The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-09
HARBOR AND
MARINE NEWS
SHIPPING TRANSACTIONS AND
NOTES OF INTEREST ALONG
THE BAY FRONT.

The old Uruguayan steamer Oflen-
tai, which remained in Havana harbor
for over year, tied up in litigation,
reached here yesterday from Mobile
The vessel was tovged from Havana
to that port for repairs, the under
writer's not allowing her to make the
voyage under her own steam, and at
ter being locked there steamed for
Pensacola to take charter. She Will
load cargo for Spain.
Several of the naval stores fleet ar
rived in port yesterday with cargoes,
which were discharged at Central
wharf, and they are now loading for
the return trip.
The work of unloading the cargo of
sulphur ammonia from the Spanish
steamer Ida is progressing fast at
Commandments wharf, and in a few
days the vessel will begin loading
cargo for Liverpool, which will include
several thousand bales of cotton.
The Gulf Transit Co. announces the
following vessels under charter to load
cargoes at Pensacola:
For Liverpool--Ida, in port; Gracia,
due Nov. 90; Ernesto, due Dec. 8;
Wilma, due Dec. Is; e. o .Saltmarsh,
due Jan. 10.
For Venice-A steamer, due Nov. or
Dec. ~
For Trieste-A steamer, due Nov. or
Dec a.a-#
For Havre-Serrans, in port; a
steamer, due end Nov.
For Bremen-Leeds City, due about
Nov. 6; Venus or substitute, due Nov.
25.
Danish Ports-Glanton, due about
Nov. 4.
Centennial Of Steamboatins In the
West.
Western river cities from Pittsburg
| to New Orleans are preparing to cele-
brate the centennial of the steamer
New Orleans, the first to navigate the
| Ohio and Mississippi rivers. A replica
| of the original boat will leave Pitts
| burg about November l and make her
way slowly down to New Orleans,
| stopping at all the principal river
ports. where suitable ceremonies will
! be held.
| Naval Maintenance 1912-1913.
Naval estimates just completed by
Secretary Meyer call for $12e, 100000 to
maintain the United States navy dur
ing the ensuing fiscal year, which will
/ end June 80, 1913. This would pro-
tons displacement, suitable number
| of auxiliary vessels, and the mainte-
| nance Of the fleet already existing.
The Magellan Strait.
Sailing in the service of Spain in
| 1920, Ferdinand Magellan, the Portu-
| guese navigator. in the then popular
| endeavor to find western passage to
| the Indies, discovered the strait that
bears his name and sailed through II
on what was to be the first voyage oi
circumnavigation of the world, al
though it's moving spirit did not sur
vive to return to Spain with his ship
The passage discovered by Magellan
was at first known as the Strait 81
the 1900 Virgins, or OF the Patagon.
ians. 1t was first passed on the 2Stt
of November in 1920, now nearly foul
hundred years ago, and during all thai
time this stormy region has tal1er
heavy toll of shipping under every
flag. as If to discourage men from try.
ing to pass this lands end.
i The strait is 300 miles long, or ST,
times as long as the Panama canal
and from 21-2 to IL miles wide. It'll
eastern entrance is formed by Cap,
Virgin on the mainland and Cap,
| Espritu Santo on one of the larges
islands composing Terra del Fuego
extending between latitude so degree:
80 minutes and 55 degrees S. How
desolate a region it is situatd in, anC
the various discoverers' and naviga
tors opinions of it. is best expressed
in the names that have been given t
its more prominent points. For in
stance, there are Desolation Island
Thieves Bay, Port Famine, Noun
Misery, Unfit Bay, and Last Hope In
let. From these applications can easil!
be read much of the history of mar
liners who have been unfortunat,
enough to encounter it in it's wors
moods.
He'll Gates ORIGIN.
| The name of He'll Gate, which Il
now applied to only a portion of tn,
upper part of The East River, wa,
originally given to that entire stream
1t is derived from the Dutch wore
meaning "he1," meaning hell, and from
| .gatn. meaning a hole gan or anorinn