The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-13
HARBOR. RIVER
AND MARINE
NEWS
Shipping Transactions and
Notes of Interest Along
the Bay Front

the Bay Front
The big steamship Mercian, Capt.
Harrocks, arrived early yesterday and
during the day steamed up to Musco-
gee wharf, where cargo assigned to
the vessel will be taken aboard. The
steamer has a part cargo en- route to
Liverpool.
ChaIa Sailed.
The Norwegian bark Chala, which
cleared about the middle of the week,
sailed early yesterday for South Amer
lea, with about a million superficial
feet of timber and lumber.
Durham Is Loading.
The British steamship Durham yes
terday steamed up to the south side
of Perdido wharf and started taking
cargo for South America, the Pensa-
cola Lumber Company furnishing the
cargo.
Indiana Loading Fast.
Dozens of cars of rails are on the
wharf and more are arriving daily,
several train loads per day coming to
this place. The steamship Indiana,
now loading for Rio and Colastine, is
making rapid progress at the east side
of Tarragona wharf, and will get out
before the end of this week. The
British steamship Riplingham, the
next vessel to start loading rails here,
has arrived at New Orleans with cop
per ore and thence will sail for Pen
sacola, arriving here during the week.
The third vessel. which is on the way
now, to load with rails. is the British
steamship Astrea, the arrival of which
will hardly be noted until the first
part of the coming week.
In Severe Storm.
The steamship Manchuria, which
loaded at Pensacola in December and
which carried cargo to Bristol, has ar
rived at that port and made report OF
having very rough weather during the
voyage. AT Bristol the steamer report
ed that during the voyage a very Sc
we're southwest gale had been encoun-
tered, during the life of which the YES
sci shipped large quantities of water
which forced the deckload over to the
portrait, damaging the same to some
extent. After weathering the storm,
the vessel ran into the Manchester
ship canal, her port bow striking hard,
but the extent Of sustained damage
was not given.
Vilasar Lost a Man,
The Uruguayan bark V1lasar, hence
for Barcelona, which has been herein
before reported as having encountered
severe weather, has arrived at destina-
ton, with rigging lost and dismasted.
according to previous report. The
captain reported that one man had
been lost overheard during the last
storm encountered.
Manchester Spinners Troubles.
Troubles of the Pensacola-laden
steamer Manchester Spinner seem to
be multiplying. The latest from Lon
don reports the steamer in a bad fix.
This cable was as follows: THE
steamship Manchester Spinner from
Pensacola for Copenhagen, before re-
ported aground at Varbeg, has unload
ed 900 tons of cargo and has jetti-
soned 100 tons. Salvage operations
have been suspended on account of
bad weather.
Coal for Mexico.
The Mexican steamship Puebla,
which is now at New Orleans. will
come to Pensacola Monday or Tuesday,
to load cargo Of coal for Vera Cruz.
The next cargo will be taken there
next month.
The Appenine Arrived.
The British steamship Appenine
hence for Buenos Ayres, has arrived at
destination.
New Steamers Coming.
The steamship charters which have
been announced, the vessels now being
en- route to Pensacola, are as follows:
Steamship Antares, sailed Rio De ia
metro in January; steamship Frieda
Horn, sailed Hamburg Jan. Is; steam
ship Goodwood, sailed Buenos Ayres
Feb; steamship Luise Leonhardt, now
at London.
Arrived
Mercian, Br IS, 4,065, Harrocks. Mo-
bile, to order.
Sailed.
Nor bk Chala, Aanonsen, for Buenos
Ayres.'
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