The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-21
SIXTY MILLION
FEET OF LUMBER
WAITING ON THE WHARVES.
VESSELS TIED UP OFF HATTERAS
FOR OVER A MONTH.

Have Been Drifting About Near
Hatteras for Over a Month and
Those Alone Have n Carrying Ca
pacity of 10000 TOns-COntinued
SOuthernIy Winds Playing Havoc
With Lumber Trade-COst of Run
ming Fleet Now Adrift Amounts
to $4,000 "a Month.
There are 100000 feet of lumber
waiting on Southern wharves for the
sailing vessels, which are delayed off
Cape Hatteras, according to an esti-
mate made yesterday by Mr.. James
NJ. Dixon, president of the Dixon Lum-
Der Company.
This lumber, most of it having al
ready been sold for delivery by a
specified date, in most cases now al
ready long past, can not be shipped I'M
til there is a change in the southernly
winds, which have so long held the
vessels in captivity off Hatteras.
There are ninety-four vessels, or
more, that have drifted up and down
by Hatteras for over a month. These
vessels have a cargo carrying capacity
of 10000 tons. There are about 500 feet
of lumber to the ton, which would
make the total lumber carrying capaci-
ty of the vessels over 100000 feet.
The cost of running this fleet amounts
to $43, 900 a month.
The Vessels Tied Up.
Following is a list of the known YES
sells, that are are unable to get away
from Hatteras, together with the date
on which they sailed from their East
ern ports:
Barks-Tillie Baker, July "a; Balti-
more, Aug. 3; C. c. Sweeney, July 30;
Kremlin, Aug. 8; Daisy Red, July IL;
Dom Pedro II, July 16; Essex, July
rs; Jennie Sweeney, -.
Schooners-Martha S. Bemet, Aug. g.
Mary c. Hale, July %; Margaret A.
May -; Maiden, Aug. 6; Maggie NJ.
Keogh, Aug. s; Nantaska, July %; O..
Y. Wootten, Aug. 4; o. S. Barrett,
July 20; Pasadena, Aug. 6; P. M.
Brooks, July 10; r. R. Douglass, Aug.
5; R. McClintock, Aug. 2; R. A. Snyder,
July 81; Sallie c. Marvil, July 27; Star
of the Sea, Aug. 1; S. H. Davidson,
July 26; Salisbury, July, 25; S. T. Bea-
cham, Aug. -; S. F.. Bowers, July II;
s. G. Haskell, July "A; The Josephine,
Aug. 2; Twilight, July 20; Thos. Wins
more, July rs; T. A, Ward, July 26;
Van Lear Black, Aug. 10; VIM. ]. Quill
lin, July 10; VIM. J. Lermond, July 81 ;
Waltham, -; Willie H. Childs, July
%; VIM. H. Sumner, July %; field,
July %; w. E. Bowen, Jr., July %;
VIM. Churchill, July 30; Adele Thack-
era, July 20; A. B. Sherman, July IA;
Blanche Hopkins July 80; B. F. Walk
er, -; Bessie Whiting, July 8; B. H.
King, July %; Carrie Strong, Aug. l;
Chas. c. Lister, July %; c. F. Bron-
son, July 10; c. w. Walton, July 13; c.
G. Endicott, -; Edgar C. Ross, Aug
4; Eliza Scribner, July 90; E. F. North
am, July IS; Everett Webster, July II;
Frank Barnet, Aug. 6; Fannie Reiche,
July II; F. c. Tunnel, Aug. /; F. w.
Day, July 29; Green. Johnson, July Il;
G. A. McFadden, -; Geo. M. Grant,
Aug. 5; G. Tulane, Jr., July 81; Geo. H.
Ames, July 81; G. Lawrence, Aug. q;
H. G. Moseley, July 10; Herald, July
10; H. L. Martin, -; Harry Prescott,
Aug. 5; Hope Sherwood, July 10; H. C.
Cousens, Aug. 4; Hugh Kelley, July
q; Humarock, July Is; H. E. Thomp-
son, -; Hattie Dunn, July 80; Isa-
bella Gill, July 20; ]. B. Jordan. July
%; ]. A. Trubee, July 20; John r. Ber-
gen, -; James D. Dewell, July 20;
John L. Treat Aug. 8; ]. S. Hoskins,
July 81; L. c. Anderson, July 20; Lau-
ra M. Lunt July g.: Louis Boissert,
-; L. NJ Parsons, July 81; Lejok,
July 29; Lizzie Chadwick, July IA; l..
L. Pollard, Aug. 3; Mad. Cooney, Aug.
8; M. r. Bohannon, July IA; Myra w.
Spear, -; M. E. Wallace, July 20.
DuBignon Fought Way Out.
The schooner ]. E. duBignon, which
was tied up off Hatteras, is now in
Savannah. The story of the schoon-
er's fight with the contrary winds is
one of heroic patience and mastery
skill.
over sixty sails" said Capt. Tur-
ner in discussing the trip, were sight
ed off Cape Hatteras, and at least
thirteen schooners were compelled to
lie for days and nights at anchor. All
of these schooners were south-bound
vessels. The duBignon herself was
compelled to lie at anchor for one
night. But for only one night, for by
hammering at it. and by taking ad-
vantage of every breath of northerly
wind, the duBignon finally managed
to fight her way out"
Capt. CHM of the schooner Maiden,
which was also in the tie-up off Cape
Hatteras. and which has also arrived.
says that on Aug. 10, as he rounded
Cape Hatteras, he sighted fifty sails
and ten at anchor. The Maiden was
also very fortunate in escaping the
tie-up as early as she did.
It is certain, however, said Capt.
CHM despite the precariousness of the
situation at one time, that all the
vessels are by this time safely out and