The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-23
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

Experience Among Icebergs and
Fog - Vessels in the Port of IIn-
Vnna-Bids Invited for Building
Dry Docks for GOvernment-sup-
plies for Cuba-List of Vessels in
Port of savannah.
Interest In the prospect of a renewal OF
trade with the recently acquired port of
Santiago and neighboring territory ap-
pears to be steadily increasing. The steam
ers Philadelphia and Amrun will be dis
patched to-day for Santiago and Guantan-
anlO. The cargoes win consist mainly of
provisions and supplies. The schooner
Tofa will also sail to-day from Baltimore
with cargo of coal for the United States
war craft Negotiations aDe being made
10 ship other cargoes of coal from PhHa-
delphia and Baltimore. while other char
ters OF steamers are being made to ship
provisions to the open ports of Cuba.
Capt. Tyson of the Neptune Line steam
er Patapsco. al Baltimore. from Rotter-
dam, reports much ice and fog on the
passage 70 Baltimore. Beginning July 13,
in lat. 1872, long. 1910. to July Il, in lat.
1884, and long. 1901, a large number of
bergs were seen. One immense berg was
thought 10 be aground, as il was well in
toward Cape Race, which could not be
seen from the ship although the fog sig
nal was distinctly heard. Fog inveloped
the snip at long intervals from July to
the 18th, all being of a wet and drifting ma
ture
The fleet of vessels selected to carry the
troops and supplies from Tampa to Porto
Rico consists of the Mississippi Mohawk,
Choctakee. Iroquois. Saltwater, d. H. Mil
Ter, Gussie, Morgan, Whitney and Hector,
formerly the Spanish Pedro. The Still
wafer Mississippi and Iroquois have sail
ed, carrying supplies and ammunition.
The Saltwater took the signal service
corps and quantity of coal for the other
vessels Of the feet.
These vessels are reported to be in the
harbor of Havana The irst-class cruiser
Alfonso XII, second-class cruisers Mar
ques de la Ensenada, Condo de Venadlto
and Infanta Isabel; torpedo boats Marques
de Mohns, Martin Alonzo Pinzon Vicente
Yanez Pinzon and Nueva Espana; gun
boats Aguila and Flecha; transport boat
Legaspi The merchant ships wilma and
Madrileno, belonging to the Company of
Sierra from Bilboa the Julia Cosme Her
rera, Aviles, Rita and several sailing YES
se3s.
officers of the fruit steamer Nicarauga,
arrived at Baltimore from Port Antonio,
report that the price of food is rising in
Jamaica, owing to the shipment of sup
plies to the Spanish in Cuba. II is said
that a prominent and wealthy Spaniard
on the island is buying all the supplies he
can obtain and Is shipping them to his
countrymen in small vessels, which land
at isolated places.
All the mines in the Baltimore harbor
have been taken up and stored ready to
be put down should an emergency arise.
Three of the mines were exploded for eX-
perimental purposes. The test proved the
terribly destructive power of the mines, as
the explosion caused an upheaval which
would have destroyed any vessel within
range. An area of water over 200 feet
square was thrown up in massive col
umn to a hight of over 100 feet.
The whaling bark Swallow, from Desc
lation Island was spoken off the New
Jersey coast on July 10, bound to New
Bedford. Her captain reported having
1900 barrels of oil on board, which he had
secured in the South Atlantic ocean. and
the value of which is $4,000. The entire
cargo will be sent to France.
onAD DulluNIS are iuNltCQ ny NllC navy
department TO bid for the building of two
floating dry docks, the cost not to exceed
$3.50, COO The navy department is anxious
10 secure these dry docks at once, and it
is possible that negotiations will be opened
with the owners of the floating dry docks
al New York and one at New Orleans,
with a view of purchasing them. The
structures are to be sent to Cuba.
Instructions will be Issued in a short
time by the treasury department regarding
the status of vessels heretofore under the
Hawaiian flag, but which are now enu-
tied to raise the American flag. II is ex-
pected that these vessels will retain their
present status as foreign vessels until put
in a better position by a special act of
Congress.
Savannah Almanac.
Sun rises at sos and sets at 7W.
High water at Tybee to-day at 1922 a.
m. and 1879 p m. High wafer at Savan-
nah one hour later