The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-26
.HARBOR AND
MARINE NEWS
SHIPPING TRANSACTIONS AND
NOTES OF INTEREST ALONG
THE BAY FRONT,

| The steamer Arion arrived from
| Belize yesterday with a cargo of 2,677
mahogany logs and cedar logs for the
C. c. Mengel Bros. Co., of Louisville,
who do an immense import business
/ through this port The Arion was
, locked on the east side Of Central
wharf and began unloading the logs
into the slip, where they will be kept
until shipped out.
The steamer Venus, to ]. A. Merritt
& Co.. and the bark FTedsal, to mas
ter, were among the foreign arrivals
yesterday.
The coast steamer Tarpon arrived
from points down the coast yesterday
with full cargo of naval stores and
number of passengers. The vessel
leaves tonight for Mobile on her weekly
| run. returning tomorrow night.
The American Shipbuflding Com
pany of Cleveland has been awarded a
contract by the Graham & Morton
Transportation Company, Of Chicago,
for 3O0-foot passenger steamer to
cost about 100000 and to be ready
for delivery next June.
For the two weeks ending October
%, 1911. the bureau of navigation as
! signed official numbers and signal let
s., tonnage.
A; AZ steam and gasoline vessels,
gross tonnage. 11,95S; II unrigged yes
sells, gross tonnage, 4,516.
The marine department of the New
! York Central and Hudson River Rail-
road Company has awarded a contract
for a ouble-decked steel screw ferry
boat to the W. & A. Fletcher Com
pany, Hoboken; two steel tugboats to
the T. S. Marvel Shipbuilding Com
pany, Newburgh, and two steam light
ers to the Staten Island Shipbuilding
Company. Port Richmond.
It is thought probable that the next
naval appropriation bill may make no
provision for the construction of new
battleships, but may possibly provide
for a battleship cruiser with a speed
of 25 knots and a main armament of
14-inch guns. Such a vessel Wo1l5
not be equipped with as weightv
armor as has been placed on the more
recently built battleships, which will
help to increase her speed and Civ
her a greater steaming radius. The
need of auxiliaries, in which our feet
is very weak, will doubtless result in
several Golfers. supply ship. a hos
"ital ship. and a repair ship heinz
provided for, also a number of sub
MISUNDERSTANDING Journal.
An Automatic Striking Ships Bell.
The Chelsea automatic striking
ships bell for use on yachts, steam
:. ships, etc. in yacht clubs and steam
ship Offices, is a device that needs only
to he seen to have it's value fully ap-
rreciated Ky ship owners and yachts
mcn. The basis for operating this
tell is the World-rer o1red Chelsea
slips bell clock Quilted with cleo
trio attachment. On yachts and steam,
| ships, the big hell forward is operated
by the Chelsea striking ships bell
clock located in the cabin or pilot
| house. Full particulars and price list
of these two devices can be obtained
State street, Boston.
The Magnetic Needle.
For long time it was popularity
SUPP osed that Christopher Columbus
was the first to note the decIination
of the magnetic needle. In 1906, how
ever, there We're discovered three sun
dia's, dating from a time anterior to
Columbuss first voyage and bearing
on the comHasses accompanying them
lines indicating tie declinatiOn of tht
needle. One OF these, found at Inn
spruck was made at Nuremberg in the
year 1851. Not only has it an engraved
line indicating the declination at the
time of it's construction but shows
other lines indicating the changes Of
| direction Undergone by the needle III
| subsequent years. Who first noted the
deClination of the needle would appear
to be still an unsettled question.
/ The Victory's Log Book.
In order to prevent it's falling into
American hands, Z. J. Barratt, an
English collector of Nelson relics, re
Gently purchased the log book of Mel
sons flagship, the Victory, privately
after it had been announced that it
would be sold at auction and which
brought offers from several collectors
to purchase it. The chief value of the
hook lies in its account of the famous
LATHE of Trafalgar.
frril ed.
Fresdal, Nor Tx, Wiersen, s33, Ro-
sario to master.
| Venus, Br SIS, Peters, 2o17, Cristobal
to J. A. Merritt & Co.
Arion, Br SIS, Smedley, 1923, Belize
to Gulf Transit Co.
Cleared.
Antar, Br IS, Cato, for Antwerp
| with 1928 barrels rosin. Ann r" =
turpentine: for Rotterdam, with $4,000
TT lumber, 1926 barrels rOsln, =
266 casks turpentine.
VESSELS IN PORT.