The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-25
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

NIiami-Statistfcs of Marine Disns-
ters-Steamship Greatham Arrived
for Cargo of COttOn-The
charleston Ligbtship to BE Re-
paired.
The steamship Gate City has arrived on
tar first trip this season from Boston via
New York. She brought a full cargo of
merchandise and several passengers. The
New York Journal of Commerce and Com
nereial Bulletin of Saturday in an article
on the growing coastwise trade, says:
The steamer Gate City, of the Boston
savannah service of the Ocean Steamship
company, called at this port yesterday on
her way south, in accordance with the
new arrangement recently decided upon
bv the company. This gives the company
q steamer out of this port every day in
the week except Sunday, and entities the
line, its agents state, to the claim of be-
ing the longest daily steamship service in
the world. Prior to July / the company
was sending out three or four steamers
per week from this port. On that date it
discontinued it's Boston and Philadelphia
services and increased its sailings from
New York to five a week. AS the Boston
service has now been resumed and an
additional sailing each week inaugurated
from this port it will be seen that the
company has materially increased its fa-
cilides 1t is probable that at the mo-
ment this increase is partly an anticipa-
ton Of future growth in the movement of
traffic but as such it is regarded as an
indication that the company will make ev-
cry effort to meet the demands of the
trade and attract new business. The in
crease in sailings is thus far said to have
resulted satisfactorily. Charles H. Hold
ridge. agent of the line, when questioned
yesterday said that the volume of bust
ness was encouraging Cotton" said he
is coming forward freely, and in fact fas-
ter than we can handle it. We had $1,000
bales on the wharf at Savannah last
Monday. The south bound movement is
also gratifying, and, Notwithstanding that
we now have daily sailings, the steamers
are getting good cargoes."
Representatives of several other coast
wise steamship lines were conversed with
yesterday in reference to the present con-
dition Of business, as well as to the move
ment during the past few months; which
ordinarily would be the active ones for
south-bOund business. While with many
lines the season has been a satisfactory
one, the interruption of traffic by the OUT
break of yellow fever and consequent
quarantine restrictions has with many
companies interfered with period of ac-
tiyity which opened with much promise
Fortunately, however, the quarantine was
not enforced until the bulk of the south
bound freight ehad been shipped. It's eff
feet has, nevertheless, been seriously felt.
The lines running to the South Atlantic
ports have, perhaps, suffered least, as in
the main this territory has been Open
while in instances they have received
freight which ordinarily would have gone
by the Gulf lines. The Savannah line, as
above stated, has had satisfactory sea-
SON"
The H. NJ. Flagler steamship, Miami,
which was launched at Philadelphia Sat
urday, will take her place on the route be-
tween Miami. Fla, and Nassau, N. p,
on Jan. 10, forming a semi weekly and
tri-weekly service between those ports
until the last of April. The trip across
will be made by this vessel in few hours
The Miami is probably the finest vessel
of her class a1oat. All of her fittings
combine in remarkable degree safety,
luxury and comfort.
The dimensions of this steamer are:
Two hundred and forty feet long between
perpendiculars; 40 feet beam moulded and
% feet deep.
She has two decks and three tiers of
state rooms and can readily carry 100 pas
sengers in perfect comfort. A number of
her rooms are veritable parlors being 9
feet square, and are finished in the most
luxurious and comfortable manner. White
mahogany and gold constitute the wood
work and decoration. The dining room is
amdships, and is tiled throughout with
rubber interlocking thing to correspond
with the trimmings. vaulted dome of
beautiful design is the medium through
which light enters the cabin. and it is a
most beautiful piece Of artistic work The
galley Is in the stern of the vessel and
so arranged that the fumes of cooking
cannot permeate the ship.
The machinery consists of two indepen-
dent three cylinder triple expansion en-
gnes, which drive two Independent Man
ganese bronze three blade propeller wheels |
Each engine has a separate surface con-
denser air and circulating pump. Steam |
Is supplied by four cylindrical return tub |
uIar boilers, any or all of which may be |
used as necessity requires.
There are two complete duplicate install |
latons of electric machinery, each state |
room having its own light as well as an |
electric fan, the latter being for the pur- |
pose of cooling the atmosphere, very de- |
elrable thing in a tropical climate. On top |
OF the pilot house is an adjustable 1000 |
candle power searchlight, and with all |
'iese faculties the vessel at night viii |
simply be blaze of beauty from stem to |
stern. The Miami is guaranteed to show |
l9 knots on her trial trip, and 1t is claimed |
mat she will, from her fine lines and |
great power, easily exceed that speed.
Masters of the river tow boats are COM
pi4ning that numbers of small boys fire.
qi'nt the river In small boats, and are in |
danger of being swamped by the tugs, |
winch are kept busy lodging them. The
captain of a tug stated yesterday that the |
,'Es rarely ever used good oars in the
''a,s, but padded about promlscuously |
ana did not appear to realize their danger. |
General Superintendent Kimball of the |
h'e service reports that the number of dis
USERS within the scope of the service dur
ing the year was $685. being considerably |
t'oaier than for any preceding year. The
N'hoer Of vessels totally lost, however,
T5 only 50, against 81 .lRa1S96 and 70 in
OF the total number of disasters, 1874 |
4fred to documented vessels, and 305 to
f"''Ii undocumented craft-sailboats, row.
g'als' etc. The estimated value of the |
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