The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-02
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Local and General News of Ships and
Shipping.

Shipping.
The tug Cambria was hauled out on the
marine railway yesterday to have her bot
ION scraped. She will also receive other
repairs while on the ways.
The Hornet, a sloop yacht. passed up
the river yesterday, having on board a
party of young men. They are on a ma
rooning trip.
There were no arrivals of sailing YES
sells Yesterday. AS a general thing the
barbor begins 20 put on a gay appearance
at this season. but there have not been
many arrivals yet for the fail business
There is a good list of vessels bound for
Savannah, however.
Capt. G. L. Beach, of the steamer Cliff
ION. has bought the steamer Alpha from
cant. John LaWton. The boat will be
taken to Jacksonville, where she will be
thoroughly Overhauled by the Merrill
stevens Company. The Alpha was built
Tor the Beaufort and Button route, but
of late years has been doing an excursion
business.
Passengers by steamship Tallahassee
\. Powell, Miss I. Snow, w. H. Rigby,
Mrs. briggs, A. j. Harris, wife and two
children, Mrs. A. Haym, Mrs. H. Haym,
j. II. Gilbert, Mrs. M. Fitzgerald f.
NuhIburg, NJ. Dreyfus, M. S. Byck, c. D.
Collins, r. M. Beytugh, Ellen B. Smith,
Mrs r. H. Price. G. A. Culpepper, e.
HASKELL r. Haskell, Miss S. Price Miss
c. Rosenbaum, Rev. A. J Smith, Mrs.
NJ. A VIM, Mrs. M. Swoll Peter Dowd,
] Smith, NJ. F. Hopkins, ]. f. Cam, j.
y TAYLOR f. johnson, f. l.. Johnson and
son. S. Friedman, j. Thompson, ]. v.
Ryan, B. Kreamer.
Schooner Amelia Harm. Talley, from
Washington, D. c., arrived at Norfolk
Wednesday with the loss of her jibboom,
having been in collision with an unknown
barge at anchor in the Potomac river. The
weather was thick at the time and the
lights of the barge were not seen in time
TO avoid collision. 1t is thought the barge
sustained no damage.
Merritt's wrecking expedition left Nor
folk Wednesday to go to the assistance
of the Diamond Shoal or Hatteras Light
ship. which is stranded in the Hatteras
Blight.
After leaving Pensacola Wednesday the
steamer Starlight (Br), for London ran
aground on the bar, but she was expected
to float at the next high tide.
Collector Stone, of Baltimore, on Mon
day imposed a fine of 5000 on Capt Kars,
of Norwegian steamer Uller, for violation
Of national quarantine laws in failing TO
present a supplemental bill of health of
entry from Port Antonio. Application has
been made to the Secretary of the Treas
ury for relief. The steamer on the run
from Baltimore to Jamaica encountered
hurricanes and had sails and boat cover
ings carried away.
At Washington, D. C., the general super
intendent of life savers reports that a
piece of the bow of a wreck was seen on
the beach near Hatteras bearing the name
Agnes" Ut may have been from bark
Agnes (PorD from New Orleans Aug. 5,
for Oporto which vessel was seen with
loss of jibboom, by steamer Trelyon (Br),
at Norfolk 20, from Pensacola)
Steamer Sobo, which arrived at Liver
pool, Aug. 8, from West Africa, reports
July q, lat 10 20 north, and lon 16 q west,
or PIG miles from st. Helena, she passed
a derect brig or schooner, apparently
American build, with two lower masts
broken and laden with pitch pine lumber
(timber). It was very dangerous to nav
igation, and right in the track of vessels
bound to or from Sierra Leone.