The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-18
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.


Another New ship-BeIgian
or Iris in POrt-List of YES
~ bound Here.
-. r-idsh tank steamer Luciline. now
ptasdelphia, has been bought by the
cement to carry water TO Cuba and
7,n.,ar-. The price paid is said to be
Tor some time. the government
go. have been after a vessel which
oH' s.r, water. and on their investi-
CO. .es. came across two tank steam
sl''0 Incline and Elbruz-which they
r.. world be Of service to the gov
ernmenr -,,-,. I'D ~,
,...r,,.. ln, more acceptable for the gov
.-.,.r..s purpose, and it is mainly on
49,, ..e-1nt that she was purchased.
r.,.1t1e was owned by a. Stuart, and
'.3 -om London. She was launched
4. ,rru five years ago at Stockton, Eng
having been built by Craig, Taylor
~, She can carry 100000 gallons of
The vessel IS built of iron and
val and is 3.3l9 gross tonnage and 2,l32
SIC ,1-nara. Her length is $50 feet,
I'm of beam. 42.2 feet, and depth OF
VA rl< feet She is equipped with cleo
49,, SIGHTS. Her engines are Of triple
u-1,,s.or tvpe and she has about six
,eir b1Ikhead compartments.
n, make her tanks suitable for carrying
uaIsr lime VIII be used to cleanse them,
w veil rs a powerful force of steam. AS
soon al the tanks are cleansed the steam
Mill take on the purest water obtain
sna and start for Cuba. The Luciline is
a.. Az ,sssai that recently took to Philadel-
vi a cargo Of molasses and many refu-
- from Havana, Cuba. She stopped at
Ssnus Point. in the Savannah river, to
.+ off refugees but they were not al
iogad h, come 10 Savannah, unless the yes
=" ,r3= inst funigated and detained at
quarantine.
The long overdue German bark Stien-
heck. from Samarang, Java, has arrived
a. New York The emaciated condition of
r.nt Theissen and crew was regarded as
forasfli evidence of the hardships to which
,bev had been subjected since leaving
lava ut is seven months since we left
lava" said Capt. Theissen, land we have
boen all fbat time on the sea, excepting
fav DAYS We spent near Bermuda ISL
snds We experienced all kinds of wealth.
er including the tropical sun of the In
dian ocean and the wintry blasts of the
far South with every possible phase of
rain hail and thunder sstorms. Yet we
have iii arrived safely and for the first
lime We meet the glorious American peo-
pie"
The Harlan & Hollingsworth Company
Of Wilmington. Del, has been awarded
contract 10 construct a large steamship
for the Merchants and Miners Transpor-
tation Company of Baltimore. The vessel
will be "a feet in length and will be built
on the same lines as the Howard, Fair
fax and Juuiata. The Harlan & Hollings-
worth Company now has a contract for
two steamships for the Merchants and
Miners company and the keel of one will
be laid in a few days.
The Spanish prize ships Catalina, Miguel
lover Buena Ventura and Guido, captured
during the early days of the war, have
started North with the gunboat Newport.
The Buena Ventura and Guido have been
bought at United States marshafs sale by
the government. and will be made into ar
mored warsh;ps. The Catalina and Miguel
lover were released by the prize commits
Soners, but the cases were appealed to the
United States Supreme Court, where they
are still pending
Gen, Wilson, chief of, engineers, will
shortly issue advertisements inviting pro-
posais Tor dredging and widening Elizabeth
1Ver from Hampton Roads, Virginia, TO
me Norfolk navy yard. A width of $50
feet and depth of % feet is to be OBJ
tanned, so as to permit the entrance TO
ond departure from the navy yard of the
biggest oaitleships in the American navy.
Inc sum OF $500 was appropriated by
Congress for this work.
Hloner & Sons of PHILADELPHIA, who
p21sht tho old government ram Alarm for
s-'S7'' intending to break her up FOR old
non report the vessel in good condition
ana only 10 need of a new boiler The firm
S'ys ne old vessel is still serviceable and
nave received several offers for her. The
$y9OO0
me Belgian steamship Iris, Capt. Lee
n'ers eighteen days from Antwerp ar
INel Yesterday with a part cargo of ce-
Ilen'. She is consigned to the Antwerp
. NaYal stores Company, and will load with
s2lslls luIpenune and rosin for London
and Antwerp.
The tug William F. McCaulev was
,"UucHea from Jones marine railway YES
luay' The Tug has been thoroughly over
bar received a new propeller and had
N7i oo'iers repainted.
pl nne Tug Cambria left yesterday for
q. 't'lS|Ick TO tow The barge Joseph South
es hack to Savannah 20
P- nv lus Regis returned yesterday from
I5'SM''A with three empty lighters. The
+9l'eIs We're rOwed to Brunswick about
sG ,o weeks ago. loaded with rosin. to be
'p10 Oh vessel at that port.
Chez schooner Aaron Reppard has been
5eir,stI Iel Tor cargo of coal from Phila-
MIX P' iar 10 savannah at 65 cents, and back
,iet 5u n'ltimore comes the word that the
rslssd o.oekade of that harbor has been
a, sr,. ana ana vessels may now enter or leave
which l1Ii. All other harbor regulations
"a Nm .Ie adopted after war was declar
rerooge5 j''naia in force until the mines are
Carl5N. 's-aesi gned sailboat, patented by
supoor.. Ia5 masts and rigging are !
tr'rs on TWO parallel boats. while a
tqa o.. p 2eed al the rear between the !
ana t,r. IS attached by a framework |
my wheel to act as a rudder.