The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-18
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
CARGO OF GERMAN BARK IZABEI
TO BE DISCHARGED.

Board of Survey Decide This the Bet
ter Way to Further Examine and
Report the Vessel-Capt. Mcgee OF
Schooner Geo. TauIane, Jr., From
Philadelphia, Passed Disabled
Schooner Ida Lawrence, From Sa-
yannah--SIatters of Interest to Ma
riners and shippers.
A board of survey, consisting of Capt.
Lewis Virgins of the port wardens, Capt.
IL. Bulling of the bark Ardgowan, Will
lam Kelly ship carpenter, and A. l..
Earle, underwriters agent, surveyed the
German bark label yesterday, which put
in this port leaking. The board found the
waterways, stanchions and bowports open.
The vessel was making about one-quarter
of an inch of water an hour. AS a thor
ough examination could not be made, it
was recommended that the cargo be dis
charged. This will be begun shortly. AS
previously stated the label has a cargo
of 4S5 tons of log wood.
Capt. Mcgee of the schooner George
Taulane, Jr., which arrived late last night
from Philadelphia, with a cargo of coal,
consigned 10 the Savannah, Florida and
Western Railroad. reports that when be-
tween Frying Pan llghtship and Cape
Lookout, he passed the disabled schooner
Ida Lawrence from Savannah in tow of
the tug Alexander Jones, bound for New
port News. The Taulane is eight days out
from Philadelphia. She is chartered to re-
turn to Baltimore with cargo of lumber.
The officials of the Hamburg American
Line have received a dispatch from Cux-
haven, announcing that the company's
steamer Athesea from Philadelphia for
Hamburg. arrived there at o'clock yes
terday afternoon, with the crew of the
Hamburg-AmeTican Line steamer Patria,
which caught fire off Dover, England,
Wednesday, while on her way from New
York Nov. L. for this port. The dispatch
also said that the Patria had been aban-
doned in the North sea, enveloped in
flames, and that there were no hopes of
saving the vessel.
Three. hundred 'longshoremen employed
on the Holland-AmeTica piers at the foot
of Fifth street. Hoboken went on a strike
late Tuesday afternoon. Half of the long
shoremen who work on the piers are union
men and they have objected for a long
L
steamer Staatendam arrived Tuesday
after a delay Of three days, owing to high
Winds and the union men refused TO I'M
load her No work was done on the Staat-
endam Tuesday night. but early yesterday
morning Charles Anderson, boss stevedore
on the Holland-America piers, addressed
the strikers at Hudson Square Park, and
all but seventy-five of them returned to
work.
The Plant Line steamship Florida,
| Capt. Allen, Is expected to-day from Spar
rows Point She has cargo of steel
rails for the Savannah, Florida and West
ern Railroad.
The steamer Santee will be hauled off
| the marine railway to-day. She will be
towed TO the old baltimore wharf below
! Rourke's foundry, where she will be over
! hauled, and given new boilers She will
be ready for service in about three weeks.
The steamship city of Birmingham,
| Capt Burg, which arrived yesterday from
New York, will sail for Boston direct Sun
day afternoon at o'clock.
Passengers by steamship Itasca from
Baltimore "A. b. Coler, F. Bell, Chas.
| Duehart. Miss Balsom and sister, w. N.
| Albertsou. j. w. McGolvandety, ID. c..
| Paul. F. Gresty, c. j. Smith, Peter Smith.
Savannah Almanac.
Sun rises at 6;5i a. m. and sets at sos
| p. TN.
High water at Tybee to-day at 7:55 a. m.
and Sis p. m. High water at Savannah
one hour later.
Phases of the Moon for November.