The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-22
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS. OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

Italian Bark Santa Anna Takes the
Cargo of Norwegian Bark Livings-
ton to BristOI-Changes in Time of
Sailing of the Ocean Steamship
Co.'s Ships-Coast Signal Service
CurtniIea.
The Italian bark Santa Anna cleared
yesterday with cargo of naval stores for
Bristol. She had on board the cargo of
the Norwegian bark Livingston, which put
into this port June Is leaking. She was
bound from Brunswick for Bristol, and
was condemned and sold, and will be
converted into a barge by Mr.. j. j.
Cummings. her purchaser. The Living
stons cargo consisted OF 1,414 casks Of
spirits turpentine and 1,45O barrels
rosin. Besides the Livingston's car
so the Santa Anna took 500 casks of spir-
ITS turpentine and 200 barrels Of rosin,
which was shipped by the S. p. shotter
Company.
While loading crossties into the schooner
Oscar c. Schmidt, at Market dock yester-
day morning, two colored stevedores were
thrown into the river by the slipping OF
skid containing several ties. A number of
the crossties fell into the river, hitting
che men as they rose to the surface. Both
men were rescued, but one of them receiV-
ed several bruises from falling crosstie.
He was taken TO his home
Changes have been made in the sailings
of the Ocean Steamship Company's ships
from Savannah as follows: The Nacoochee
Saturday, July %, at 1880 p. M; the City Of
TrrH.K a
and the Chattahoochee, Tuesday July 26,
at 1880 p. M.
The navy department has decided to
curtail the coast signal service, which was
enlarged at the beginning Of the war. The
stations to be retained are: Rockport. Ne;
Cape Cod, Mass; Rock Island r. J. Fire
Island, N. Y; Barncgat, N. j.; Cape Hen
iopen, Cape Henry. Morris Island, Tybee,
Ca and Palm Beach, Fla 1t Is believed
that as a Spanish feet is not likely 20
come to the United States coast the neces-
sity for the other stations has ceased.
Arrangements are being made 10 resume
the iron ore trade between Baltimore and
Santiago. Two officials of the Juragua
Iron Company, Of Philadelphia, left Amer
lea some days ago for the iron ore fields
near Santiago, and are supposed to be now
on the ground making Investigations. A
tElrd Oft1clal OF the company mas remained
in or near Santiago during the hostilities
The officers will use their best endeavors
TO resume the trade as soon as possible
The ports Of departure for those troops
al camps not on the seaboard have been
practically decided upon, and Il is certain
that Newport News will become the most
important port for the emDarkatlon oi
troops 10 invade Porto Rico. Gen. Wilson
In command of the division at Miami, and
who is now at Charleston, has recently ad-
vised in a report to the war department,
that Newport News, on account Of its
proximity 10 the sea. ample depth OF water
and large deposits of coal, Is the most suit.
able place for the departure Of troops along
the coast.
The new big tugboat Gypsum King Is
likely to be purchased by the government.
The price asked as $4,000. She is consid-
cred one of the most powerful tugs afoat.
She made 1853 knots on the trial trip,
which was more than expected. The vessel
is 1863 feet long, and has moulded depth OF
1876 feet, and can tow 700 tons Of coal seven
to eight knots an hour.
Savannah Almanac.
Sun rises at sos and sets at 7:05.