The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-28
Marine INTELLIGENCE.
and General News OF Ships
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L0'' and Shipping.
sron, Tybee last night were to
EsPs that a stiff gale was blowing.
DE hetng from the northwest at the
the w., &c miles an hour. There were only
r's " -utrals during the day, the British
{" ttns Woodburn and the Leven.
...an,er loretta was released short
I1 ,.a, being taken to quarantine, and
al her dock, foot Of Whitaker
''l Yesterday. Manager Geo. H. Chad
~" stated that shortly after arriving
N WIZ the smallpox suspect was
nat 10 be affected with the disease.
pun .,,,,on the loretta was released. She
iii resume her reg iai u'i o'i tue '0'''sA-
1aS. Bluaton route.
u pevenue cutter Service, whose chief
LAY r. Shoemaker, manages to
o" kusy wear in and year out, says the
NJ 1onrnal. Like the army and the
Maj MAJ. il js on duty all the year round; but,
n 1.l,o them. il has no winter season when
UNI, s,,tiss are less than at other times.
!" 49, tbe win, er is the chief season for
III II. .,,,er,,e cutters, for then it's vesse s
uh ne he an the lookout for wrecks more
.s,,liy than ever. The report of the
caltl of the Treasury shows briefly
90 ,oefs tions of the service during the
' ending last June, as follows:
.,,-.oros covered nautical miles,. 312691
D isla eoyed actually reseued).... IS
I've! I've boarded ................... 20, 0S9
,..ssois seized and reported for
vessels ssoH 1e'NeN .'..................... 800
- af vessels so reported .....$ 54,S6J
Elnss - assisted .......!............ II
,,sIno af vessels assisted with
Falus % ''........................$ 4sgs,t COS
ra.sns on hoard assisted ....... $3.50
n.rsans IN distress cared for:..... Dl
rne needs ana deserts of the Revenue
o..tar Service increase With Its age.
Tornded in 1890, H. was made part of the
Tvaasurv Department because there was
:, Navv Department. and was employed
~ dofsnd the seacoast and to repei hos
.yitv IN vessels and commerce within the
s"risdietion of the United States, in peace
- y, val as in war. In the War of 1872 the
cntters were employed as dispatch boats
and in the cost defensej the cutter Sur
yeyor was captured by the British frigate
varcissus after a resistance so gallant
,bat the British captain returned his
sword to Capt. Travis, with a letter testi-
ftng to his bravery. In 1915 and after
ward many naval officers secured details
n the Revenue Service, which alone rep
resented the United States in Canadian
waters during the fishery troubles of 1878
and later. The service took part in the
Seminole and Mexican wars; in the Para
onayan expedition of 1888 its cutter the
Harriet Lane, was reported by the Com
rodore as the most efficient vessel in the
fleet; its vessels served during the Civil
War while it's part in the Spanish War
is loo well known to need more than
mention. The duty of the Revenue Cut
ter Service may be described in short. as
that Of q coast guard, while the navy
proper takes care of the ocean! Its disci-
pline is that of the navy in all respects.
A financial journal states that the New
York Central Railroad Company, on the
authority of a Boston & Albany official.
will expend not less than $2,50000U in
the development of the former company's
harbor property as soon as the necessary
arrangements can be made for floating the