The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-18
NEWS FROM WATER FRONT.
LARGE SHOWING o. DAYS Ex-
PORTS AT THE CUSTOM HOUSE

PORTS Al TIE CUSTOM HOUSE
The Aggregate Value of the CarEocs
OF six Vessels was ssla.GGo-Steam-
ship KANSAS city aud British
steamship Arion Pass at Close
Rangc-The Arion Was Leaving
senbonrd slip No. = In Tow-Mat-
tcrs of Interest 20 shippers and
Mariners.
II vas a star day a. tho Custom House
s. terday in the showing Tor large ex-
laru. six vessels cleared. three British
tramp steamers ard thfec barks. taking
eargocs valued on the maulfesis In the
argre gate al $500 There have been
Letter showirss since the active exporting
season opened. though this S. regarded
IS exeeptlonally good considering the
present moderate movement Of the cotton
crop.
Among other things the manifests show
1873 bales Of cotton valued az SECS 10. 90
bags az sea island cotton valued at s2i-
SIS. 1851 tons q phosphate rock valued al
sU.7L go tons and g s00 sacks OF cotton
seed meal valued az $40. 10 tons o. cot
ton seed cake valued az $50. sou sacks
~ cotton seed valued a. SSH. and 3.oi5
tons OF pig iron valued a. 'i07-5.
~ tho Kansas city was approaching
her dock vest Fday % looked for a moment
that trouble was ahead when she neare1
the seatoard terminals Tho tug Jacob
Faulsen was hauling The British steam
snip Arion out Of slip 30. ., and was get
ung the big vessel wei into the channel
when signals were exchanged between the
Kansas city and the tug The Arion was
pulled ahead into tho channel. while the
kansas city reversed her engines shear
"a 20 starboard and passed The Arlon 70
port The rule is FOR the vessel leaving
sip 20 sound q continuous blast Of the
whistle until she gets out The danger
gnal OF several quick blasts was IN,
nest Capt Fisher heard. The proximity
~ the steamers attracted attention al the
time along tie river front
As ono result Of recent experience with
screw propellcrs Tor the torpedo boats
which have been tested Tor speed. the Bu-
r,au % Steam Engineering Will shortly
+ take up for exhaustive investigation the
subject Of the prop7rtouing. manufactur-
las. ani-hinE aud the composition Of
s.row pfoucIcrs in general and for the
particular. says thc Army and Navy
Journal. The Data al hand are TO a large
extent empirical and the rules Tor pro-
fort oriuE tire propciliug Instruments for
unusually high speeds are far from reua-
tle. The matter is one Of no little import
aucc. and tho resources OF the bureau
Will be ransacked for applicable data. and
the designing Of screw propellers viii take
en- a new phase IN consequence OF these
inquiries on some points there Is con-
-euFus uf opinion Ia this matter. but. uu-
fortuna fe.y. these ~ points are the very
ones whose importance SIS not recognized
u.s. the cugireering world. and when IL
comes 90 actual practice the results are
So variant as % inyAIdate even the ac-
cepted rules ~ procedure in the science 81
screw propulsion. The question g. assum-
I Ing larger prorortlors with the advent OF
7 each class % high speed vessel. and the
needs or the service are more strenuous
every day.
The tug Jacob Paulsen left yesterday
+ towing lighter 10 Kilkenny.
The Belgian steamship Iris was shifted
I Yesterday from the seab7ard terminals 10
the Savannah. Florida and Western
wharvcs where she VIII load naval stores.
The tug cynthia No IS on tho marine
railway Tor painting and repairs.
Tho Moro Castle arrived at Havana
from Ncw Yo.k on Tuesday evening.
breaking the record between the tive
ports. Her time was three DAYS. and about
+ four hours and her average speed Is esu'
+ mated 60 have been 1883 knots.
/ Tho wind NJ Tybce late last night was
I towlug steady northeast az the rate OF
s. miles an hour.
I The schooner Edward p Avery put
/ lack 90 Tybee yesterday and anchored in
/ tuc reads on account OF unfav0rable
weather.