The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-02
FROM WATER FRONT
TUG ABRAM MINIS MAKES QUICK
TRIP NORTH.
ST. JOHNS TOLEWES41-4DAYS
DREDGING OPERATIONS NEAR ELBE
ISLAND SUSPENDED.

The Equipment Drought to Town
and Tied Up Behind Jetties-New
Lighter Launched-Capt. Eddie
Paine IiI-ExpOrts for the Day.
Matters of Interest to Shippers
and Mariners.
The Savannah tug Abram Minis ar
rived at Lewes, Del, yesterday after
noon, towing a barge from the st. Johns
She made one of the quickest of her sew
eral voyages, the time from dock to dock
being four and one-fourth days. On her
way up the Minis reports passing a large
feet of sailing vessels bound South. Aft
er delivering the barge at Lewes the
Minis will bring the government disin-
fecting barge Defender from Philadelphia
to Savannah, and after coaling, will pro-
coed with her to Porto Rico.
The dredging operations in the savan-
nah river. near Elbe Island, have been
suspended for the time being. The dredg-
ing equipment belonging to P. Sanford
Ross, consisting of dredge No. 7, and the
tugs W. s. Brewster and Kate Cannon,
were brought up to the city yesterday
and tied back of the jetties opposite the
Ocean Steamship Wharves. When the
work will be resumed is not known. For
some time work has been going on near
the range light keepers house, or better
known as the girls house, and the chan
mel in that vicinity is understood to be
in pretty good condition.
William Kelly & Son launched a lighter
at their yards yesterday, opposite the
foot of Barnard street. Her dimensions
are So feet long, beam IS feet, and hight
feet. She belongs to the Savannah
Lighterage and Transfer Company.
The friends of Capt Eddie Paine Of the
tug Regis will regret to learn of his ILL
ness at the Savannah Hospital, where he
has been for some time. While he has
suffered considerably during the past few
weeks, hopes of his permanent recovery
are entertained. Capt. Paine is among
the oldest of the Savannah river tow
boa tmen. He has seen service in many
kinds of river work He took command
of the tug Regis Sept. l, 1886, and has
continued in charge of her since During
all this time the shifting of the tremeSl-
dous quantity of products OF all kinds
that pass through the port have been
handled at one time or another by the
Regis Capt. Paine's services have al
ways been such as to commend him
highly to his employers, and the hope is
warmly expressed that he will soon be
able to resume his post. Frank Finster
of the Regis has taken Capt. Paine's
place temporarily.
The British steamship Falka cleared
yesterday for Barcelona and Genoa, the
Italian banks Silenzio for Montivideo, and
the Norwegian bark Gaa Paa for Ham
burg. The combined cargoes represent
ed 3,649 bales cotton, value $685. 4; 5,14S
barrels rosin, value SO, 1913, and 3,495 casks
spirits, value $57,66S.
Several of the leading shipbuilding con-
Germs on the Atlantic coast are prepar-
ing bids for the construction of a seven
masted steel schooner, destined to be
the largest cargo-carrying craft of that
type ever put afoat. This vessel is the
first of a fleet of seven, which will be
constructed by a syndicate of which
Capt. ]. G.. Crowley. brother of the Capt.
Crowley of the x-master George w.
Wells, of Taunton, Mass, is the head.
The craft will cost, when ready for sea.
about $25O.0OO..