The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-12
HARBOR AND
MARINE NEWS
eHiPPiNe TRANSACTIONS AND
NOTES OF INTEREST ALONG
THE BAY FRONT.

In the transatlantic liners which left
New York April 1, 1900 passengers
started for Europe, which shows that
the spring tourist travel has begun in
earnest. Westward travel In second
cabin and steerage is at the same time
keeping fully up to the mark. The
Herald's chart OF shipping on the
North Atlantic last Sunday showed the
location Of 79 steamships employed in
the transfer Of passengers and freight
between United States and Europeau
ports and the big transatlantic lines
are looking for q record season In pas
senger trafnc.
In spite Of the fact that hotel accom-
modations in the island of Bermuda
have been practically doubled since
last season. they are being taxed to
their utmost resources to accommo-
date the tourists being carried to those
islands weekly by the Quebec Line. At.
lantic Steamship Company, and Royal
Mail Steam Packet Company In the
steamers Bermudian, Oceana, and Ia
gus, respectively. The growth of this
traffic has been phenomenal in the past
few years and bids fair to keep on in
creasing for some time yet.
Considerable interest is conferred I'm
the races which will take place Off
Huntington, Long Island. next August
for the British International Cup for
motor boats, and Commodore H. H.
Melville of the Motor Boat Club of
America, recently received a cabIr-
gram from London that yachtsmen
were ready to back the British entry
for this cup for any part of 100000,
L.. 4
to make.
The Iron Steamboat Company is
having its fleet overhauled and put in
the best possible condition for the
summer excursion traf1c to Coney Is
land, so as to be able to carry all that
desire to make this healthful and
pleasant excursion to this famous re-
sort, which opened it's season last Sur
day with some $4,000 visitors. The
iron boats viii start on their regular
trips about May 80, but If the weather
warrants will doubtless run excursions
on Sundays before that date.
New Fish and Fish Products Plants.
Five cold storage plants for fish aad
fish products are to be established In
Newfoundland by United States inter-
ests. ach plant will clost 100000 o.,
more, and one will be built each year
within the next five years. Provision
has also been made for floating plant,
instead Of station on land, which can
be moved around the coast from place
to place, and thus avail Of the fishery
possibilities of the northern section CT
the cC:Ist, which is icebound for part
Of the year, and this also provides
against a possible shortage of fish in
any vicinity.
A New Orleans Brazil Line.
The Progressive Union and business
interests of New Orleans that ar.
backing the establishment of a direct
line of steamers between that port and
Brazil are hopeful of success. The
large impor Ettions of Brazilian coffee
annually and the market that New Or
leans affords for Brazilian products
generally is sufficient guarantee that
If such a line is put in operation, the
ships would not want for cargoes
northward at least. The constant in
crease Of BraziPs consumption OF
American manufactures would also
doubtless supply sufficient outward
cargoes from the first.
In Distress Through Death of Master.
Due to the death of her skipper,
Capt Carl Jensen, from heart failure,
The American barkentine James John
son, bound from New Castle for San
Francisco. was sighted on March "a ny
The steamship Persia, 100 miles from
flying signals Of distress. |
The Johnson had lost her reckoning |
and was short OF provisions. Both |
we're supplied by the Persia and she
proceeded to Honolulu in command of |
he first mate.
VESSELS IN PORT,