The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-29
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
TUG ADRIAN MINIS VIEWED AT THE
FOOT OF LINCOLN STREET.

She Is COaIing Preparatory to Sail
ing for Key West To-morrow-On
Her Way Down She Came Near
Reaching Tramp Steamer
Aground OF HatteraS-New York
Tug Expected to Take Dredse TO
Vicksburg-News Notes From the
River Front.
The tug Abram Minis was the center of
attraction along the river front yesterday
Many visitors called at the foot of Lin
coin street during the day, where the tug
was locked to coal, and were shown
through either by Capt. Avery or the
obliging members Of his crew. The Minis
will sail for Key West tomorrow in COM
mand of Capt Frank B. Avery, the pre-
vious arrangement with regard to her
commander having been changed.
Among the visitors during the forenoon
We're Mr.. Abram Minis, for whom the tug
is named, and President Paulsen of the
towboat company. While showing the
visitors the mysteries of the great mechan-
ism visit was paid the owners cabin
aft of the engine room.
why, am not sure 1 will occupy this
very frequently, capt. PaulSen respond
ed to good-humored remarks by visitors
The fatal thirteen has again bobbed
up, and this time its Ill omens have fallen
to some extent on the new tug. Her crew
consists of thirteen, the weight of the
broken propeller was expressed by thir-
teen, and a grocery bill was presented
yesterday for thirteen dollars. However,
this is only Indicative to the superstitious
of what might have been picked up off
lot hui tl,,
peller.
According to the story, a tramp steam-
er went aground Sunday morning early
while making her way through the fog
in an effort to locate the HatteFas light
ship. There she is reported to have re-
manned two or three days, when by some
good luck, she CHANGED to get off and pro-
coed North. Had the Minis proceeded al
the same speed she left Camden she would
have reached the lightship Sunday morn
ing about o'clock, and would very prob
ably have sighted the tramp, and been
called on for assistance. What amount
would have been received for services of
this kind is not known, but it certainly
would have run into the thousands of dot
lars. As 1t was, the Minis was forced TO
put into Newport News for a new propel-
Ter, which took her out of service four
days.
Even had 1t been known at the time that
the tramp was aground no effort would
have been made by the tug to assist in
her condition, as the other blades might
have been knocked off, when she would
have been forced to call for assistance
also.
The tug Luckenback is expected from
New York to-day to tow the Atlantic, Pa
cific and Gulf Company's dredge TO Vicks-
burg, Miss. From New Orleans the tug
has tow for New York.
The Norwegian bark James G.. Pendle-
ton which is loading naval stores, will
probably finish about Thursday.
Ten days from Port Tampa, Fla, to
Baltimore is the good run made by the
five-masted schooner NJ. D. Cressy, now
in the latter port with 200 tons of phos-
phate rock The Cressy is 264 feet 4 inches
long, 43 feet inches beam, and BIZ feet
depth Of hold She registers 1, 1884 tons net
and 2,114 tons gross. She has a double
tier keel. 249 feet long. She is a double
decker and has four matches. The vessel
is equipped with steam to handle cargo
sails and anchors. The cabin measures
S2x2S feet. and is " feet high 1t is fin
ished In polished oak and sycamore with
W alnut pilasters and gold trimmings
There are six staterooms, with baths, and
hot and cold water. The cabin is fitted
with dead lights, instead of windows. The
Cressy is fitted with wire rigging and was
built by Percy & Small, at a cost of $85 600
The vessel is In command of Capt Hard