The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-23
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

LOT Harbor-NeW NHAFIeFs 1or
Cotton CargOeS.
An interesting ardc,e has been pub
lished in an Engi,sh periodical on the
worlds merchant fleets According TO the
figures furnished the United States ranks
second in ownership OF tonnage Of sea-
going craft of all descriptions which ex-
coed 100 tons. The United Kingdom of
Great Britain has a total tonnage slightly
more than one-half of the combined ton
mage Of all the other nations The sta
usties show that in 1851 Great Britain and
her colonies had His vessels of 100 tons
and over. equaling 13 6eJ, 3i2 tons The total
number of vessels of over 100 tons owned
throughout the word in 1897 was 2S,O52
with total tonna2e of 255S1,2 go Other
figures presented show the yearly in
crease in average size Of ships of 1he
world from 1855 to 1897, inclusive The
average tonnage in 1856 was 1862, and in
1897 the average was 1858. Great Brit
aims averages were much higher There
was an increase of The total tonnage of
The world in 1897 over 1896 amounting to
more IMAM 6JJOO0 tons, Notwithstanding the
fact mat there was q decrease of S17 in
the number of sailing vessels and of 250,-
S6l tons in the tonnage of sailing vessels
sun existing. Khis shows that The mer-
chant sailing ship is rapidly passing away
being superseded by the steamship. The
decrease in tonnage Of sailing vessels in
Great Britain alone amounted 10 1900
tons in 1887 as conuared with 1896. An
other interesting tabe shows the material
OF which the sea-go.ng vessels existing
IN the years 1895 and 1897 were built, and
this proves that steel ard iron are largely
superseding wood in the construction of
sailing ships. as well as of steam vessels
More than one-haIf Of The existing tonr,aca
steel.
The arrival at Pa,I,n,ore Monday r,,ob+
of the light house tender NTaDle from
Norfolk returns to beadouarters the whole
fleet Of light house lenders in The r7lf,h
district that were regularly emnloved he
fore the war The Mamie tovyad t,e mort
lightship No. 60. which had baen ON MA
mond Shoals. off t74ttsras and vas re-
placed by No II. WIFI. No GO Uas ,sed for
supply purposes along the coost and the
Maple and Armenia were nsrforn,jrey
blockade duty off Cuta The Wan1a aud
No. 60 are al Baltim1ra for thorough over
hauling When conn eted the Name VII
resume her duty in Inc Fifth dis4rict ana
No So will likely be sent back to MA
mond Shoals
Some anxiety is felt for the safety IF tho
MARYLAND three-nastc5 scboonor Gasiat
the Chesapeake bav four weeks 400 For
Jacksonville. and has nat ,,at arr;,-el1 o,,t
1t is thought she was caught In tho 70.
cent storm on the Georgia coast which
overturned or wrecked a number Of YES
sells She was loaded win feb scro,1 rrbo
from Church Creek. Md and registered
165 tons The vessel is lis feet {ong ana
was butt last year.
The Mobile, the first of the steamships
to be fitted OUT for the pronosad Govern
ment fleet of fourteen regular transnorts
is now at Cramps shipyard where the
newly equipped the vessel win have oigbtv-
four statercors on the spar decLx for the
use of officers. on the promenade dec1-
aft there viii be a hospital with a o.
pacity of seyentv-sfx cots There vii; Ia
a gymnasium for indoor exercise ana +ba
entire ship viii he lighted bv eIectricitv
The space between decks win he sun
piled with cooled air from ventilatinp
| plant. distining apparatus having a
capacity of 5000 Gallons a dav ana a re-
frigerating plant. large enough to Keen
cool an ample sunnIv Of fresh beae ana
NGSGta Dies. viii be Installed The
ship to be reftted will he the Mobavvl ara
the contract for the work win he award
ed this week.
A number Of firms which have ipo,,ir,es
in the market for steamsh;ns Ia he b,,ilt
kind of a reasonable delivery date Al
the leading wards have contracts ahead
which VIII monopolize their building ca
pacity. and thew are unabre ia talre any
short time delivery orders The rush If
work has advanced the building price TOO
1t is a rather significant fact tbet sew
eral injuries are raDorted to have l,aan
made in English shipyards for steamsbins
of large CARVING caDacttv for American
account, but no new hurry orders are he
ing contracted for on Ire other side
During August English builders mt int
trawlers. and two LIGHTERS aograos fireS
about 50 COS tons against twent1,-eierbf ,,es
sells, of about 81. o49 tons in INV and tven-