The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-15
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS 30 SHIPPING.

ShFs D SHIPPING.
John Lundberg, n sailor on the Nor
wegian Bark Morgenrey, Supposed
10 Have Been Drowned-ExcursIon
10 the seashore TO-day-PropeIIer
TowbOnt Company Renovating Its
Fleet OF Tugs.
John Lundberg. OF Sweden. a eailor on
board of the Norwegian bark Morgenrey.
laying at the Savannah. Florida and West
ern Railroad wharf, is supposed to have
fallen overheard from his vessel and
drowned night before last. Lundberg had
recently been engaged as a seaman on the
bark and was acting as Waterman. Capt.
Egelien, of the Morsenrey made a state
ment to the vice consul for Norway and
Sweden, that he was on deck about II
o'clock, talking with Lundberg. He retired
to the cabin and in about fifteen minutes
after he heard a noise on deck He imme-
diately went on deck to ascertain the
cause of the noise, and called for the
Waterman who had disappeared. lie heard
a splash in the water between the vessel
"hN Nhe WiAhiAf anu &lAti H0lAE ASil0iG anu
not finding Lundberg. he concluded that
he had fallen overheard. The crew was call
ed, and efforts were made to recover the
body, After dragging alongside of the YES
sci for two hours without finding the body.
the crew gave up the search. The body has,
as yet, not been recovered.
Lundberg was a young man about 20
years old. He was sailor on the bark
Topdal, which put into Savannah some
time ago in distress. and after being dis
charged shipped on the Morgenrey. He was
said to have been first class man, and
we'll liked by the master and crew OF the
vessel
To-day will be a day that anybody can
enjoy river ride and a sea breeze II they
wish. going either early or late. In the
morning trip can be taken either 20
Beaufort or Warsaw and IN the afternoon
a trip can be taken to Daufuskie.
The Eulalia VIII leave the foot of Whita-
ker street at a.Am., for Warsaw, and the
Clifton the foot of Bull at 10 a. m, for
Beaufort The Alpha leaves at p. m. for
Daufuskie.
The United States dynamite cruiser We
suvius passed Tybee Thursday afternoon
bound South The tug Cynthia, which was
at sea at the time, spoke the cruiser, and
Capt. Haines, took several letters from the
officers and crew, which he mailed for
them, when he arrived at the city. IL was
reported that when the warship doomed up
off Tybee, the pilots on board of the ]. II.
Estill took her for Spaniard, and they
steamed in to the inner roads to get out
of range of the enemy's guns. The pilots,
however 1apu fbp al nd 80 thar
the pilot boat remained at her station.
The Propeller Towboat Company Is pre-
pairing to have all of their fleet put in
frst-class order, contemplating the sale of
two of their finest tugs. The tug Maud was
yesterday hauled on Jones marine rail-
way to have her bottom scraped and paint
ed, and other tugs will 80 on as soon as
she is launched.
The tug Dandy, Of, Darien, which has
been chartered by the Associated Press TO
be used as a dispatch boat in Cuban waters
came off of Jones marine railway yester-
day, and was towed to Rourkes to have
some repairs made 10 her machinery.
Sail tonnage Of the neutral class is in de-
mand for long voyage trades, also for
South American and West india, but yes
sells are seemingly dltncult TO secure, those
an position for charter being held In most
instances at rates considerably above char
terer's views. Coastwise lumber rates show
a weak tendency, owing 20 the greater
freedom IN which vessels are offered.
The British ship Macedon, Capt. McMas-
ter, from Rio Janeiro via Barbados. ar
rived at quarantine yesterday. She Is char
tered to load with a cargo of lumber to be
shipped to Santos
The Plant line steamship La Grande
Duehesse. which has been at the works of
the Newport News Shpbuiiding and Dry
Dock Company for some time past, has re-
ceived her new battery Of Scotch boilers.
The United States monitor Passaic came
off OF the government dry dock at Port
Royal yesterday after having her bottom
scraped and painted. The Nantucket then
entered the dock.