The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-01
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Local and General News of ships |
and Shipping.

Local and General News of ships
and Shipping.
The rise in sail freights has created
a demand for vessels which has re-
suited in numerous charters. The fol-
lowing vessels are reported as char
tered by Messrs. f. b. Hunting g.
Co.: Schooners Vanlear Black. to Bal
timore, Hilda to Philadelphia, Bertha
F. Walker to Fall River, Blanche Hop
kns TO New Haven. Margaret A. May
for Philadelphia, Ida Lawrence for
Baltimore, George Taulane, Jr., for
New York, Oscar C. Schmidt for Fall
River, Henry Clausen, Jr., for Fair
Haven, Future for Fall River Edyth
symington for Portland, Thomas l..
James for New York, and Jennie
Thomas for Baltimore.
In addition to the large orders in ex-
porters' hands, the recent advance in
the prices of lumber has caused in
creased buying, with the outlook point
ing to great activity shortly. This will
mean much to the interior as well as
the shipping at Savannah.
Sail freight rates are now quoted as
follows: To Portland. Sc. so; to New
York, Sc; to Philadelphia, $5.25; to
Baltimore, $4.75.
The tug William F. McCauley. COM
manded by Capt. Rogerson, returned
yesterday from Brunswick. Capt.
Rogerson reports the bell buoy at Do
boy bar adrift. He also reports speak
ing bark Record 10 miles off Warsaw,
bound for Brunswick
The schooner Lyman NJ. Law, which
carries 1,250,000 feet of lumber, has
been chartered to load at Fernandina.
The schooner Mary B. Baird will also
load there.
The Marine Engineers Beneficial AS
ISOLATION, No. ID, of Philadelphia, has
prepared a new scale of wages, classt-
fication and crew list to take effect
Oct. /, 1901 The scale has been APP
proved by the members of the associa-
ton, who contend that the duties and
responsibilities of a marine engineer of
the present day warrant all advance
in wages. The classification fixed by
the association is as follows:
Central America, South America and
West Indies-First class steamers of
$500 tons and over, and all steamers
DOailn " the d(lAiS pOl LSs SCNOlld NAooS
steamers over 1000 tons and under
$500 tons, all steamers in this service
to carry three assistant engineers.
Wages-First class: Chief. $3.50; first
assistant. $780, second assistant, $50;
third assistant, $40. Second class:
Chief, $135; first assistant, $50; second
assistant, $40: third assistant, $50.
Coastwise-First class steamers of O.
500 tons and over; second class steam
ers over 1900 tons and under $500 tons;
third class steamers of 1000 tons and
under. Wages-First class! Chief,
$780,. first assistant, $50; second assist
ant, $50; third assistant, $40. Second
class: Chief, $135; first assistant, $50;
second assistant, $50; third assistant,
$50. Third class: Chief, Sis; first
assistant, $40; second assistant, $50.
Steamers on run exceeding twenty
four hours to carry three assistant
engineers, and steamers on run of less
than twenty-four hours, two assistant
engineers. All reference to tonnage
is to be construed as gross tons.
The New York Heralds wireless tel
egraph station on board the Nantucket
lightship is proving an unqualified sue
cess. Wednesday eight vessels We're
reported, among them the Deutsch-
land and Germania. bound to New
York. This is cutting off about IL
hours in the average time between re-
ports from transatlantic steamers.