The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-10-30
HARB0R. AND
Marine NEWS
SHIPPING TRANSACTIONS ANT
NOTES OF INTEREST ALONG
THE BAY FRONT.

The oyster feet, which now num-
hers several dozen vessels, find a
ready demand for all oysters brought
to port during the past few days. Tn.
cold weather has whetted the appeti,
of the citizens for the biValves. The
catches are good and the oysters,
especially from Escambia bay, are
very large. Quite number Of the
oyster boats got away from port late
yester day afternoon in order to D.
back early Monday morning with car
goes.
TIE steamer Tarpon arrived yester
day from her regular weekly run
down the coast. She brought in q
heavy cargo Of naval stores, enl T.
addition. had a good list # pazsan
gers. Size leaves toni.-ht for a tip
to Mobile, returning Tuesday morn
ing.
Yesterday was a dull dav on Cen,
trail wharf. no vess Is arriving with
naval stores. A 1ar~e number a
due in today and tom orrow.
The largest cargo Of co'ton to leav.
fe~e this Sc son was cleared on the
British steamer Warrior for Have
and Bre en-. The cargo consisted CT
1915 bales, and does no. include a
lsr7e shipment Of miscellaneous ar
tic,es.
The steamer Burbo Bank, which
cleared for Rosario yeste dav. will
carry out cargo of 2010,0O feet OF
lumber and 200 barrels of rosin.
The British steamer Lamington
hence, has arrived at Port Natal.
Floating CereIicts.
AS charted by the Topographic Of
fee up to date:
The Hornet (Br bk) reports: Sept
! 20, AIS p. m, latitude % degrees 20
minutes north, longitude so degrees
IA minutes west, passed what appear
ed to be the bottom and floor tim
! bers Of vessel. Obstruction was
about 60 feet long and had heavy sea
growth. Considered very dangerous
| to navigation.
The Lottie Haskins (sch), at Pen
sacola, reports: Burning bark. ladsl,
with lumber, about 300 miles of Pen,
| zaco1a lieht.
The steamship GIanton (Rr) re-
ports: Oct. IS, apparently latitude %
degrees IA minutes north. longitude
| 81 degrees 1S minutes wo-t. eot:~
vessel, on fire, ablaze from stem to
stern. main lower mast and main yard
| standing; abandoned
Steamship Ell Norte reports: Oct
! IS, $50 a. m, about eighteen miles
| south of Tortugss, passed large buoy
! PAINTED back and red horizontal
stiires: also a large piece of wreck
age, apparently a portion Of ships
deck, and number of smaller pieces
Steamship Ellis (Nor). reports:
Oct. %, latitude Is degrees minutes
north, longitude 50 degrees minutes
west. waterlogged schooner, one mast
| standing.
%, latitude Is degrees 81 minutes
west, submerged three-masted schoon
er two lower masts standing, othe-
spars floating, attached. 145 mics
! from Southwest Pass; Oct %. nos n.
| latitude IS degrees II minutes north.
| lcngit'-dn IS degrees % minutes west.
| conTi he lumber seen. IS feet by
| S incfe by inches. Apparently not
| long in water. Oct. 25, schooner Har-
rizon T. Beacham Is reported water.
legged and dismasted eff Cape San
Antonio about Oct. 20. Towed to lati-
tude IS degrees north, longitude de
grees west.
Steamship Civilian (Br), reports:
| Oct. IS, latitude "a degrees "a min
utes north, longitude 80 degrees 10
minutes west, observed bark Hugo
! of Montev:deo, dismasted, fore lower
mast and main lower mast standing
| with broken main yard attached.
Steamship Turrialba (Br), reports
| Oct. %, latitude 81 degrees Is min
utes north, longitude 81 degrees SO