The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-15
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
. AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

steomship Gate City Arrived
,,..,, Boston Yesterday, and by
,i..L work at the Wharves, Sail
On Her Return Trip Early This
,o-ntng-Losses of Vessel Property
3. three New England States Dur
1S99-Matters of Interest to
s,.i,ners and Mariners.
,rs. 9,ean Steamship Company's Boston
,,..,.sre running on rather fast schedules
crescent owing to the large freights
1.st,1 are being carried. Time is gained
80, only on the high seas, while the
lam. rs are in transit, but also in the
.4.,., and unloading at destination. An
,r,,.le of the company's quick work
,.s som Yesterday in the discharging ami
..iio- of the steamship Gate City, which
..ri,,J about O'Clock in time to sail on
bsr return for Boston at O'Clock this
coming. Mr.. r. G. Trezevant, the COM
,,.. AGENT, was at the dock during the
,,, IN see that the vessel was promptly
..,i,,5ed and loaded. By II O'Clock last
.4.st She return cargo had been loaded,
,,5 shortly thereafter the Gate City was
r.sdy for her return trip. While some
ems vessels were out of service the COM
,,,,. WAS pushed TO keep its warehouses
.,.,~a1 but since those vessels out of SER
vice have resumed their runs, the line has
met all demands made upon it.
r,,uov.ing is the summary of total
wrecks for 1899 of vessels hailing from
norts in Maine New Hampshire and
'%raine-Vessels lost, IS; tonnage, "a S4S:
,alue of vessels and cargoes, $9i3,625; loss
an vessel and cargoes, $9l9,36O; number OF
9srsons on board, $50; number of lives lost,
Vsu HamDshire-Vessels lost, 3; ton
r5ga 2S6. value of vessels and cargoes,
e. an. loss on vessels and cargoes, $500;
r',17her of persons on board, IA; no lives
assachusetts-vessels lost, s.; tonnage,
ooc4. value of vessels and cargoes, $9l6,-
en-. loss on vessels and cargoes. $685. 400;
persons on board, SS2; number of lives lost,
l2 $500,
The total value of vessels and cargoes
81 WAS 81 Sos SIS, and the total loss on vessel,
and cargoes, Sl,Sl4S5o.
Al an auction sale of vessel property in
4 Bath. Me- 1.-The shipping city lately eX-
ceNent prices were secured for shares IN
vall-known wooden sailing vessels one
sivrv-fourth of the Mary r. Palmer was
II che first piece offered, and was purchased
Inv Nathaniel T. Palmer for $500. one
sxtv-fourth Of the Chas. p. hoffman went
for $50 TO Alfred L. Tarbox. f. N Adams
of Washington bought one siXty-tourth o.
i the George E. Walcott for 800. Edward
civ ~ 11lr ne
Henry p Mason for $ll5. G. q. Deerin2
was the highest bidder for one sixty
fourth Of the Mary e. Olys, $65. Charles
T. Patten purchased one siXty-fourth OF
the Edwin R. Hunt for $3.50 and two sixty
fourths of the Lewis H. Coward for 81
no.
Second Mate Hansen of the Norwegian
bark Record. who fell from aloft Satur-
dav aud sustained injuries, was reported
no he resting well at St. Josephs Intirmary
yesterday. Hansens injuries are not as
serious as it was feared they We're. Whue
his injuries are painful, it is stated there
q is no doubt about his recovery.
Can't Young of the schooner Jennie
Thomas who was taken to st. Josephs
q Indrmarv some time ago for treatment for
paralysis. is reported TO be improving
daily. He takes exercise during the day,
81 and the chances are favorable for his
81 early recovery The Captains friends
II will, be glad to hear of his improvement.
81 The new steel steamboat H. B. Plant
81 built for service on Tampa bay by the
Il Merrl-Stevens Engineering Company at
q Jacksonville Fla. has made a successful
trial trip on the st. Johns river. She Is
Il of 1879 gross and 70 net tons.
Il Richard F Keough. the shipbuilder.
e East Boston. Mass, has been awarded the
81 contract to build a new steamer to take
81 the place of the steamboat Louise on the
81 route between Newport News and Norfolk,
81 operated by the Chesapeake and Ohio
n Railway
81 The schooner Thomas A. Ward, Capt.
q Eman, arrived yesterday from Newport
n News with cargo of coal consigned TO
q the Herman Coal and Wood Company.
II Passengers by steamship La Grande
n Duchesse from New York for Savannah
81 Jan. l2-Miss NJ Roach, Master l.. Morri-
81 soy Miss Merritt, e. P. Mullen, Mr. Up
II man Miss Upman, G. w. Smith and wife,
81 NJ. skinner, f. NJ. Ackers, w. j. CUT
Il ns and wife g. Hines. r. S. Byam, 7.
"A W. FWceNc, T. NJ. Savage, Mrs. NJ y.
I'll 5all, T. W. Sturman, II. NJ. Taylor, L.
81 itdNes and wife Capt. Warren and wife
y Mrs c. L. Diginson, G. w. Grathwehl f.
sullivan, A. Schaupp, o. S. Callahan,
MISS A. b. Haffley, d. Mason, c. l., Van
a Doran. NJ. J. McGawley, Miss e.
81 Ralph. J. NJ. McGawley. B. J. McGawley,,
H. " Rogers and wife, S. J. EpsteinF
n NFs stead, Miss Stead, II. A. McElery,
W. Goos-ing and wife. w. Glover, w. 7.
u Deason. W. r. Campbell.
Savannah Almanac.
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