The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-08
FROM WATER FRONT
INTEREST BEING TAKEN IN NORTH
GERMAN LLOYD LINE.
STEAMER C0BLENz VISITED.
GERMAN CITIZENS AMONG THOSE
INTERESTED IN THE NEW LINE.

Entertainment at Boston on the Ar
rival of the Steamship City of
Memphis-RenewaI of Traffic ReIa-
lions With the club" Celebrated.
schOoners Race to Baltimore.
German citizens are taking much in
terest in the German steamship Cob
LEM of the North German Lloyd Line,
which is at the lower wharves loading
cotton for Bremen. The fact that this
line has been established, and that di-
rect sailings will be fixed for Bremen
is a source of much satisfaction TO
them. with the prospects that the in
terest maintained means popularity
for the line. Savannah is the gateway
for an immense outward movement
for the South Atlantic States, and the
current feeling is that the idea of Civ
ing a passenger service out of this port
will prove popular. Manager Frank T.
Webb, representing w. w. Wilson,
agent for the new line, stated yester-
day that no passengers are booked for
the first sailing, which will probably
be tomorrow No effort has been made
to get passengers for this sailing, as
the steamer is departing too soon after
the announcement that the line was to
be established. Later on attention will
be given to this feature of the business.
She will go out this trip with a full
cargo of cotton.
The Savannah Line Ocean Steam
ship Company entertained company
OF about fifty representatives of the
Boston newspaper press and the city's
shipping interests at a luncheon given
on board the company's new steel
steamship, City of Memphis, at her
berth at the Mystic docks, says the
Boston Globe.
The affair was to commemorate the
renewal of the company's commercial
intercourse with Boston, and it was
also in the nature of a housewarming
to the new vessel which is the largest
and best equipped coast line American
ship affoat Furthermore, the cargo of
1880 bales of cotton which she has
just landed is the largest cargo of that
staple that was ever brought to Bos-
ton at one time by one vessel.
The vessel is. thoroughly American
by material, construction, equipment,
register and the service she is destined
to perform between the northern and
southern sections of our common coun-
try.
yards in Chester, Pa, is 395 feet long,
40 feet beam and q feet depth of hold
with capacity of $500 tons. There
are three decks and promenade deck
The passenger accommodate ions, which
are all first class, are located on the
hurricane deck. Special attention has
been given to comfort in the arrange
ment of staterooms, and to elegance
and taste in the interior decorations.
Her motive power is supplied by triple
expansion engines and she has bow
and stern bulkheadN and a water ball
last compartment jusS above her keel
from stem to stern. She is in charge
or Z. Z. Savage, commodore and cap
tain commanding, and an efficient
complement of officers and men,
The Ocean Steamship Company and
It's local staff were the subjects of
warm commentator by all the after
dinner speakers on account of the re-
newal of commercial relations by the
line with the port of Boston.
The large four masted schooner SAL
lie c. Marvil, Capt. Quillin, has COW
cred herself with glory by overhaul
ing the Van Lear Black, from Savan-
nah to Baltimore, in spite of the fact
that the latter schooner had almost
three days start.
Thursday. Nov 81. the Van Lear
Black, Capt. Connolly, cleared from
Savannah with a cargo of lumber for
Baltimore. From the beginning she
experienced rough weather, and a
heavy head sea made progress neces-
sarily slow. The following Sunday the
Sallie c. Marvil sailed. She also car
ried lumber Both cargoes We're con-
signed to William D. Gill & Son of
Baltimore. Between Capes Lookout
and Hatteras the Black ran into a
storm from the southeast last Sunday,
which soon changed to the north and
northwest and developed hurricane
force. The Marvil, which had been
steadily gaining on the Black by hug
ging the coast also experienced the
force of the gale. 1t reached her off
Frying Pan Shoals.
Both. schooners passed in the Capes
Thursday. They came up the bay in
tow of tugs in the teeth of the~%eavy
snow and wind storm. and although
but few miles apart their crews
could not see each other on account
of the snow. The Black dropped anchor
about 9 a. m. and at noon the Marvil