The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-16
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

British Steamship Cycle Overdue on
VOYAGE From Bremen for savnn-
nah, Posted at Cotton Exchange
10 Arrive Dee. 10. Bat L. Believed
80 Have Been Delayed by Rough
Wcather-Bark LisEfe Curry TO he
Hauled out for Examination.
cant. James of N. A u. T. Line
Transferred From steamship
Chatham 20 Steamship Hudson OF
the Providence Line.
The British steamship Cycle. capt.
teng. which sailed from Bremen Nov.
, isr slvlurab. IS several days overdue.
She IS posted az the Cotton Exchange as
due 20 arrive Dec 30. but @ was thought
emo would possibly arrive day sooner
trsn this. She was reported passing
aly NOV q. which IS the last heard OF
ner. I, ls believed she encountered rough
weather on tho passage. which the agents
are inclined TO think accounts for the de-
Jay. The cycle loaded az savannah for
Bremen during the early part Of the cot
tou season. and the present viii be her
second visit 20 this port.
Counselor Robert %. Benedict. ore OF
New Yorks leading Admiralty lawyers
has denied the correctness Of the state
monf 10 the effect that there Is q hxed
rule IN the Admiralty Court Of England
waich prohibits steamship from run
ming az greater speed than three knots
aga hour in foc. Judge William W.
Goodrich OF Brooklyn. who was also
leader az the admiralty bar until his
aupo.n meut and election 20 tho bench
of the State supreme Court, calls atten-
tlon 20 tho case OF the Pennsylvania ts5
United States reports. page l20 as bearing
on the question discussed. In that case
tle steamer Pennsylvania. going seven
knots au hour 80 dense fog. collided
wth the bark Mary Troop. moving about
one knot au hour. Both vessels were held
20 o. iu fault the steamer for running
% fast in a fog. only 30 miles from Sandy
Hook ar1 the bark FOR not sounding
faehorn when under way, as required By
The ACT or Congress FOR preventing col
l.slons 40 sea "Our rules Of navigation
said M. Justice strorg IN the Supreme
Court 81 the United states. "as well as
t1e British ruieu. require livery steam
h.p when in a fog. 10 80 al moderate
speed What ls such speed may not be
precisely dehuable. u must depend upon
.he circumstances Of each case Tha.
may De- moderate and reasonable in some
.tfeumstlnces which would be quite un-
moderate in others But the purpose 81
Noe requirement being TO guard against
danger % collisions very plainly the speed
Eolld Boz reduced as the risk OF meeting
vessels is Increased.
TIE British bark Lizzie Curry is to be
rauled out on the marine railway for re-
pairs IL will be remembered she was
bought az government sale by the estate
of s. Paulseu Il mas been decided 70
make a thorough examination OF the YES
SEQ wth a view 20 making repairs.
The British steamship Ariova cleared
Yesterday FOR Liverpool Among other
f.ura tae cargo Includes 3 2i1 bales cot
90 valued S2G6l9. $50 barrels roein. s.
1a. 800 bags sea island cotton. SO al
ch barrels % Georgia syrup. valued
af 500 is also inciuded.
capt. James, who has been IN command
= the Merchants and Miners steamship
nuthsm. which Is now running on the
me between savannah and Baltimore.
-as been transferred to the steamship
Hudson 81 the Baltimore and Providence
Isne. Capt. Easter viii command the
Chatham