The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

One of HObson's POntOOr.s for Rails
ing the Spanish War ships Here
in "A Leaky COnditiOn-Rep to
BE Made on 1.-two More stenm-
ships Posted for Cotton CargOes.
steamship, Essex Laid OF the Bal
timore Line.
The tug plymouth, towing two pontoons,
and bound for Santiago. put into this port
yesterday with one of the pontoons leak
ing. The tug and tow started from Bos-
ton. but put into Norfolk a week ago
with the pontoons leaking. Mr.. William
Kelly the ship carpenter, made an exam
nation of the leaky pontoon yesterday,
and will make repairs, after which the
tow will proceed to Santiago.
The British steamships Myrtledene and
Bawtry We're posted for cargoes of cotton
at the Cotton Exchange yesterday. The
Myrtledene has been chartered by J. F.
Minis e. Co., and is due Sept g. to take
a cargo to Reval. The Bawtry has been
chartered by the Georgia Export and I'm
port Company. and is due Sept. -, to
take a cargo to Bremen.
The steamship Essex, which was sched-
uled to arrive here Sunday night and sail
on return for Baltimore tomorrow, was
taken off the line and the steamship Will
liam Lawrence took her place. The lat
ter steamship is expected TO arrive to-
night or Wednesday morning.
The American barkentine Albert Shultz,
twenty days from Baltimore, arrived yes
tcrday with a cargo of oil consigned to the
Standard Oil Company.
The steamer Pilot Boy brought an ex-
cursion of colored people from Beaufort
and the South Carolina Islands yesterday.
She returned, leaving at $50 O'Clock p. m.
The Darien tug Iris left this port yester-
day with a raft of cypress logs for the
Hnton-Dodge Lumber Company of Da-
rien.
The steamer loretta brought Go bales of
upland cotton from Bluffton yesterday.
The British steamship Strathcarron,
which sailed from Dantzic on April 20
with a cargo of beet sugar, reached Phil
adelphia Saturday. While on her way to
Shields to secure bunker coal she ran
ashore near Blyth, but was afterwards
1oated with assistance. Necessary repairs
detained the vessel until two weeks ago,
when she again sailed for her destination.
She was locked at the Spreckles sugar re-
fnery at Philadelphia for repairs. This
steamship has been chartered to load cot
ton at Savannah for Bremen, and is due
to arrive here Sept. 10.
1t is none too early to announce to the
members of the national board of steam
navigation that as many as possibly can
are expected to lay asfSe all other busi-
ness during the week beginning Nov. 10,
so as to be able to put in an appearance
at New Orleans not later than Tuesday,
Nov. Is, upon which date the twenty-sev-
enth annual meeting of this board will
begin, says the Marine Journal 1t is
a fact that cannot be denied that whenever
the steam vessel owners, through the Ma
| tonal Board of Steam Navigation, have
| asked for congressional aid in the matter
| of river and harbor Improvements and
other important measures, the Southern
| mem oers nave cheerfully given their time
to these interests; hence. this is one of
the chief reasons why a delegation worthy
this old-establlshed organization should be
present at roll-call in the Crescent City.