The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-09-23
HARBOR AND
MARINE NEWS
SHIPPING TRANSACTIONS AND
NOTES or INTEREST ALONG
WIG BAY FRONT.

The fishing smacks shenield with
1900 pounds of snappers, Kwasind
with 10000 pounds and Sea EN- with
5000 pounds were among the arrivals
Sf the Saunders feet yesterday
The fiver steamer Eugene arrived
IN port yesterday from points up the
Choctawhatchee with a fun cargo OF
naval stores, and as soon as dis
charged at Central wharf the vessel
began loading for the return trip.
The British steamer KyIemhor,
which arrived at quarantine Thurs
day, came over yesterday morning
and began discharging her cargo at
Central wharf The mahogany logs
which the steamer brought are from
AKIN, South Africa, and are being
dumped into. the slip preparatory to
being loaded and shipped TO Louis
vile.
The steamer Durham. hence. has ar
lived at Naples.
Dangers to Navigation.
( Sept. IA derelict vessel Of about
so tons , Is floating bottom up on
Louisburg. N. s., about four miles
Sept. 4.--Latitude 4s:z6. longitude
67:15, passed the white painted masts
of schooner projecting six feet out OF
water.-British steamship Manx Isles.
Sept. Latitude 2S:01 longitude
T4s46, felt heavy shock, believed to
be collision with sunken wreackage,
and found that a propeller blade had
been broken off. Sept. IL, eight miles
northeast of Port Antonio, passed two
pieces Of a large mast, painted yell
low.-Norwegian steamship Obidense.
Sept. 1.-Latitude 3:43. longitude
56:46, passed. red wooden buoy;
Sept. 8, latitude 1885. longitude 1898,
met another red buoy.-Italian steam
ship. Moncenisio.
Aug. 25.-Latiude 47:2s. longitude
27:20, passed log twenty feet long
British steamship Beacon Light.
The San Francisco Daily CONNER
cial News states that the San Fran
cisco and Portland Steamship Com
pany will build two modern passenger
and freight steamers to be completed
time for the opening Of the Pana-
ma Canal Exposition at San Fran
CISCO These vessels will be similar to
he Beaver and Bear, built by the
Newport News Shipbuilding Company
last year, and it is thought likely that
the contract will go to that yard
for that reason.
The Canadian and Pacific Railway
Company have contracted with the
FAIRFIELD ShipbuiIding Company of
Glasgow for two steamers b9b feet
long and to have an average speed OF
IS knots an hour. These vessels are
Kong service and are to be- ready in
January. 1913.
iEhn hsrsslan government has awards
ed contracts for two battleships for
the Black Sea feet to the Ivanon
Ia
are to be built under the direction Of
the British shipbuilding firm Of John
Brown & Co. A third battleship has
also been contracted for to be built at
Nikolaev under the direction o. Vick-
ers. Sons g.. Maxim. These battle
ships will each be $4,000 tons and
carry 10 1-2-inch guns. Six subma-
rfnes to built by Baltic firms and nine
torpedo boat destroyers, the latter to
have a displacement of 1850 tons,
have also been contracted for, four to
be beiilt by the Nikolaev Works and
i've by Baltic shipbuilders.
The Newport News shipbuflding
and Dry Dock Company will repair
wrecked on the Florida Keys about a
year ago, and which. has been laid
up in that yard since last April.
The navy department has decided
TO accept the new collier Neptune
conditionally and. put her in commits
sion pending the replacing of the tur-
bine, by the Westinghouse Company
by one Of different design. The tur-
bine in the Neptune is of the West
inghonse- Parsons type and failed to
show the economy claimed for it. The
collier on trial also fell about a knot
short OF her contract speed. The re-
ductfon gear installed in connection
with the urbine worked to the entire
satisfaction OF the inspecting officers.
1t still remains. however. to be seen
whether, this reduction gear will stand
up" with the ship in service.
How The 6ermudas Were Discovered.
Marine Journal: The Bermuda
Islands, which annually become more
popular with tourists and vacation
seekers. were discovered on the 7th OF