea
yesterday with cargoeS of cotton for Eu-
rope. There was a heavy northeast gale
blowing when the ships passed over Ty-
bee bar.
The Spanish steamship Martin Saenz,
| Capt. Ogamez, from Havana, arrived at
| quarantine yesterday. She will come up
to the city in a day or two to load cotton
| for Barcelona. She Is consigned to J. Nj.
| Esteve & Co.
The schooner Chauncey E. Burk, Capt.
| Townsend, arrived yesterday from Phiia-
| delphia, with cargo of coal consigned to
! ports having sailed from Philadelphia last
! Saturday. His vessel encountered a
strong northeast gale. On Wednesday
sea was rolling high yesterday off Tybee,
and the waves washed the vessels decks
continually.
The Boston Post of Tuesday, saws:
Lighter Revere unloaded about 600 old
| railroad rails each about so feet in length,
| INTO the mold or the steamer ChattahOo-
| chez at Lewis wharf, preparatory to leav-
| ing for New York and Savannah 1t is
| the first shipment this season. and the
| first one ever received into the ship at this
| port from lighters. They were longer
| than the usual run +"
London Nov. 1S.-The British steamer
Indraleman, Capt. Campbell, which ar
| rived at Greenock, Nov. II, from Norfolk
| and Newport News, via Belfast, reports
| Oct. Is, in lat 50, long. TO- ship was seen
| on hre. She was apparently about 400
| could be seen from the Indraeman's deck
| there was not a sign of life on board, all
| the boats were gone. Her identity could
| not be made out.
Charleston S. c., Nov. 1S.-The schoon-
er Josephine Ellieott arrived here to-day
| with the crew of the Ida j Lewis on
board. The Lewis was wrecked in a hur.
| rlcane off Hatteras on Nov. II. She was
loaded with kainit, and was bound from
| Baltimore to Charleston. The gale car
| ried away the masts of the schooner and
| left her at the mercy of the waves She
, sprung q leak also After working All
! night at the pumps the crew took to the
| life boats and were picked up by the Eli
colt on the morning of Nov. 70.
Savannah Almanac.
Sun rises to-day at $3.50 and sets at sos
High water at Tybee to-day 2:36 a. m.
and 1905 p: m. High water at Savannah
| one hour later.