The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-28

of the vessel, until the vessel has been
properly inspected by the customs and
quarantine officers, and placed in security
by being brought to the dock or anchored
at the point az which cargo is to be taken
or discharged. The keeper, runner, or any
agent of sailors boarding house, or any
person soliciting seamen for any pur-
pose, shall not in any case be allowed 10
board any vessel until such dock or an
chorage has been reached.
1t shall not be lawful for any person in
charge of a tugboat, rowboat, or other YES
sci 40 come alongside and put any person,
except as authorized by law or regula-
tons. on board an incoming vessel hereto
fore described.
The collector. or other. chief officer of
the customs, where there is no collector,
upon application by the owner or agent
of a vessel, is authorized 40 issue permits
in special cases, and on satisfactory
grounds to persons other than those above
specified. to board such vessel, subject
to the masters consent, after it has been
properly inspected by customs and quar-
antine officers, and before il has been
placed in security as above provided In
case of emergency, permits 10 board a
vessel before it has been inspected may
be issued; but any person to whom such
permit may be granted shall be subject
to customs ana ieSuidllOiio
In the case of vessels provided for by the
act of 1882, above quoted. permits shall
be issued subject to the limitations pro-
vided in section of that act. permit
shall not in any case be issued to the
keeper runner, or any agent of a sailors
boarding house. or to any person soliciting
seamen for any purpose.
An economic feature has been introduced
by the Merchants and Miners Transpor-
tation Company at Baltimore says the
Sun. Adjoining the Boston piers, foot
Of Long Dock. the four-story warehouse
has been fitted up as repair shop for
every department of the ships. Unless
there is very serious break in the ma
chinery of the steamers the repairs will
be done by the force of the company.
The capacity of the joiners' and cnrpen-
ters' departments and that of repairs to
electric plants on board and about the
wharves have been enlarged. These de-
partments have been carried on by the
company for years.
In the new department will be a store
house for all gear and material needed in
the engine. electric and other depart
ments Clerks are employed TO expend
the material under orders from heads
of departments, and to receive and keep
in stock everything needed. Only the
docking OF ships and the need of remov-
ing very heavy machinery can be included
in the repairs OF the compauy's steamers
that cannot be done by their own en-
ployes.
The steamer Sabine. formerly the Leonl.
Of the Mallory Line. is preparing to re-
sumo her route between New York ana
Galveston next Saturday. She has been
lying up at Erie Basin making repairs
since last October, when she went to New
York with her hold on fire, and after
landing her eighteen passengers, was sunk
at the dock. where she remained partially
under water fer two weeks before she
could be raised.
The Leona has been unusually unfortu-
maze In fires. Only In March previous. she
returned to port on fire. and in May, 1897.
she arrived at New York from Calves ton
with thirteen persons dead from FIRE. which
was burning in her cargo. 1t is proba BILE
that her change of name is due 10 the
desire TO have her many misforunes for
gotten.