The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-05
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
osg OF FISCAL YEAR SHOWS BIG
INCREASE OF TONNAGE.

ant NichoIaisen Appointed Mas
..r Of the Norwegian Bark James
PcudIeton-Big Increase in Shin
nu,Iding on the Great Lakes-News
80. of Interest From the River
Front.
oh. total tonnage officially numbered
=. the Bureau of Navigation during the
..,,l year ended June 80. amounted to Az
-, cross tons, says an exchange. Full re-
,nrns from Honolulu will not be receiv-
a FIR a fortnight, but about $1,000 tons
- Hawaiian vessels were entitled to
American documents under the act of
congress creating The territory to Hawaii
Porto Rican vessels were also entitled to
American documents, but they aggregate
less than 1000 tons.
complete figures will probably show
chat the actual additions to the American
merchant feet during the year surpassed
the 1885 gross tons documented during
tho fiscal wear 1874. when the law required
al canal boats in domestic trade to be
documented In that event the additions
Fl, our merchant feet during the past ifs
csl YEAR will have been greater than dur
ing any year since 1856.
The vessels built in the United States
and officially numbered during the year
aggregated 3S1.S6 gross tons. OF the new
vessels built during the year 4s3, of 213,052
gross tons, were steam vessels, 51o of g.
t95 gross tons, were sail vessels, includ-
ing barges with sail power, and 761S6 tons
were barges and few canal boats for
canadian trade without power of self
PROPULSION. The large proportion of steam
vessels, Sc per cent. of the total, makes
fbt years addition to the fleet in value
and in carrying power superior TO the ad-
dtions In 1874 or of any other year in our
history.
Capt Nicholaisen, formerly master Of
the converted bark Marie Siedenburg, has
taken charge of the Norwegian bark
James G. Pendleton. and will command
her on her return voyage with cargo of
naval stores. The Pendeton is now at the
Gordon wharf discharging ballast, which
il will probably take day or two to fin
ish. Capt. Nicholaisen has the confidence
Of his employers because of his expert
ence and ability as a seaman.
In the annual review of the marine on
the great lakes the Blue Book of Amer
lean ShippingC' just published, says: THE
APPROXIMATE value OF vessels DullI IN snip
Yards Of the great lakes during the past
year is $10500,000 Nearly all of these YES
sells are steel freight steamers OF $50 TO 500
feet in length and of 1000 to 5000 net tons
capacity, equipped with quadruple eXpan-
sion engines of 1900 to 1900 horse power
and in most cases with water-tube boilers
The year has, of course, been one of the
most prosperous in the history of lake
shipbullding, on account of the boom in
number of ships under construction in the
lake yards, some OF them not 10 come out
until the spring Of 1901. If the number of
new ships ordered for lake trade should
be limited the difference will probably be
made up in steel freight steamers of
about 5000 tons capacity, 10 be built for
both lake and Atlantic service-vessels
suited 10 passage through the Canadian
canals from the lakes to the seaboard. The
canal type of steamer is about 255 feet
over ALL AZ feet beam, and % feet nodded
depth. About a dozen such vessels are
now in commission on the lakes and they
might be sent on to the seaboard for
coast service at any time The few that
have gone to the Atlantic have proved so
successful in the trade to Porto Rico ami
down the United States coast that it is
proposed to equip four others, now under
construction at the works of the Ameri-
can shtpbuilding Company, for all kinds
Of service on salt water as well as on the
lakes"
An immense iceberg. over 400 feet high,
was passed on June 2S in latitude 1926,
longitude 1914, with two smaller ones in
he same vicinity, by the Danish Steam
ship Christine, which has just arrived at
Philadelphia from Shields. On the same
day in latitude 1923, longitude 5000,
small iceberg was passed about 100 feet
high. Capt. Larsen, the Christine's mas
ter sighted on June g. in latitude 40l2,
longitude 6S.12, several pieces of wreck
age. evidently the remains OF some lost
fishing schooner.
The British steamship SiIverdale, Capt
Pals. has been chartered by Strachan &
Co., 10 load for Bremen and is due to
arrive in Savannah, July 90 She is of L.
III tons registry. The British steamship
Therapia, due from Norfolk to-day, also
comes to Strachan & Co.
The schooner ]. E duBignon arrived
Yesterday from Philadelphia with a cargo
Of coal consigned 20 d. r. Thomas
Son.
The steamer Clifton brought a big
crowd of colored excursonists from Beau
fort yesterday, returning late in the af-
ternoon.
The British steamship Arlington is TAX
ing on a part cargo of phosphate rock
at the Savannah, Florida and Western
Railway wharves
Savannah Almanac.
Sun rises at Ass a. m. and sets iii p nj.
High water at Tybee to-day at 1:01 a.
NJ and l:42 p. m. High water at Sa-
yannah one hour later.
Phases of the Moon for July.
D. H. NJ.
First quarter .................. 10 eve.
run moon ................''''lz - ihorh'
LAST quarter ...................1S IL 81 eve.
New moon ....................20 Z rs morn
Noon Apogee s & 81. Moon Perigee 18th.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
Vessels Arrived Yesterday.
Bark Francesca UtaD, Bancalari, Lon
don.-Strachan & Co.
Schooner j. E. duBignon, Turner Phil
sdel?hia. -Master.
Vessels Went to Sea.
Bark Norden (Nor) Torgersen, Liver
pool
Schooner Josephine Ellicott, Raye, New