The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-11
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
oI and General News of ships
and Shipping.


mr. Waiter wyman, of the Marine Hos
-, service. is largely instrumental in
'''' Il in behalf of seafaring men which
- incalculable value to them The con-
4 i've sanitarium established at Fort
ton n. NJ, was the result of years
- ,,defatigable work by the surgeon gen
The successful treatment of pa
there has been marked. Owing to
4 '-.,a+ure of a sailors work the idea pre-
n a's largely that he is seldom affected
N~b tIberculosis, but such is not the case.
W do not get the disease at sea, how
The dirty novels in which most
II aors are compelled to sleep ashore ex>
n 80. them to consumption, and as DR..
70 cobb says, one case at sea rapidly
Ids owing to the close quarters the
%inors occupy. Az the santarium the
800 is treated successfully. Farming
Va dairving is carried on, and while the
sahents are isolated, they are enabled to
lrodulh much of the food they require,
80 making the institution self-support-
NC N some extent. While recently in
Wssbington a Savannahian was told by
Ne Wvman about the sanitarium, and
believes it an institution of great value
% seafarng men.
49, recent meeting of the Board of
Snneryising Inspectors of Steam Vessels
In Washington that body promptly amend
ed Section IA OF Rule in regard to the
,acessary experience of officers of sailing
vessels before being granted licenses on
steam vessels. The amended rule was
annroved by the Secretary of the Treas
nrt, Feb. and is now the law, which
reads as follows:
No original license as master of ocean
ar coastwise steam vessels shall be issued
Cexcept as hereinafter provided to any
nerson who has not had 1t least three
years experience on seagoing or coast
wise steam vessels, one year of such ser
wire 10 have been as chief mate of such
vessels; nor shall any person receive an
original license as chief mate of ocean
or coastWise steam vessels who has not
served at least three years in the deck
department. of such steam vessels, one
wear of such service to have been as Sec
ord mate of such vessels. Applicants for
license as second mate of ocean or coast
wise steam vessels must have had at least
three years experience on such vessels,
one wear of such service to have been as
nuartermaster or third mate on such YES
sells. Applicants for license as third
mate of ocean or coastwise steam vessels
must have had at least three years ex-
perience on such vessels as mariner or
quartermaster 1t is provided, however
that persons whose experience at sea has
been on sail vessels of over 100 gross tons
may be licensed on the following condi-
tons, namely:
Master: Any person who has had five
wears experience on such sail vessels,
TWO years of which must have been as
master Of such sail vessels, may be Ii
censed as master of ocean and coastWise
steam vessels.
Chief mate: Any person who has had
five years experience on such sail yes
sells, two years of which he has served
in the capacity of chief mate, may be Ii
censed as chief mate of ocean and coast
wise steam vessels.
Second mate: Any person who has had
three years experience on such sail yes
sells, one year of which has been in the
capacity of second mate, may be licensed
as second mate of ocean and coastwise
steam vessels.
Third mate: Any person who has had
three years experience on sail vessels as
mariner may be licensed as third mate
Of ocean and coastwise steam vessels.
The Bureau of Navigation reports that
81 vessels of II. 434 gross tons were built
in the United States and officially num-
bered during the month of January. The
largest vessel constructed was the
Wilkesbarre, of 4,15s gross tons, which
vas built at Buffalo, N. Y, for the Erie
Railroad Company.
Baltimore, Feb. 10.-Steamer Itasca,
ienCe for Savannah, 9Th, grounded in the
bwer end cut off channel, was floated $40
m. to-day after Nghtering, reloaded and
Proceeded.
[RXnnnah Almanac, 18th Meridian