The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-15
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

Heavy Fog ON the River Interrupts
lee in the Chesapeake Bny-VesseI
To he built This Year.
A dense fog hung over the river and
harbor yesterday and the movement of
vessels was detained during the day. The
transport Roumanian anchored in the
blight as II was impossible to proceed
through the thick fog. The schooner
Luther T. Garretson was reported an
chored off the bar. and a tug went below
in search of her, but the fog prevented
finding her. The steamship Tallahassee
from New York was due yesterday. but
did not arrive, the steamer william Law
renee was due from Baltimore but did 10,
get in. 1t was presumed that both steam
ships were delayed on account of the heavy
fog along the coast. The steamship Ma
coochee which was scheduled TO sail for
New York at o'clock, was detained as
the fog sull hung over the river.
Capt. James S. Bliss. who was pilot on
the United States transport Chester. on
her first trip down the river, and who ran
her aground for safety. has been rein-
stated. and is again allowed to pilot
transports to and from the city. He was
restricted from plotting transports by The
pilot commission after the accident hap
pened. Capt. Bliss took the Michigan to
sea last Tuesday.
The Cleveland Marine Review has been
gathering reports from shipbuilders in all
parts of the country on the amount of
work under contract on Jan. l of this
year The report says that merchant Ves-
sells building or contracted for number
204, of Isl ZIG tons, valued at $l9,T0 800; and
war vessels, IS, of 49, 99 tons displace-
ment and 372, $50 horse power, the contract
price of which. exclusive of armor and
armament, is A23l9,l92
OF the merchant ships, 1856. valued at
SIS 1854, 800 and of 1900 tons. are build
ing on the sea coast; 26 valued at 81 974,0OO
and H. 400 tons are building on the lakes,
and %, of 10,06 tons, valued at $500, 900,
are building on Western rivers.
The Patapsco river and Chesapeake bay
are covered with four inches of ice as far
down as Sandy Point. The schooner Oscar
C. Schmidt. which sailed Wednesday for
this port returned to Baltimore on account
of ice Several other vessels are at Bal
timore, loaded and waiting for the chan
mel to clear.
Capt Foster Of the steamer Alleghany,
which arrived at Baltimore Thursday, re-
ports that about eight miles south-south-
east of Cove Point "A small schooner Is
sunk with sails set, and spars six feet
above water, probably the Sarah Eldridge,
before reported. Also reports nearly all
hIoUa from (F1tghll
channel, and only one spar buoy remains
in the lower cut off channel. Considerable
ice from Sandy Point to Baltimore was
encountered.
Grave apprehensions Is expressed for the
safety of the crew of the two-masted
schooner Susan e. Porter, Capt. Carroll,
which left Charleston, S. c., Dec. II,
bound for Newberne, n. c. She is two
weeks overdue and nothing has been heard
of her since she sailed from Charleston.
II Is believed that the crew of five men
have persisted. The missing schooner was
loaded with phosphate.
Passengers on steamship Nacoochee for
New York, Jan. As. ZulawslSy, j. j.
Harley, f. G. Airy, A. f. Raix, j. II.
Sloan, w. J. Carlin, r. l. Kennedy, Al
fred p Auburn, Fl. Hill, II. McClair.
Passengers by steamship City OF Ma
con from New York, Jan. 12-Rev. VIM.
Diehl w. II. Stanley and wife, E. II.
Post and wife, Chas. Plansky and wife,
l. A. Hall, c. A Plat, Alex. Berger, /.
Marshall, L. G. Pells, c. j. Mccarthy,
f. Daniel, Mrs. A. W. Bryan, M. Corrl-
gan. A. Mathews, c. II. Smith, A. W.
Bryan, Ed. Smith.