The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-12
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

The Days DOings Around the Marine
RaiIways-Steamer VigiIant in
Collision at New YOrI1-Ice Seen at
Sen-SheRthed for Cruisers and
BHttIeships to BE Adopted.
Capt. Tunnel of the schooner Charles NJ.
Patterson tells Of an incident which came
under his observation some time ago. An
American vessel was at a port in the
West Indies. Capt. Smith, her master,
was taken sick with that dreaded disease,
yellow fever, and died one night. The
mate Of the vessel, a Dutchman named
Hans Zargen, was in a terrible stew and
did not know what TO do Early the next
morning, however. he rushed ashore and
sent the following cablegram to the YES
sei's owners in New York:
Il died last night. Capt. John smit"
The tug Dewitt G. Wins sailed for New
York yesterday, towing STANDARD Oil
barge No. 76, which she brought here load
ed with oil a few days ago, and the Stan
dard Oil barge No II, which was brought
here and left two weeks ago by the steam
er Maverick.
The Savannah Lighterage and Transfer
Company's tug Regis was launched yes
terday from Willink's marine railway,
where she had her bottom scraped and
painted. The Regis has been thoroughly
oVerhauIed and put in frst-class condition.
She entered commission as soon as she
came from the railway.
The sloop S. l.. Hartford was launched
from WRlink's marine railway yesterday.
She has been put in readiness to enter
the rice trade, which win begin in few
weeks.
The schooner c. A Raynor, which had
been on Jones marine railway, overhaul
ing, came off yesterday, and is now ready
to enter the rice trade along the coast.
The tug Robert Turner was hauled on
Willink's marine railway yesterday 10
have repairs done to her propeller.
The steamer Vigilant, formerly of sa-
vannah, but now doing an excursion bust
ness around New York, was in collision
with the Liberty Island ferryboat Bay
Ridge, off the Battery Tuesday morning.
The Bay Ridge was struck amidships on
the port side, and had bulwarks stove in
and Joiner work damaged.
The steamer Alpha will leave for Beau
fort this morning on the regular schedule
of the Clifton. The latter steamer win re-
main here to-day to be inspected.
Capt. Jarvis of the schooner Margaret
A. May, who dislocated one of his Shout
der blades, by fall from the side of his
vessel a few days ago, was able 10 leave
the hospital yesterday.
Heretofore every big American cruiser
and battleship has been completed without
the sheathed bottom process being adopt
ed, although the chief constructor of the
navy has urged that it be used upon every
ship authorized in the navy. This process
provides a wooden framing over the steel
hull, covering all submerged parts, over
which copper plates are fastened. The
special bureau board has concluded to
adopt this process on the new vessels, as
well as monitors, and the result win be
to give cleaner vessels, insure greater reg
ularity of speed and save the government
thousands of dollars annually in the cost
of docking and cleaning ships.
Beginning July 81. in latitude 40 TO- longi-
tude A 50, and ending Aug. l. in latitude
4S 26, longitude &c o. twelve icebergs were
seen from the steamer Montgomery. The
bergs were from thirty feet to 300 feet
Aug. 4, in latitude 46 "a, longitude AZ 30
a very large iceberg was seen from the
North German Lloyd steamer Munchen. in
port yesterday from Bremen. Ending in
latitude 46 II, longitude AZ %, two other
bergs We're sighted. While passing the
bergs Capt. Grosch experimental with The
ships whistle to ascertain if there would
be reverberation from the icy walls. but
there was none perceptible.
Ship surgical operation is to be per-
formed on the Red D Line steamship
Caracas. The vessel was sent to Cramps'
a few days ago for examination prelimi
nary TO repairing her. The result of the
examination was that the vessel is to be
cut in two and heightened forty feet. MAX
ing her 1886 feet long She Is a screw
steamship of LIS tons, 20 feet beam. with
a 80-foot depth of hold She was built in
Wilmington in 1889. Bouhon, Bliss e DaI-
lett are the owners. The "lengthening''
process has been accomplished many time
recently, several large ocean steamships
having undergone the operation.
Savannah Almanac
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