Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-01
SHIPPING NEWS
Demurrage Estimates Said to Be
Far Too Low.
BIG Towing FIeot-Somo eating Re-
cord. Repair Hero : "Es,o,l'."
New Master = No,cs "SInrs,on
Moore" -"Chas. IL. Lee,.,

sound like an attempt to 'cap the eli
max" 1t may be stated that the state
ments here made were made in general
conversation by group OF five of the
best-known and most reputable ship
captains visiting this port for cargo,
any one OF whom would be considered
good authority if his name were given,
and each of whom comma nds one Of the
sixty to sixty-five Cat low estimate)
vessels now awaiting for coal at Lam
bert's Point
The conversation tool, place at a well
known masters and pilots reading and
sitting-room. and the subject was the
late reports published in Northern and
local papers as TO the demnrrage paid
by the charterers OF the feet.
What is the average capacity of the
vessels composing the iIeet?"
well, as they rance from about 600
to 1880 tons. l suppose. bargeS and
schooners, the fair average would be
about 1000 tons
And OH the capacity. or cargo taken,
six cents per day per Ton demurrage is
paid?"
Yes; after certain number OF days.,
say six days"
so that $50 per day. or $1,000 per
month, would be a fair average per
vessel for. the fleet?
We'll, about that; or. at any rate.
that is a great deal nearer to 1t than
the $1,000, published as n fair average"
$4,000 per month for each of 60 YES
sells is s216000 per month-fer- the fec,
and as this blockade has been running
now for some three months and has
rarely, If ever run lower than GO vessels
In that time. and has, il report be
true. generally overrun 1t, this would
make the cost for lying still and wait
ing for the past three months in the
close neighborhood OF s64S.OOo. or two
thil DIS of IL million dollars, which some
body is paying. The natural question
is, who?
a new problem has developed in this
coal blockade. This is the matter of
hiring crews. The vessels have each
had something over months wait
and the men have had shore leave and
are getting to think they should get
better wages. and, as, result, have de-
mandcd then,. and now are asking for
hire for the run. or round-trip, with
wait money at the end: that is. nav
from arrival to clearance here or vice
versa.
'''o tnt ttfttlHS aDSOIntnlE refuse To
grant, and have cut the Ciordian knot
of the situation in a novel manner. /. o.:
The schooner John r. Randall. CAPTAIN
CROKER. hired tow by tug to New York
Yesterday; the Mary f.. Palmer. Cap
tam HASKELL. will go In tow to-day or
tomorrow; the Wm. b. Palmer. Can
tain Mcdonald. and the Emma II. An
gel, Captain Trinp. will follow suit:
and there is very good likelihood. unless
the sailors recede from their demands
that very active and sizcable coal
schooner towagc fleet will lind occupa-
ton here shortly.
An esteemed contemporary publishes
the statement that 1.-THE remarkable
run OF the schooner Jesse (Jessie was
probably mcanD Barlow is the wonder
OF the marine district. The schooner
made the run from Norfolk to New
York in thirty hours"
This might be good time had the Bar
low not herself beaten ii frequently.
but the Margaret b. Roper and Lydia
Fl. Roper have each made the same
trip, dock to dock. in eighteen hours.
and the Edward Smith in seventeen,
and numerous other vessels in much
less than twenty-five hours. to say
nothing of thirty. "Sky topsail corner"
folk schooners
The harges Rose Hagan and Three
Sisters, which were in the storm off
Frying Pan shoals. in which the barge
iiouseman foundered with loss Of two
men are now at Morehead City, and IL
IS now expected they will he towed to
Norfolk for repairs.
Captain w. II. II. Lyman. formerly
with the Chesa Deake and Ohio rail
way as pilot of the Louise and later of
the Susquehanna. which steamer is
taking the Louise's place, has severed
his connection with the Chesapeake and
Ohio and to-day takes command OF j.
Nj. Jordan & Co.'S steamer 1cstelle. the
harbor ship provisioning adjunct of the
firm. Engineer VIM. Lyons, lately with
the Monticello Hotel, goes on her as
engineer. Messrs. Hendren and futile,
the live messenger clerks Of the house,
are pleased with the arrangement, and
the craft, which is popular with sea
captains, will retain her supremacy
among small craft
Captain Mclean. of the schooner
Mount HOPE. left last night for New
York on a visit to his family of several
uaSS. MS FcSScl, Wnlcn is 1T Lam
bert's Point, has still some time to wait
cargo.
The schooner Mary r. Palmer. Cap
tain Haskell. was yesterday cleared by
j. NJ. Jordan & Co.
The grounded British steamship
Marston Moor. Captain Grant. was yes
terday reported as lying easy. head
on TO the beach. on New Inlet bar, 500
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