The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-27
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
.,,rtsH STEAMSHIP sTRATHMOBE
DAMAGED IN STORM.

linz Rough weather in the Eng
,,.b Channel She Had Three
Iensths of Port Rail Knocked
out-was in the Storm Six Days.
s..ooner Melissa A. Wiley, From
p-ovidence for Brunswick, spoken
oe Tvbee-She Was Damaged in
c,Ie-PIant steamship Florida TO
,.t,,rn With steel Rails and Back
- philadelphia With CrOssties.
o,t.er Marine Matters.
rs. british steamship Strathmore, Capt.
,,.-~seor. which arrived yesterday from
9 1rcnaels, was slightly damaged dur
,... r,5gh weather which she encountered
- the English Channel on her passage
~sr Striking a storm about Nov. 3, the
-.sssl iabored in it six days, during which
-ss encountered some of the severest
Weather of her expersnce. About three
l.---r. of the port rail were knocked out,
.-5 other damage was suffered by the
tsrri5e seas that boarded her repeatedly.
The stra thmore came to Savannah by
nav of Newport News, where the steamer
.,onrsd short time. On her arrival early
yesterday she was berthed at the Savan-
nah Florida and Western Railway wharf,
where cargo of cotton will be taken on
board.
The schooner Melissa A Wiley. Capt.
Hart from Providence for Brunswick,
was spoken off Tybee yesterday by the tug
Cambria. The Wiley had fallen into a
cole. during which she was considerably
damaced. though not enough to interfere
with her continuing her voyage down. She
bsd lost her foresaii and spanker and
o,ber damage was noticed. Capt. Hart
wished his vessel reported.
The tug Regis formerly carried weather
signals. and the fact information was
rrattv generally given out by her along
The WHarves may lead to another ar
rangement by the government TO have tugs
carry signals As stated in the Morning
News yesterday, shipping men claim they
do not get the benefit of the information
Inv the display of signals from the new
postofice and while no steps have yet been
taken by them asking for a change 20
the old PLAN the belief is expressed thai
something will be done in this direction.
II is seldom that masters are aboard long
at one time while their vessels are in port,
being most of the time at offices along
The Bay, fOf TINS reason SlSIdlS us
played where they could be seen from
any point along the Bay would get the in
formation to masters more promptly than
if put out elsewhere.
The Plant steamship Florida, which sail
ed for Philadelphia with crossties Fri
dav. will return from Sparrows' Point
with steel rails for the Savannah, F'lor1-
ia and Western Railroad She has been
chartered to return to Philadelphia with
crossties. If she is used to any great ex-
4 tent in the lumber trade the chances are
sailing freights will be affected to some
4 extent.
1t is possible enough of the cargo of
n logwood from the German bark label will
A be discharged to-day to admit of the Sec
A ohd survey it is intended to hold. The
label suffered considerable damage, but
Il the extent of it cannot be told until the
4 vessel is discharged.
The steamer H. G. Day, Capt. Haddon
\ arrived late yesterday afternoon from Au-
e gusta with a large cargo of freight.
Passengers by steamship City of Macon
from New York, Nov. PA. F. Hebben,
Mrs. j. D. Paige, Mrs. Dent, Mrs. S. B.
Goodwin, w. H. Jones and wife, Miss
q 0'Grady, Mrs. E. ]. Caywood, Mrs. j. l.
Hammond, z. Schwanhauser, w. B.
Hundley and wife, E. H. Heitner, R. B.
Brown, R. Rowland and wife, H Davis
and wife, Mrs B. Rogers, c. w. Halter,
Mrs T. Wilson, Mrs. R. Banner S. Ban
Y ner, Miss Banner F. CHASER, J. Van
Dyke, and twenty-three Italians.
Passengers by steamship Itasca, from
Balumore-Mrs. " B. Kirk and two chill
n dren. Y. B. Kirk, C. H. Davis, w.
Zachariah, Mrs. G. w. Lowden and child,
Master H. Lowden, Miss H. Guerrard. c.
W. Williams, w. R. Mcdonnell, T. E. SUIT
ton Z. Tombs, Miss Garry.