The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-06
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
and General News of ships
and shipping.

and Shipping
MI british steamship Hiiicrag mas
her bottom, and John Rourke &
lean stonpine it, A plate is cracked
~ water line aud TO make the
- repairs, it would be necessary to
I the vessel on dry dock. Rourke q
have undertaken to stop the leak, as
So. have done on many vessels before
..,5.rg cofferdam on the inside of
, several men were engaged yes
in constructing the cofferdam. 1t
lists of a layer of brick and cement,
C1si.b effectualy stops the leak, and Will
the vessel seaworthy, and in condi-
- nroeeed on her voyage. She will
w. sanlsd ont and repaired on her arrival
in Europe.
,.tbonv !. Drexel has decided after all
- have Scott & Co., the Clyde shipbuild-
orc construct his 2.OOO-ton steam yacht.
- Drexel wanted to purchase from the
-...rnr,snt the yacht Mayflower, which
- nayv department paid 100000 for at
~, outbreak of the war. Mr.. Drexel Of
tsr.d $3.50 900 for her, but the government
ds.iined the offer. Mr.. DreXel said he
Tou,d have spent 100000 in repairing the
Navfower had he secured her.
cant I w Hawley of the schooner Ed
urord p Avery was in the city yesterday
" his vav north He was attacked with
~, grin at Fernandiua. and not being
obIs TO stand the trip, sent his vessel on
her massage to New York in command
of the mate The many friends of Capt.
Hawley in Savannah wish him a speedy
recovery from his ailment.
Another fve-masted schooner, which
will be the fourth on the coast, is being
constructed by G. G. Deering, at Bath.
She is now in frame and partly ceiled up.
She will register 1 500 tons, and will carry
8M tons Capt. Davis of the schooner
David p Davis will be master of the new
vessel
The amount of material which enters
into the construction of wooden ship will
surprise the average person. For exam
pie. the five-masted schooner Nathaniel
T Palmer, recently built at Bath, re-
nuired $50 tons of heavy oak timber, 300
tons of iron, and $4,000 feet of hard pine.
It is stated that the new steel sailing
Bath. Me. about Feb. Is, and another
one will be Immediately laid down for
construction. The dimensions of the Sew
al are: Length, 345 feet; beam, 45 feet 2
inches: depth, q feet 8 inches; dead
weight capacity. over 5000 tons. She is
to be rugged with four very tall masts.
She will be commanded by Capt. Murphy
of the Shenandoah.
Passengers by steamship Kansas City,
from New York, Feb. SIS. H. Shotwell.
wife and daughter. E. w. Fox, wife and
son, E. W. Smith, F. P. Pray, ]. NJ.
Burrill. Lee Neil, D. ]. Davis, w. P. Jud-
son, W Buschman, w. B. Stevens, Jr.,
L. H. Wing j. H. Kelley, DR.. E. A. Ever
EFT, W A Coleman, r. N. Mitchell, c.
Klots, C. T. Boot, wife and daughter,
Mrs. Lederer, w. H. Sherwood, F. Lyons
and wife, j. II. Russell, A Rathburn,
wife and two children E. S. Duval, ]. H.
3loering and wife, Tillie Adams, ]. Da-
moIta Mrs. W. c. Jackson, P. Wilson,
W. Williams, two Italians.
Passengers by steamship Allegheny,
from Batimore-Mrs. Grogan, Miss Gro
gan, Miss A. Solomon, Mrs. DR.. Chapman,
DR., Chapman, Capt. Townsend, Miss ].
Hale, Mrs. E. Church, P. Carmody NJ.
Rpperd, NJ. C. Brown, NJ. G.. Buck, E.
Grather, J. w Darborn, J. G. Pierce, J.
Waltz ] Smith