The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-21
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

Large Fleet of Vessels Arrived
With Full CargOes-NOrwegian
Steamship DrOt to Return for An
other Cargo of Cotton-Corrected
Time of Steamship City of Augusta
ON Her Trip From New York to
Savannah.
The corrected time of the steamship
City of Augusta, on her last trip from
New York to Savannah, shows that it was
quicker than at first reported. She left
New York at SOC p. m, Monday, and ar
rived at Savannah Wednesday at 5:96 p.
m, making gross time of 4S hours and 80
minutes; deducting "a minutes for the DIFF
ference in time, leaves actual time con-
sumed on the trip IS hours and 6 minutes.
There was a detention of l hour and
minutes al sea and 10 minutes in the Sa-
vannah river, which, deducted from the
gross time, leaves the actual running time
from dock to dock, IS hours and 81 min
utes, the quickest trip ever made by the
Augusta.
The Norwegian steamer Drot has been
posted at the Cotton Exchange for a cargo
of cotton, to be shipped to Bremen. She
is due to arrive Feb. 8, consigned to the
Georgia Export and Import Company. The
Drot recently took a cargo of cotton from
this port to Bremen and Stettin.
The brig c. C. Sweeney arrived yester-
day with a cargo of guano, consigned to
the agent of the Georgia and Alabama
Railway.
The schooner Rob Roy, Capt Matt Nor
bury, from Philadelphia. arrived yester-
day with a cargo of coal, consigned to
C. H. Dixon & Co.
The Savannah schooner Charmer, Capt
Johnson, from New York, arrived yester-
day with a cargo consisting of cement
for Andrew Hanley and nitrate of soda
for the Savannah Guano Company.
The schooner Margaret A. May Capt
Jarvis, from Baltimore, arrived yesterday
with cargo of coal, consigned TO d. r.
Thomas & Son.
The schooner Georgie L. Drake, Capt.
Skolfield, from New York, arrived yester-
day with a cargo of guano, consigned to
the agent of the Central of Georgia Rail
road.
The schooner j. E. duBignon, Capt. Tur-
ner, from New York, arrived yesterday
with a cargo of guano, consigned to the
agent of the Central of Georgia Railroad
Chief Engineer Samuef H. MCGEE of the
revenue cutter service, who has been sta
toned at Savannah on the Boutwell,, has
been ordered for temporary duty on the
Lot NJ. Morrill,. stationed at Wilmington
N. c., to take the place of Engineer H.
d. Glover, who is sick.
The British steamer G. R. Booth, Capt
Ackerly, from Savannah, Dec. Is, for
Bremen, which stranded at Texel was
towed off by salvage steamer and pro-
ceeded to her destination.
Capt. James of the steamer Itasca,
which arrived at Baltimore Tuesday from
this port reports that at IL a. m. on Mon
day, ten miles south of Currituck, a three
masted schooner with all sail set, was
headed for the beach, After striking on
shore all sail was taken in. A heavy sea
was running, and the wind blew from the
north. 1t is thought the schooner was
leaking, and was beached to prevent sink
ing.
The schooner Florence A. Creadick,
Capt. Lank, from Cardenas, arrived at
Jacksonville yesterday leaking badly
The Norwegian bark Osmond, Capt So
rensen, from Pensacola bound for Cardiff.
ran ashore Jan. II, on the southwest reef
of Tortugas, bilged and will probably be
total loss. dispatch from Jacksonville.
Fla. states that the tug Childs has gone
to the vessels assistance
SavanDak Almanac.
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