The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-06
HARBOR AND
MARINE NEWS
CHIPPING TRANSACTIONS AND
NOTES OF INTEREST ALONG
THE BAY FRONT.

The river steamer ]. p. Williams ar
rived in port yesterday from points up
the Blackwater, bringing heavy cargo
OF naval stores. She is loading a re-
turn cargo.
Two steamers entered yesterday,
both from coastwise points. The
Italian steamer Fert came from New
Orleans and the British steamer Cayo
Domingo from Apalachicola. They are
both consigned to J. A. Merritt 6 Co.
The Spanish steamer Maldrileno,
which entered a few days ago, cleared
yesterday for West Hartlepool. She
took on $4,000 superficial feet Of hum
Der while here.
The steam yacht Alcedo, with her
owner, George W. Childs Drexel and
Mrs. Drexel on board, completed a 26,-
600 mile voyage spent largely in east
ern waters last week. when she ar
rived at her home port in Philadelphia.
The Fabre Line, Of which James w.
Elwell & Co., Of New York, are the
general agents for the United States,
will establish a new mail, passenger
and freight service from New York and
Providence, r. l., to Lisbon, Portugal,
on May IL, with the steamship Ma
donna and every three weeks thereaf-
ter. The first steamer to sail west
ward on this route will be the SAINT
Anna. which will leave Lisbon May 1S.
The New York Yacht Clubs cruise
this year will begin on August 8, when
the squadron will rendezvous off Glen
Cove, Long Island Sound. On the 4th,
run will be made to Morris Cove, on
the 9Th the squadron will go to New
London and remain there over Sunday,
the 9Th. On the .7th the yachts will
cross to Fort Pond Bay, and on the
Sth they will go to New Bedford. From
New Bedford the next run will be to
Newport. The Aston cup will be sailed
on the 10th, the kings cup race on the
18th and the 18th should mark the
start for the Brenton reef challenge
cup.
According to Lloyd's Register, there
were under construction in the United
Kingdom during the first three months
Of this year, 480 vessels of 1,374,964
gross tons, exclusive of warships. Dur
were $50 vessels under construction
with an aggregate tonnage of 1,o57,636
tons.
The Red D Line, has recently in
stalled wireless telegraph apparatus on
its steamers, Maracaibo and Zulia, run
ming between New York and Maya
guez, P. R., La Guayra, Curacao and
Maracaibo.
The Norwegian bark Ingrid, which
was badly wrecked in the dynamite ex-
plosion at Communipaw, on February
/, has had her masts taken out at the
yard of James Shewan & Sons, foot
of 2eth Street, South Brooklyn, and the
vessel sent to Philadelphia to be
broken up. She was purchased at auc-
ton recently by Henry A. Hitners
Sons & Co, 90 West Street, New York.
Every deck beam was snapped by the
force of the explosion, the mizzen top
mast was broken and minor damages
above deck were sustained.
The West Coasts Of South America
and Africa.
While lack of indentation Of the west
coast of South America makes it no
table for it's scarcity of harbors for
ships Of considerable size. vessels are
able to anchor almost anywhere to dis
charge or take on cargo by means Of
lighters. thus affording many landing
places although harbors are lacking.
Loading and unloading the lighters at
the shore are made possible by arti-
ficial breakwaters or a fortunate con-
formation of the land which affords
shelter for small craft. Uninviting and
barren as this coast is, however, 1t
lacks the dangers that are encountered
on the west coast Of Africa, which is
characterized by heavy rollers, that
break on the shore with a noise or
thunder and which Is perhaps the
most dangerous coast In the world. It