The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-16
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
YACHTS HARsORING AT CHARLES
TON OWING TO EXPOSITION.

They Previously Came to savannah
Their Trips to Florida-The
Standard Oil Co.'s Handsome New
steel Tug Standard Arrives-Mat-
ters of Interest 10 shippers ana
Mariners.
Charleston is getting most OF the
yachts this season that previously Vls-
tied Savannah, and generally spent
some time in the 'harbor. Yacht own
ers come down to the exposition, and
after spending their spare time there
proceed on to Florida without making
their customary stop. For this rea-
son the number of yachts to arrive so
far has been unusually small.
The failure of this craft to arrive is
being felt by dealers who generally get
fat orders from them. There are no
more lavish buyers than yachtsmen
out on cruise, for having the best of
everything obtainable is the biggest
part of the enjoyment TO some. The
yachts may pay Savannah their usual
visit on their way back from Florida.
An evidence of the way the Standard
Oil Company does things could be seen
from the lower Wharves last night,
when the handsome new steel tug
Standard steamed into the harbor, tow
ing a barge of oil. The barge was
tied up at the Standards wharves to
discharge a part of her cargo, while
the tug proceeded up to Taggart &
Co.'S coal docks, where she will load
a ton Of Inv, foe I,o
will then proceed on to Jacksonville
with the barge.
The Standard is a magnificent type
of towboat, and includes in her machin-
cry every modern device needed in the
quick and efficient handling of heavy
craft. She is 155 feet long, and draws
ID feet. She cost 100000. She is COM
manded by Capt. Charles Foster. Nc
expense was apparently spared in
building tug fully up to modern re-
quirements in every way. But this is
the only kind that company builds.
The growth of the marine department
of the Standard Oil Company, during
the past few years, has made it almost
as gigantic as the companys land op-
erations in oil. 1t includes fleets OF
tugs, steamships, and very many tank
barges for the transporting of oil here
and abroad.
The coast survey steamer Hydro
grapher is fitting out at Baltimore tc
go to Georgia port where she will
engage i'll coast pilot work during the
winter months.
The opinion handed down in the
United States District Court by Judge
Mcpherson which virtually decides
that American vessels leaving Phila-
delphia for foreign ports with cargoes
other than coal must seek a pilot OF
pay the regulation pilotage fee to the
Pilots Society is the cause of rejoic-
ing among the pilots. Vessel owners
acknowledge they have received q
heavy financial loss through the opin-
ion, as the Pilots Society will at once
institute proceedings against dozens
of vessels that have been leaving here
without notifying the pilots office OF
their intention and securing a pilot.
The case decided was that of the
schooner Ida Fowler, a vessel now
lost. which was engaged in the West
India and Central American trade. In
variable she would elude the pilots until
finally 1t was decided to test the va
lidity of the state law, which says q
captain must seek the services of q
pilot before sailing for a foreign port
Judge McPherson's opinion was that
the sailing of the vessel without a pilot
was in violation of a statutory duty.
and directs that a decree be entered
for the amount asked for.-NauticaI
Gazette.