The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-26
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
SHIPPING MEN CLAIM THE WEALTH
Err SIGNALS CAN'T BE SEEN.

From the whitaker street side of
the New PoStOmce-It Is Intended
Later, However. to Hoist Both the
Day signals and Lights From the
Northeast Corner OF the Tower.
Schooner Freddie HenclSen To Pro-
coed in Tow to Darien-Nntters OF
Interest to Shippers and Mariners.
Shipping men claim that the hosting of
weather signals from the new postofiice
building Inconvenience them considera-
bly,. as there is no point on the Bay from
which they may be seen. With the sig
nails displayed from the Whitaker street
side Of the building they cannot be seen
from any point on Bay between East and
West Broad streets, except from the tops
of buildings. An evidence that the serv-
ice does not reach the shipping district
was the fact that few shipping men on
Bay street yesterday were aware that
northeasterly signals We're flying most OF
the day
That the service does not reach the ship
pers as It did when the signals were dis
played from the Board of Trade building
is known at the weather bureau. 1t was
stated there that the present point ON the
postoffice from which the signals fly may
be observed from all points along the river
above West Broad street, including the
Ocean Steamship and the Merchants and
Miners wharves, and below East Broad
street, including the cotton press and the
Savannah Florida and Western Railroad
wharves, where it is claimed the larger
part of the shipping is berthed. While
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street, between East and West Broad
streets, or from the wharves intervening
it was stated that the more important Of
fees would be telephoned when signals
were hoisted, and in this way get out the
Information to Bay street. Whether this
plan will work remains to be seen. but
it is possible a petition will be circulated.
placing the matter before the proper au-
thorities, and asking that the signals be
hoisted where they may be seen from all
sides.
Arrangements are now being made for
electric lights, which will be displayed
from the highest point on the northeast
corner of the tower. The red light alone
win denote easterly winds, and the white
above the red westerly winds Ii Is the
intention to display the day signals from
this point on the tower and not from the
Whitaker street side, as at present, so that
the present complaint may in a measure
be remedied.
The bureau of navigation has just receiv-
ed a copy of the contract made on Oct.
20 between the Canadian government and
the Elder Dempster Steamship Company
for the carrying of the Canadian mails to
Great Britain. The contract is to be per-
formed by five vessels of the type of the
Lake Superior, Is knots. 1852 gross tons.
and the route is from Liverpool by way
of Neville to Halifax and st. John, New
Brunswick a distance of 2763 miles.
For each round trip each steamer is to
receive, according to the copy of the con-
tract filed $500 The five steamships,
each making one round trip, will thus re-
ceive 1850.
Schooner Carrie A Lane, which was re-
Gently abandoned and dismasted while on
a passage from ApaIachicola to Noank, and
afterward picked up and towed TO the lat
| ter port will be towed TO Bath for re-
| pairs The vessel, which was a three
master, will have her rig changed to four
masts.
The schooner Freddie Hencken. Cant
Cavalier will probably proceed to-day. in
tow, for Darien, where she will take on
a cargo of lumber The Hencken brought
a cargo of salt from New York
The schooner George Taulane, Jr.. has
finished discharging her cargo Of coal at
the Savannah, Florida and Western
wharves. She has been removed to her
loading berth, where a cargo of lumber
for Baltimore will be taken on
| The schooner Oscar C. Schmidt Capt
| Peterson, which arrived from Philadelphia
| light on Friday, will load with lumber for
a Northern port. The cargo will be fur
nished by the Georgia Lumber Company
Passengers by steamship La Grande
Duchesse, for New York, Nov 25-J. D.
Shaw. c, T. Hull. H. c. Dewitt. w T.
Griffin, e. Cafero, L. P. Baker, Charles
| b. Fem, W NJ. Lightsay, II. F. Nordhoff
| Fritz Wentel.