The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-24
HARINE INTELLIGENCE.
, AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

s,.ools LightshiD Standing the
c,ies-steamships Arrive for Cot
.,,n-yesseIs to Arrive.
Ven 2 view to preventing fires on cotton
r,shjps the Liverpool. Mersey Docks
~ t1arbor board has issued the follow
ine notice:
.rn connection with the near approach
The American cotton season, attention
4 Elm called to the following suggestions,
~..+7 the view 10 the prevention of fires at
the docks. viz:
Cd" That the masters and officers of YES
as which may arrive laden with cotton
~ other innammable goods, be instructed
- tssn A sufficient length of the vessels
hos ready for use in the event of sud
s.r outbreak of fire, and in the case of
veeeels which have donkey engines on
hoard. TO arrange for steam to be kept up
10 erpplv the hose with water. A permit
70 keep boiler fires banked for this pur-
nose during the night must be previously
obtained from the harbor master. The fun
r.ls of the donkey engine should, when
r,t led into the main tunnels, be covered
with wire gauze, so as to prevent the es-
cape of sparks.
"2 That stringent instructions be given
T., the. men employed at the different berths
n see that matches are not used for the
nrrnose of lighting the sunlights and lamps
in the sheds at the said berths
"3 That a pole and sman lamps, SINH
lar IN those used by the Liverpool United
Gas Light Company, be used for the pur-
nose OF lighting the sunlights in the sheds.
am. your obedient servant,
Miles Kirk Burton,
General Manager and Secretary"
The new pilot boat Philadelphia, which
Vas built for the Pennsylvania and Della
ware Pilots Association, left Philadelphia
saturday on a TWO days official trial trip.
Tie vessel is 147 feet over all, with a nodded
beam of % feet and depth of 16 feet 6
inches The engines are of the compound
tyne which cylinders 20 inches and 40
inches by a 2S-inch stroke, revolving a
single screw. The boiler is of the Scotch
pattern, IA feet in diameter and u feet
long, with working steam pressure OF
rs pounds.
The interior Is fitted up in flrst-class
manner throughout, special attention being
given to the comfort and convenience of
the pilots during their intervals of being
dsengaged aboard incoming and outgoing
vessels.
Electricity furnishes light in every por-
ton of the pilot boat. A searchlight pro-
jector of 10000 candle-power is located on
the pilot house, and long burning arc
lamps for signalling pilots at sea are con-
veniently placed. The masthead lights are
also supplied by electricity. All signal
lights are so arranged that In the event of
their becoming extinguished other lights
are lighted automatically, and the pilot
of the deck is warned of the change by
electric can bells.
Some of the most approved appointments
Of the new pilot boat are a very powerful
steam capstan, located forward of the
forecasUe, 10 handle the anchors, which
are of the patent stockless type. There is
also an auxiliary boiler large wrecking
pump for use in salvage cases and for rem
dering assistance to vessels in distress and
for general fire service.
Cape Hattcras reports show that the Dia-
mond Shoals lightship successfully outrode
the terrible southeast storm of Tuesday
night and sustained no damage. Two years
ago, when the lightship was placed on that
dangerous station it was predicted she
would be wrecked by the first storm, but
the ship seems as stanch as the day she
arrived The experimental day beacon ar
rived at Norfolk yesterday. Seafaring men
viii watch how the beacon viii fare at the
point which has been designated "the
graveyard of American shipping"
An Englshman has patented an apparat-
US for use in raising sunken vessels 1t
Is operated by compressed\air or gas, which
Is supplied by a receiver and flexible pipes
to flexible bags inserted in or attached to
the outside of the sunken vessel Each
pipe is provided with an automatic escape
valve, which prevents overinflation. Air is
forced into the bags by pumps on the deck
OF an attending ship until their buoyancy
Is sufficient TO lift the wreck to the sur
face
Capt. Mexican of the schooner Adele
Thackara, at Baltimore, from Charleston,
Wtn phosphate rock, reports being in the
southeast gale off the coast on Tuesday.
! ne fore and main sails and jib of the
lhackara were blown to pieces.
The British steamship Acara, 10 days
IRON Shields, arrived yesterday for a car
go Of cotton TO be shipped to Bremen. She
Is consigned TO the Georgia Export and
import Company. The Acara is a new
steamship, built upon the most improved
pans for heavy freight carrying. She is
-'" tons register, and is expected to take
large cargo.
The British steamship Hildawell, from
consigned to Wilder & Co. She viii load
cotton for Europe
Inc British steamship Buckminster, Capt.
ZINES from Penarth via Las Palmas, ar
Hfed yesterday, consigned to Richardson
~ barnard. She is chartered for a cargo
OIL cotton for Barcelona
lac schooner Luther T. Garrettson, Capt.
Green, from Baltimore, arrived yesterday,
,~.in cargo of coal, consigned to d. r.
InQmas & Son.
Inc schooner John L. Treat, from Sa-
Nahnah, has arrived at New York with
'he loss of her foretopmast and -jibboom.
felnandina, Fla, Oct. 23.-Austrian
steamer Istok, leaving Rotterdam, Sept.
~ arrived here to-day in command of
9lale Laztah. On Oct. 4. GTabdlo, master,
J'i1miited suicide by jumping overheard.
- 'eIt viii and fetters. Vessels home
port Is Rag1IfoD Austria