The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-06-14
HARBOR AND
MARINE NEWS
RsHIPPINo TRANSACTIONS AND
W NOTES OF INTEREST ALONG
THE BAY FRONT.

SoOsUUU SuperHCldl rect OF SaWn LlIn-
Der and $4,000 feet of lumber one Of
here for several months.
The Swedish steamer, Elba, which
arrived yesterday from st. Vincent
will be loaded with a cargo Of lum-
Der by the Southern States Lumber
Co.
The steamer Tarpon, Captain Bar
row sailed last night for points down
the coast, carrying out a heavy mis-
cellaneous cargo. A number Of other
persons took passage on the steamer
for points along the coast.
The fishing schooner, Albert Geiger,
with 10000 pounds of snappers,, the
Ida M. Silva with $4,000 pounds and
the Sea En- with 1000 pounds were
among the arrivals of the Saunders
fishing fleet yesterday.
The steamer Edna C. arrived yes
terday with a full cargo of naval
stores and loaded a return cargo at
Palfafox wharf during the afternoon.
The steamer Fritz, plying between
Pensacola and Freeport is undergoing
repairs at the foot of Coyle street.
About Dereliets.
The Marine Journal:
The only redeeming feature about
a derelict is that it will either re-
main awash or sink to the bottom; it
will not remain suspended under the
surface of the water, as many erron-
eously believe. If the float sinks it
is almost certain to be visible to a
sharp lookout in the daytime, If 1t
sinks to the bottom it is past doing
any harm to other vessels. The error
IA the theory that the density of very
deep water will prevent q vessel sink
ing to the bottom can easily be prov
ed by trying to keep any object sus
pended between the surface and the
bottom In a tub of water; it will Ell
Their float with some portion project
ting above the surface, or it will rest
on the bottom.
To Prevent Ships Rolling.
The steamship Ypiranga arrived at
Havana recently equipped with an
apti-rolling device which had been in
stalled by Blohm & Voss of Ham
burg, Germany, consisting of two sets
of twin water tanks on the deck, one
tank on each side of the vessel, one
pair forward and the other aft. These
tanks are connected by a sluice under
the deck, and the shifting of the water
in the tanks automatically counteracts
the rolling Of the vessel. Air valves
in the tops of the tanks aid in bring
ing about this result. The capacity
of the tanks is about $50 tons of water
for each set.
without this equipment the average
rpll of this vessel is fourteen degrees,
and with it only three.
The invention has been described as
aNship carrying its own waves which
c Rlnteract to a considerable extent
tie waves Of the sea- The device Is
said to prevent sea sickness.-Ex-
change.
Pacific Mail Makes . Loss.
The annual report of the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company for the fiscal
year ending April 80 shows a deficit
of nearly 5000, 900. The total receipts
for 1911 amounted to $4,974,S19, the
disbursements to $4,S1e,63s, leaving
a net income of $155,1S1, against which
a. sum of s354,457 is charged for re-
pairs, etc, to steamers, leaving a de-
felt of $199,276. The company has no
other debts other than those for cur
rent expenses.
European Passenger Traffic Shy.
Marine Journal:
Up to June /, sailings in Cunaro
Line for European ports from this port
numbered approximately $4,000 first
class and 1880 second class passen-
gers, this record being somewhat I'M
der the record of 1910 for the same
period. Sailings by the Hamburg
American line were 4,o41 passengers
for May, by the Holland
H9e 1900 and by the North German
boyd about the same number as IL
1910. Taking 1t by and large, passen-
ger traffic in the North Atlantic trade
has not come up to expectations, and
it is hardly thought that the month o,
LA1ne, when the European rush usually
reaches it's climax, will change the re-
cord much. There are several reason!
for this state of affairs. First, the bus.
mess conditions existing in this coun.
try, which, while they are working ou
to q more satisfactory state than ha!
existed for some time, have not ye
reached the point where confidence il
entirely restored.
On the other hand it is not to b.
supposed that Americans have tireC
of European travel, but they are evi
IDENTIFY holding aloof somewhat be
cause Of the high rates charged To-
passage on the big ships, which ar,
regulated through the understandin,
existing among the foreigners wht
control this traffic. Then too, the cor
onation Of the British king, and tn
high prices which are charged for no
tel accommodations on the other sid
in consequence, have to some exten
discouraged American tourists and /
is thought that many who would ordi
narily have gone abroad on bushes
or pleasure at this season are waiting
until later in the summer when tn
conditions have improved to the bene
fit of the tourist. Altogether it woult
seem that the lavish expenditure o
money by Americans in Europea,
travel has been taken ADVANTAGE of b,
foreigners, and that they have be
gun to realize the fact. Not exactl
a case OF killing the goose that lai
the. golden egg, but causing the bir
to stop laying for a while.
Arrived.
Elba, Swed SIS, Ingarsson. 22l6. s.
isEincent to Southern States Lumber CC
Cleared.
Welbury, Br IS, Peterson, 1904. 70
Rotterdam, with 1,27S,000 s 1T saw,
timber, $4,000 # lumber; for Deli
wi, with 1,192,00O s IT sawn timber.
Matinche, Br IS, Andrews, 1927. 70
Mobile. with 90 tons bunker coal.
Royal Spectre, Br ss, Taylor, 25st
for London with 46, 900 s IT sawn tim
Der, 100000 # lumber.
VESSELS IN PORT,