The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-04
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

The Telephone wires to Tybee Down
and no Reports Received Yester-
day-CoOk Steamship Company'S
Steamer WestOyer From Jackson
VILE in Trouble Mt Philadelphia.
Matters of Interest TO shippers and
MANNERS.
The Bel telephone wires to Tybee were
down yesterday, and for that reason no
reports were received, except by the tow
boats which left there early in the after
noon. 1t was stated at the telephone Of
fee that the trouble had not been located
up to 4 late hour last night, though
force of men spent the day trying TO get
the line in working order again. 1t was
thought the trouble was about midway
between Savannah and Tybee.
The Cook Steamship Company's misfor-
tunes with its vessels on the line between
Philadelphia and Jacksonville are not 10
end with the trouble which kept the Rol-
noke at Savannah some time. Shortly
after noon Wednesday, the Westover,
which is under command of Capt Jay
BeicotI III tit Adptos anu II II CldlhiNd liioat
she was directed towards the Marcus piers
10 avoid the ice. She went head on
against the iron pier crushing in her
bows. and her forward compart ments
soon became filled From about three
feet above the water line the bow is COM
pletely cut through The work of dis
charging her cargo of lumber was begun
at once. 1t was only recently that the
fffslN
steamer at Wilmington, Del, from where
she was launched in 1873, was also the
Roanoke. another Cook steamer, in 1871,
also recently thoroughly oVerhauled at
that yard, Several days ago the Roanoke
arrived at Philadelphia, after being two
months making the round voyage to jack
sonvile. she having sprung a leak and mad
her machinery disab ed compelling her
to put into several different ports for re-
pairs. The WestOver, which is slightly
larger than the Roanoke, is 1875 fee in
length. % feet in breadth Of beam and l2.4
feet in depth of hold. Both vessels are
cQpstructed of iron.
Norfolk, Va, March 3.-The revenue
cutter Onondago arrived here this after
noon after a weeks fruitless search for
the Spanish steamship Minerva, which is
helplessly adrift at sea without coal The
Onondago searched 200 miles off the coast
lack of provisions and injury sustained
by her condensers in Thursdays blow 10
put back to port. The cutters officers
and crew believe that the Minerva has
either foundered at sea or been carried
north.
Passengers by steamship City Of Augusta
for New York-G. F. Vingut, Phillip Hoff-
man. S. J Keefe, r. T. Badgley, Carl l..
Herman, Mr. c. Jones' G. A Garbutt
John S. Stiger, Jr.. II. NJ. Collins, Miss
Edith Griswold. w. H. Stair, Mr.. Sam
Collins, Mr.. Edward Clarke Mrs. e.
Clarke, Mrs. G. w. Phelps, Albert Mar
field. Charles Wilson, J. Rosenberg, o. s.
Comstock, Edward d. Sheridan.
Passengers by steamship Nacoochee
from New York-Mr. II. Luke and wife
Mr. Charles Mot, Mr.. Charles Baldwin,
Mr. John Hamilton, Mr.. A Lassner, Mr.
j. W. Mangham, Mrs John Kelly, Mrs. j.
Purcell, Miss A. Purcell, Mr.. ]. w. Moloy
and wife, Mr.. j. B. Mack and wife, Miss
Kelly, Miss Flanagan. Mr.. W. S. Parker
Mr. O. j. Hohngren and three Storage.
Passengers per steamship Itasca for
Baltimore-H w. Wilson, E. B. Dushee,
mol RI