The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-24
nnrre souther ON HALLWAY.

The barge Joseph Souther, owned by the
Smith & Kelly Company, was hauled out
on the marine railway yesterday for re-
pairs, preparatory 10 her trip TO Nassau,
with a cargo of miscellaneous freight for
the Savannah Grocery Company. After
the copper is stripped from her hull it
will be recaulked and appropriated. The
repairs will probably be finished in time
for the loading of cargo the early part of
next week.
The Souther was formerly a three-mas-
ter engaged in the coastWise trade. Four
or five years ago, while bound with lumber
from Darien for Boston, she ran into an
August hurricane, and was quickly bat
tered and damaged. The steamship City
of Birmingham took the crew when the
vessel was abandoned, bringing them to
Savannah Later the Souther was picked
up by the steamship Dessoug, then of the
Ocean Steamship Companys fleet and
lowed her to this port. She was condemn
ed and ordered sold, the purchasers be
ing the present owners. From then she
has been used as a lighter in carrying
phosphate rock and other products from
nearby ports. The present intention is to
put her In condition for regular trading.
The schooner yacht Siren owned by
Strachan &. Co.. has been sold to Mr.. f.
T. De Costa of Havana. After closing the
trade for the vessel Mr.. De Costa began
making preparations to take her to San
tiaso, after which she will be equipped
to engage in trading between small coast
towns Her commander comes from New
ork, but the crew, all of whom have not
yet been engaged, will be taken from Sa-
vannah. Strachan & Co. have owned the
Siren about four years, during most of
which time she has been used as a pleas
ure craft.
TD,I al ,rre
John Babcock, Jr., has been fitted up with
a new steam engine to run an electric
lighting plant The lights all along have
been furnished by oil lamps, but as it re-
quired about twenty gallons a night to
keep them going, the owners doubtless
concluded this was rather costly. Besides
the big front and side search-lights, the
new management will allow, there will be
a large number of incandescent lights. The
dredge has finished taking up the old
snag boat, and is now engaged digging out
the old dry dock.
The German bark label will be survey
ed a second time to-day for the purpose
of deciding whether the entire of the car
so of logWood shall be discharged The
contractor in charge of the work has taxi
en- out about 800 tons. There remains in
the vessel about DDS tons. The object of
the survey is to decide whether this bal
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Capt George Washington Comstock, the
youngest of seven brothers. all of whom
were sea captains, died suddenly al New
London Conn, on Tuesday, of heart fail
ure. lie was 60 years old. Capt Com
stock was fisherman, yacht captain and
policeman in turn. He was in command
of the Psyche, the Julia, the Fedalma and
the Sylvia during his yachting career. In
1870, when fast schooner yacht was want
ed to sail against the English cup chal-
lenger Cambria, a series of trial races was
held, in which the Sylvia took part. Ar
rayed against Capt. Wash" were three
of his brothers. Capt. Peter had the Phan-
TOM Capt. Nelson was in the Columbia
and Capt. Andrew J. sailed the victorious
schooner, the Magic.
Capt H N. Hansen of the Norwegian
steamer Peter Jebsen, was drowned Nov
IS at the port of Bluehelds Nicaragua His
body was recovered and buried ashore.
The Jebsen was loading at Bluehelds for
Boston. Capt Hansen was well known in
shipping circles. lie was 45 years old and
belonged to Bergen, Norway, where his
ship is owned wife and children sur
vive him. The ship will be taken to Bos-
ton by the chief officer.
The tug Jacob Paulsen, Capt, Rodgers,
will be out of service the next three days
having her boilers cleaned.
Passengers by steamship Kansas City,
for New York, Nov. BIG. c. Voorhis and
Wife Mrs A. Armend c. H, Ellis NJ.
Murphy and wife. p f. Lyman and wife.
Mrs w. l.. Dafhu, S. l.. Cohen and wife.
w III. Miller and wife, Charles Lewis,
Della Floyd, NJ b. Hin.
Passengers by steamship Grande Ouch
esse, from New York, Nov 2l-E Bedei
and wife, Miss +, Ogilby, C. w Frazer.
W. r. Allen, Mrs II. $ Adams Miss
Friedman, NJ. c. Snowden and wife. Miss
Il. Hugor and sister, Mrs. II. c. Harri-
son. C. II Roberts. Mrs. J. e. Jones and
daughter. T. K. Pidcock. Mrs. j. w. Tee
pie, j. H. Dedle. c. Chilley, F. Y. Noyes
and wife j. j. CARLY. Miss T. Walsh.
l.. Melwith, j. +. Roth, \. Blith, +.
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