The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-28
HARDOR AND
MARINE NEWS
SHIPPING TRANSACTIONS AND
NOTES or INTEREST ALONG
THE BAY FRONT.

One Of the largest catches of red
snappers and groupers brought to
gulf port this season arrived yester-
day when the smack Alcina, of the
Saunders feet, entered with 10000
pounds of snappers and $4,000 pounds
Of groupers.
The tug Celestine is hauled out on
the marine railway at the foot OF Her
ron's wharf, where she is undergoing
extensive repairs.
The river steamers Fritz and Eugene
are in port and were taking on cargo
yesterday for Freeport and way land
ings.
The army steamer Poe is locked at
Creary's wharf, where she is under
going repairs by the Gulf Machine
Works. which was recently awarded
the contract by the government.
The smack Ruth A welles with 20,
900 pounds Of snappers, the Lottie s.
Haskins with 10000 pounds of snap
pers and 5000 pounds Of gredpers, and
the Priscilla with 5000 pounds of
snappers were among the arrivals yes
terday Of the Saunders feet
The Norwegian ship Colonna en-
tered yesterday and viii load cargo
Of lumber and timber.
More British Subsidy.
The British postmaster general has
contracted with the Royal Mail Steam
Packet Company for q continuance Of
the fortnightly service between South
ampton and New York via Barbados,
Trinidad, South American and West
Indian ports and Colon. whereby the
steamship company will receive an an
nual subsidy of $soe,5s0 for period
Of seven years.-New York Marine
Journal
Extensive Sale of British Sailing
Vessels.
Since last April the Weekly Sum-
mary of Shipping in Great Britain has
published a list of 100 British sailing
vessels sold to foreigners, IS per cent.
Of which passed under the Norwegian
flag. Inasmuch as only 1859 tons Of
sailing vessels were built for British
owners during 1910, while s16,S47 tons
VI 0lSt1Ln NCoBCAS WCE0 SOHoeA oObCA IOi
the same, 1t is evident that the day is
fast approaching when the extinction
of the former viii be complete. The
reason given for this economy Is that
steam vessels are more effective and
seaworthy than sail.
There are those, however, who be-
lieve that with the completion of the
Panama Canal reaction will come to
large sailing vessels equipped with
auxiliary motive power. Such vessels,
It is argued, could take the greatest
advantage of the trade winds and be
even more economical than steam on
long voyages. In the list of 100 British
sailing vessels published as sold in the
last year, So were of steel, ~ of iron;
the average age was % years, the
average tonnage 1706, and the average
price paid was about $5.75 per tom
New York Marine Journal.
The Passing of ShanshaIing.
The recent shanghaiing of sailor in
Baltimore serves to call attention to
the fact that this practice may now be-
regarded as a relic of the past. This
was one Of the cruelest practices that
attached to the sailors life. The men
thus placed on board ships were Al
ways under the influence Of liquor, and
more often than not in an unconscious
condition from it's effects. The law on
this subject Is now not only very strict
but enforced, so that captains will not
as a rule take a man on board who is
drunk-New York Marine Journal.
DISTINCTIONS Of the American Coast
a. M
Searched for but could not find the
derelict, bottom up, that was reported
by the steamer Senator, March IL, in