The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-13
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
ocH AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

s,,nosed to BE LOst-Steamer Iris
v.Derienced Heavy Weather on
Trin From Savannah to Antwerp.
Dtsasters in November.
The barge Joseph Souther arrived yes
terday, in tow, with cargo OF phosphate
rock consigned to the Southern Fertilizer
Company.
TbA Swedish bark Adele, from Table
Raw was yesterday met off Tybee by one
af tbe Propeller Towboat Company's tugs
and lowed to Brunswick.
The Russian Ship Columbus was towed
from off Tybee to Sapelo, her destination.
She sailed from Rio Janeiro.
The British steamship Evelyn is posted
at the Cotton Exchange for a cargo of
cotton. to be shipped to Barcelona. She
Is due to arrive Feb 5, consigned TO j. F.
Minis co.
The British steamship Titanic, from
New York, arrived yesterday. consigned
TO ]. F. Minis & Co. She is chartered to
load cotton for Havre.
An unknown bark was met yesterday
off Tybee by one of the Propeller Tow
boat Company's tugs and towed to Bruins
wick. her destination.
The steamer Doretta, after being several
DAYS on Jones' marine railways, was
launched yesterday She will resume her
daily trips to Button as soon as she is
inspected.
The Belgian steamship Iris, Capt. Lee
raers which arrived at Antwerp on Jan.
from Savannah, reported that she ex-
perienced heavy gales on the voyage, dur
ing which sails were ripped from her
nasts and blown away and her decks
swept of ventilators and everything move
able.
The Boston Post says: "The coastwse
steamship lines to the South are doing
rushing business recently, particularly the
Merchants and Miners Transportation
Company between Baltimore and this
city, which has been obliged to put on ex-
ira ships"
A fire broke out yesterday on a dredge
on the opposite side of the river, at the
foot of Houston street What might have
been a serious and disastrous fire was eX-
tinguished by the Waterman on the gov
eminent snagboat Toccoa. The dredge is
the property of the Atlantic Dredging
Company.
Arrangements have been made by AL
fred Christensen, one of the largest ship
owners of Copenhagen, for a line of
steamers to run between that port and
New York direct. The line will carry
limited number of passengers and take
freight for transshipment from Copenha-
gen for all Baltic ports.
The administration of the Bureau Veri-
disasters reported during the month of
November, 1897, concerning all flags: Sail
ing Vessels-10 American, 2 Austrian, Al
British Danish, Dutch, French,
German, Greek, Italian, II Norwegian,
Z Russian, Spanish, Is Swedish total,
49, Steamers-3 Austrian, II British,
Danish, French, German, 2 Norwegian,
! Swedish; total, 26 Causes of losses:
Sailing Notwithstanding, "a; collision, s;
foundered, 8; abandoned, Y; condemned,
Isl missing, 1; total, u.s. Steamships
Stranding Il; collision, Z; fire, / founder
cd, 3; abandoned, l; condemned, 8; total,
%
Incoming steamers bring no news of the
disabled and overdue steamer Strathness,
which sailed from London, Dec. l, for Bal
timore. The steamer Aeon, from Calves
ton for Havre, put into st. NIichaes, Jan.
], and reported that the Strathness had
broken shaft. The Avon lowed the
Srathness for ten days, but was forced
TO abandon the tow on account of heavy
weather in latitude Il and longitude 49, A
tug was sent out from St. Michaels to
search for the wounded ship. Since then
no news has been received of the Strath-
ness. She left London forty days ago,
and at least ten days have elapsed since
the Aeon left her. The Strathness was
built by w. Gray & Co. of West Hartle-
pool in 1894 for Burrel & Son. She halls
from Glasgow and registers 1856 tons
She has triple engines, measuring 27, 43
and Y inches. She was scheduled to sail
for London Dec. q with general cargo.
A private telegram received by the Off
GERS of the Plant system last night stated
that the United States gunboats Mont
Fomery and Fishhawk had arrived at Port
Tampa.
SaVanRak Almanac.