The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-01
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

Accomplishment of the Lifc-savina
Servicc-HepOrt OF the Army
Transport Board-McetinG of Phil
adclBhia Maritime Exchange DI-
rcctors Against Charges Imposed
on Shipping at Santiago.
According to the annual report OF the
government Life Saving Service, at the
close of the last fiscal year, the establish
ment embraced 25i stations, 1872 being on
the Atlantic So on the lakes. Is on the Pa
cific, and / at the falls Of the Ohio at
Louisville, Ky. The number Of disasters
to documented vessels within the field Of
the operations of the service during the
year was 402. There were on board these
vessels BIB persons, Of whom u were lost
The estimated value Of the vessels and
oargocs involved was 1,168,39). OF this
amount IS, 40, $50 was saved and $7j7, $50
lost. Six hundred and sixty-three ship
wrecked persons received succor at the sta
tons. The number Of vessels totally lost
was So
In addition to the foregoing there were
during the year 365 casualties to sma
craft on board OF which there were S74
persons, of whom 10 were lost; value Of the
property involved, $l93,7O5, of which $l77,-
S26 was saved. Fifty-six other persons
were rescued who had fallen from wharyes
piers, etc, the most of whom would have
persisted but for the aid of the lfe-saving
crews.
The crews saved, and assisted TO be
saved, during the year All vessels valued
with their cargoes at $2S6S, 655. Assistance
of miner importance was rendered TO 324
other vessels in distress, besides warning
from danger by the signals of the pa trol-
men 226 vessels. The number Of lives md
the amount of property saved through
these warnings cannot be determined, but
it is certain that numerous disasters were
thereby averied.
The number of disasters within the scope
of the service was much larger than that
of any previous year. The loss of life was,
however, only p, as against SO in the pre-
ceding year, when the number Of disasters
was much smaller, and was less in proper
ton TO the number of wrecks than ever
heretofore.
The cost of the maintenance of The ser
vice during the year was 81, 497 SIG, which
sum, however, includes $50, 952 expended
during June and July from a special APP
preparation of $4,000 for the maintenance
of 139 stations as coast signal stations for
war purposes on the Atlantic and Gulf
coasts.
The report of the Army Transport Board,
which has been holding sessions here for
the past two months TO perfect a system
for transports between the United States
and recently acquired ports, has been com
peted, and submitted to the Washington
authorities. The service is to be conduct
ed by the quartermaster's department.
There win be two home ports. New York
for the Atlantic traffic, and San Francis 20
for the Pacific Each home port will have
its full equipment of officers and employees.
and be provided with proper terminal fac
Understanding wharfage for ships and
storage for freights-and with suitable
and adequate offices. and clerical and other
staff for the conduct of its business.
AT a meeting of the board of directors
of the Philadelphia Maritime Exchange,
held Monday, a special committee was
appointed TO cooperate with similar COM
mttees from New York, Boston and Bal
timore to take such action as may be
deemed necessary against the cnerous
charges now imposed upon shipping at
Santiago de Cuba. The harbor, pilotage
and station committee reported that it was
porting Station on Dec. ]. 1888 p. d. Todd
was elected a director to fin an existing
vacancy.
The steamer Star. reported to have been
wrecked at Porto Cortez. Honduras, for
merly belonged TO Mr.. Edward D. Booz
OF Baltimore, who sold her to parties in
Honduras. Before Mr.. Booz bought the
boat. she was owned by Capt George L.
Beach of this city.
The big flve-masted schooner being built
at Bath, Me-, will not be launched until
Dec. 10. Her sails are now being made at
Portland. Capt. Harding. or the schooner
Frank A. Palmer, will be her master An
other fve-master, building az Camden, Ne
for Capt. Crowley of Taunton will so eff
the ways on Dec. p.