The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-05
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

Strong Demand for Constwise YES
sells, But offerings Light Even at n
Firm Advance in Rates-SailOrs
Hard TO Get TO Go on American
murine Mines in Chesapeake Bay.
other Notes.
There is a good demand for lumber ton
mage coastwise, bur shippers find II diff
fcult to cover their wants, notwithstand-
ing the full rates bid. The effect of the
war on freights is shown by the advances.
The quoted bids at present are merely
nominal, as vessels appear to prefer 70
remain in port rather than take. the risk
at any price. Lumber freights from sa-
vannah to Baltimore have advanced from
"a. 90 to $4.75: to Philadelphia. from 81 % TO
$5.25; to New York from $40 to $5.75, ard
to sound ports. from s4.75 to $6.25.
Masters of American sailing vessels are
experiencing considerable difficulty in get
ting crews for any except close inshore
trips. Sailors naturally prefer to ship I'M
der some other flag than the American
at present for fear of capture by the
Spanish. and masters of vessels that are
venturing south hug the shore as closely
as possible, and announce their intention
of running ashore in case of pursuit by
an enemy, the crew in that case to take
70 the boats. The sehooners a this port,
now loading for the North have crews
chiefly composed of negroes. The masters
of the vessels say that they have great
difficulty in getting white sailors.
Monday, which land at Light street wharf,
reported a whale in the Chesapeake says
the Baltimore American. The monster
was sighted by all IN the neighborhOod of
Poplar Island and is said to be an almost
full-grown specimen. He was lazily NOV
ing through the water when seen, and
did not pay any attention to the boats.
One of the men on one of the Baltimore,
Chesapeake and Atlantic steamers was
the first to sight the whale and mistook
HIM for Spanish monitor that was sunk
all but the turret The whale is in great
danger, for should he playfully swallow
one of the mines in the channel, the dis
arrangement of the wires would probably
set it Off in which case the mine would
prove veritable Jonah to him.
The British steamship Blenheim, at
Sandy Hook. from Cardiff, sighted an UNI
known steamship on April p, in latitude
44:30, longitude 1910, with her shaft bro6-
en-. She did not signal for assistance, and
appeared to be cotton-laden. She had
red funnel, with a black top. A French
steamship with her machinery disabled,
was passed by the Blenheim at ) p. m.
on April %, in latitude AZ north, longitude
31:45. The latter vessels name could Lot
be made out
One of the largest seagoing tugs on the
Atlantic coast was launched Monday at
Baltimore, for the Consolidation Coal Com
pany. She was chrlstened the Cumber-
land, and will be used in towing seagoiug
coal barges between Baltimore and New
England ports
The board Of pilot commissioners of Del
aware has decided that should a vessel
proceeding TO sea In charge of a pilot meet
with an accident outside the limits of
Philadelphia, without negligence of the pr
lot being shown, and be detained while re-
pairs are being made, the pilot shall te-
ceive the usual detention pay, as we'll as
the outward pilotage. Should the pilot be
discharged upon the vessels return, he
shall be entitled to the full pilotage to
sea.
The schooner Crown, Capt. Linehan. was
lost off st. Johns. n. f., Tuesday and her
entire crew were drowned, eleven men, all
married. The cause of the disaster is not
known.
The schooner Charmer Capt Johnson,
from Baltimore. arrived yesterday with a
cargo of coal consigned to the c. H, Dixon
Co.
The British steamship Cumeria, at Rio
Janeiro for New York struck bottom
while going down Rio harbor. She must
go into dry dock. Her cargo is considered
uninjured.