The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-13
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

Big Cargo of the Steamship Acara.
The Grand Duchesse Has New
PrOpeIIers and VIII Run Between
New York, Florida and Cuban
Ports - Survey Held ON Damaged
Cotton From Steamship GIOnmin.
Passengers by Sea.
The Plant Line steamship La Grande
Duchesse. which was. built at Newport
News, at a cost of nearly SOOO,00O, has
just left dry dock, after having received
new propelers. 1t vas found that tho
boat could not attain the required speed
with her original propellers She is now
expected to make II knots The Duchesse
will probably run between New York and
Florida and Cuban ports.
survey was held yesterday on the cot
ton taken from the British steamship
Gloamin after the fire. The cotton was
placed on the Lamar wharf in the eastern
part of the city. The board of survey re-
commended that the scorehed and wet cot
ton be sold at auction, and that portion
which was not damaged to be placed back
in the ship
The British steamship Acara, OF only
2,6T tons net register, cleared yesterday
for Bremen with 1857 bales of upland cot
ton, Weighing 79SOS52 pounds. This cargo
is exceptionally large and is next TO the
largest cargo ever taken from this port
The loading of the cargo was remarkably
well done. and showed good work by the
stevedores.
The British steamship Rockabnl Capt.
Litten, from Cardiff. arrived yesterday.
consigned to J. f. Minis e. Co She Is
chartered TO load with pig iron and cotton
for Liverpool. Capt. Litten reports having
had fine weather. on Nov. S he passed
the auxiliary screw bark Cedric of New
castle, sailing east. Her position was in
latitude 81 degrees Is minutes north and
longitude So degrees 10 minutes west. She
was under steam.
The British steamship Hero, from New
castle, England, arrived yesterday for
cargo of cotton for Hamburg and Bremen.
She is consigned to w. w. Wilson, agent
The Belgian steamship Iris Capt. Leen-
aers, arrived yesterday from Antwerp,
with a part cargo of cement, She will
load with naval stores for London and
Antwerp.
telegram from ApaIachlcola. Fla.
Nov. 70. says: THE schooner Jesse Muir
dock Wheatlet, master, from Scranton to
Guiana, went ashore on Flag Island last
night. The vessel Is total wreck The
crew is safe"
The Plant steamer Florida, Allen, from
Port Tampa to Havana, ran ashore on
Key West lighthouse reef at 10 o'clock
Friday night, and was hoated at o'clock
last night, and proceeded to Havana.
The steamshlp Chattahoochee, from Bos-
ton Nov. 8, has on board the, following
passengers: Walter Low, Miss Ida NJ
Batchilder, Miss Grace Kelley, MRS H.
| Quinby r. w. Bent and wife, A. +. Rowe
and WIFE Mrs. d. Smith, S. NJ Harris and
wife, J. T. Carson, s. J. Cahill, A. Gar
rett Mrs. ]. P. Stanhope, Lewis p Hasel-
tine M A. Driver John T.. Perkins, Lewis
Bradbury. Alfred Anderson, L. b. Aiken.
Ross Price. Mrs. j. NJ. Logan, Henry Car
son and wife.
The steamship Chattaheeehee from New
York Nov 10 had the following passen-
gers: Mrs r. II. Whefpley, Miss /. Pin
gal, Mrs. F.. r. Bradbury, Mrs. b. r.
Bradbury. Rev. A. Gilray, A. r.. Warrock,
d. Is. ByFtleS ana WiI6s NJ liefHanueIt
Addie Harris, Mrs. L. Haight, N. D.
Holmes, e. wolfreth, j. Mcguire and w.
JENSEN.
The following passengers arrived on the
steamship Allegheny from Baltimore yes
terday: =. s. Rossiter and wife, Mrs,
John NJ. Lloyd and daughter f. W. Mo-
vast, Mrs. Strobhar and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs Renthroff, A. Sattler, y. Fine. M
elias Mrs L 4 Raddera Mrs Land w
j. Mcmahon, w. Shaw, G. l. Tains, j.
A. Halter j. Mengree.
Savannah Almanac.