The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-21
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

liberation IN case OF War-Chi-
10 Build the Strongest Fire
1T in the WorId-River Steamers
i've From Augusta with Good
,.rpoes-List of Vessels Bound for
savannah.
7,,. request of the navy department, the
.1srcbants and Miners Transportation
81 c.r,nanv has forwarded to Washington
,-;-rs of the twelve steamers of the
NJ many for consideration in case of
- saws the Baltimore American. The
VI steamers of this line comprise the finest
ACT out of Baltimore, and are not sur
,,ssed by any vessels on the coast. In
aosa If hosdlities the twelve steamers, all
If which are fast iron and steel propellers,
.,,,l1 be used in transporting troops and
sronlies. ana eight guns may also be
mounted on their decks. During the civil
mar vessels of the Merchants and Miners
line were pressed into service by the gov
eroment as transports. The fleet of the
conpany consists of the following steam
ers each Of which will accommodate a
regiment of troops:
runiata, 20 feet long, AZ feet beam, 26
feet depth of hold. Registering 1887 tons
net. and 2,552 tons gross. Triple-expan-
sion engines. N
Howard, go feet long, AZ feet beam, 26
h faer depth of hold. Registering 1857 tons
NET. and 2551 tons gross. Triple-expansion
Il engines
n gloucester, 272 feet inches long, a feet
E beam. % feet depth of hold. Registering
E 81 tons net, and 2,542 tons gross. Triple
ri expansion engines.
n dorchester, 26l feet long, 40 feet beam, %
M feet depth of hold. Registering 1876 tons
M net, and 2535 tons gross. Triple-expansion
FL engines HtH
# D. H. Miller. $50 feet long. 3S1a feet beam,
E % feet depth of hold. Registering 1874
FL tons net and 1926 tons gross. Compound
Ell engines.
I'd Allegheny, go feet long, 3s1k feet beam,
f Is feet depth of hold. Registering 1,43S
N tons net and 2,0l4 tons gross. Compound
M engines.
Essex, PSI feet inches long, 40 feet beam,
B feet depth of hold. Registering 1873
M tons net and 2,5S1 tons gross. Triple-ex-
M pansion engines.
BIZ William Lawrence, 2O7 feet long, So feet
beam 20 feet depth of hold. Registering
576 tons net, and 1,O49 tons gross. Com
pound engines.
Berkshire $50 feet long, 3s1z feet beam,
S feet depth of hold. Registering 1,439
tons net, and 2,0l4 tons gross Compound
engines.
Fairfax, 20 feet long, AZ feet beam, 96
feet depth of hold. Registering 1875 tons
net and 2,551 tons gross. Triple-expansion
engines.
Itasca, 243 feet long, 81 feet beam, %
feet depth of hold. Registering 9S9 IONS
net and AT tons gross. Compound en-
gines.
Chatham, 265 feet long, 40 feet BEAM "a
feet depth of hold. Registering 1909 tons
net, and 2,729 tons gross. Triple-expansion
engines.
The twelve steamers can transport an
equal number of regiments and about 25,-
900 tons of supplies.
Chicago claims that the new steel fire
tug which will be built for the harbor
there will be the largest, finest, and, at
the same time, most formidable floating
fire-fghtng machine in the world. The
length of the boat over all villa be 11S feet,
or lN feet between perpendiculars; breadth
2jl2 feet and nodded depth of hold 1912
feet There are to be three distinct sets
of pumps of modern design, with a ca
pacity of throwing 10000 gallons of water
minute. The capacity of the two tugs
now in service is 5000 gallons each a min
ute The tug will bear the name of Mayor
Harrison or Chief Swenie.
The steamer W. S. Cook arrived from
MI Augusta and way landings yesterday, hav-
ing % bales of cotton, 80 bales sweepings,
B 10 bales domestics, 40 barrels of naval
stores and a lot of miscellaneous merchan-
q disc.
The steamer H. G. Day arrived from
Augusta and way landings yesterday, hav-
ing 10 bales of cotton, a lot of miscel-
Ianeous merchandise and a good passsn-
ger list.
The name of the schooner Carrie T. Ba-
iano has been changed to Sedgwick. She
mas been chartered for cargo of lumber
from Savannah to Boston, and sailed from
Inc latter port March IS.
New Haven, Eng, March 20.-The fish
ing vessel Cecilia has been towed to this
port after collision with the Norwegian
bark Isabella, Capt. Knudsen, from Sa-
vannah, Feb u, for Rotterdam, which
passed the Lizard March IS. The collision
look place thirty-ive miles south Of
bflghton. Her crew abandoned the Cecilia
and reached New Haven in safety.
Halifax, N. S., March 20.--Two big ocean
steamers, one of them disabled and in tow
q the other, are making for Halifax har-
por from the East. The disabled steamer
iog lowed by the tank steamer Duffield.
1hey broke apart at the mouth of the
Adfpor and viii not get in until late
Savannah Almanac.
Sun rises at SOB and sets at 6:12.
Hlgh water at Tybee to-day $50 a. m.
ana 'B p m. High water at Savannah
one hour later.
Fhases of the Moon for March.
rUll moon, 9Th; 3 hours, 90 minutes,
ro'Alhs last quarter, 18th; / hour As
minutes morning; new moon, ed, hours
81 MINUTES, morning; first quarter, 30th,
rour ~ minutes morning; moon i'm apogee
Az ana 18th; moon in perigree, 18th.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
vessels Arrived Yesterday.
steamship City of Macon, Savage, Bos-
,'u VIA New York-Oeean Steamship Com
pa1y.