The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-07
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

nbie Her 10 Proceed To-day.
steamer DOretta Also several
Hours OVerdue-Lieut. Randolph
RidGeIy of Georgia Gets Handsome
Testimonial at Baltimore for GAL
Inntry at Manila.
The steamer W. S Cook has been |
aground at Pine Comfort, point fifty |
miles below Augusta, since she left there
Saturday night on her return TO Sayan-
nah Definite information was received
yesterday by Manager w. T. Gibson to
the effect thar recent rains had caused |
a sufficient rise in the river 10 enable the |
Cook to proceed on her trip.
There are several shallow points in the |
river between Savannah and Augusta, and !
it seems the Cook struck one of them
Shortly after she grounded the chances Of
proceeding looked gloomy, as it is said the
water fell from seven 20 eight inches, |
leaving the crew in considerable uneasi-
ness for their safety and also that of the
steamer.
If the Cook does not meet any msfor-
tune at stoney Bluff, which is known as
a rather dangerous point during low wa
ter she is expected to reach her dock to-
day. The steamer II. G. Day left during
the afternoon for Stoney Bluff, carrying
freight which would have been taken by
the Cook It is not known what damage.
# any, the Cook has suffered.
The tug Regis was hauled out on Will
| links marine railway yesterday for re-
pairs. She will be out of service several
| days.
The bark Sondre, Capt Kristoffersen,
| from Hamburg, which arrived yesterday,
| will load with naval stores. The Sondre
anchored in the channel opposite the foot
! of Whitaker street until mooring room
was made for her on the opposite side Of
| the river.
The steamship Ravenswood, Capt. New
| ton, for Cette, France, went 20 sea yes
| terday with a cargo of phosphate rock.
Among the peculiar formation brought
| 10 light during the removal of Schooner
| edge from the channel OF the Delaware
| river a huge rock lifted out by the der
| rick on Thursday is one of the most in
| teresting. II IS believed to be the identi-
! cal rock on which the Brooklyn struck
when proceeding up the river a few years
| ago and which laid the cruiser up for re-
/ pairs for some time The rock taken out
| by the derrick has a depression across It's
| face about the width of a ships keel, and
| cut smooth and clean, but not deep. The
| sides of the depression are stained with
| rust which is taken by the men to be con-
elusive evidence that the furrow in the
| rock was plowed by some ironclad, and
| probably the Brooklyn. The rock has
| been a dangerous impeachment to naviga-
ton, which shipowners will be glad 10 hear
| is removed.
Lieut. Randolph Ridgeiy, Jr., of the
| United States revenue service steamer Al
gonduin now at Baltimore, has received
a congressional medal for his part in the
battle of Manila. While Admiral Dewey's
feet was entering Manila the stack of the
Mccullough caught fire, and attracted the
enemy's fire. The McCullogh fired the
second shot In the battle, and followed the
cruiser Boston She was detailed by Ad-
mral Dewey to follow his procession out
If any American ships became disabled
rhe Mccullough was to haul them away
flom the enemy's fire. Shot few over and
around her but she was under orders not
to respond. Lieut.. Ridgely had charge of
two 6-pounders and two 3-inch guns in
the forward battery. He left the McCul-
loeh at Hong Kong. Lieut.. Ridgely is
native of Georgia but is well known in
Baltimore. He entered the service in jan
uary, 1894.
Capt Hopkins Of the schooner Star of
the Sea. from Port Royal 10 Baltimore,
reports on June Is, when between Bodie' 5
Island and Currituck, he saw large guam
ities of square lumber off Currituck The
schooner Robert Graham Dun, from New
York for Brunswick, was passed with fore
topmast carried away.
Passengers by steamship City of Birm-
ingham from New York, July Mrs c.
A RAYMOND II. Mcdonald and wife, Mrs,
G w. Adams Mrs. j. B. Dryer, Miss
Nichols. Miss Womack, A. II. Williams
C. + Block and wife, j. f. Pidcock, >.
Richter. L. A Dorr o. Sternberg, L. VIII
son. Nellie jackson, j. Williams.
PASSENGERS by steamship Gate City for
Roston-Mrs. e. G. murphy and child
sister Mary Barnard. MI and Mrs. p. H
ward Mrs. R c. Poore MIR. and Mrs
) 7, I. ArncLd. Miss Sarah E. Perry, Marie
whitfield. Henry Wetz, @. NJ. McMillin
, GOV. and Mrs r. B. Bullock, Mrs j. b
Goodwin. s. J. Shepherd, 3. F. Parsons
sister Mary Alvysiers, w. l.. Hancock
I wade Tangston Miss Katie E. Core, Mr
T and Mrs. Landon A. Thomas (maid with
3 Master and Miss Thomas), M. Tanner
avis Fulton, Miss Arnold, c. F. Shep-
4 nerd: intermediate Or. Thompson, Irene
/ Smallwood; steerage, Oscar Bannon.