The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-06
FROM WATER FRONT
LITTLE OF ACTIVITY AMONG THE
HARBOR TUGBOATS.
FEW VESSELS DUE TO ARRIVE
GOVERNMENT PILOT CHARTS FOR
AUGUST OUT.

Weather Conditions ut Sea Fore
casted-WanderinG of Derelict
Capt Frank Avery to Leave on
VacatiOn-Matters of Interest to
Shippers and Mariners.
Capt. Frank Avery of the tug Alb
ram Minis will leave to-day for Phil
adelphia. While he is going on a va
cation, Capt. Avery will include bust
ness as we'll as pleasure while on his
trip. He will be examined at Phila-
delphia as a pilot for the Delaware
Breakwater and river. Capt. Avery is
among the best informed Southern
seamen in all Northern waters. and
his friends have no doubt about his
examination resulting favorably and
creditably The tug Minis has been
laid up at the foot of Lincoln street
while her master is away.
The tugboats are not finding much
TO do these days, owing to the few ar
rivals, and the small number of YES
sells bound out. The tug Dandy has
been spending some time at the Geor-
gia Lumber Company's docks since il
was considerable more profitable TO
remain here and save fuel than be
steaming about the bar with no YES
sells due at the moment. The tugs of
the Propeller Towboat Company are
not kept very busy just now. and
probably will not be until the shipping
begins to improve, which it is expect
ed will be soon.
The schooner John H. Buttrick,
Sprague, from Brunswick, Ga, with
a cargo of piling. went aground in
Swash channel Aug. 2. She was fast
for an hour when pulled clear by
the tug Free Lance and brought up
the bay. 1t is thought the vessel sus-
tanned no serious damage.
The pilot chart for August. isued by
the United States photographic Blu
reau al Washington, d. c., has been
received. and contains full list of all
notices to mariners issued by the bu-
reau during July. defines the limits of
the differtnt trade winds and gives a
synopsis of the weather experienced
during the past month. An article on
West Indian hurricanes takes up a
large space on the back of the chart,
and is invaluable to navigation in
those waters. The following is the
forecast for August:
Along the transatlantic routes
fair weather, with light westerly winds
and smooth seats, will prevail. Gales
somewhat more frequent than during
July, especially north of the 50th par
allel. Fog on the Grand Banks some
what less frequent.
Along the American coast from
Sandy Hook to Jacksonville the pre-
vailing winds are northeast. &c per
cent. and southwest. A per cent, the
former with high, the latter with low
barometer. Gales show a marked in
crease in frequency over July. owing
TO the occurrence of tropical cyclonic
storms.
Throughout the West Indies and
the Gulf of Mexico light trades VIII
prevail, generally from an easterly d.
rection. Squally weather. with rain.
especially during the afternoon hours
During the twelve-year period. 1885,
1901, nine West India hurricanes were
recorded during August.
Several isolated bergs have been
reported along the eastern edge of the
Grand Banks. Numerous small bergs
within the strait Of Belle Isle. not.
however, seriously interfering with
the navigation. of the strait The
coast of Northern Labrador is report
ed free of ice.
The derelict which holds the record
for a long voyage is the American
schooner Fannie Z. Wolston, which
was adrift nearly four years. and
wandered 9,115 miles. She was LOO
days crossing and recrossing her
tracks and travelling around in circles.
She was sighted forty-four times. and
crossed her own track twelve times.
The Wolston was abandoned off the
Virginia coast. She first shaped her
course for the middle of the ocean,
where she circled the ghostly Sargas-
so sea. She was two years in this re-
gion. which is supposed to be a mass
of seaweed, a graveyard of ships and
the source of many a phantom story.
Next the derelict drifted down toward
Florida, and spent some time drifting
around in two great circles off the
southern coast. Then she Travelled
north, and when last seen was 500
miles off the coast of New Jersey,
where ii is supposed she went down
TO "Davy Jones Locker
Passengers by steamship Hudson for
Baltimore-Mrs. f. b. Moore, Miss
Margaret Kennedy. Miss Agnes Ken
nedy A. c. Reynolds, w. A. Palmer,
w. H. Tyatt, r. V. Paulk, j. c. hike,
oteIiy' WITS. EuW. Shelly, MISS
F. NJ. Carswell. ]. A. Carswell, John
Underwood and wife, j. NJ. Laing, P.
P. Bailey and wife. P NJ. Ashford,
Miss L. V. Jones. G. P. Weir. Peter
Kelly, ]. A. Strous, Miss NJ w.
Wertz Miss Helen Goldwein, Miss
Julia Herzfield, L. Herzfeld, w. T.
Power, Miss Gates, j. w. Adams, T.
E Lovejoy. all for Baltimore; Miss
Geneve Harry and ]. E. Harty, New
York.