The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-18
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
sLOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

The Contract for Bringing the Car
20 of the stranded Bark Argen-
tina TO savannah May BE Let to
the Next Highest bidder, as the
Highest Bidder, to whom the Con-
tract Was Awarded Has Given Up
the Task-Other Matters of Inter-
est TO shippers and Mariners.
The auctioneers in charge of the sale OF
the rigging and other property recovered
from the Norwegian bark Argentina.
which stranded Of Warsaw Island have
succeeded in disposing of il. The foot Of
i 5ercorn street was well covered win
sails. rope. cooking utensils and oth.r
things while the sale was in progress, and
buyers had no trouble inspecting the
property The agents Of the owners and
the insurance company let the contract
for bringing the cargo of lumber TO Savan-
nah but The contractor is said to have
given W the task. The insurance people
we're advised, and the agents are now
awaiting further instructions. 1t is prob
able the next highest bidder Will be award
ed the contract At last reports the cargo
mad not suffered further damage. As has
been stated, the cargo only is insured
There is no insurance on the vessel and
the owners will, therefore, have to dispose
of her the best way possible.
A dispatch dated Beaufort. n c., Oct.
II. says: Tug Blanche Is on her way 10
tow derelict schooner Carrie A. Lane 20
Cape Lookout cove. Vessel insured in
Boston Marine.
Atlantic Wrecking Company has planted
two large anchors and one small one, also
put schain around steamer City of Jack
sonville and are confident they will float
her on high tide
Air bags are to be used in the endeavor
to raise the German steamship Macedonia,
sunk off Seabright, N. J. The Empire
Wrecking and Salvage Company of Seat
de began the work on Saturday with the
aid of the steam derricks Tuckahoe and
Lizzie Henderson, and expect to raise the
vessel this week. Two hundred bags will
be placed about the Macedonia and IL is
expected they will, after being inflated
with air pumped from the surface, raise
fhe steamer sufficiently off the BUTTON so
she can be towed inside Sandy Hook. The
Macedonia was sunk last June 10 cor
Ii~ion with the Old Dominion Line steamaf
Hamilton e. SAX isth0ms o water.
.'cne American ship CHARLES =. Moony,
from Norfolk for Honolulu, with a cargo
or coal Tor the united states naval STA
lion, and the British ship St. Enoch, from
Panama for San Francisco. are both post
ed missing. The Moody Is 17s days
out and 45 per cent. premium for reinsur-
ance Is asked, while Is per cent. is asked
on the St. Enoch's risks.
The schooner Rebecca NJ. Walls, Capt
Little. arrived yesterday from Philadel-
phia with a cargo of coal consigned 10
Bond. Harrison & Co.
Passengers by steamship Kansas City
Cor New York, oct Nv. l.. Eaton, w.
b. Brickel. Miss Williams, Y. p Hastings,
u. W. Bogey an' wife, Jeane Jacques.
Mrs. J. r.. Craig. W. b. Richardson. c. l..
Shelton, r. T. Cohen, Capt j. u. Civ
ems, Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Owings, Mrs. A.
Nj. Burke, Mr.. Tannahill and wife, Mr..
and Mrs. j. A. MacLannan, A. b. Moore
and wife. Maggie Underwood. Frank Sus-
SEX, Corday Vincyi j. ~. Wilson. r. Car
son.
sun rises a 6:26 and sets at 54
High water al Tybee to-day GA a.
III. and 7;l0 p, m. High water at Savan-
nah one hour later