The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-26
HARBOR, RIVER
AND MARINE
NEWS
shipping Transactions and
Notes of Interest Along
the Bay Front

The Swedish steamship Helsingborg
left for sea early yesterday, taking
cargo for Genoa. The Helsingborg
was repaired so nicely at the port that
it will possibly be unnecessary to
make any additional repairs when the
steamer reaches a home port.
Loading Much Lumber.
AS an evidence of the way lumber
is slowed aboard vessels in Pensacola,
Their were six lighters filled with that
material dashed to the Dutch steam
ship Sliedrecht yesterday and men
swarmed all over the steamer slowing
cargo at great rate. Many people
who were on the dock had much to
say about the rapid manner in which
the cargo was being loaded. The
Sliedrecht is anchored in the stream
and cargo may be taken from many
angles.
PuebIa Won't Load Here.
The Mexican steamship Puebla,
which was reported chartered to load
coal at Pensacola for Vera Cruz. Will
not take cargo from here at this time
In fact the steamer, which was at New
Orleans when the charter was an
nounced, has sailed for Belize and for
Progresso. Coal has been shipped
many times from Pensacola to Vera
Cruz on the Mexican steamers.
Big Snapper Catch.
A catch of $4,000 pounds of snap
pers was reported by the fishing smack
John M. Keen. of the Saunders & Co.
fleet, which arrived yesterday. The
smack is one of the new vessels late
ly purchased by the company named,
and is reported to be one of the best
boats in the big fleet that is owned
by the company. The great catch did
much toward stopping the growing
fish famine which had been felt in Pen
sacola recently, and the fact that the
vessel arrived on Friday was a good
thing in the way of local sales.
The Tarpon Coming.
The. steamer Tarpon, completing a
trip down the coast, will be at her
dock early this morning, bringing
passengers and return freight con-
signment. Naval stores and oysters
will come on this boat.
Bids on Oban Bay.
No advices have yet been received
on the matter of accepting bids for the
removal of the bark Oban Bay from
her bed on the beach near Pritchett
Point. The captain looked in vain for
a cablegram from his owners yester-
day.
Changed Berths.
The steamship Carrigan Head, which
for the past week has been loading
lumber at Perdido wharf yesterday
shifted positions, going to a berth at
Muscogee wharf, where cargo will be
completed and where bunker coal will
be taken. The steamer will be ready
for sea tomorrow.
Lucy n Power Boat.
Power propulsion of schooners has
become quite popular in Pensacola
harbor within the comparatively re-
cent past. The schooner Lucy H is
the latest vessel to be SO fitted. This
is the schooner which was caught in a
storm and which was unreported for
ten days. AS soon .as possible the
master and owners, upon arrival here,
arranged to have an engine fitted. and
now the winds are not absolutely
necessary as, force to move the boat.
The schooner is locked at the foot OF
Barcelona street and will be ready for
launching shortly.
The smack Wallace Mcdonald. of
the Saunders & Co. fleet, is also fitted
with an engine, and may travel leis-
urely whether the winds blow Or not.
The only bad effect of this engine is
that of frightening fish in shallow wa.
ter. The schooner J. s. Burrow, of
Perdido Bay, is also fitted with an
engine. The Santa Rosa, the 81
yacht of Engineer Turtle. of Fort Bar.
rancas' carries sails and {, power en-