The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-15
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.


Excursion of st. PatricIs's Church to
DaufusiSie-Wnr Tax on Vessels
Charters-AnOther big Schooner
Being BuiIt-Ice for Soldiers at
Cuba.
The steamers Clifton and Alpha were
kept busy yesterday moving the st. Pat
rick's Church picnic 70 and from Daufus-
kie. Several trips were made to accom-
modate the 1000 people who spent the day
at the popular resort.
Tho schooner Charles NJ Patterson
which sailed from Norfolk June "a for Key
West and arrived at the latter port June
80 after having been aground in south
east channel in Key West. was too late
TO deliver her cargo to the government as
per contract. She will come to Savannah
and dispose of the coal and load with lum-
Der on return North.
The steamer Eulalia extended a compli-
mentary excursion to the Episcopal Or
phan Home yesterday. The street car
company furnished a special car TO take
the children to the boat, which left Thun-
derbolt at 1890 a, NJ. A number of friends
of the orphans accompanied them on the
trip. A most delightful day was spent at
Warsaw, and those who took advantage
of the trip had an enjoyable time.
The schooner Thomas A. Ward after
having discharged cement and munitions
of war at Tybee. came up to the city yes
terday to load lumber for North of Hat
teras.
The schooner. Douglass Gregory, Capt
Sdlwell, from Baltimore, arrived yester-
day with a cargo of coal consigned to
Bond & Harrison Company.
The schooner Arthur McArdle Capt
Magee, from Philadelphia, arrived yester-
day with a cargo Of coal.
The schooner Charles A. Gilberg, Capt.
Smith, from New York, arrived yester-
day for a cargo of naval stores for Per-
nambuco
The use of fire proof wood for use in the
construction of our naval vessels is under
consideration by the navy department.
The secretary has decided to reconvene a
special board, which was appointed some
time ago TO deal with this matter, and
which had recommended that the use of
the prepared wood be curtailed in some
measure in American warship building.
Percy & Small of Bath, Me, have began
work on d large schooner about $500 tons
capacity, to be commanded by Capt.
Harding, now in command of the schooner
w H. Clifford. The builders are the
principal owners. The new craft is TO be
put in the general coasting trade
The Marine Turbine Company of New
castle-on-Tyne, England, have been di-
rected by the admiralty to build a torpedo
boat destroyer to test the turbine system
as applied to warships. The new de-
stroyer will attain a speed Of thirty-six
knots, equal to over forty statute miles
an hour which Is rs knots in excess of
the new destroyer Express, now building
The destroyer will rank as the fastest
vessel afioat.
The schooners b. w. Morse and Charles
E. Balch have been chartered at Philadel-
phla to carry ice to the American fleet at
Santiago, Cuba.
On each charter party made by vessels
the new war tax eXacts SO for a vessel
carrying 300 tons or less, IS when the shin
carries between 800 and 600 tons and $40
for all charters on vessels carrying 600 tons
or more. 1t is Interpreted that verbal
charters will be as binding as charters in
writing.
The steamship Benefactor of the Clyde
Line which met with an accident off VIII
mington, N. c., about two weeks ago and
was towed TO New York by the i'll fated
steamship Delaware, and which has been
undergoing repairs at Erie basin, will ply
between New York and Wilmington and
Georgetown. The steamship George w.
Clyde win take the place of the burned
steamship Delaware.
Buoys have been placed by the light
house service to mark the wrecks of the
barge William E. Weller, near the head of
Chesapeake bay, and of the schooner
Leading Breeze, in the Potomac river, be-
tween Washington and Alexandria. The
Point, and the schooner off the naval
magazine wharf.
Another mud scow was yesterday haul
ed on Willink's marine railway for re-
pairs. fr
Savannah Almanac.
Sun rises at sos and sets at 7:O9.
High water at Tybee to-day at STA a.
m. and $50 p. m. High water at Savan-
nah one hour later.
Phases of the Moon for July.
Fun moon. Sd, 8 hours and 12 minutes
evening; last quarter, 10th, 10 hours and As
Minutes