The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-30
FROM WATER FRONT
LARGE CLEARANCES OF COTTON AT
CUSTOM HOUSE.
STEAMERS FOR NOV. CLEARED.
EXPORTS PROMISE TO BREAK PRE-
VIoUs RECORDS THIS SEASON.

shipping Along the Coast Suffers
Great Damage From storms.
Schooner Van Name and King
Runs Out of PrOvisiOns-Matters of
Interest to Seamen.
Vessels with cargoes including over
$4,000 commercial bales of cotton were
cleared at the Custom House yester-
day. 1t was the last day of the month
for November clearances, and as a
clearance during this month was re-
quired the steamers were, as usual,
put through the Custom House in the
usual form. The cotton taken, round
bales counted as half bales, was as
follows: Steamer Riftswood, for Genoa,
45S5 bales; Steamer Forest Castle, for
Bremen and Hamburg. $500 bales;
Steam Alba, for Bremen and Hamburg,
1929 bales. Total, 1914.
While the exports for November have
not been figured out it is certain they
will exceed the exports for November
of 1901. This has been the case with
every month of the new trade year.
An unprecedented season in point of
increase in foreign exports is predicted,
and il seems certain a new record
will be made if the outward movement
continues the balance of the season
in proportion to its start as compared
with last season.
Two vessels which are attracting at
tention for their long passages are
the schooner Ida Lawrence from Phil
adelphia with coal, twenty-nine days
out, mention of which was made yes
terday, and the bark Nellie Troop, also
out on long passage from South
America.
Because of stormy weather, which
heightened her passage, the coasting
schooner Van Name & King, bound
from Charleston, S. c., for New York.
ran short of provisions and was OBJ
hged TO anchor about seven miles be-
low Reboboth, Del, where she was sup
piled by the pilot boat Philadelphia.
The tug 1vanhoe was alongside the
schooner, but was unable to tow her,
not having sufficient coal.
The northeast gale which prevailed
during Tuesday and Wednesday has
caused considerable damage to ship
ping, several vessels having been driv-
en- on the shore by the storms
fury. Coasting sail craft have suf-
Tered to a greater extent than ex-
pected, and coal barges in tow of tugs
have broken adrift and others have
stranded on the coast. The tug John A.
Hughes, towing the barge Mabel Phil
Fps, from New Bedford for Phil
adelphia, went ashore on the Long Is
land coast, at Llyod's Neck. Their con-
dition is not known.
The tug Somers S. Smith left the
Delaware Breakwater to search for the
overdue ship Dirigo, from Honolulu for
Philadelphia, which was spoken on
Nov. rs, forty-five miles east by north
from Five Fathom Bank lightship: The
Dirigo had been battling with the ere-
ments for a week and needed assis-
lance to work her into port.
Three barges belonging to the Phil
adelphia & Reading Railway Co. were
seen adrift off the Long Island coast.
The schooner Mary E. Olys, while en-
tering Vineyard Hagen on Tuesday
night, during the thick easterly storm.
fouled the schooner Bayard Barnes.
from Philadelphia, which anchored
nearby, and by the aid of the dom
Key engine the Olys was hauled clear
OF the Barnes. The Olys' mainsail was
torn, main gaff broken and mizzen
rigging damaged. She will repair and
proceed. The Barnes was uninjured.
The schooner A. Denike, bound from,
Norfolk for Boston, with a cargo of
railroad ties, has arrived at the Della
ware. Breakwater with loss of part Of
her deck load of ties, which were swept
overheard during a heavy gale ten
miles west of Five Fathom Bank ligh-
aShip