The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-20
HARBOR AND
MARINE NEWS
SHIPPING TRANSACTIONS AND
NOTES OF INTEREST ALONG
THE BAY FRONT.

The steamer Tarpon is due In port
this morning from points down the
coast and 1t Is expected that she will
bring a full cargo Of naval stores, as
well as number of passengers. She
leaves tomorrow night for Mobile.
The steamer Kuntsford cleared yes
terday for Barcelona and Alicante, be-
ing cleared by John A. Merritt & Co.
In addition to a large amount of pine
lumber the steamer carries out ship
ments Of gum. white oak and white
ash lumber.
Another vessel to clear yesterday
the ship Colonna, which goes to Rio
Janeiro with over one million feet Of
lumber.
A bill for improving the harbor of
New London at a cost of $1,000, 900
has been introduced in the state Leg
islature of Connecticut, the money to
be raised by a state bond issue of wa
ter terminal bonds bearing interest at
4 per cent
The ship Aryan is loading a cargo of
spars at Olympia, Wash, for Boston.
Maine ports, and New York. The
feet in diameter. and there are $50 Of
them in all
New York Marine Journal: B. J.
Cable, assistant secretary of the de-
partment of commerce and labor, and
E. T. Chamberlain, commissioner OF
navigation, have been inspecting the
the week just past which resulted in
contracting anchorage number 20 be-
tween Robbins Reef and the Statue of
Liberty. The anchorage set apart for
barges loaded with explosives, which
after consultation with u. 8. govern
ment officers who use such, was
proved to be perfectly safe from dam
age landward even should they all ex-
plode at one time. The prevention of
such explosions as that which occur
red at the Jersey City docks rests en-
tirely with the city.
During 1910 there arrived at New
York 716 American vessels engaged in
foreign trade and 3,7S5 foreign vessels
In the coastwise trade from eastern
ports 1882 vessels arrived, and from
southern ports 1892 vessels, making
a total of arrivals in the foreign and
! domestic trade of 1o.115 vessels, or an
average Of between 81 and % vessels
day.
The Merritt & Chapman wrecking
Puritan, which was sunk in Hampton
Roads last November. due to expert
| mental explosive tests to which she
| was subjected. The wrecking COM
pany accomplished this feat after the
government had practically abandon
ed 1t. The work Of raising the Puri-
tan was greatly hindered in conse-
quence OF the almost continuous high
winds that prevailed in Hampton
Roads from the time it was started
on January 1 preventing the necessary
submarine operations. The vessel was
raised, however, on the 4th of this
month and delivered at the Norfolk
| navy yard on the afternoon of the
9Th.
Work is about to begin at the
Brooklyn navy yard in the building of
| two piers on the Cob dock, cutting
away q part of the old dock itself, and
the erection Of a sea wall to protect
the Cob dock against the waters Of the
cost about quarter Of million dol
lars,-Exchange
Cleared.
Colonna, Nor ship, Kirkland, 1886,
for Rio Janeiro, with 1,0Ss,S49 #
deals.
Kuntsford, Br IS, Richardson, 248s,
for Barcelona, with 2s,762 It lumber,
$4,000 IT lumber, $4,000 s It white
oak lumber, $1,000 IT gum lumber.
$4,000 # lumber, 100000 s IT lum-
Der, 1900 s IT while ash lumber; for
Alicante. with $685. 900 S IT lumber, H.
900 s IT white oak lumber, $4,000 #
gum lumber.