The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-19
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
,ocAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

srIs Rough experience oA the
.mship HOmewOOd From ST.
utchaeIs-List of Vessels In Port.
NH. British steamship Homewood, Capt.
,5,rtand. from Pomaron, via st. Michaels,
.--..ed Yesterday with a cargo of sulphur,
-,..soncd to the Central of Georgia Rail
.,.d She is chartered by Wilder & Co.
Cor an outward cargo of phosphate rock
and cotton for Bremen.
cant Hovland reports that he had fair
,.eatber up to Nov. s. when the wind rose
and ON the 9Th hurricane was encoun-
tered. The steamship shipped a heavy sea,
,bieb carried away wenches and broke in
mo matches. About 4 p. m. on the same
da, she shipped another heavy sea, which
stove in the wheel house, carrying away
,.. MINER bridge, compass, telegraph and
,.,o-Lod down the man at the wheel. Capt
lI,vllnd was in the chart room, beneath
H. bridge at the time. This heavy sea
tr.be the door of the chart room.
The posilion of the HomeWood during
II. -torm was 1926 north latitude, and 1888
west longitude.
The hurricane lasted some forty-eight
teurs. the worst of it being felt about
on NOV. >, uuIlilS WHICH Nihe d pOi
noise was washed on board by the heavy
sjs.
During che hurricane the captain, first
and second mate found it necessary to lash
themselves TO the stancnions of the bridge
10 perform their duties.
The British steamship Cairncrag, Capt
Gibson twenty-five days from Newcastle,
arrived at Tybee Thursday night and came
H., IL
countored rough weather during the en-
tire passage. The Calrncrag will load with
pe IRON and cotton for Bremen. She is
caarterod by the Georgia Export and I'm
uorl Company.
The British steamship Mount Sirion, four
DAYS from New York, arrived off Tybee
bar Thursday afternoon, but owing to a
heavy fog aud rain did not reach anchor
age in the roads until p. m. She came
10 to the city yesterday. She is consigned
to the Georgia Export and Import Com
pany and will take a cargo of pig iron,
cotton seed meal and cotton to Liverpool
The one topic of conversation now among
local sea-going men and ship owners, says
the Philadelphia Inquirer, is the mystery
Of the wrecked schooner. Lying right in
the track of coastwise vessels, some dis
lance oil the COZ st Oh New Jersey, between
Northeast End light and Absecon, pro-
rude above the water the topmasts of
four masted schooner, the mute signal.
perhaps, of a terrible sea tragedy.
In the maritime history of this port
there has never been a wreck reported
that has so baffied those wise in the lore
Of coastwise craft. Each captain who
brings his vessel TO port has passed the
four masts on his way along the coast
and the theories that he may advance
only tend to deepen the mystery. Ship
agents and owners are anxiously looking
over their lists and wiring representatives
in other coast cities 90 assure themselves
that none of their own vessels have met
with disaster The identity of the schoon-
er is no nearer being settled now than
when it was discovered, although every
effort has been made to find the owner.
The mysterious schooner was first sight
ed on Nov. u by Capt Wilder of the
steamer Leona, who noticed the four masts
while making the trip from Key West TO
New York. He reported that the wreck
lay Just half way between the light and
Absecon and was in Twelve fathoms of
water.
None of the ship owners in New York
have advanced a claim for the schooner
ana this city was notified in the hope of
clearing up the mystery. The crews of the
Ile-saving stations have been asked con-
oerning the wreck and they report that
il the vessel foundered her crew must
nave perished for there were no rescues
made at this point.
1t Is thought by the best-informed men
IN maritime questions that the schooner,
"llh a load of coal, was beating its way
along the coast when il encountered one
q the gales that have been raging re-
Gently. Being heavily laden and shipping
great deal of water, the schooner foun-
ueIed, carrying with it the crew, which
usually in the case of vessels of this class,
.oaSlsts OF ten or twelve men. Schooners
laden with coal are constantly leaving this
i"'L pound for points on the New Eng
IaNu coast and inquiry is being made so
as TO establish the identity of the vessel.
FER steamship Gate City from. Boston,
rank Deloria, Walter b. Miers, William
@cNlH w. T. Bunker, NJ. J. H. Cook,
=. f. Taylor, T. A. Dewey, Mrs T. A
IDe"ey' MISS Lizzie Mcguire Miss Ada
1etefs Miss Grace Adams Alix Rhind
MISS Nellie Doherty, Miss Kate Devine
tniss Mary Doherty, Miss Theresa LAWYER.
l. MARITIME Frank Kennault w G. Stew
- MRS. W. G. Stevens, Miss Ada Conant
MS hlttie Donovan, James A. Means. f.
", Doar' Howard Gould, Foster w. Smith
Inn Itahkln, Charlie Clapp, Charles Ker-
- D. H. Dodd, Dan Raglan, Gus Whit
I@Aer, John e. Talt Miss Maggie Calvin
1t-,, w marc, Mrs. F. Willard, Master David
wizard, William Morgan, Peter Sullivan
" r. Lightwell, r. w. Dye, Charles j.
Gotrke, John F. Mitchell, F. II. Lancaster.
>, - Hertle J. L. Manstudg Jean Goud-
Girau 1Aii'oi''e
NJ er steamship City of Birmingham from
~" 1ork-Miss Herring, Miss Stevens
sllSS Goodwill, Mrs. f. G. Strachan. II. G.
2 t!. J. r. Saussy, Jr., and wife,
''Ss H. Fuller, Mrs J. w. Teople. Miss
T.. close, Miss N. T. Hunter. r. Fl HIN
. sna Wife T. O'Connor Miss c. Van Nor
, r'.,' mrs. T. J. Owens, G. H. Buckley and
W. We, w. I'll. Thompson and wife, J. Ryan
T,r "aae' N. H. DeLane Fl. A. Rice, nj.
crane II. Weber Miss H. Broder-
~ H. Rowland and wife. Celia King. Liz
L OdVanagh, Maggie Healy, Mary Bar
15, Inomas McGinnis, Martin Fay, J.
a"'I.er' Il. Thomas, o. Lund, c. Garcia.