The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-09-09
HARBOR AND
MARINE NEWS
SHIPPING TRANSACTIONS AND
NOTES OF INTEREST ALONG
THE BAY FRONT.

Several Of the river steamers ar
rived in port yesterday with cargoes OF
naval stores, and loaded cargo for the
return trip today.
The Mobile fishing schooner Edgar
Randall. which arrived in port several
days ago. is still at anchor. as two Of
the crew are gone and the captain can
not secure more men TO take their
places. 1t is probable that two men
Will be brought here from Mobile. The
captain claims that the men were
shipped on a bark sailing for a foreign
port.
The steamer Engineer hence, has ar
rived at Antwerp.
Shipping Sales.
The Elder-Dempster Liner Port
Kingston has been sold to the Union
Steamship Company. of New Zealand,
Ltd. She was built and engined by
Messrs. A. Stephen & Sons, Ltd, Glas-
gov. in 1904, for the West India mail
service. Dimensions, 460 feet by IS
gross. She is fitted with two sets of
triple expansion engines, each so
inches. 80 inches and 80 inches by ga
inch stroke.
The steel-screw steamer Zamora.
owned by Messrs Donald & Taylor.
Glasgow, is reported sold to Greek
buyers at about 10000 pounds. She
was built and engined by the Palmers
Company, Ltd, Newcastle, in 1891
Dimensions. $50 feet by AZ feet by 90
feet, and 3,219 tons gross. She is fitted
with triple expansion engines. "a
inches. 40 inches and Ga inches, by Al
inch stroke.
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owned by Mr.. w Bryant, Truro. has
been sold to Italians. She was built
by Messrs. Backhouse & Dixon, Mid
dlesborough, in 1870. Dimensions, 1877
feet by 20 feet by 10 feet, and 1876 tons
gross. She is fitted with compound
engines. II IL inches and 80 IL inches
by 20-inch stroke.
The iron-screw steamer Cassis,
owned by Messrs. A. Mawson & Co.,
Cardiff, is reported sold to foreign
buyers at about $500 pounds. She was
built by Messrs. Murdoch & Murray,
Port Glasgow, in 1888, and had new
boilers fitted in 1903. Dimensions, 236
feet by 80 feet 8 inches by II feet and
1888 tons gross. She is fitted with
compound engines, "a inches and 81
inches by 30-inch stroke, by Messrs-
Kincaid & Co.
Years Casualties at Sea.
Tne total NUMBER or casualties TO
ships belonging to the United Kingdom
when at sea, for the year ending June
80, 1910, according to a Board of Trade
Blue Book just published, was 4,Ss5
less than the number recorded in any
of the previous nineteen years.
OF total losses and serious casualties
there were 1903, and of total losses
1872, the tonnage concerned in the lat
ter figures being 151,146 tons--or z. 6s5
tons less than the average number of
tons for the past twenty years.
During the past twenty years S,167
vessels of over 100000 tons, belonging
to the United Kingdom, have been to-
tally lost at sea. During the same
period 22,937 persons, of whom 1860
were members Of the crews, and 4,277
were passengers, pilots or other per-
sons not on the articles of agreement
have been lost in vessels belonging to
this country; the average loss Of life
being LAT. The annual figures for
1909-10 show a. total decrease of 1877.
Fifteen vessels (11.214 tons metz
were reported as missing during 1909
10, with loss of AL Iives-30S crew
and 176 passengers.