The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-22
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

SHIPS AND SHIPPING.
Owing 10 "A Scarcity of senmen
schooners About to Sail May BE
Observation-Disclosures Viola ReppnFd
Finds Trouble in Getting Fun
Crew-over 2,OO0,O0O Feet Of Lum-
BIER From Savannah Damaged and
Lost During the Last Hurricane.
Matters of Interest TO shippers ana
Mariners.
There is a scarcity Of seamen in Savan-
nah al present. which may result in the
detention Of sailing vessels now in port,
many Of which are about ready to sail. II
is not frequent occurrence for those en-
gagged in the business of shipping seamen
10 have trouble in filling the local de-
mand for men. The schooner Viola Rep
pard, Capt Dunton, has been loaded ana
ready for sea a day or so, but was de-
tained because her commander was unable
to get the number OF seamen required. II
was understood yesterday that two men
were needed to make up the crew. The
explanation for the scarcity is not appar-
ent, as the present advance freight rates
puts owners Of craft in a position TO pay
the usual price for this service. If the
other vessels about ready for sea are not
supplied with seamen. they may have the
same trouble the Reppard has had in OBJ
tanning them.
It is a noticeable fact that the overload
ing of sailing vessels does not always
"A
sells that have sailed from Savannah dur
ing the past month, as compared with the
time made by those not overloaded, dem
onstrates that in point of time aud also
Ia protecting the vessel it is generally bet
ter TO load more reasonably. The induce
ment of better freight rates tempts mas
teTs to pile the decks high with freight
The arrival of the Savannah schooner Hill
da at Baltimore with vessels that left
ahead of her both having about the same
weather is an instance of better time be-
ing made with light cargo. An example
of the safety in not overlooking was fur
nshed on the arrival of the schooner VIII
lam II. Swan. whose master reported that
the vessel would probably not have been
able to ride out the storm but for her
light cargo.
The sailing vessels from Savannah that
encountered and suffered damage. or were
lost. during the late hurricane, We're as
follows: Lumber
Feet.
Sch. Chas. S. Davis ................... 1.99S
Sch. Yale ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 500 024
Sch. Ida Lawrence .................... 36S S97
Sch VIM. E. Downes ..,.............. sol, 900
Sch. Thomas l.. James ..,............ 342, 500
Total OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2,234 AIS
The total number of feet does not rep
he az of he
We're saved. There is considerable loss in
the shape of salvage, however, even to the
owners Of vessels saved. The Ida Law
renee was towed from Southport where
she put in in distress. to Newport News
Her cargo is TO be used in building dry
docks at Newport News, and is part of
an order for 100000 feet 10 go from this
port. She IS now discharging. She will
be delayed some time in repairing before
she returns TO Savannah. The William E.
Downes has been toWed to Bermuda in a
water-logged condition, as previously stat
ed.
The following notice was posted on Sat
urday at the Maritime Exchange, New
FORK: in view of the approaching holt
day season, contributions OF books. maya
zines and other reading matter for the sea-
men of the United States Navy will be
thankfully received at The Maritime Elk
change and forwarded. Packages of over
100 pounds weight viii be sent for at the
expense of the association. BY order of
L. w. Beasley, President"
During the war with Spain last year
similar appeal met with a liberal response
The association hopes that the Diueiackets
will be equally favored this year and be
literally supplied with reading matter to
while away that watch below.
After an exhaustive inquiry the COM
mission having in charge the matter of
the lost British steamship Adula. which
| foundered off Port Morant, south coast
| of Jamaica. on Sept. o. while bound from
| Kingston for Baltimore. closed lis hearing
at Philadelphia on Saturday The commits
sion returned judgment against the own
| ers Of the vessel on the ground that the
steamship foundered through Instability
| having left port, they declared, in that
| condition The captains certificate was
| suspended. The families of the victims Of
| the disaster, IL is reported, will base their
! claims to recover compensation from the
Atlas Steamship Company, owners or char
terers of the vessel, on this decision.
The revenue cutter HamiltoS returned
TO the city late last night
The British steamship Bendo, Capt
| Morse, loading cotton at the Lower Press
viii probably finish her cargo this week
Passengers by steamship City OF Macon.
for New York, Nov. 21-Charles n. Roche
r. $. Marante Mrs. c. b. Crook. Miss
| Emma ROckmore. Mrs. G. +. Ensign. c
e. Ensign, l.. Kett. w. J. Davidson. A.
r. Shoies. + VI. Kelly, Miss Mary Howe
NJ. Campo George w. Reeham, Joe Mon
| Ton, A. +. Keuhne, II. Kroner
Savannah Almanac.
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