The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-13
HARBOR AND
MARINE NEWS
SHIPPING TRANSACTIONS AND
NOTES OF INTEREST ALONG
THE BAY FRONT.

The italian steamer Fert cleared yes
terday for Genoa, with cargo Of L.
091.000 feet of sawn timber and 23S. 900
feet Of lumber. Another clearance
Earl Derby, which viii go to Santa Fe
with $4,000 feet of lumber.
The steamer ]. p. Williams arrived
yesterday from B1aci1water river
points with g cargo of naval stores.
The steamer Capt. Fritz and the
steamer Rollo sailed yesterday on their
regular runs with good cargoes of
merchandise.
The steamer Tarpon is due this
Liverpcol's Trade and Transatlantic
Service.
Marine Journal: Exports to the
United States from Liverpool during
1910 were valued at $41, see, 916, being
an increase OF nearly 100000 over
the previous year. Imports from the
United States were valued at 32S,739,-
954. being over 81, 000,0 higher than
for 1909. Shipping registered in the
port of Liverpool amounts to nearly
100000 tons, and the trade entering
and leaving that port, including trans
shipments, equals about 80 per cent of
the trade Of the entire country. The
approximate total tonnage OF Liver
pool, inward and outward, for the fis-
cal year ended July 1, 1910, was 49,
308,142f tons, and that year also wit
messed q considerable increase in the
number Of passengers departing from
that port.
The White Star Line win Increase
itE safhngs on the Liverpool New York
route in August this year by the
Adriatic. which win run In conjunc-
ton with the Baltic, Cedric, and Celtic.
The Liverpool Boston service Of that
ton of the Arabic running in conjunc-
ton with the Cymric and Zealand The
Cunard Lines new steamer Franconia
was placed on the Lfverpool-New York
route in February OF this year and will
be Joined by the new steamer Laconia
later on, when these two vessels with
the Hibernia and Saxonia will run be-
tween Liverpool and Boston. The
New York mail service of this COM
pany will be supplemented by the new
steamer Aquitania, S85 by 95.6 feet,
when completed. This ship will cost
9,720,o00 and Will accommodate $50
first, TAO second, and 2,400 third class
passengers
IN. NJ. c. A. instruction In Swimming.
1 Marine Journal: The Young Mems
| Christian Association Of this port are
certainly doing their share to improve
the efficiency Of the youth on and In
the water. The West Side Association
lrecently took over the New York Nau
tical College, whereby fits members
might learn the art of navigation, and
the Greenpoint branch in Brooklyn
provides course Of lessons in swim
ming free of charges and has this week
been holding a swimming contest.
This instruction was inaugurated about
/ 10 nj M r.
mately 10000 men and boys have been
taught to swim. Everyone knows how
| essential 1t Is for those who go on or
near the water to know how to swim.
but it is also notable that many men
who follow the sea for living do not
know how and have an aversion to
learning. Out of any equal number Of
landsmen and seamen. larger proper
| ton of the former would be found pro-
ficient in this art than the latter.
En- Edison Invention to Improve Sub
/ marines.
/ Marine Journal: A storage battery
| invented by Thomas A Edison, 1t is
/ stated, will eliminate the formation of
| chlorine gas in submarines, so that
with his invention it is predicted that
this type Of vessel will not only be as
i safe under water as on its surface, but
| 1t will have it's field extended to be
| used by scientists as a pleasure craft.
The last decade has seen great strides
in the field of submarine navigation,
| the craft now built to travel sub
merged being much larger and more
effective than the first vessels intended
for this service, the latest for tn@
United States navy being contracted
for at nearly half million dollars.
while vessels OF the rudder type, built
in 1900, cost only $4,000. No data to
speak of for submarines giving dimen-
sions, speed, or other particulars are
published by this government, although
foreign governments are quite free
with such information.
Cleared.
Fert, Ital SIS, Messina, 1888, for Ge-
noa, with 1927. 900 It sawn timber,
asa, 900 # lumber.
Earl Derby, Ital blk, Ligreste, 93S,
for Santa Fe, with $4,000 It lumber.
VESSELS IN PORT.