The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-01

any class and all vessels or barges of 100
tons carrying passengers shall be inspected
and certihcated by the inspectors of steam
vessels. and their masters and chief mates
must be licensed, the requisite to the issue
of a license being a knowledge of naviga-
ton and seamanship and such experience
as the rules and regulations of the inspec-
tors require
The tug William f. McCauley has re-
turned from Jacksonville, where she has
been undergoing additions to her machin-
cry equipment at the Merrill Stevens En-
gineering Company's shops. The Jackson
vile Times Union and Citizens says of the
work:
The tug McCauley of Savannah, which
has been al the shops Of the Merrtll-Ste-
vens company for the last four weeks, be-
ing improved by the addition of super
heater for the boiler and rolling checks to
the hull also a administering engine. mas
returned TO Savannah, after having had
trial trip TO test the work, which proved
satisfactory to Capt Frank b. Avery, VINO
made the contract and represented the Fro-
pe.ler Towboat Company. Besides the Mer-
rill-SteVeus representatives,, few friends
oi Capt. Avery mad the privilege of trip
on what was at the time she was built
The finest finished and most complete tug
IN the United States. The recent improve
mcuts viii make her without an equal. The
fact of a Savannah tug being overhauied
in Jacksonville is no reflection on the build
ers or the capacity Of the Savannah shops,
but is due to the excellent facilities of the
Merrill-S tevens company and the fact OF
their owning the marine railway, which
gives them advantage in bidding on that
class of work.
Savannah recognizes the need of ship
building facilities which VIII keep here
such work. as of necessity, now goes else
where 1t has been needed for a long time
and in view of the demand for it, il is safe
to say that il VIII not be long before Sa-
Vaunah has as complete works available
for large and small vessels and for all
classes of marine work as any port on the
coast.
Capt. Ed Paine, the popular commander
of the tug Regis. returned yesterday from
Indian Spring, where he has been spend
ing his vacation.
The steamer Victorine is on Willinks
marine railway for repairs.
The steam pilot boat ]. II. Estrl is on her
station again at Tybee bar. The tug
Paulsen, which took her place while she
was being repaired, has gone back into
regular commission for the Propeller Tow
boat Company.
Passengers by steamship City of Bir-
mineham from New York, July 29-Aliss B.
Robbins Nj c. Satchwel E. A. Marks
and wife. f. L. McCrea. DR. II. L. Goub-
ard. H. c. Caldwell Mrs. II. J. Circoply,
w. O. Potheim, Miss A. McQuade and SIS
ter. H. A. Smith and wife, w. H. Dent, A.
Ullman ~ Storch and wife, Mrs. c.
Wernts, J. w Bedell, p. Reumuth, Mrs.
l.. Platshek E J. Seymour, A. T. Snod-
grass J. A. Weser J. Wilson, j. P.
Brown, d. Donohue.
Passengers by steamship City Of Augusta
for New York, July 31-J. d. Wishart, d.
H. Woods. c. r. Woods, Rev. j. l.. Soul
IT, Mrs. II. NJ Stoddard w II. McCor-
mick. s. L. Colclough, John W. O'Nein,
| Dr. NJ. j. F'lattery, Miss Carrie Carter,
Mr. Schwarts Mr.. Levy Z. T. Wynn, M.
Alexander. Linton Basket, A. G. Jarrett,
| j. B. Clark, w. c. Windham Miss Lila
| Wright, Mrs. S. f. McIntire, Misses FaI-
Ion Mrs Fallon, Miss Lille Dunnen, ].
NJ Lang. W. d. Lockwood, Mrs. William
| Hunter, Miss Eileen Hunter, Miss Lucille
Hunter, Max Rosenthal, Mrs. E. H. Hinton
and party, c. D. Schulmett, J. S. Twomey,
| w. Lowe. Adolph Jonas, Mrs. c. Coleman,
Miss H. Platshek Mr.. Harding, G. L.
Gerst, NJ Sternberg, A. Letter, II. LJones,
Mr. and Mrs. George =. Maher, Misses
! Francis and Louise Maher, Miss l..
! O'Brien. j. H. Langford, Miss Clemie Ro-
senbaum. Miss NJ Sullivan. Mrs. L. c.
| Banks Leopold Lowenstein. and Mrs. Hin
TONS servant, Mrs. NJ. Sternberg, Miss Ell
"a Sternberg, Miss Sadie Sternberg.
Passengers by steamship Itasca for Bal
timore-Miss Sadie Smith, c. r. Nichols
and Wife. Mrs. f. Max, Father Carroll, T.
| j. Brown, l.. A. Carver and wife, U. A.
| Dennisou Rev. w. f. Watkins E. I. Okar-
ma, e. H. Lee John S. Davis, James
| Brown, Mamie Brook.