The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-02-24
HARBOR AND
MARINE NEWS
CHIPPING TRANSACTIONS ANC
NOTES OF INTEREST ALONG
THE BAY FRONT.

The Norwegian steamer Ella enter
ed yesterday with cargo OF 2,240
mahogany logs and 30e largs cedar
logs for Mengls Bros. CT Louisville.
The steamer was docke6 on the east
side of Tarragona street wharf. where
the cargo will be discharged, work
commencing this morning
Another vessel tc enter with cargo
yesterday was the steamer Wilma,
from LIVERPOOL She brought $3.50
bags Of sulphate Of ammonia and $500
tons Of copper ore.
The British steamer Santana, which
entered yesterday, will be loaded with
a cargo Of lumber and timber by The
Keyser- Muldon Co.
The tug E. E. Simpson sailed yester-
day for Mobile, where she will take
in tow bage loaded with grain from
Kansas City. and which will be taken
to Apalachicola.
The river steamer Belle arrived in
port Yesterday with fair cargo of
naval stores. She is loading a return
cargo Of merchandise.
The coast steamer Manteo arrived
from points down the coast yester-
terday with a fair cargo.
The Salisbury Marine Construction
Co. is new concern recently organic
ed at Salisbury, Md, under the laws
of the state of Delaware, with an au-
thorized capitalization Of $4,000. The
officers are president, r. D. Grier;
treasurer. Lewis Morgan; secretary, R.
II. Grier. The equipment of the plant
will be modern in every respect.
NJ. P. McDonagh, we'll known in ma
rine circles In Baltimore, was recently
appointed president and general man
ager of the McDonagh- Wright Mann
Yacht Building and Supply Company.
lately organized under the laws Of the
state of Maryland and with headquar-
tiers In Baltimore. The new concern
expects to begin construction Of sew
eral good sized yachts early next
month. Mr.. McDonagh has had large
experience in both yacht and mer-
chant vessel construction, and while
he was with the Williams & Whittle-
sey Yacht Building Company, built the
Butterfly, Lillian II and Osprey II.
The Newport News Shiphulding and
Dry Dock Company launched the SUBJ
marine torpedo boat Seal which ii il
building for the Lake Torpedo Boat
Company of Bridgeport, on the Sth of
this month and the new vessel was
christened by Miss Majorie Lake
daughter of the inventor of this craft
The Seal is Isl feet long. 13 feet
beam and her displacement when sub
merged is SIS tons. The contract calls
for a sreed of IA knots on the surface
and 1-2 knots under water.
largest Ship in the World.
The largest sailing ship in the world
La France. has Just been completed
at Bordeaux. One hundred and thir-
ty-one meters long and seventeen
broad. she will. it is antici,ated, when
under sail he afle to attain a sneed of
seventeen knots She is fitted with Pc
troll motors Of sufficient power to pro-
pei her at the rate Of eleven knots in
calm weather. La France represents
the most economical solution for the
transport of cargo which does not call
for quick delivery. However, there
being no cumbersome machinery for
vast bunkers. the hold will be almost
entirely given up to the reception of
merchandise. 1t is expected that pas
senger service will be built up, since a
number of cabins, luxuriously furnish
ed, have been introduced, 50 that peo-