The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-02
FROM WATER FRONT
STEAMBOAT TWO STATES OFF
RAILWAY IN SHORT TINE.
HAS NEW COAT OF PAINT.
TUG ii. NJ. c. SMITH TO BE HAULED
OUT FOR REPAIRS.

she Will Succeed Tug Juno, which
is to Return to Carolina Waters
to Engage in Phosphate Rock
observation-disclosures Horace r.
shares. Old savannah Trader, in
Trouble.
The steamboat Two States was
hauled off Willink's Marine Railway
yesterday, after she had been painted
in unusually quick time 1t was the
intention to finish the work in time for
the steamer to go out on her regular
schedule last night, which she did,
leaving her dock for Stoney Bluff short
ly after dark. This is the first time
the Two States has been painted since
she went into commission, nearly two
years ago.
The boat departed with a good load
of miscellaneous freight. Her present
owners state they are we'll pleased
with the earnings of the boat, and
expect larger freights with the opening
of the spring shipping season. The
bulk of winter freight for up-river
points has already been handled.
The tug Juno will be hauled off
Rourke's Marine Railway to-day or
tomorrow. She will go to Carolina
waters to engage in phosphate rock
dredging. The Juno will be followed
on the railway by the tug H. NJ. C.
Smith, which will have her bottom
scraped and painted and repairs
made.
Capt Peterson, master of the Nor
wegian steamship Ulriken, was a lit
tie nervous at Philadelphia the other
day when his vessel cleared the Gus
tom House. because part of his cargo
consisted of 100 tons of dynamite, con-
signed to the silver miners of Mexico
In addition to the explosive, the Ulri-
ken will take out 2,130 tons of btu
minous coal for Tampico. The ex-
plosive will be carried from Tampico
by the railroads as far as possible,
thence on the backs of mules to the
camps of the treasure-seekers.
The big schooner Horace P. Shares,
Capt. Torrey, bound from Fernahdina
for New York with a cargo of lumber,
put into Norfolk Wednesday leaking
badly and in a apidated condition.
The Shares met terrific gale at sea
and was buffeted about the ocean for
three days. Oil was poured on the wa
ter, but this had no effect, and for
twelve hours the schooners crew
thought she would founder. After the
hardest kind of work at the vessels
pumps the crew finally sailed into
Hampton Roads.
AS is usually the case at this period
of the year little disposition is shown
to charter sail tonnage for the sew
eral foreign trades. There is certainly
a pause in operations for the time, but
as rates generally are low, no effort
L. do 70 h11GinncC Goa r.
ing lumber rates are generally regard
ed as firm, with tonnage rather scarce,
Coal tonnage is offered more freely,
with indications of an easier market.
A large fleet is at present under en-
gagement, but supplies at shipping
points are yet rather difficult to obtain
owing to the heavy demands on the
companies from all quarters. Steam
freights are dull though there appears
a fairly steady feeling as to rates.
Grain orders are scarce owing to the
limited receipts at seaboard points,
but as tonnage is not excessive own
ers are not disposed to force matters,
quoting prompt boats to Cork for or
ders rs 412d and to picked ports Is
9d@is 101hd. Gulf grain and general
cargo rates are without adotable
change. There is little doing in cot
ton, timber or miscellaneous tonnage
Journal of Commerce.
A heavy surf is breaking over the
lumber laden schooner Harry Pres
colt, which went ashore on Saturday
on the New Jersey coast, off Little
Beach Station, while on her way from
Brunswick to New York. The vessel
is now full of water, and unless she
is floated soon, will be a total loss.
Passengers by Steamships.