The morning news., 1899-09-05
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

NNiII Take Soundtngs To-day to
CO.. DeDth of River Where Steam
In Itasca Recently Ran Into
Dredge AIabama-Lighters Moving
stone, 10 New 6. a A. Bridge Site.
+.amer Pilot Boy Returns to
u.auCOrt with COIOred Excursion
ists.
Tho damages the dredge Alabama sus-
,..rea when recently run into by the
,,.an7ehip tasca, will probably not be
..-assed until all the circumstances in con-
ra.tion with the mishap have been fully
dedicated. Before the board of survey |
oslses an examination. officers represent
,,g The steamship company. desire to fully
fpvestigate all the circumstances. 1t is
.r,ted however, that the damages may be
sxed by arbitration.
FOR the purpose of ascertaining the
d.oth of the channel at and near the point
i where the accident occurred, representative
Of tbe steamship company will go down
on the tug Forest City to-day to take
h soundiugs. 1t is desired to get the exact |
5,nth Of water to determine whether the
Steamship company or the owners of the
4 dra5qe were at fault 1t is thought posi- |
bIa an amicable settlement of the matter |
may follow the findings of the represen- |
ftIves. The examination will be made by |
Mr. j. ]. Carolan, agent of the Merchant |
and Miners Company Capt. Dggs of the |
Steamship Itasca, and Capt. Frank Avery !
Of the tgg McCauley.
The Alabama was sunk, as stated in the |
Morning News at the time. She has since |
been raised, however and towed TO the |
c.f- She is at present tied up near the |
Hermitage wharf, west of the city.
The moving of stone continues from the
market dock to the site for the new Geor-
gia and Alabama Railroad bridge west of
the city Besides the large lot which has |
been taken up to the bridge site, four ad- |
diuonal cars arrived yesterday and were |
promptly unloaded. 1t is understood about !
600 cars viii be used in building the piers /
The facilities which have been provided |
for handling the stone insures its speedy |
delivery after its arrival at the wharf. !
Two derricks, one on the wharf and the |
other near the railroad track, do the work |
The one lifts the stone from the cars to |
the wharf, while the other continues the |
lift to the lighters. Besides material each |
lighter carries up tools and apparatus to |
be used in the work.
The wharves between Bull and Abercorn |
streets were crowded with colored people |
yesterday afternoon, the occasion being |
the departure of the excursion steamer |
Pilot Boy for Beaufort Judging from the |
patronage the excursion seemingly get |
this business during the summer has been |
Profitable. Without exception all the boats |
have come and returned with about the |
same sized crowd the Pilot Boy had yes |
terday. The spirit of the occasion was |
kept alive by two brass bands. When the |
boat pulled off about 400 Savannah negroes !
were at the wharf to ''see her go round |
the bend"
The schooner Ebenezer Haggett. Capt. |
Warren. cleared yesterday for Perth Am
boy and New York, and will go to sea |
carly to-day. She was ready 20 go down |
early yesterday afternoon, but the wind |
was unfavorable, and her captain did not |
care to anchor out. The Haggett is lum-
Der laden.
The schooner Willie r. Bohanan, which |
Is loading lumber will be moved to-day |
from the Central Railroad wharves, to the
Savannah, Florida and Western wharves
The bark ]. G. Pendleton, (Nor) Capt. |
Abrahamsen, went TO sea yesterday. She |
has cargo of naval stores for Rotter-
dam.
The trouble among employees at Cramps !
shpyard in Philadelphia, seems TO have
been partially settled, according to the
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