The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
BELGIAN STEAMSHIP CLEMATrs AR
RIVES FOR NAVAL STORES.

She Is the New Steamer Built for the
Antwerp Naval Stores Company.
Made Passage From Newcastle on
Tyne in 1712 Days-NIade 11A Knots
During Trial Trip-She Is Com
mnnded by Capt. A. Leenaers, For
merly of the Steamship Iris-Mat-
tiers of Interest to Shippers ana
Mariners.
The Belgian steamship Clematis, Capt.
Leenaers, arrived yesterday from New
castle-on-Tyne. where she was recently
built for the Antwerp Naval Stores Com
pany. From distance the Clematis
looks very much like the Iris the other
| steamer the Antwerp Company has on the
| line between Savannah and London and
Antwerp. She was built especially for
the naval stores trade, and embraces
many improvements over other tank
steamships. She registers 1908 gross tons.
and 1916 net.
The Clematls is only 171R days out from
her starting point, which is regarded a
good passage. During her trial trip she
made 111s knots. The fact she has made
her first trip without mishap will be
source of pleasure, not only TO her own
ers, but to the naval stores trade as well
Capt. Leenaers has visited this port many
times as master of the steamship Iris.
He was generally welcomed in shipping
circles
/ The Spanish tank bark San Ignacio di
L.oyola arrived at the Delaware breakwa-
ter on Friday.
Much interest is attached to the arrival
OF this bark, owing to the fact that she
has the reputation of being he slowest
vessel to cross the ocean in modern times.
Her voyage on this trip took 81 days from
Passages, Spain, to the breakwater.
The reason given for the long time con-
sumed Is that the Spanish captains are
very careful in the handling of their ships,
and Capt. La Potigen. the present mas
ter, will take very little risk in running
his vessel when the weather is at all
threa tening. Capt. Gunecho, the former
master. was said to take every precau-
ton, on many occasions slowing sails all
night
Just prior to the trouble with Spain the
San 1gnacio di Loyola, under Capt. Cane
cho, left Passages and during the interval
between his departure from Passages and
his arrival in the breakwater the Maine
had been blown up and war had been de.
proceeded up the river into the enemy's
country.
The vessel, under the law, was allowed
thirty days to discharge her cargo and
get out of port which she did.
A lively war on the Great Lakes just
now between the tugs of the trust and
those of the independent company is at
tracing attention al all the ports from
Buffalo. N. Y, to Duluth. MINI. Tugs
from the Atlantic coast are soon to be
brought TO the lakes for the independent
fleet, and the future will witness even
warmer contest for supremacy than thai
which marks the present.
Last year the Great Lakes Towing Com
pany had a corner on the towing bust
ness, they having bought out the tug
lines al the majority of the lake harbors
the year before. Early this spring 1t was
rumored that the trust would meet with
opposition. Later few tugs were sta
toned by the Maythams of Buffalo at
several harbors.
A few days ago a stock company known
as the Maytham Towing and wrecking
Company was organized with a capitali-
"a ton Of 900. The independent line
now has Is tugs in commission. Az Erie
one of these is stationed, at Ashtabula
two are stationed, at Buffalo and Tona-
wanda eight. at Chicago six, at the 500
two, az Duluth FIVE. and at Escanaba one.
At Cleveland, one of the largest ports,
the Great Lakes Company still holds full
sway, but IL is reported on good author
ity that the Independent line is coon 10
send three tugs there.
The war has greatly increased the tug
service OF the lakes. Now that the new
company is In the field the srust Il Is
said, is also arranging 10 add more new
tugs to its fleet. The fight at the several
ports often proves interesting. There are
lively races after lows from the harbor
away out into the lake, watched by many
spectators who gather on che shores.
II Is stated that the Maytham organlza-
ton VIII have a feet OF ten steel tugs
built during the coming winter. in lake
shlpysrds. The dimensions FOR each tug
are stated 70 be IS feet long. 21 feet beam.
and 1914 feet depth. each vessel to be
fitted with very powerful machinery.
Passengers by Steamships.