The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-01
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

The Steamship Decatur II. miller
Back on the savannah Line After
Thorough OverhauIing-Unite
States steam Yacht Chere annie
Here Leaiing-POrt Statistics.
other Interesting Items.
After a complete overhauling of boilers
and engines and the supplying of new fur
naces at the Columbian Iron Works. Bal
timore, the Merchants and Miners Steam
ship Decatur H. Miller has again entered
upon the Savannah and Baltimore route
She arrived yesterday from the latter port
and has the appearance of being up-,o-date
an all of her appointments.
Capt. ]. w. Kirwan, who commanded he
Berkshire, is now in command Of the Nil
Ter, and Capt. Montelins, who was in com
maud of the Chatham, has taken command
of the Berkshire. which has been placed
on the Baltimore and and Providence line.
The steamship Chatham has been laid up
to receive two new boilers, the first of ten
boilers to be built for the steamships OF
the company.
This company is continually improvina
its service. It's ships are kept in thorough
order, end as the business warrants, il
makes changes in it's various lines to ac-
commodate the freight and passenger traf-
fic. The passenger accommodations o.
these steamships are excellent, and are ia
Vorably commented upon by ell who have
the pleasure of travelling on them
The steam yacht Chere Annie, arrived
yesterday from Charleston. She is bound
for New Orleans, but viii be hauled on
marine railway here, as she is leaking. This
handsome little yacht has been a yearly
visitor 1t this port when on her way 10
southern waters in the winter and return
ing in the spring. She has been owned by
private parties, bur has been recently been
purchased by the government. She has
been commissioned to the L. S. Engineer
department, and will be stationed at New
Orleans.
The schooner Brabrook which arrived
here Sunday leaking, finished dLscharsius
her cargo Of coal AT Taggart's yesterday
The consignee made claim for damaEes
to the cargo. Mr.. Joseph A. Roberts repre-
sents the insurance company. Mr.. w b.
Adams. port warden, and Mr.. d. r.
Thomas, inspected the cargo yesterday and
VIII make an estimate of the damage for
all parties concerned.
The Italian bark Costello Dragon.
which arrived at Tybee for orders Thurs
day viii go to Brunswick 20 load She Will
sail to-day. weather permitting.
The torpedo hotila arrived at Key West
yesterday from Miami.
The Russian bark Paul, Capt. Johansson,
from Harburg for Savannah. has been
damaged by collision in River Elbe. The
Paul was anchored four miles SIC of CuN-
haven, when she was run into by British
steamer Loeb Lomond, from Odessa. The
bark lost bowsprit, anchor and stem. The
steamer bad bows considerably damaged
and one seaman on board was killed
The coal lighter Pocahontas, while coal
ing the steamer Chattahoochee. Wednes-
day, al Boston, got her derrick caught un-
der the stern of the steamer. The barge's
mast was knocked out and the vessel began
to leak. A tug pumped her out. The Chat
tahoochee was uninjured.
A steamer is being built in Hong Kong
for the Yukon river trade. She is to be
ready for the opening of The season. She
will be loaded with light marketable stores
and will be employed on the river perma-
nently.
The Russian admiralty have ordered a
first-class battleship. of 1850 tons dis
placement. to be laid down at the arsenal
al Ijora, says the London Shipping World.
Great things are expected of the armour
for this vessel, which it is said, is being
constructed under a secret process. The
Russian authorities have also in hand two
''destroyers'' of the SoNol type building in
st. Petersburg, and a triple screw cruiser
of the Rossia type.
The management of the Sailors Snug
To, ~ fe 90 IN IN
vestigation. Capt G. d. S. TraSk, COVER
nor of the harbor since 1884. has been the
subject of investigation several times since
his election. The present investigation has
been going on for the past two months ana
it is expected that a decision viii be reach
ed soon.
A summary of the shipbuildng returns
of the United Kingdom for the present
year prepared by "Fairplay," shows that
different firms returns for 1896 being also
Harland & Wolff, hold the premier position
with total of eleven vessels of 1870 tons
gross, against a total of S1,S16 tons last
year. which was a record. c. s. Swan &
Hunter come second with eleven vessels
aggregating 48570 tons, against 396B tons
gross in 1896. The largest vessels launched
during the year were the twin screw
steamer Cymric, of 1880 tons gross; the
steamer Brasilia, of II, 100 tons gross and
the steamer Briton, of 10.24S tons gross.
The largest vessel launched last year was
the steamer Pennsylvania, of 1920 tons
gross.
The total of the 1897 launches, 791 vessels
of 1,066,619 tons gross, would have been
much larger but for the engineers strike,
which caused the work in most Of the en-
gineering shops of the country to be prac-
tically suspended for over five months In
1896 there were launched in the United
Kingdom from private yards 7i3 vessels Of
1.257, 339 tons gross; $50 vessels, of 102s. 70S
tons. in 1896; 622 vessels, of ,973 POS tons i'm
1894; SIS vessels, of ,7S3 tons, in 1899 and
$50 vessels, of 49, 400 TONS in 1892.
Savannah Almanac.
Sun rises to-day at 7;07 and sets at 400.
High water at Tybee to-day at 2.30 a.