The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-17
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
GERMAN BARK IZABEL TOwED UP
FROM QUARANTINE.

After She Is Surveyed the Chances
Are the 135-Ton Cargo of LOGVvOOd
VIII Have TO lie Discharged.
Transatlantic Lines Contemplate
ing Increase In Rates-MRtters of
Interest to shippers and Mariners.
The German bark label. Capt. Voss.
which put in at Tybee Wednesday leak
ing was towed up to the city yesterday
and berthed at the Gordon wharf. She
was in heavy gale shortly after sailing
from St. Marc, from which she sprung a
leak and suffered considerable other dam
age. At the worst stage she made two
inches Of water an hour, so that 1t was
comparatively easy with the big double
action pumps aboard to keep her free.
The damage consists Of an opening in
the vessels stem, damage to the stern
post. and other things which made it nee
essary to head for the nearest port She
was heavily loaded, having 435 tons of
logwood for Libau. Aside from the dam
age mentioned 1t Is stated the vessel is In
fairly good condition. Her crew of twelve
are all reported well.
Voss, through Strachan & Co., agents for
the vessel, for a survey to-day. She is in
sured in a continental company While
the exact damage is not known 1t is be-
lieved TO be such as will necessitate the
discharge of her cargo so that the repairs
may be effected. The cargo is valued at
5000 marks or $4,000 Hamburg is the
labels home port.
1t has been announced at the offices of
the various transatlantic lines in New
York that an increase in the minimum
rate for saloon passage might be looked
for shortly. In the majority of cases the
increase will simply be a resumption of
the rates before they were cut by the sew
eral steamship lines early in the year.
meeting of the members of the Transat-
lanuc Conference was held early this
month, and the question of recommending
a general increase in rates was talked of.
No action, however, was taken.
The White Star Lane management has
already received its schedule of rates for
next year from Liverpool, and while the
line Is not yet prepared to make them
public, 1t is admitted that there is a de-
cided increase over the second cabin rates
prevailing at the present time. The North
German Lloyd, the Hamburg-AmeTiCan
Line, the French Line and the American
Line have all decided to resume rates OBJ
tanning last year. The Cunard Line will
also increase It's rates, but the figures have
not yet been decided upon.
That Great Britain intends TO secure
more transatlantic liners for use as
transports to carry troops and supplies to
South Africa was made evident when it
was announced that the British admiral
ty had chartered the crack White Star
Line steamship Majestic.
This makes the third vessel belonging to
the White Star Line that has been char
tered by the British government, the other
two being the Nomadic and Britannia.
The Majestic is a twin screw vessel of
1856 tons gross. She is 565 feet inches In
length, 81 feet inches in breadth and 80
feet 8 inches in depth. She was built at
the yards of Harland & Wolff, Belfast, in
1889.
II has been rumored in steamship circles
that the White Star Line receives between
20 and % shillings per ton per month for
each of its vessels chartered by the Brit
sh admiralty
Since the commencement of hostilitles
between Great Britain and the Beers the
British admiralty has chartered 143 steam
ships, of 651,072 tons gross. for use as
transports.
Clement A. Griscom Jr., manager of the
International Navigation Company. oper-
ating the American and Red Star Steam
ship lines, has complied with the request
of the board of directors of the Maritime
Association of the port of New York and
has withdrawn his resignation as a mem
Der of the board. The resignation had
been rendered because of expected alb
sence on account of i'll health. He ac-
cepts instead a prolonged leave of alb
sence.
The three-masted schooner Mary G.
New Inlet on Sunday morning, has been
hoated. Her bow was badly damaged
and she proceeded to New York for re-
pairs. The cargo of coal dust consigned
TO firm in Bangor, Me-, was thrown
overheard.
The British ship Brynhilda, Capt Melxle,
which has arrived at Philadelphia from
Taltal west coast of South America re-
Gently broke all sailing records between
Shanghai and Taltal. The distance be-
tween the two ports is 1900 miles, and
was covered by the Brynhilda In seventy
two days averaging more than 1870 miles
a day.
1t Is stated that the Austrian Lloyd will
| increase their annual number of sailings
| from Trieste to Calcutta by ten in COM
pensation for which the government will
reimburse to the company the amount
The American Line steamship New York
is bound for Newport News, where she
| will go into dry dock and receive a thor
| ough overhauling.
Capt Bylund, of Swedish Norwegian
| bark Norrskenet, was making prepare
tons yesterday afternoon to sail. His yes
sci dropped down to the blight on Wednes-
| day.
| Passengers per steamship City of Au-
| gusta for New York Nov. 16.-Max Solo
mons Miss A. Feeley, Miss G.. Feeley,
Sigman II, Berg. Mrs. NJ. j. Mcbride,
Mrs. Alice NJ. Hall, F. B. Stoneman, Miss
! A. McPhilips, d. J. Kennedy, ]. f. Helms,
Jane Williams, John Williams, NJ. A.
| Perry
Passengers by steamship City of Birm-
ingham from New York Nov 14-G. w.
Allen and wife, Miss S. A. Wilcox, Mrs
| G l. Montague and two daughters w IT