The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-05
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.


High Waters of the Savannah Inter-
feres with Steamboat Operations.
Capt. j. III. kiuzie in the East in
the Interest of the Savannah River
Gompany-Matters of Interest to
shippers and Mariners.
AS a precautionary measure against
possible damage, owing to the high
waters in the Savannah river, the
Southern transportation Company did
not send a boat out yesterday on its
. usual schedule. 1t is known that the
river is at high water all along the
route, and as the company has suffer-
I'd considerably by damage to its
boats it was decided to await better
conditions for running them. All the
lines are using precaution at present
in navigating their boats. With the
river at its present stage even the
most experienced and careful pilots
cannot always avoid trouble and dam
age owing to the fact the places along
the routs are dangerous, and boats be-
come uncomfortable. The Savannah
River Company sent out the Two
States yesterday, and the d. Murchi-
son. also OF that line, is on the way
20 Augusta
AT the steamboat wharves may be
seen daily shipments of quail from diff
, ferent localities. A prominent resident
OF Mill Haven is stocking his farm
with these birds, and receives frequent
shipments.
II fra Of q
Savannah River Steamboat Company,
has been East for some time, circulat-
ing among large shippers of freight
this way, In the interest of that line.
he visited New York. Philadelphia,
Baltimore and other cities. The object
is to interest shippers of routing their
goods via the coastwise lines and the
Savannah River Company. This COM
pany claim they already have their
share of the local business, and that
they are now on the lookout for out
side freight.
Capt P. II. Haddon, who piloted the
yacht Decoy to Augusta, is still there.
The Decoy is owned by j. F. Dreese
of New York.
Steamship Berkshire Speaks the
Schooner VI. NJ. Merry.
Philadelphia, March 4-The steamer |
Berkshire from Savannah reports I
March 3, 1870 a. m, Body's Island, |
bearing S. S. aW, II miles. spoke 4
schooner Niles NJ. Merry, from Port /
land, Feb. l, for coal port, signalled 4
Had been blown 500 miles off shore" .
Assateague life savers report schoon- !
er Daniel Brown, lumber, from Nor
folk for New York, was ashore three \
miles of shore on Turner's Lump Life |
savers ran anchors and foated her. !
She proceeded, leaking slightly.
The schooner Pendleton Satisfaction, |
from Brunswick for Philadelphia, re- :
ports, Feb. "a, In severe southeast gale
off Hatteras, lost jfo and about 10000 |
feet of deck load.
shipwrecked sailors Saved.
Palm Beach. Fla, March "A party |
of shipwrecked sailors were landed this |
afternoon from the FL Cid, which pick
ed them up yesterday 200 miles east
of Savannah. They were Capt. A. |
Brown and a crew of nine of the |
schooner B. r, Woodside. from Fer
nandina to st. John, Porto Rico.
Last Wednesday heavy gale sprang
up. The schooner labUred until she |
sprang a leak. settling and becoming |
waterlogged The crew dashed them |
selves to the deck house and remained |
there with seas breaking over them |
for three days. when their signals were |
seen by the Ell Cid. The schooner was
going TO pieces when the men were |
taken off.
One has a broken leg, but the others |
have already recovered from their ter
rible experience.
Savannah Almanac, 75th Meridian
Time.
Sun rises at 6;16 a. m. and sets at |
b44 D. m.
High water at Tybee to-day at 1853 |
a. m. and 4:23 p. IN. High water at |
Savannah one hour later.
Phases of the Moon for March.
D. H. NJ
Last quarter .........2 / Morning |
New moon ............9 8 IL Evening |
First quarter ........16 "a Evening |
Full moon ............25 AZ Evening |
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
Vessels Arrived Yesterday.
Steamship Ttocoa Karu,in