The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-11
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

.t,c steamships Are in Port TO Take
cotton TO European POints-CIOse
Of Excursion Season Takes Activ-
itv From River FrOnt-Items of In
terest to shippers and Mariners.
Nine steamships are in port to load cot
tan The arrival yesterday of the Kirk
AN capt. Christensen, from Villar de
San Antonio, and the Glenmorven, Capt.
rats from New York, are the only ones
abich are not loading. The other seven
rave been loading during the past week,
and some expect to clear by the end of the
,eak. All the vessels 10 carry cotton are
If Isrse tonnage. A number of others are
hound for Savannah, several of which are
expected during the week.
Since the excursion season closed the
liver front does not have the same lively
annearance on Sundays Vessel owners
,rbo ran excursions during the summer are
e,ts6ed with the business which was
done. There were few excursions, proper
IN. advertised, which did not pay.
While there were no sailings yesterday.
there are several schooners in port ready
Dunton. will probably sail to-day. She is
At the Georgia Lumber Company's wharf,
and has been there since she cleared. The
Beppard is lumber laden for New York
The schooner Vanlear Black. Capt.
G6een. Savannah for Baltimore, passed in
cane Henry Thursday.
The schooner Longfellow, Capt. Hannah,
lumber laden, from Savannah to Fall
River, is reported arrived Thursday.
The United States auxiliary cruiser Prai-
RE which was fitted out at League Island
for the summer cruise of the various naval
routias of the Atlantic coast states, passed.
in Cane Henry on Friday, for Baltimore,
having on board the Baltimore Naval Re
serves. who nave been away on ten days
cruise.
signal letters were assigned to the fol-
lowing merchant vessels of the United
states by the bureau of navigation, treas
urv department. during the week ending
Sept ,, 1899; X H N-Schooner Naruna,
% tons gross, of Boston; K P II Q-Steam-
err Columbia. $50 tons gross, of New York;
KPH R-Schooner barge 6olus, $50 tons
gross, of Fail River.
Steamer Lyderhorn (Nor), Daiquiri, re-
ports Sept. g. lat. 30 06, Ion. "A 3d. saw a
large spar three feet above water; also
some boards painted white. The Spanish
steamer Santiago de Cuba, at New York,
from Cuban ports, reports Sept. ., lat.
% 80 lon. 70 u, passed sunken wreck,
with two spars showing about fifteen feet
above water. The British steamer Ger
manic from Liverpool, reports Sept. j,
from lat AZ o., lon. 46 A. to lat. 46 81, lon.
a. o. passed three icebergs and some drift
. he British Anglers. from
Liverpool. reports Sept. 2, lat. A 40, lon.
IS r.. passed two large icebergs.
The United States revenue marine steam
er Colfax now at Baltimore, will drop
down 10 Curtis bay this week, and take up
an anchorage in the creek opposite the site
at which the treasury department proposes
TO establish yard for the accommodation
Of the vessels of the revenue marine SER
vice on the Atlantic coast.
The British steamer Tran. whch
arrived at Baltimore Friday from
Liverpool possesses two features
which make her interesting to
landsmen as well as mariners. one is that
her fatherly old skipper, Capt Hughes,
bears a striking resemblance to Admiral
Cervera of the Spanish navy, whose squad
ron was destroyed at Santiago by the fleet
under Admiral Schley The other is that
she has crew of Mohammedans. They
number 81, and were shipped for twelve
months last April in Bombay.
Lightship II. now undergoing repairs at
Baltimore is nearing completion and will be
ready to return TO her station in short
time. Her place was taken on Diamond
shoals by lightship g. which is now high
and dry the beach. The Merritt
Chapman Wrecking Company is now en-
gagged in endeavoring to get the vessel off,
which il is likely to do when favorable
opportunity of tide occurs. The station of
the lightship on Diamond shoal station is
in the open sea thirteen miles off Cape
Hatteras.
Passengers by steamship Tallahassee
from New York. Sept S-M e. Conawdy
A. Greenwood II. r. Willett, Mrs. NJ r.
Lamar. A. Farrell. ]. Gilvere, T, S. Malone,
5. Benton, J. e. Gutman, J. Leader, Miss
A. w. Ely. Miss NJ. c. Murray E. W.
Lane, W. p. Roberts, w. II. Somonite S.
w. Smith, H. J. McGnnis, Mrs. L. Smith
and daughter, John Egan, J. Ruben NJ
Bearman L. Atkinson. w. r. Gibson, F.
Armstrong A Brantley, j. S. Hicks, F.
Chambers, c. S. Huffman and w. Brown
and Emma Simonton in steerage.
Savannah Almanac.
Sun rises at 5:4S and sets at 6:13.