The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-06-01
HARBOR AND
! MARINE NEWS
CHIPPING TRANSACTIONS AND
NOTES OF INTEREST ALONG
THE BAY FRONT.

The British steamer Queenswood
cleared yesterday for Tyne and
0rangemouth, with q solid cargo OF
almost two million superficial feet Of
gawns timber, one OF the largest tim
Der cargoes to be loaded In several
Honths.
The steamer vogesen from Savan-
nah TOT Geo. w Howe g. Co, and, the
steamer Wfndemere from 0uhport to
the Pensacola Lumber Co. were the
entries Of foreign vessels during yes
rerdsgsoF~1C
Work In the bay In loading lumber
and timber has picked UP consider
ably during the week. and a fair sized
number Of men arc now employed Ia
this work.
Theggte4mer Holland hence. has ar
rived at, AMSTERDAM, the Cayo Do
Hntngo ~ lizard and the Madrileno at
West Hartlepool:
Shipping Sales.
TnoRsteel screw steamer Inyoni,
owned by Mr.. j. T. Rennie & Son,
London. IS reported sold to foreign
buyers at about 1900 pounds. She
was built and engined by Messrs. Hall,
Russell g. Co., Aberdeens in 1890. Dr.
mansions, 276 by 1913 by 25.6, 1,945
weight on 20.6 draft, has acc0mrnoda-
ton for twenty-five first class passen-
gers, triple expansion engine 20 inches,
36 inches, So inches, by 42-inch stroke
New boilers fitted In 1905.
The steel screw oil tank steamer
Russian Prince. owned by the Prince
Line, Ltd. Newcastle, Is reported sold
A, hF7Ur H0 RST5flt kYy
Hessrs. Armstrong;, Mitchell & Co,
Ltd, Newcastle, In 1888. Dimensions,
$40 by 40 by 2S.S, 2,710 tons gross.
Triple expansion engines, % inches, 81
inches. so inches, by 30-inch stroke, by
the Wailsend Slipway Company, Ltd
The steel screw steamer ultyd,
owned by Messrs. Turnbun Brothers,
Cardiff, is reported sold at about 1000
pounds. She was built by T. Turnbull
& Son, Whitby, in 1889. Dimensions,
259 by S7.2 by 1914, 1,74o tons GROSS.
Triple expansion engines, 90 inches, 33
inchesf q inches; by se.inch stroke.
The steel screw steamer Elsdnore,
ewnedg by. Messrs. Glen & Co.. Glas-
gov, has been sold to Greek buyers at
about 4a250 pounds. She was built by
Messrs. 7. and w. Smith, North
Shields, IN 1889. Dimensions, 215 by
BOZ by 416.11, $50 tons gross, carries
1yoOu luis uS1uWSLBHI OLl 10 1851 OK al {.
Triple expansion engines, 16 inches,
26 inches, 43 inches, by s0-inch stroke
by the Northeastern Marine Engineer
ing Co, Ltd
Two Marine and Merchant PhiIap-
throPists.
Marine Journal: The Philadelphia
Public Ledger contained communi-
Eatten an the 1st,.z- Of May in regard to
Stephen Girard who founded the Gil
fard College, In that city and who died
on the 18th OF May, 1888. Having lost
his wife and child many years pre-
vious to his death, MIR. Girard, who
was wealthy, beQueathed large sums
to charitable objects, and left several
million dollars with which to found
the college which bears his name and
from which thousands have graduated
to do honor TO his memory and to be-
home men prominent in every walk OF
IifeaaAlrw, GirRrd unassumingiy called
himself ID his, viii mariner and mer-
This IS q similar case to that OF
Capts9 Rbi1ettgs Richard Randall, Ewhe
founded the. Sailors Snug Harbor IN
this port ana who followe the call
ing Of a mariner and afterward be-
came shipping merchant. The names
Of both of these men bid fair to be
perpetuated as long as this nation
stands, as the founders of notable
eharities-the first coming to the aid
OF poor orphaned boys, and the latter
to aged and WORKOUT seamen-
What the Barge Canals VIII 40
90 compIish,
MaFirfet JQuYnal: In speaking Of the
new hhrSe canals In this state before
the sChafnber y Of Commerce recently
Soverpors Dix called attention to the
difference of opinion existing as tc
the actual traffic that Will use these
canals when completed. The Barge
'Canaf Terminal Commission has esti-
mated that they VIII quickly carry 10,
O0O, 600 tons and VIII soon reach theil
estimated capacity. which is 10000, o0C
tons. The effect of the barge cana.
traffic on the railroads was also dis
cussed by the governor, who stated
thataths commission believes that they
will increase the business Of the latter
rather than injure 1t. The canal trans
portation win be 20 cents ton from
Buffalo to New York, or one-seventt
OF the railroad cost for the same dis
tance, provided proper terminals arr
established. 1t is also contended thai
the position OF New Yorl's leadership
in HeomInercial supremacy win b'
strengthened by the completion d
these canals. which 10 to take place II
1918. In this connection the governor
alRNy calls. attention to the efforts tina
-&Sanada is putting forth In canal
dock. and railroad building to make
Montreal a formidable rival Of this
porSs} lSs,L5 E5s-sl.s
70 Trafn=American Boys to the Sea
An eighty-ton Gloucester fishint
smack was recently purchased by A
AS9gaSey Of the Waltharn Watch Com
pAuy, .WalthaIn, Mass, to be converted
Into a scout ship In which to trail
boys as sea scouts. This vessel hal
been named Pioneer. She will hav,
acc01rn odationS for eighteen boys ant
theirs scout master, Stanley Cady
WRen at anchor the boys will hav
boat. practice boat games, etc, ant
while at sea win be taught as mucl
practical sailing and navigation a.
possible. Mr.. Carey has expressed tn
hope that others, having the means
VIII. interest themselves in this line o