The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-10-09
HARBOR. RIVER
AND MARINE
NEWS
Shipping Transactions ana
Notes of Interest Along
the Bay Front.

The light house tender Hibiscus ar
rived at D. m. yesterday from Key
west, coming on a regular trip to do
buoy work in this district Despite
the bad weather which has prevailed
during the past few weeks. all buoys
ana Deacons were reported by the
Hibiscus in good condition. The
steamer is one OF the largest engaged
IN the light house service, and at the
same time is one of the most finely
appointed A berth was taken at the
east side Of Palafox wharf.
Richmond Sails.
The British steamship Richmond
which brought cargo of mahogany
logs from AKIN, Africa, and which Sc
cured charter here, got away for sea
yesterday with a large cargo, a big
dock load having been taken.
Naval Stores Receipts.
Naval stores receipts at Central
follows: Barge Escambia, $50 bar
Tels; schooner Viola, 173 barrels;
steamer j. P. Williams, so barrels.
Big New Steamship.
Twenty-Five days old, and twenty
British steamship Strathesk, 1892
tons, Captain Wilson, put into port
yesterday to take Of course her maid
en- cargo on her maiden trip from
Pensacola The Strathesk was an
chored some distance from the city
docks and could not be seen clearly
with naked eyes. With marine glasses
the fine lines and excellent structural
work could be made out easily. The
captain could not tell Immediately
upon arrival yesterday the name of
his consignee, but comes for timber
cargo. Naturally Capt. Wilson was
elated at the prospect of commanding
such a fine vessel and gave voice Of
the steamers good seawOTthiness
when asked. There are twenty -four
Cinnamon in the Strathesk's crew.
Another Uruauayan Bark.
The Uruguayan bark San Pedro, 1861
tons. Captain Wilson, was released
from quarantine yesterday and was
lowed over to the city to load cargo
supplied by j. Garriga- The vessel Is
seventeen days out from Havana.
-Four hundred tons Of fine stone are
carried as ballast.
Missed a Trip.
On account Of some necessary !
boiler work, the Milton steamer City |
of Tampa did not go up on her regu- !
lar trip yesterday afternoon as usual. |
The boilers viii be in good shape to- !
day, however, and the steamer will |
leave at the regular afternoon hour as
usual, carrying large consignment of
merchandise. 1t has been many a
day since the City Of Tampa missed
daily run.
More New Cotton
In addition to eighty barrels of ma
val stores, the steamer J. p. Williams
delivered to the Tarpon warehouse
forty-one bales of new Florida cotton,
from Santa Rosa county points. The
cotton has been bought by Mobile
dealers, and will be delivered to des-
tination by the Tarpon, which arrives
today and gets away Sunday at $3.50
o'clock.
Cotton at Vernon.
Much cotton for delivery by steam |
or at Pensacola is reported at Vernon, |
and the steamer OF like name tried to |
get over TO the Washington county |
rapital site to load it but was unable |
10 do so on account of the low water, |
two impossible bars having been en-
countered. As told herein yesterday, |
the steamer struck on one of the bars. |
There is much traffic now being Of |
fered from that section and an effort /
win be made 70 have the war depart |
ment order the government snag boat, |
now in the Holmes river, do some |
work on the bars. Such would get |
good results for Pensacola.
Two New Charters.
Two new fixtures are announced by 1
the Gulf Transit Company. The big 1
Manchester steamer Manchester Mill
or, to I'LL out for Manchester, is due |
October Is. The Austrian steamer |
Giulia is due on October II. The
last-named will fill out for Barcelona,
Venice, Trieste and Fiume, for service /
Of the Austro-Americano line.
Big Ship Arrives.
The big Norwegian ship Queen of
Scots went up to quarantine yester- /
day and may be released today since |
she halls from healthy ports. A hum
Der cargo awaits the vessel.
Looking for Three Ships.
Three big sailing vessels are looked /
for at any time now. all of them hav-
ing been on the voyage here upward
of fifty days. The GeZine. Pc and
wallacetown are their names. The
Pc will be the largest sailing vessel
TO load here in some years, being of
nearly 1000 tons. This in spite of
the fact that she bears q name of
the smallest number of letters and
therefore the smallest name.
Arrived.
Strathesk, Br SIS, 1902, Wilson,
Greenock. to order.
San Pedro, Urug. bk, 1861, Olive,
Havana to ]. Garriga-
Cleared.
Richmond, Br SIS, Nieolle. 1853. for