The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-10-26
HARb0R AND
MARINE NEWS
SHIPPING TRANSACTIONS AND
NOTES OF INTEREST ALONG
THE BAY FRONT.

= Yeste, day was q busy day on Cen
trail wharf, a number Of vessels ar
irving with cargoes of naval stores.
The dock was crowded all day long
with vessels, and some of them could
not be unloaded before nightfall.
The steamer Rollo and lighter from
Blackwater points arrived early yes
cargo OF 800 barrels Of spirits and
rosin. The Rollo will be delayed on
the return trip. as repairs to her ma
chinery must be made.
The steamer Capt. Fritz arrived yes
terday morning, and after discharging
a cargo of 300 barrels of naval stores,
moved around to Baylen street wharf
and loading general cargo left for
Freeport and way landings.
The steamer Geneva was loading
cargo yesterday for points as far out
as Caryville, but may not leave today,
as Captain Rogers Is Ill. The captain
recently sold the Fritz and Is now
devoting all of his time to the Geneva.
The Magnolia arrived yesterday
with 159 barrels Of naval stores, and
lighter No. I was towed down from
the Blackwater with 200 barrels. The
steamer Annie brought in a cargo Of
100 barrels, while the Swan, which ar
rived the night previous, moved from
Palafox wharf to Central wharf to
unload her cargo Of 1875 barrels.
The coast steamer Manteo arrived
early yesterday morning from Mobile,
and departed in the afternoon on her
regular trip to st. Andrews.
The steamer Tarpon left on sched-
ule time last night for her run down
the coast, having a cargo which al
most taxed her capacity.
The steamer August Belmont, which
arrived late Saturday afternoon is dis
charging large cargo Of manure salt
and potash, and as soon as this. is
finished she will begin taking gen.
eral cargo, including a large amount
Of cotton.
The American schooner ron, which
at Palafox wharf, completed yesterday
and cleared for San Juan.
The steamer Beaver, in command
Of Capt. j. G. Smith, left late yes
terday afternoon for Bagdad to go in
dock there for repairs.
Shipping Sales. '..n
The steel screw steamer Devon
Coast, owned by Messrs. F. NJ. Powell
& Co., Liverpool, Is reported sold to
colonial buyers. She was built This
year by MeSsrs. w. Hardness 4 Son,
Ltd. Middlesbro. Dimensions, 1875
feet by 30 feet by 1910 feet; 1872 tons
Gross; trtple-expanston engines. is
inches, II inches and 4 inches, by
30-inch stroke, by Messrs. Richardson,
Westgarth & Co., Ltd.
The new steel screw spar deck car
60 steamer, built by the Northumber-
land Shipbuilding Company, Ltd, New.
castle, to carry about 1900 tons dead
weight, on 1913 feet draft. and ready
for prompt delivery, has been sold to
London firm at about $500 pounds.
Dimensions, $50 feet by 40 feet by 2S
feet. Machinery by Messrs. Richard
son, WestGarth & Co. Triple-expan.
sion engines, 20 inches, Al inches and
SO inches, by 4S-inch stroke Three
single-ended boilers, IA feet by 1919
feet; $50 pounds pressure.
The iron screw steamer Jersey,
owned by Messrs. Morel. Ltd. Cardiff,
has been sold by Messrs. T. w. lamp
lin & Co. She was built and engined
by the Palmer's Company, Ltd, in
1888. Dimensions, 26O feet by 35 feet
by 10 feet; 1927 tons gross; com.
pound engines. 81 inches and so
inches, by 39-inch stroke.
The steel screw steamer Code, own
ed by Messrs. w. Rugs & Son, Rotter-
dam, has been sold to a South Amer
lean firm at about $4,000 pounds. She
was built and engined at Flushing, in
1892. Dimensions, 349 feet by. ST.
by 25.6 feet; 2,S28 tons gross; engines
"a inches, So inches, 4S inches and Is
inches, by 42-inch stroke. Steam thir-
teen knots, and has accommodations
for large number of passengers.
Arrived.
| Wilma, Span IS, ArroteQui, 1888,
Liverpool to Gulf Transit Co.
Cleared.
Sallie ron, A msch, Chapman, 4SS,
FOR San Juan, with 431 900 8 It lum.
her