The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-08-11
HARBOR AND
MARINE NEWS
SHIPPING TRANSACTIONS AND
NOTES OF INTEREST ALONG
THE BAY FRONT.

SHIPPING TRANSACTIONS AND
NOTES OF INTEREST ALONG
THE BAY FRONT.
Several vessels with cargoes Of naval
stores arrived yesterday from various
points, and are loading for the return
trip. Otherwise the waterfront was
dull yesterday.
The sharp blow of yesterday after
noon did some damage to shipping in
terests, by driving a number of barges
and small craft ashore, while some
timber was lost
The British steamer ThimbIeby.
which brought cargo here, has gone to
Mobile, where she will load lumber and
timber for foreign ports.
The new sailing list of the Gulf
Transit Co. just issued shows. only a
few vessels to load cargoes here dur
Ing the month of August, the Gracia,
now in port being among the number.
Mill Rock In He'll Gate was recently
sold to the United States government
by William r. Peters for $4,000. 1t
will be temporarily employed for the
storing OF supplies and tools used in
dredging and blasting in that neigh
Dl1ADOOs OuI It's use mas IOI
yet been determined upon; in fact, II
IS possible that the government may
destroy it eventually as an obstruction
to navigation.
From report recently made by Col.
w. M. Black, u. S. A, VIII, is in charge
Of improvements in New York harbor.
II is evident that the construction Of
the Ambrose channel is nearing COM
pletion. In fact, this work has pro-
crossed 80 far that two Of the four big
dredges formerly employed there were
transferred to the Coney Island chan
mel last May, with the result that on
June 30, 12S,117 cubic yards of sand
had been excavated from that water
way and its shoalest part deepened
from 10 to 20 feet.
The national motor boat carnival
under the auspices of the Motor Boat
Club of America will open on Labor
Day. the 4th of September, and close
on the following Saturday. There will
be thirty-o one events In all. The Ber-
muda motor boat race will start this
year from Huntington Bay. L. l., Sep
TENDER 9. This is also held under the
auspices Of the Motor Boat Club and
was to have been started on June II,
but MAS postponed at the request of
several yachtsmen who wanted more |
tfrne- to prepare for It,;
Several capitalists of Boston have |
recently fitted UP the schooner Mabel |
E. Goss for the purpose of salving |
wrecked vessels in New England wa |
ters for the old metal and other parts |
which may be of value. The Goss left |
VINEYARD Haven, Mass. July ~ for the |
purpose OF recovering what she could /
of value from the Red Star liner Syl /
via, wrecked on the Sow and Pigs /
Shoals some four or FIVE years ago.
The American Mail Steamship Com
pany has sold to the Alaska-Paciflc /
stasrPAhtP Company its steamer
lri,,altts,,fas fs+tFe United Fruit COMPANY.
re- usarraxIIt was built in 1898 anu
5so bv &c BY % feet. II. M. AleAan
nresfdent of the purchasing coLhpan,'
who came east for TINS pu NJ PaciAc
,ro,nced before leaving for the ea,t
tbst the Farragut would pc en1
around to the west coast this taii'
The Chinese az Sailormen.
Marine Journal: United states Con-
sul-General George r. Anoei SUI i,ttIe
1T,ng Kong has been making II ,.,.
nts,dSs.ofF the. Chinese as sailormen, WIZ WIZ
the C-,ncl,Tsfon that they are oesnaDie
~ e,1i,, froyh a standpoint or economy,
NO. NO. Sscy,i one OF efficiency. All Things
conAiAerpd says Mr.. Anqerson,
Chinese sailor Is the best al ou,a1
man aboard ship to pc IouH Sraroor,
~ galley is industrious, has httle VI
" " Seaire TO leave the ship in port ano
aT.,,.efoya gives little or no trouple lronl
s.,,,trernsss and desertion. AS soon
us Anew becoue accustomed 70 iorelsL
H,avs. Chinese crews are as elncienI =
and often more so than forelsn 49, ",
man for man, and some coIilpII 81
thajr Chinese crews pract1caily a.
,1,,,cl, VrYfarl for man. as they 90 Wnie
n.aS,,s and carry the same complement
tbey would of white employees.
Tt,a anfire question is one or vas
practical importance In the aeVeiop
ment OF shipping on the Pacinc go
e. present, and its immediate elleS
az. - tbe sbinning of the Atlantic coas
os we'll. after the opening OF the Paha
20 canal is likely to be very MARKS
a5 ~ great Importance. There Is
lowing disposition on the part
sbinowners to obtain complete Cnlnes .
crews. and British vessels nave reo
" been furnished such at Amerlcs
and Canadian as Wen as GurO =
yTb;la the wages for Cinnamon q
considerably lower, for instance, =
Chinese sailors and firemen receNll
ss 10 81 gold per month ana sts'
ards S. 10 81. as compared WIN au ~
SIs cold per month for foreigners; a
the Chinese employees can be board
Gov about 81 gold per month, as COZ
nared with SIS to SIS for foreign or
men. II Is in most ships necessary
marrv about third more Chinese
the same service. This, together :"
passage money. and the expenses
cident TO detention and tempor'
Sandinr at American ports. brings
cost Of a Chinese crew practically
- the same as that of foreign CT
W 1AO
ssa Cleared.
Thimbley, Br IS, Motnersoaie' l.
for Mobile in ballast
.,-7 VESSELS IN PORT.