The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-30
THE VIM. P. HOOD LEAKING.
THIRD VESSEL DISABLED IN RE-
CENT GALES TO REACH HERE.

The Hood struck the Gale on Frying
Pan. and soon sprung Leak.
Made water RapidIy-Capt. sOmers
Headed His Vessel With the Gale
and when the weather Moderated
Was on Tybee-BeIieved Sundays
Blow Caused Considerable Damage
TO shipping-Mattcrs of Interest to
shippers and Mariners.
The schooner William =. Hood, Capt.
somers. the third vessel to put into Sa-
vannah disabled from severe gales cncoun-
tered on last Saturday and Sunday ar
rived yesterday and was berthed a the
Georgia Lumber Company's wharf foot
Of Bull street. The vessel sprung a leak
while in the worst Of the gale off Frying
Pan Saturday and while much of the
water was removed from her there re-
NAMED seven feet in her hold when shs~
reached port. Aside from the leak, which
mas not yet been located, the vessel suf-
fered no further damage. and none Of the
cargo of lumber was lost
Shortly after arriving Capt Somers made
preparations for having the Hood pumped
OUT and late in the afternoon the tug
Cynthia was alongside her ready to begin
work 1t was not thought more than
three hours would be required to free che
vessel. protest will be noted and sur
vey held to-day.
Capt. Somcrs reports last Sunday one Of
the toughest days ne has spent at sea in
some time. Leaving Fernaudina on Tues
day. Nov. q, with a cargo of 100000 feet
of lumber, his vessel moved along nicely
until she ran into the gale off Frying
Pan. 1t was heavy northeast wind, and
at the time the vessel was in the west
ern edge of the Gulf stream. When The
toughest OF the bow came the vessel
sprung a leak, and began rapidly to fill
win water. The pumps were brought into
Immediate use, but il was with great diff
iculty that they were operated, as the ma
chinery did not work. 1t was no time
then for making repairs Capt. Somers
saw no redemption for the vessel except
to run her with the gale. which he did.
This brought her down the coast at a
rapid rate.
During the gale it looked so much like
disaster was to follow that the life boats
were got ready and provisioned, prepara-
tory for an emergency. An the vessels
crew had for water were two jugs, both
of which were dashed to pieces when laid
down for a moment When the weather
moderated sufficiently for Capt Somers to
think of making port his vessel was off
Tybee.
The cargo of lumber Is consigned to the
Keystone Lumber Company of Philadel-
phia. The vessel is owned by Capt. Davis
of Somerset, Mass. where she belongs.
Her former commander left her al Fer
nandina, and this was Capt. Somers'
maiden voyage aboard her, he having
gone TO Fernandina for the purpose of
taking her to Philadelphia. 1t is stated
to be her first trip south of Hatteras
From the stress of weather the COM
manders of the three disabled schooners
now in port, and which struck the gales,
say there must be considerable loss to
shipping. Some of them passed other yes
sells bound north, and it is believed a num-
Der of lumber-laden schooners sailed from
Southern ports about in time to catch the
trough weather. The next few days may
bring further news of damage.
October CIeRrances at New Orleans.
The month of October was a record
breaker in the history of the port of New
Orleans in entrances and ciearances. Dur
ing the month 106 steamships and four sail
ing vessels were entered at the custom
house from foreign ports, and 3S steam
ships and eight sailing vessels from coast
wise ports, making total of 1H steam
ships and u sailing vessels. During the
same period 101 steamships and three sail
ing vessels were cleared for foreign ports,