The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-24
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

SHIPS AND SHIPPING.
The steamer Gopher 10 Go to Mobile.
British Steamship victoria Here
for Phosphate ROck-A Fleet OF
Vessels Went 10 sea Yesterday.
oldest wooden HuIIs In the world.
P. Sanford Ross tug William s Bruss-
tar was hauled on Wiuink's marine rail-
ways yesterday for an overhauing.
Capt. J. CAVITY. coast pilot. of Jackson
vi,le, Fla. arrived in the city yesterday.
He has contracted to take the steamer
Gopher TO Mobile, from which point Prof.
Moore, tho scientist. viii resume his re-
searches next winter. The boat is being
repaired, and will be ready to sail next
Wednesday.
The mines planted at the mouth of the
Cape Fear river in May for the protection
Of the harb9Gagainst a possible attack by
a Spanish 40 have been removed The
taking up of the mines removes all re-
sWictons TO navigation and vessels are
free to pass at any time.
Fearless is about 10 make the longest tow
ever undertaken. She is to haul the ship
Tacoma from San Francisco 10 Manila, by
way of Honolulu. a distance of about $500
miles. The Tacoma is 20 carry 100 horses
and l20 nudes and a coal supply. The
lroquos viii steam 70 Honolulu. a dis
lance of 200 miles, on her own coal. AZ
Honolulu she wall recoal and then proceed
10 the l.adrones. There, getting into
smooth water she VIII take on Sufficient
ccal from the Tacoma to carry her through
10 Manila.
The annual report of Gen. James A. Du-
mont, supervising inspector general OF
steam vessels Just issued by the govern
ment, shows that 6500000 600 passengers
were carried on the inland waters of the
United States during the year ended June
so, 1898, and not single life was lost.
The British steamship Victoria, from
Newcastle, arrived yesterday for a cargo
Of phosphate rock, to be shipped 10 Eu-
rope. She is consigned 20 Strachan & Co.
The tug Maude was yesterday hauled on
Jones' marine railway 10 be overhauled
The tug Jacob Paulsen went over TO Port
Royal yesterday 10 tow the brig Robert
Dillon 10 st. Simons. Capt. George Clark
superintendent of the Savannah Lighter
age and Transfer Company. who Is spend
ing his vacation, went on the tus for the
trip.
The Propeller Towboat Company had a
busy day yesterday. There was only one
high tide during the day time, but with
four tugs seven vessels were safely towed
from the city to the sea.
The tug Regis is ioid up for few days.
receiving her regular summer overhaul
ing.
The United States steamer Tybee came
off of Willnks marine railway yesterday.
after having been thoroughly oVerhauled.
The British bark Braemar 1895 tons,
has been chartered for a cargo of rosin
for Sydney and Melbourne at about IS Ga
and 80 80.
At Deptford, England, are preserved the
oldest wooden huils now in existence in the
world The Queens Barge which was
last publicly employed in conveying the
body OF Nelson from Greenwich TO White
hall was built about 1725 The length is
| Ga feet and beam feet 8 inches. She
was double-banked, manned with twelve
oars. and her cabin had room for twelve
| 10 fourteen persons. The boat had been
! laid up for many years at Deptford, and
| in 1912 narrowly escaped being sold out Of
! service. Two still more ancient boats
/ known as Queen Ezabeths barges, are
| also preserved a Deptford They were
| built somewhere about 1900, and were
used for many years in water pageants on
| the Thames.