The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-06-25
HARBOR AND
MARINE NEWS
SHIPPING TRANSACTIONS AND
NOTES OF INTEREST ALONG
THE BAY FRONT.

The coast steamer Tarpon, Capt.
Barrow, arrived in port yesterday
morning with a full cargo of naval
stores from various points on her line,
Quite a number of passengers also
came to the city on the vessel. The
vessel leaves tonight for Mobile.
The schooner Lucy H. arrived yes
terday morning from ST. Andrews with
several hundred barrels of rosin. The
vessel is now loading a return cargo OF
feedstuff and merchandise.
The schooner Clara M. Littlefield and
the schooner Priscilla, of the Saunders
fleet, are undergoing extensive repairs
at Palafox wharf.
The launch Swan arrived yesterday
afternoon from points up the Choctaw-
hatchee with a good cargo Of naval
stores and number of passengers.
The British steamer Kingswood
which entered Friday from Pomaron,
brought cargo Of $3.50 tons OF copper
ore. which is being discharged.
There were two entrances yesterday
the steamer Glencliffe coming from
Mobile to ]. A. Merritt & Co. and the
steamer Sheppy Allison from Barry to
the Pensacola Lumber Co.
The British steamer Ryde cleared
yesterday afternoon for Buenos Ayres
with one of the largest cargoes of lum-
Der to go out this month, consisting OF
100000 feet of lumber.
Steers BY Cyroscope.
Under direction of the inventor, Mr.
Elmer A. Sperry, a gyroscopic compass
is to be installed this week on the tor
pedo boat destroyer Drayton, at the
New York navy yard. 1t is expected
that before the end of the week the
vessel will be at sea giving the com
pass a thorough and systematic test
Mr. Sperry is the leading authority II
the United States on horoscopes, and
he has spent many years perfecting the
new compass, which, if successful, viii
| be of incalculable value to mariner:
and will replace the mariners mag
netic needle.
! The tests Of the new gyroscopic com
pass will be under the direct super
vision of the United States bureau o
! navigation, which has contracted will
| Mr.. Sperry for the installation of hi
| invention. After the installation O
! the gyroscopic compass on the Dray
ton two horoscopes will be placed oil
the torpedo boat DESTROYER Worden TO
| the purpose of solving further ideas o
! Mr.. Sperry relative to the use of tn
| instrument.
Mr. Sperry's gyroscopic compass IN
stead of pointing fxedly. to the mag
netic pole as does the mariners com
pass, will point geographically nortl
on the meridian, unaffected by mag
netic attraction. The indicator will
point out in lines of a scale t.. ship
| course and her variations from II. Thi
! DEVELOPMENT means absolute certaint
Of speed reckonings to the mariner.
The two horoscopes to be placed o.
the Worden are expected to maintaiI
the stability of the vessel against roll
ing. With the aid of the gyroscope
Mr. Sperry will also try to roll tn
vessel, so as to learn the possibilitie
of freeing a vessel which is strands
by rocking it-New York Herald.
| Arrived.
| Glencliffe, Br SIS, Clarkson, 22e5, Mo
bile to ]. A. Merritt & Co.
Sleepy Allison, Br SIS, Smith, ISL;
Barry to Pensacola Lumber Co.
Cleared.
Ryde, Br SIS. Davis. 22SS, for Bueno
Ayres, with 100000 It lumber.