The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-09
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

Arrival of the British Steamship
Ardrisbatg for Full Cargo OF
Phosphate-Ngr. Michael N. Usinn to
Join the Navy--PiIot Charts for
June Ready-Forecast of weather
for June.
The British steamship Ardrishaig Capt.
Logsdail, from South Shields. arrived YES
tardey consigned to strachan & Co. She
is chartered to load phosphate rock for
Europe. Capt Logsdail reports having
sailed from South Shields twenty DAYS
ago. He had pleasant weather and did
not run across any Spaniards On June
7, at 2 p. M, in latitude 30 degrees, 8 min
utes and longitude II degrees, 90 minutes.
spoke bark showing signals II. P. 2 V.
Capt Logsdall's son, a lad of II years.
accompanied his father on the trip.
Mr. Michael N. Usina, passed a success
full examination at Washington, D. C. a
few days ago, for a position In the navy
as past assistant engineer. His average
was of such a high percentage that no
was Informed that his services win be re-
quired when the FIRST vacancy or appoint-
l
of Capt. NJ. P. Uslna. He graduated at
Lehigh Valley college, as an electrical
engineer and with his knowledge in this
department of science win be Of valuable
service to the navy department. IIa Ia
well known in Savannah where he has
spent his life, having been empoly.ad az
engineer on the various tug boats and the
revenue cutter stationed here He will
return to the city to-day to await his APP
pointment.
Mr., John A. Calhoun cleared two
schooners yesterday for Philadelphia
Their cargOes aggregated 7S3,74S feet Of
pitch pine lumber.
Pilot charts for June have been received
at the Savannah branch lydrocronhic
Office by Mr.. Clarence Hatch, in charge
of the work at this port. There has been.
a delay in issuing the charts for Juna
which was disappointment to many OBJ
servers whose vessels have sailed with
out them.
The forecast of weather on the North
Atlantic ocean for June, made by the ! W
geographic office. is as follows: Generally
fair weather in the central and southern
parts of the North Atlantic during this
month. A few sOuthwestery arfd west
erly gales along and to the northward of
the transatlantic routes and near the
American coast. Fog, as indicated. from
40 degrees west to the American coast:
also, occasionally near 30 degrees north
from degrees west of IS degrees west.
Icebergs and field ice between the forty
fifth meridian and the Newfoundland
coast reaching as far south as A degrees
north, near the fftieth meridian
The Boston Post says Now that the
government has secured as TRANSPORTS
steamers Gate City and City of Macon.
running here from Savannah, it is coniec-
tured that the Ocean Steamship Company
will be obliged TO haul off a couple of
steamers from the New York service an
order to fiji the gap, and the vessels NAV
be the Nacoochee and Chattahoocnae.
which have run here before. The latter
may be substituted by the Tallahassee. as
the ChattahoOchee is undergoing an over
hauling at New York. At any rate. two
or more steamers Will have to be sent
here If the company intends TO retain lis
trade from the South"
Savannah Almanac.
Sun rises 4:6 and sets 7:O7.
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