The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-26
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
,ocAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING,

,xufug of Richard West from the
s.vnnnah Schooner Hilda-SchoOn-
- Cbauncey Il. Burk Damaged in
storm-Changes in the Schedule
IS the steamships Gate City and
~,coOchee-List of Vessels in Port.
,,.,rrber particulars have been received
I'm CAPT Rines of the schooner Hi1da,
- Philadelphia, concerning the accident
bs vessel on her trip from Savannah
cant Rines reports that on Feb 16, when
- cane Hatteras, his vessel was struck
~ terrific gale, Richard West, a sailor
70 washed overheard and drowned.
n1.sr the gale struck the Hilda, Capt.
pines gave orders to shorten sail. Scarce
l.. had the command been given when
r,st was thrown overheard by a lurch
If tbe schooner. \ boat was quickly low
.-od but West had disappeared before the
h,,, could reach him. The drowned man
mas % years of age and lived at Whining
ton y. c.
The schooner Chauncey e. Burk, Capt.
Mark Townsend which arrived at Perth
Ambov Wednesday, twelve days from this
,ort with a cargo of railroad crossties,
had rough passage and sustained consid-
s-able damage. The Captain reports, Feb.
,s while hove to in a hurricane, sixty
miles east of Hatteras, a heavy sea board
Cd the vessel, which carried away the jib-
hoom. with gear attached and all head
.,ils. main and mizzen sails The sea
1s.rI,f r,I tT,.a
cabin.
The steamship Gate City did not sail
from New York for Savannah on last
Tuesday, as scheduled, consequently she
UiU not ieave this port to-day, as has
been advertised. She is at Boston, where
4 she took a cargo on her last trip from
savannah She will sail from Boston Feb.
9S for New York, where she will go back
on the Savannah and New York line, sail
ng from the latter port March 4.
The steamship Nacoochee will sail from
New York to-day on her regular schedule
for this port Upon arriving here she will
lake a cargo of cotton for Boston. The
demand for freight room to Boston is ac-
tive at present, necessitating the putting
on Of an extra ship to accommodate the
accumulation OF cotton.
The 24iR knot torpedo boat Rodgers was
docked at the Columbian Iron Works, at
Baltimore, Wednesday for attention to her
hull She will have several plates renew
ed which were damaged by the police pa
tTOl boat I4annan striking the Rodgers.
The N-knot torpedo boat Mckee will be
launched in about week. The engineers
Of the John P Holland Company are pre-
pairing to get steam on the submarine tor
pedo boat the Plunger.
Attorney General School of Jamaica, on
4 behalf of the crown, will next week ask
the British Vice Admiralty Court for a
decree condemning the British steamship
Bermuda at Port Antonio, for having
q violated the neutrality Jaws. She has been
laid up for some time in charge of the
a authorities, having been held in proceed
ngs brought against her for forfeiture.
Numerous claims have been presented
against her by American firms for repairs,
one Of which was for $1,700 by John Baiz-
ley Of Philadelphia. There are other
claims of similar character The gov
eminent contention is that the vessel re-
verts to the crown and the claimants must
look to the individual owners of the vessel
for money due them.
The overdue Philadelphia schooner Sa-
1ah D. Fell, Capt. Loveland, from Port
Royal for Baltimore, with a cargo of phos-
pnate rock, which was out in recent gales,
arrived at her destination yesterday She
mad been out for over two weeks. Capt.
AoSelaud is the son of the commander of
the steam yacht May. His father was
anxious about his safety, while here on
the yacht few days ago, and left for
st. Thomas before he heard of the arrival
OF the schooner
Inc last of the four mammoth steel boil
efs built at the Columbian Iron Works,
ballmore, for the Merchants and Miners
steamer Chatham was safely lowered into
'he vessel at the works Wednesday.
Inc American barkentine Bruce Haw-
ans capt Quincy, arrived at Boston yes
eIoay, after the remarkably quick trip of
~ hours from Brunswick.
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