Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-17
WITH THE SHIPPI.N.G G G
sAGulf Story Of Mariner Duffy and q
the Bears.
Freight Tonnaso crisis-Post Light
tho Eiisnbe,h-Proat In ships--s
BOSTON sorry-An Uniauo Honor.
Reserves cruise.

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Boston sorry-An Uniauo Honor.
Reserves cruise.
Freight rates for shipping are at
present the highest known in this port
for years. and still rising with no ind,-
cations of q fall or of q stop IN the up
grade this Winter
state of affairs: the first that freight
tonnage is very scarce, the second. that
the demand is extra great. II VIII pc
remembered that in last NovemoerS
number of barges, Schooners and
steamers. coal-aden, have found an
end of cargo-carrying. decreasing the
available tonnage and causing snort
age of coal supply at eastern and south
ern ports. This tonnage gap has not
been filled and as a consequence there
is great demand for coal at eastern and
southern ports. and no freight bottoms
to carry it.. Added to this is the rise
in price nrfd increase In demand for
lumber. pig iron, pilng and timber
products; the natural increase in. traffic
business. coastwise and the addition at
the south Of the United States West
India trade, and the drafting of Amer
tonnage. At present there are more
freights than vessels, and S2.55 and
s2.70 is easily obtained on New York
charters. while $500 does not look i'm
probable ere winter sets in:
Numbers of steamers are being char
tered for South America and West
india trade. and the recent "Hebe"
case In which q foreign bottom took
coal for the United States navy to Porto
Rico. was likely due to the fact that
American bottoms could not be had.
Captain Holborsen, OF the British
steamship Agnes, reports that he en-
countered the hurricane on August 10th
eighty miles off Iatteras, and several
seas washed over the Agnes. but she
escaped with little damage: During the
two days She lay in the storm Captain
flolborscn reports that several steamers
| near her went down. II is thought
| that one OF these was the South Cam
bria. British steamship, bound from
| Norfolk to Havana, with coal for the
| United States Government 1t is said
that though she sailed from Hampton
| Roads on August 10th, she has never
been heard from. She carried q crew
of thirty.
The Agnes crew also believes that
the big schooner John c. Haynes, Cap.
tain Hamilton. with a crew of five, was
one Of the wrecked vessels. The Haynes
was bound from Port Tampa to Balu-
more. with phosphate rock.
The steamship Bermuda, which has
been expected at Norfolk from Balti-
more for several days, is now detained
at the latter port pending cancelling or
completing charter. She was to have
loaded slaves and lumber al this port
for Jamaica. but there seems TO be q
hitch somewhere, and the Baltimore
Sun is authority for the statement that
the charter has fallen through.
In yesterdays Issue was published
statement to the effect that the James
river from Newport News to Richmond.
| Is to be lighted with post lights. 1t has
| long been urged that the Elizabeth
river, from Hampton Roads to Primers
Point. be so lighted. and yet nothing OF
this has been secured. Norfolk needs
this as much as Newport News or
| Richmond needs the other and steps
| should at once be taken to secure this
benefit. A trifle greater activity on the
part Of Norfolks public men with pull
at Washington would secure it.
| Approves Of the growing interest in
| Ship-owning and the recent large In
yesting of local capital in such property
| 1T appears that the investments are
| properly managed, fortunate risks, as
even In losing there is not much loss
on the original taking. a case in point
is the following:
The Belfast (Me.) Republican states
that the -Bath- built 1our=mast- schooner
Augustus Palmer, 1887 tons, which was
wrecked recently in Hampton Roads
and a total loss. had paid for herself in
| five years, and also recently paid for
| recalling and other repairs and leaves
| several thousand dollars for dividends
| to her owners.
A beacon light is to be erected off
Quart Point, on the Isle Of Null. as a
| memorial to William Black, the novel
ist. Quart Point is the scene of the
story of Macleod of Dare
This is perhaps the first instance on
record OF the Lighthouse Department
of any nation erecting as memorial
light for mariners safety. The great
novelist could possibly have had no
more appropriate recognition. as his
novels are the strongest lluminant of
the wierd beauties and terrors Of that
coast ever penned.
One of the best-known marine report
ers on the Atlantic Coast is Capt.
Duffy, Of the Baltimore Sun, and every
old coasting captain who has ever
poked nose into Baltimore harbor
knows the launch and it's good humored
and versatile captain. The web footed
men OF Gaff-topsl and Main-royl
corners will therefore appreciate the
following from the Galveston News:
do you know Duffy?" asked a ma
riner of The News man yesterday.