The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-21
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

! Fourteen Sailing Vessels In Port
Loading Lumber--BrftIsh Schooner
Fred II. Gibson and Schooner Har-
old C.. Beecher Are Reloading
Their Deck CarEOes-Tug Regis
VIII Not Go on Marine Railway
TO-day-Mntters of Interest to Ship
pers and Mariners.
There are now about fourteen sailing
vessels in port loading lumber for North
ern ports Several are about ready 20
| clear, and most of them win doubtless
clear before the end of the present week
Notwithstanding there is a scarcity OF
sailing vessels Savannah dealers are
getting their share or at least enough to
keep 10 a Lively movement. Among the num-
Der loading are two vessels which came to
Savannah from other ports to finish their
cargoes.
The British schooner Fred II. Gibson,
Capt Publcover. which was for several
days laid ashore opposite the Gordon wharf
for caulking has returned to her dock at
the foot of Montgomery street for the pur-
pose of reloading the deck cargo of lumber
which was discharged while the vessel was
is finished it is understood the Gibson will
procee for Paysandu.
The schooner Harold C. Beecher, which
was also laid ashore at the same time as
the Gibson, and near the same point, is re-
| loading her deckload which was dscharg
ed to tighten the vessel The Beecher's
sides were caulked. but it is not known
whether she will receive further repairs or
not.
The Norwegian bark Ole Smith Ploug,
which has loaded with a cargo of naval
stores. is receiving repairs A new mast
is being placed on her among other Things.
1t is probable she will be ready to sail
about the middle of the week.
The tug Regis, Capt Paine, which suffer
| ed damage to her propeller as result of
running into drift piling, will not go on
| the marine railway to-day, as intended.
| Room was not made for her, and she will
not be hauled out until Monday or Tues
day. The Savannah Lighterage and
Transfer Company has another propeller
| to take the place of the old one, so that
there will not be any delay on this ac-
count
/
Cambria will be hauled out on the marine
railway as soon as a place can be made
| for her. She was to have been hauled out
| to-day, but will probably be delayed until
| the Regis goes out next week. Both YES
sells will be on the railway at the same
time.
The owners of the Santee are endeavOr-
ing 10 get her on the marine railway as
soon as possible. She is badly in need of
repairs, and the owner Mr.. James Foley,
applied some time ago for space on the
| railway.
Lieut.. Mark Bristol of the United States
battleship Texas. in charge of a wreck-de-
stroying expedition off the Atlantic coast
reports blowing out masts on wreck
| eighteen miles northeast from Cape Hat
eras, to six fathoms below the surface of
| the water using gun cotton mines for the
work The wreck had been reported TWEEN
| ty-sx times in the last two months as be-
ing dangerous to navigation, the mas s
showing slightly above the sea level and
being fast to the sunken hull. After blow
ing up the wreck, the Texas passed COM
pletely over it, proving that no danger now
exists there
Passengers by steamship Gate City from
New York Oct 1S-Mrs. r. w. Dlnsmore
and daughter, G. 7. Warner and brother,
Miss X. Clabhy, Gertie Carlisle, M. 4. GIL
son and wife. Mrs l.. Ball, Mrs. L. Hun
bell. Mrs. Capt. Avery, Mrs. w H. Schaul,
Mrs E. G.. Porter L. Calm, Mrs, McGlash-
en-. Mrs w S. Cherry, w. j. Fowler, H. T.
Clark. A. b. Payne, II. p. Shoemaker, ].
T. Tomplxins A. Mcleod and wife, j. G..
Butler. Jr II. H. Lane, A. McKenna, w.
DeMissimy, Miss A. Washington Mr..
Schuester. Lily Henderson. b. Gilliard, II.