The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-13
MARINE INTELLIGENCE
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

NV Cant. BiIIups-The New North
German Lloyd Steamer Kaiser
Friedrich-Big Charters for Pal
mer's Big SchOOners-List of YES
sells Bound for Savannah.
The North German Lloyd steamer Kat
er Friedrich, which sailed June Z from
Bremen, is expected to secure first place
among ocean greyhounds. She was built
At the works of Messrs. Schichau of Ell
bing, and is 600 feet over ALL 81 feet beam
and Il feet depth. Her tonnage is 1880
gross, with a displacement of 1900 tons
on a draught of % feet. She is built of
Steel and has a double bottom extending
from stem to stern, and her huh is divided
into eighteen Water-tight compartments
Her engines consist of two independent
sets of quadruple-expansion five-cylinder
type, acting upon three cranks The diam
eter of the cylinders is as follows: High
pressure, 4314 inches; first intermediate,
64lt inches; second intermediate, CPS
inches; and two dow pressure of 93A
inches each. The total horsepower of the
two engines is $4,000 indicated, and they
each drive a three-bladed propeller with
4 manganese bronze blades. The propeller
and crank shafts are of Krupp nickel steel.
4 To ensure better trim and lessen vibration
the engine room is situated amidshlps
Il with a boiler compartment ahead and
astern of it. Steam at a working pressure
of 225 pounds per square inch is supplied
by nine cylindrical double-ended boilers,
and one single-ended boiler, arranged in
4 three groups, each in a separate water
A tight compartment. The total heating sur
q face is 1900 square feet, and Howdens
q system of hot draught is that employed in
n the stokeholds. She has accommodations
for 400 passengers. Arrangements for
passengers are similar to those of the Kali
ser Wilhelm der Crosse.
The London Shipping World speaking
q of the widening of the terms of reference
q on the question of the North Atlantic win
ter freeboard has this to say: ''The pres
ident of the Board of Trade has done the
right thing In charging the terms of ref
erence to the department committee on the
North Atlantic winter loadline. 1 have it,
however, from one of the committee that
the president had no other alternative
e since all the independent members almost
refused to have anything further to 90
with the matter if the committee were to
be tied down TO the question of whether
the Southern ports should be deprived of
n their present immunity from the attentions
of the winter loadllne. 1t is not generally
pSi4eVed tHde tIe ColHlLlCtee' CONSISTING 50
largely of the representatives of the regis
tries, viii report in favor of such drastic
measure as the complete abolition of the
81 North Atlantic winter loadline."
1T has not been sought to abolish the
loadline, but to extend Its operation so as
TO include other ports among those now
favored. The continued agitation, not
only by British shipowners abroad, but by
the leading commercial bodies of the
United States, is now likely to bear fruit
IN the interest OF justice and equity.
Inc steamer Alpha made two trips to
Daufuskie yesterday, carrying large
crowds each time There was much en-
1oyment among those who took advantage
OF the Delights at the popular resort
large number of excursionists took adj
# vantage or the pleasant trip to Warsaw
were fortunate enough TO get away to the
uehsnllul resort escaped the blasting rays
oil inc savannah sun and took plunge in
'He Hnesl SURF along the coast.
me steamer Chtton made one of her
popular excursions to Beaufort yesterday.
4Aose VINO nave taken these trips speak
2 very highly OF the accommodations on the
steamer and the pleasant sail through the
SCUM CaroIlha SOUNDS. There was par
81 " on BOARD from Atlanta, who especially
e"Joyeu the mover ana denghttul trip.
belonging to n. 7. Palmer, shipbuilder, of
bath, Me-, viii stock something for their
owner when they have completed their
contract to deliver coal from Baltimore
at Key West for the United States gov
eminent The schooners William p Pal
mer, Mary f. Palmer and Augustus Pal
with full cargoes. The Sarah Palmer, the
smallest of the five, will sail to-day with
1000 tons under her matches. 1t remains
for the Frank Palmer to arrive and load,
when the Palmer fleet will have loaded
1900 tons, for which will be paid in
without cost to the owners Another item
IN FAVOR OF the vessels owner may be a
Will be paid.
Inc schooner ID. H. Rivers, which arrived
MADE narrow escape from total destruc-
'ioh at Seds having Deen STRUCK by