The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-27
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
WORK RESUMED ALONG THE
wHARVES AFTER HOLIDAY.

At the Ocean steams ship and Mer-
chants and Miners Wharves
Loading and Unloading of Vessels
Moved Along MS Usual-Yacht M
da stiIl at Her Dock with Steam
Up Ready to saiI-M. and NJ. t. Pier
at Philadelphia.
The harbor resumed its active zap
pearance yesterday from one end of
the wharves to the other, though at
some of the docks laborers had not
reported for work. They were sup
posed to be held up on account of
Christmas celebrations. Most OF the
celebrating by river men was by wharf
/ laborers, which is expected to throw
the stevedores out for a while in their
work. At the Ocean Steamship and
Merchants and Miners wharves,
where several hundred laborers are
employed work was resumed and the
loading and discharging of vessels car
ried on with promptness.
Several cargoes of coal are about
due from Norfolk and other ports for
local handlers. While most of the
larger dealers are we'll supplied with
coal, making it a point to lay in sup
plies earlier in the season for the
heavy winter demand, others are
running short of stock owing to the
large demand upon them. 1T don't
do to wait until snow falls in Savan-
nah to stock coal and wood yards"
said one dealer. This was made evil
dent to more than one dealer recently
when they were forced to turn down
stacks of orders because their wood
was at railroad yards and could not
be shifted for unloading.
The yacht NADIA, owned by Edwin
Gould is still at Taggart's coal dock,
where she has been for several weeks
awaiting the arrival of her owner from
the North. She was decked in her
full colors on Christmas Day, and also
yesterday. Steam is kept constantly
in her boilers in readiness to sail at a
moments notice upon the arrival OF
her owner. A pilot, at the usual per
diem, is also kept aboard. There are
no preparations to make after her
owner arrives which cannot be made
within a half hour.
All arrangements for the installation
of the new pier of the Philadelphia
and Savannah Steamship Line and the
new schedule Of two sailings per week
each way have been completed, says
the Philadelphia Record. The Mer-
chants and Miners Transportation
Company, which operates the line, win
open it's offices in the new pier, at the
foot of Race street, Jan. l. The gen.
eral officers OF the line will after
New Year be located there, and the
passengers and south bound business
will be transacted at the Race street
pier
The new schedule of regular sail
| ings from this port twice a week will
go into effect Jan. 3, the fleet now
consisting of three steamers. The D.
H. Miller will, with the Allegheny and
| the Berkshire, hereafter make up the
fleet. The Miller is a sister ship of
the Allegheny and the Berkshire, all
three having been built on the Della
ware river and being of the same
model and size. The three steamers
| have now all been thoroughly over
hauled and are in frst-class trim. The
old pier, at the foot of Lombard street,
will be utilized for the reception of
inbound cargoes and for the handling
/ of export freight.
The new pier is equipped with cleo
trical hoists and all the latest and
most improved methods of expe-
ditiously handling freight. The quar-
ters for passengers and the offices in
| the new pier are large and commodious
and with the improved conditions and
increased facilities the line promises
better service than heretofore.