The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-09
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
FOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

Sailing Vessels Arrive With CarGOes
of COnI-List of Vessels in Port.
Number of American Vessels Built
During the Last Quarter of 1897.
Fast Sailing VesseIs-Other Inter-
estinG Items.
The schooner John G. Schmidt, Capt.
Norbury, from Philadelphia, arrived yes
terday with a cargo of coal consigned to
Bond. Harrison & Co
The schooner Jennie Thomas, Capt.
Young, from Baltimore. arrived yester-
day, with a cargo of coal consigned to D.
r. Thomas & Son.
The schooner Emily F. Northam, Capt.
Johnson, from Philadelphia. arrived yes
terday with cargo of coal consigned 10
Bond, Harrison & co.
The tug William F. McCauley was yes
terday hauled on Jones' marine railway
to receive her spring overhauling
Sailing and steam vessels built in the
United States and officially numbered as
shown by the records of the bureau OF
navigation, treasury department. during
the quarter ended March g. 1898, numbered
Ill, of which A were sailing vessels and "a
steamers. The total tonnage was y 96l,
of which AIT was sail and S,7S7 steam.
Several fast voyages have been made
recently, among them are the four-masted
bark Lynton, which arrived at New York
on March 20 from Calcutta after a voyage
of Sc days. The New York ship A. G.
Ropes, at New York from San Francisco,
made the run in 1O4 days. The British
bark Muskoka recently made the voyage
from San Francisco to Queenstown in %
days, and the British bark Vimera, from
San Francisco to Antwerp in 1O7 days.
Capt John Springer late master of the
German ship Else, arrived at New York
on the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
April 5, from Bremen, to take command
of the bark Portland Lloyds. recently pur-
chased at New York for German account.
Capt Springer is well known in Savan-
nah. 1t was on a recent voyage from Sa-
vannah for Rotterdam when ne lost his
vessel.
Vessels bound 10 Cuba and the Gulf ports
are exercising caution and will not proceed
until their owners give orders. The Ward
Line steamship Yucatan, from New York
for Havana, stopped off Jupiter on Tues
day for orders and proceeded to Palm
Beach for further orders. The Mallory
Line steamship Comal, from New York
for Key West and Galveston, also sig
nailed for orders and receiving none pro
ceeded toward Palm Beach.
Capt. Church of the Point Judith life
saving station reports that the dismasted
schooner Mary Ellen sank 11A miles. south
Y west, from Point Judith, and about one
half mile west by north from the whisting
buoy. Her spars are held together by the
rigging and the wreck IS a menace 10 nav
igation.
The Harlan & t1ollingsworth Shipbuild
ing Company of Wilmington, Del, has
contracted to build a steel tug for the
Standard Oil Company for harbor work
at Philadelphia. She VIII be 80 feet long
and will be specially adapted for river
work and the protection of vessel property
in case of fire.
The steamship Fanita, which for many
years has traded in the coastwise trade.
has been sold to Capt James Mckay of
Port Tampa to be used as a cattle carrier
between Florida and the West Indies. She
will be overhauled az Cramps ship yard
before proceeding south. The Fanita was
built al Wilmington, Del, in 1864.