The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-17
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

Steamship Grand Duchess at CharI-
estOn With Machinery or Boilers
out of order - Marine Disasters
During May-CoaI for WarshIps.
Other Shipping Items.
Mr.. James A Rourke OF John Rourke &
Son left yesterday for Charleston in charge
Of about dozen mechanics to work on
the steamship La Grande Duchesse, which
is at that port In need Of repairs.
The Merchants and Miners Transpor-
tation Company's steamer Decatur II. Mil
Ter, Capt. c. C. Peters, under charter with
the government as a transport, arrived at
Port Tampa Wednesday from Cuba, where
she carried troops and supplies The pro-
peller OF the Miller had her blades broken
on the trip and they will have to be re-
placed at Tampa. Mr.. william b. Tur-
ner, superintendent of the Merchants and
Miners Line. left Baltimore Thursday for
that port to superntend the repairs. The
Miller has spare propellors on board.
The administration Of the Bureau Veri-
tas has just published the list of maritime
disasters reported during the month of
May. 1898, concerning all flags. Sailing
vessels reported lost: Ten American, /
Austrian, 2 Brazilian. Is British. DAN
ish Dutch, 6 French, German, Greek,
Italian, 81 Norwegian, Russian. Span
ish. Swedish, and Turkish. Total, Sc
In this number are included eight vessels
reported missing. Steamers reported lost j:
Four American, 26 British. 1 Dutch. 2
French. German, japanese and Turk
ish. Total S6. Causes of Losses-Sail-
Ing vessels: Stranding Ss; collision, 2; foun-
dered, Z; abandoned, 2; condemned. 20,
and missing, s. Total, Sc. Steamers:
Stranding, IL; collision 4; fire, 1; founder
ed, 2 and condemned. is. Total, So
Eight thousand tons of coal are to move
from Baltimore within the next ten days
for the use of transports and men-of- war
the whole of which is to be delivered at
Key West or Tampa, as may be the wish
of the government officials The first
vessel taken was the schooner Edward j.
Berwind Other vessels have also been
chartered for the service.
The Norwegian bark ElIezer from Rot
terdam. arrived yesterday with a cargo
OF cement consigned TO the Savannah,
Florida and Western Railroad.
Thus far the sale Of the British steam
ships Luciline and Elbruz to the United
States government has not been consum-
mated. Both vessels lie at anchor In the
Delaware river off League Island awaiting
orders from their owners In London They
are both bulk oil carriers, and If sold. will
be used to carry fresh water to the United
States troops in the West Indies.
The British steamship Manhanset has
been chartered to load coal at Norfolk
for the United States squadron in the Phil
ippine Islands at $40 freight per ton. Sew
eral other steamers were chartered to
follow her to Manila with similar car
goes. Heretofore the shipments have been
made in sailing vessels, but .the pressing
need of fuel there demands a quicker mode
OF transportation, and steam craft were
secured by the government
The American bark Saranac, which was
seized at I1oilo by the Spaniards on her
arrival there from Newcastle, New South
Wales with a cargo of coal, and after
wards released by Admiral Dewey, passed
AMER Java, on July 8, homeward bound.
It Is believed she secured a cargo of sugar
before her departure.