The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-09
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

Record Of the Merchant Marine OF
the United states-FOrecast for De-
cember-Arthur sewaII TO Build a
Few More Four-Masted schooncrs.
schooner Addie NJ. Anderson Dam
aged in Trip From Savannah 10
New York.
The report of the commissioner of navi-
CATION as embodied in the report of the
Secretary OF the Treasury shows that on
June 80, 1895, the merchant marine of the
United States. including All Kinds OF docu-
mcnted shipping Comprised 22,705 vessels,
Of 4.7l9738 gross tons. On June 30. 1897, il
comprised 2gG33 vessels, of 4,769,C23 gross
tons.
Geographically. they were distributed as
follows: Atlantic and Gulf coasts, 16,l42
vessels, of 2,55S,7S1 ions; Pacific coast, 1,75i
vessels of 496,767 tons; northern lakes, B.
256 vessels. of ,4S7,50O ions; Western riv-
ers, ], 253 vessels, or PSI, 1872 tons; construct
ed during the year: Atlantic and Cuff
coasts 514 vessels, OF $1,000 tons; Pacific
coast. 22S, of 1880 ions; northern lakes, 81,
of 81 ,OS4 tons; western rivers, 1923, of 1885
tons, making a total OF 952 new vessels, of
$50 45S tons. OF this number there were
357 wooden sailing craft of 1852 tons,
steel sail craft, Of 6,724'aons. 3t3 steam
wooden vessels of 1881 tons. 81 iron ap1
steel steam vessels of 1851 TONS and l69
wooden canal boats or barges of 3077 tons,
and 10 built OF steel of 7,0il tons.
Comparison with last year shows a
slight apparent decline of about '0O99 ions
in our total tonnage, which is explained
by the fact that upward of 10000 tons
were transferred during the closing months
of the year from the merchant list 10 TIC
war and navy by purchase. During The
fiscal year We thus passed through two
months of maritime war, without any
real decrease in our merchant shipping.
This is che more Significant as Blush
shipping during The six months of 1891 COW
cred in our fiscal gear showed a decline.
The receipts from tonnage taxes for the
year were $S4677l. cornpareI with $73l,7O
for the previous year and S544,225 for the
year ended June 80, 1896.
December pilot charts for the North At
lantic have been received at the branch
photographic office with much usefuI in
formation for mariners attached A fea-
ture this month is chart of the tidal cur
rents in the English char 1c TO explain
which an example s. given. The forecast
at sea for the present. month is given as
.cllows
Frequent gales north of the 35th parallel;
occasional gales, n. lat % 80. Frequent
storm areas along the transatlantic routes
moving northeasterly followed by strong
west and northwest gales; areas otter eN-
tending south of Bermuda ard the Azores
Occasional northers in the Cuff OF Mexico.
Fog, occurring east of Newfoundland w.
lon. 46 80 Ice not probable south OF the
50th parallel.
Arthur Sewall of Bath is quoted as say
ing he VIII build two or three S,35j-ton
four-masted steel sailing ships every year
until the Nicaraguan canal is constructed,
after which he anticipates engaging ir the
building OF steel freight steamers
The schooner Addic NJ Anderson, Tay-
Tor, from Savannah FOR New York, which
arrived at New London Tuesday. reports
that she had several new sails Torn and
was blown 300 miles off shore. MontaulI
bearing NV bent an old suit of sails to
get n with. Damaged BOAT cabin windows
smashed and flooded cabin.
The British steamship Prazathus, from
Marselles, arrived yesterday for a cargo
of cotton to be shipped to Trieste. She as
consigned TO Strachan Co.
The British steamship Castleventry from
Manchester. arrived yesterday for a cargo
of cotton to be shipped to Bremen. She is
consigned to Straehan & Co.
Passengers on steamship City of Macon
for Boston.-Mrs. Wilmer Dawson, Clin-
ton Dawson. Burton Dawson, Charlotte
Edwards. colored.
Passengers on steamship City of Biz
mingham from Savannah to New York
L. Nepel John j. Olinger, James J.
Smith, j. c.. Zeigler and wife, w H. Sher-
wood. Miss b. l.. Dorty, Thomas Baker.
Passengers by steamship Nacoochee from
New York to Savaunah.-J. b. Brainer,
wife and daughter. A. Walker A. G..
Guerard,, A. S. Chamber, j. S. Bean, Miss
G. ONeal. r. w. Harde, A. G. Parsons,
Mrs. A. r. Wilbur. Geo. II. Whiteside,
c. 3. Benson. w. X. Kurtz, r. b. Hills,
Miss r. Matthews, Miss K. Conway, A.
D. Dart. J. Borst r. Fitzpatrick NJ. s.
Sarles, II. L. Pratt, twenty-four artillery
men. various companies, E. Watcher
walks, G.. c. Herman, r. Maggie, j. Nc
Carthy, ] Smith, w. Brewer. A. Gradin-
ski, a. Chaniski.