The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-15
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

Dcnth of Capt. C. A. Thompson of the
Schooner Florence Randall-sil-
yer Tureen Presented to the New
Philadelphia Pilot BOat-Steam-
shin BucIxmiDster to Return for |
Another Cargo of COttOn-Passen-
, gers by Sea.
Capt. Charles A. Thompson master OF
! the schooner Florence Randall, died yes
terday in his room, at Manning's Hotel,
on Bay street. The deceased had been
confined to his bed with 'malarial fever for
| the past four weeks. He contracted the
disease by having been exposed on Edisto
beach, where the schooner went ashore
during the storm of Oct. 2. The vessel was
hoated and was towed to Savannah Oct. 10.
Capt. Thompson home was at Var
mouth, Mass, where his family resides.
He was 40 years old. Undertaken Goette
prepared the body for burial yesterday at
ternoon.
| A telegram was sent to Mrs. Thompson
notifying her of the death Of her husband.
She had also been sent a telegram few
DAYS ago telling her of his serious Illness.
Undertaken Goette received telegram last
night to ship the body 70 Yarmouth, and
ii will be sent on the, chattahooehee To-
day.
Mr.. H. NJ. Randall managing owner of
the schooner, is in the city, and took
charge of the Preparations for burying the
| remains,
MRS. queen, wife of the master of the
schooner Isaiah Hart, remained here for
the purpose of nursing Capt. Thompson,
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while her husband proceeded to Jamaica
She was a faithful attendant at Capt
Thompson bedside untifthe end came.
The Norwegian bark Marco Polo. whieh
arrived at Tybee yesterday, was lowed TO
the city to load with naval stores for Eu-
rope.
The unknown schooner reported anchor
ed at Tybee was the Emily F. Northam.
| She arrived up to the city to-day with
a cargo of coal consigned to Bond, Har-
rison & Co.
Capt. King of the British steamship
Mexicane, which, arrived at Philadelphia
Saturday from Tampico, reports that on
| Nov 9, when 20C miles south of Cape Hat
teras. he spoke the, British ship Lord
SALISBURY, from Antwerp for Port Royal,
s. c., whose master was at a loss to know
his true position. This was given him by
Capt. King, and he bore away toward his
| destination. @-St
The British steamship Buckminster,
which sailed from this port last Wednes-
day with a cargo of cotton for Barcelona,
has been chartered by the Georgia Ex-
port and Import Company to return for
cargo of cotton for Genoa. She is due to
arrive here Jan. i.
The unknown derelict before reported
drifted ashore at Cape Lookout, loaded
with lumber branded with IS" is thought
may be bark Zeffiro QtaD. Marciani, from
Apalachicola, Aug. "a, for Perth, Scotland.
The cargo of the Zeffiro consisted of sawn
timber, Georgia yellow pine boards and
deals, from the yards of +. Suirden &
Co., Apalachcola, who mark all their
sawn timber on the ends with a diamond
IS" and would answer the description
of the lumber found in the derelict YES
sell The Zeff1ro has not been reported
since she left Apalachicola, Aug. "a.
The new steam pilot boat Philadelphia
returned TO Philadelphia Saturday night,
after short run down the Delaware river,
having on board the members of the board
of port wardens and other guests, who
had been invited by the pilots 10 witness
the performance of the vessel. During the
trip the wardens presented to the boat
silver tureen, which can be used for a
two-fold purpose, either for soup or as a
punch bowl Joel Cook presented the gift
on behalf of the wardens, and il was ac-
cepted on behalf of the pilots by John
Penrose Virden, the president of the Plots
Association, the owner of the Philadelphia.
Everybody 'on board was pleased with the
boats performance, and the builders, the
Neahe & Levy Shipbuilding Company
were the recipients of many congratula-
tions.
Per steamship Chattahoochee from Sa-
vannah to Boston--Mr. Wesson, Mrs. Wes-
son, Miss Julia DeLoach. Howell Brooks.
Per steamship Nacoochee from Savannah
10 New York-S. f. Bolles, Cecil Gabbett
Bessie Denslow. e. A. Seegar. L. A. Small,
DIR. E. f. Russell, ]. c. Arloff.
Per steamship City of Macon from Bos-
ton, Nov l2-P. M. Alien and wife, Mrs
r. C. Keene, Mrs j. w. Willmott, F. o.
Authorln, George Dodge, Patrick Early.
Per Steamship City of Augusta from
New York. Aug. 12.-F. @. French and
wife, Mrs III S. Seers, Rev, D. She'll NJ
+. Foster S. c. Wise, Mrs. +. Joseph, j.
s kaufman. Mrs. Burton, George Rice
and family. j. Towne and wife, Mrs. NJ
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