The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-07
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
arI AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

,o Arrive-Other Ship News.
Rrirish steamship Sir Walter Raj
49, ant Jones, from Ayr, Scotland, via
\ S, arrived yesterday for
of cotton, to be shipped to Genoa
ss consigned to the Georgia EXPORT
and Import Company.
,yas not bound from Ayr to Halifax,
... was her good fortune TO pick up the
,...rsj British steamship Baimoral on
.,., across the Atlantic, and she towed
the latter port, arriving on the af-
.,o,7 Of Jan. %. She was delayed some
nj, ber. passage, and arrived here just
$50 n renort for loading according to
t.r contract.
rs, Sir Walter Raleigh sailed from Ayr
ia She experienced heavy weather
80. .averal days, but weathered the gale
,.ou on Jan, %. when about 225 miles
t.o,, Halifax. she was signalled by yes
:, disfress, asking for a tow. On get
tino nearer. Capt Jones found that it was
. british steamship Balmoral. 1t was
mig ON dark a heavy gale was bow
md a tremendous sea running. 1t was
a.77ost an im9ossibiity TO pass hawser
'rring such a storm, but Capt Jones Of
80 to stand by until morning, and if the
at her moderated " A~-NC iLAS fNSaNA III
,Tto storm became worse that night, with
u,i.ly snow. but in the morning the wind
,srt down considerably. and the two
,aaners were still in sight of each other.
1t-os wore sent out and the Sir Waiter
Raleigh. which is only half the size of the
Baliporal started to tow the helpless
.toarqr The weather continued heavy,
,,,t mare than two TO four knots an houT
,u15 he made and there was great risk
that the vessels would part. But they
managed the work, and a p. m. Jan. %,
nfter working hard for rs hours, the Raj
4 eiob steamed into Halifax harbor with her
prize ii tow
The British steamship Balmoral, Capt
McRichie left London on Jan. II, for Phil
/ edelpha with 1000 tons of cement and
chalk. She experienced heavy weather. Her
n cargo was small, which made her less able
10 weather the gales. Fourteen days after
leaving London she experienced the last
of a succession of fierce storms, in which
her propeller was carried away and her
tail shaft broken. When the accident oc-
CURED She was 10 miles south of Sable Is
land. and being disabled, began to drift
helplessly After one day in this condition,
on Jan. ., the steamship Sir Walter Raj
eeh hove in sight and some 20 the res
cue.
The Sir Walter Raleigh is a schooner
81 rugged steamer of 1913 tons net, and halls
from Plymouth. The Balmoral is a steel
screw steamer schooner rugged. owned by
Roeburn & Verel of Glasgow. She is 1880
tons gross and 1850 net, worth $3.50 GOO, and
will bring a good slice of salvage to the
owners and crew of the Sir Walter Raj
M egh
After leaving her tow at Halifax, the Sir
Walter Raleigh proceeded to Savannah
Jan 30. She encountered bad weather
down the coast, and was delayed 4S hours
by a severe storm off Nantucket.
The schooner Frank vanderherchen.
Capt Danean, from Philaie phia, arrived
N Yesterday with a cargo of coal. AS the
master of the vessel did not know to whom
Ms cargo was consigned, and the harbor
master did not have the information, the
vessel was anchored in the stream opposite
# the Savannah, Florida and western Rail-
III way Wharves. f"o
The Norwegian bark Fnthjof Bryde.
from Agoa Bay, Via Barbados arrived
Yesterday in ballast. She is consigned to
Dahl Anderson, and is chartered TO take
cargo Of cotton to the Baltic. The FIRTH
Jof Bryde is a handsome iron vessel of
1853 tons net register. She is commanded
by Capt Aft. Bryde, who has several rel
aiNes IN Savannah. He is a brother-in-
Jaw OF Mr.. Carl E. Anderson, of the S. p
2holter Company, and a cousin of Capt.
loaamg naval stores for Europe.
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Inc accident to the Merchants and
Miners steamship Gloucester, which car
Itened during last Monday nights storm,
TlHe partly out of water on Booz Bros
-''I'He Hallway at Baltimore, has become
more serious than was at first suspected.
me vessel was one-third out of the water,
a. she mad been hauled out by the stern
90 receive a new tai-end shaft The sud
,1" covering of the water by the strong
o'tH"est winds caused the bow to strike
,"e oo'om, and as there was not enough
water TO keep it afloat the ship careened
'oS'arooard and made a nasty list
oHe remained in that position until FRI
aoy, "heh the tide promised to assist in
o"IHs her Five large tugs hauled on
i pIiuay morning, but succeeded in do
& notilhg put righting her a little. In
afternoon more than an ordinary tide
r-g III and it was thought that she
~" oou HoaL The steamer Dorchester.
y'p'. Farker, vessel of 2,597 tons register.
oS maze fast with two strong lines. and
s9eu away at the Gloucester for fully
s'ro nour With this great weight and
LIS engines against the Gloucester the
strot una not culver under the great
also assisting.
5. steamer W s. Cook arrived yester-
% a rom Augusta and way landings. with
1,l eS cotton, barrels spirits turpen-
r 20 barrels rosin, $50 bales sweepings.
rrerot 80 domesiics, a lot of miscellaneous
rba ''luHaISe and a good passenger list.
freiot," plaih reports having big local
he no.. oQt Of Augusta in addition to what
"' brought through.
d,y ave r steamer II. G. Day arrived yester-
lrjnoin,l Augusta and way landings.
Iol bales cotton. IT'S barrels rosin.
Good W. Miscellaneous merchandise and a
s''' passenger list.
v-s.l, man shin Else, which was
% vfg' al Maasvlatke. Holland. on Jan.
oo,, 'ge bound from Savannah to Rotter-
pieces before reported. has gone to
Farrlo 4,Eiilo' Fla, Feb. 6.-The schooner
sailed e. Nimmey. Capt Fisher. which
r.rpo rom Philadelphia Jan. % with a
Jcred ,l coal bound for this port foun-
Of tbo '6olI five miles north Of the mouth
Ta Johns river early this morning
Thar nroS.., went ashore in the dense fog
vD.a '7ued. No lives were lost but the