The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-22
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LEGAL and General News of Ships
and Shipping.

The Eclipse, the S. A. L. ferry boat,
which has been on the Willink marine
railway for the past two weeks, will
be hauled off tomorrow and will re-
sumo her trips from the Bull street
dock to the S. A. L. wharves. She has
been practically rebuilt both engines
and hull.
Another boat that is to leave the
railway tomorrow is the Col. Elder,
the government launch stationed at
Fort Screven. She has been given a
general overhauling and cleaning.
A seven-master schooner was launch
ed the other day in Massachusetts, the
largest sailing vessel af1oat When
ships were provided with a maximum
of three Sticks" called the fore, main
and mizzen, these terms were familiar
to all. But when others were stepped
new titles had to be devised for them.
First came the 'spanker." next the
"jigger," next the driver" and the
seventh mast on this latest craft is
called the ''pusher." These titles
smack suggestively of some Of the
names bestowed on golf clubs. Just
what verbal coinage will follow a fur
Their amplification of the schooner's
rigging must be left to the magma
ton.
The Atlantic Carriers Association,
composed of American sailing vessel
owners, one of the strongest organiza-
tions of shipping interests, has sent out
circular which was drafted at the
annual meeting of the association at
Boston on June %, when $4,000 tons
of shipping were represented. The cir
cular is a clear demand of the right
of sailing vessels to load in turn at
coal shipping ports, where, heretofore,
preference was given to steamers. In
substance the circular is as follows:
The undersigned, hereby covenant,
promise and agree, to and with each
other, not to close any charter for any
vessel in any way controlled by us,
to load coal in any port unless 1t be
specially agreed therein that such ves-
sci shall be loaded. in her turn, and
that no priority for loading shall be
given to any steamer, barge or other
vessel, except only steamers calling to
ill their bunkers for their own con-
sumption, and vessels loading coal for
the United States government.
And for each wilful violation of this
agreement, the party so violating shall
forfeit and pay to the other parties
hereto, the sum of i've hundred dollars.
and the same may be collected by suit
parties for the benefit of all.
The special object of this agreement
Is to terminate the practice of steam
ers taking from sailing vessels their
right to load in turn.
That the coal shippers might have
full notice of the proposed return to
the system of loading in turn, a de-
lay in putting in force this agreement
was allowed until the committee APP
pointed to meet the coal men could
report. This report was made July 10,
and 1t was voted that all charters
executed by the signers of said agree
ment on and after July Il, 1902, shall
contain the turn in loading clause"
The report showed that the princi-
palbarge people were heartily in ac-
cord with the schooner owners, they
having likewise suffered from the prac-
tice of steamers being put in ahead
of schooners and barges.
The financial strength was found to
be such that it was voted at the meet
ing that the association assume the
prosecution and defense of all cases
! where the interests involved are the
interests of vessels generally, and cap
tains are instructed to promptly notify
the secretary and attorney of the as
ISOLATION of every such case, that the
board of managers may act on it. This
is intended to stop the practice of un-
just claims being settled and vessels
! and captains being mulcted by parties
who, knowing that ii will cost the cap
tain or vessel more to fight than to
: compromise, secure money in this way.