The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-13
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The launching of the Oceanic points out
the remarkable progress during the nine
tenth century in shipbuilding. In tracing
the evolution of the modern steam vessel
the triumph of the shipbuilder is apparent.
1t may be said that the pioneer of the inn
mense ocean traffic of to-day was the
Sirius. which vessel established the first
ocean record" and from that day TO this
she first left London in 1S3S-there has
been a continued struggle between the va
rious vessels and the companies that have
since come into existence for supremacy
in fast time across the Atlantic The Sirius
was of only 7OO tons and 800 horse power.
The Great Western was the first steamship
built expressly for the Atlantic trade, She
was owned by the Great Western Steam
ship Co and was 236 feet long 1,340
tons and 800 horse power. Her cost was
$4,000 She came over about 1889. The
first steamship, the Savannah, was Amer
lean built and was followed by the Wash
ington and the Hermann, each IA feet long
and of 200 tons They were built in 1S47
by the Ocean Steam Navigation Co for
service between New York and Cowes.
II has been predicted and laughed at by
many. that the day Is not far distant when,
the shipbuiding will be turning out YES
sells 600 feet in length. This does not
seem possible to-day but no more so did
the 7e0-fool steamship in the days of the
Savannah, eighty years ago.
The Austrian steamship Harrington, from
Cetle, arrived yesterday for a cargo of
cotton to be shipped to Venice and Trieste.
She is consigned to Strachan 81 Co.
The steamship Coyote, Capt. Eason,
from Norfolk arrived yesterday en- route
south. She will remain here until her
owner and party will arrive from the
North and take passage on the vessel at
this port.
The schooner Luther T. Garretson, Capt
Green. from Baltimore arrived at Tybee
Yesterday afternoon. She is bound for
Savannah, but as there was no tow boat
below. she anchored in the roads and will
be towed to the city to-day.
The schooner George Taulane, Jr. which
sailed a few days ago with a cargo of lum-
Der for Newport News, put back yesterday
and anchored at Tybee for a harbor.
The Propeller Toyboat Co.'S tug Gym
thia No. ?, was yesterday hauled on Jones'
marine railway TO have a new propeller
placed on her
Notice has been given that light vessel
No. 50 left Portsmouth, Va, about noon
the lOtD TO resume llSI station OH the
Outer Diamond shoal, off Cape Hatteras
n. C.
Passengers by steamship Gate City for
Boston. Jan. 13.-Alen Fulton, Jr. H. F.
Alien. Clinton p. Clover, jeremiah Con-
nally, Sergt Chas. b. Batchelder Arthur
l.. Lee.
Passengers by steamship Nacoochee
from New York, Jan. 1O.-W. J. Krone
w. A. Senna ]. d. White and wife. ~
c. Arnold, Mrs. T.. Wilderham, H. D.
Rindskopf, Rev NJ. s. Waters, s. burst.
J. H. Sloan, A. +. Daix. w d. Bradley,
Rev. J. B. Lawless, Rev. J. p. Leary,
A. l.. Stowe, Miss NJ G. Berker, Rev. j.
]. smith Rev. j. J. Downey. ~ Van
Koppen. W. Casting and wife. Miss Gard
nor NJ Trails, f. w. Virgins, j. Burnes.
II. Beran, w A. Gilman, f. Thomas l.,
F. Crowley J. S. Ackeley, Miss smith
Miss Silkworthy Miss Hendrickson Miss
b. Cudney. Miss Y. Cudney. Miss Reed
Miss Aherns, j. J. Dainton, II. Leclone
Italians.
Passengers by steamship Kansas CITY
for New York, Jan. 12.-Fred ]. Curtis
Frank Nelson, f. r.. Brice, f. d. Lawton
V. Bramson, Or. w. Il. Saazar. Lee
Ephriam. b. J. Apple, w. j. Harry. Au-
gust Schless f. IL. Knapp and wife C.
w Edwards, Leo Marks. Thomas p. Hig-
gins Robert r. Lardner John j. Scott.
Chas. J. Keejan Steward, Frank Lewis.
Josephine Thomas (col), Ella Barker (col),
Miss Katie fisher Harry Blaisdell, John
J. Kane, William IL. Gleason, George