The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-31
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LEGAL and General News of ships ana
Shining.

LEGAL and General News of ships ana
shipping.
The pilot boat J. II. Estin Is at Rourke's
dock, where her machinery Is being given
a general overhauling. This is the first
time the Esuu has been out OF service
for any considerable time since she was
brought to Savannah about FIVE years
ago. Capt Daniels is at the shops super
intending the repairs. and win remain
with the boat while the work is in pro-
gress. Four weeks will probably be re-
quired to finish her. Until the Bsuu is
ready Tor service again her place will be
hned by the tug Paulsen.
The schooner Charles II. Valentine,
which arrived yesterday from Charleston.
will load with lumber. The cargo will
be furnished by E. 3. Hunting & Co.
The tug James Smith. Jr., which left
Newport News Saturday for New York
with the coal laden barges Belle Of Ore
gon and Caravan, was towed back TO
Baltimore Sunday by the tug Maude with
her machinery deranged Both barges
were left stranded on the middle ground
off Cape Henry, but later the Belle Of
oregon was hoated ana towed to safe
anchorage by the pilot steamer Pilot.
The Caravan sank this morning after her
crew had been taken off by the Pilot,
which took them to port.
Announcement is made by Mai. George
McC. Derby. Corps OF Engineers, u. s. A.,
that sealed proposals will be received
AZ his office, 8232 Prytania street, New
Orleans, until II a. m. june 80, for furn-
ishing "A steel or iron tugboat, about 80
feet in length, containing compound en-
gines. Specifications ana blank forms for
proposals will be furnished on application
to Maj Derby.
The Ward Lines new steamer Mexico,
built al Cramps has mace a successful
preliminary trial trip at Baltimore. She
left the yard Saturday. going a short dis
lance outside the Delaware oapes. About
June 10 she will leave for New York 10
take her place ON the line, and on her
way around 10 that port she will be given
a trial test OF speed. He contract speed
Is sixteen knots.
The famous old ilibustering steamship
Horsa, whose daring exploits during the
Cuban Instruction. led to the mprlson-
ment Of both Capt. Wiborg and her char
terer, John D. Hart. is now owned in
British Columbia. and her name has been
tudtlASu DICK 10 Aie f1ofHd. one WAS
known during the interim as the Doug
las.
Capt. Adams has gone out master of
the schooner Mary B. Judge, which sailed
in ballast from Baltimore for Jackson
vile Saturday to load a return cargo of
lumber
The steam yacht Albatross, recently
nj u
at New York receiving q coating of paint.
The schooner yacht Triton Of Savannah,
recently purchased by j. Willis Martin.
OF This city, is now being overhauled and
fitted with new soils in New York. She
was built in Bristol, r. l., in 1872.
England is now shipping large quaint
ties of coal TO Rio Janeiro and other South
American ports.
telegram from Key West. Fla, re-
ports the fve-masted schooner Gov Ames,
Waterman, master from Philadelphia to
Galveston, loaded with coal. ashore on
Lew reef thirty-eight miles from Key
West, in eighteen feet of water The tug
Childs and schooners are assisting to Jet
Gson cargo. Schooner Foam of the Sea
arrived last night from the wreck for
SlQNNlG dtlNl UuthSlS 10 bttttI 1dtulltNt
the work. There is dangerous rocky
bottom, but the weather is calm and there
is no danger unless a heavy sea.
Passengers by steamship City Of Au-
gusta, for New York, May 3O.-Mrs.
Thomas c. Peek. Miss Bessie Richardson,
Mrs. II. NJ. Richardson, r. Dreyfus, Ev-
erett j. Loveioy, Mrs j. j. Andrews,
Miss e. B. Atwood ]. S. Dorm and wife,
\. Samson and wife. w NJ Everett and
wife. George Dieter and wife, D. j. Ro-
senheim. Miss A. e. e. Patton, Miss
Childs, Miss Gordon, Thomas n. Laird,
Jr, IT, =. Latimer, Mrs. Henderschott,
Mr. Perrin and wife, Miss Perrin, J.
Mayer Mr. Bennett, Robert WonderllclS
George Ehers Mrs. Matilda Goetke T.
=. Brooks and two children Mrs Marion
Wheaton, Miss N. Lord, Miss f. f. Lord
J. L. Hammond, f. H. Mcmillan, Mrs.
Compton and daughter Mrs F. A. Bill
ington, S. Deck, Wayne BRACES, Miss
Hernandez. Mrs. Edo Rosenberg, w. w
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