The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-08-31
HARBOR AND
/! marine NEWS
SHIPPING TRANSACTIONS AND
NOTES OF INTEREST ALONG
TIE BAY FRONT.

Two steamers cleared yesterday for
foreign ports, the Aydon for Buenos
Ayres with 2,196,000 feet Of lumber,
and the Brentwood, with 10000 feet
Of sawn timber, making total OF -
$4,000 feet Of lumber and timber 10
be cleared during the day.
The steamer Edna G. sailed yester-
day on her regular weekly run with
fun miscellaneous cargo.
Representative Adamson of Georgia,
chairman of the commerce committee
of the house, introduced bill the 14th
directing the secretary of the treasury
to order the construction OF four reve-
nue. cutters. The bill provides Tor
revenue cutter of the first class to cost
not more than $350.000 for service in
the waters of southern California, one
to cost $250,000 for service in the CUR
of Mexico cutter of the second class
to cost $225,000 for service on the coast
Of Maine and a third class cruiser to
cost 100000 for use as an anchorage
patrol boat-in New York harDor.
The Harlan g. Hollingsworth Cor
poratior1, Wilmington, Del, has been
awarded q contract by Olson & Ma
honey for steamer 236 feet long, Al
feet 2 inches beam, and 20 IL feet deep
to be completed in seven and half
months There will be accommoda-
tons for As first-class and Is steerage
passengers.
The steamship Canada was launched
at Toulon, France, August IL for the
Fabre Line, which is represented In
New York by James w. Elwell & Co.
The new vessel is 500 feet long, so feet
beam. has a speed of 20 miles an hoursg
and will accommodate 1000 passen-
gers. She will run between this port,
(a ~lA IA Mar
settles.
The Chicago and Duluth Transpor-
tation Company has contracted for
new passenger and freight steamer 70
cost about $1,000, 00O. The Northern
~1savigation Company of Duluth alsC'
has plans prepared for a large new
passenger and freight steamer to ply
between Duluth and saranac.
the Newport News Shipbuilding
C1&opsny has been awarded q contract
stall Babcock & wilcox boilers in
battleship New York, which Is to
biiilt az the Brooklyn navy yard.
IN Texas, q sister ship of the NeY
Y6rA, and which Is building at the
Newport News yard, Is also TO be
equipped with the Babcock & Wilcox
boilers.
Remarkable Ocean Trip.
The submarine torpedo boat Seal,
built by the Lake Torpedo Boat Com,
pany at Newport News, Va, was taken
under her own power and without any
tender whatever to the company's new
sliipyard at Bridgeport. Conn, where
she will receive her final tuning up
previous to ofaciai trials TO be con-
Quoted at an early period.
This is the first submarine under
contract with the United States gov
49, a. 4Aal XOXagA
entirely under her own power and un.
accompanied by convoy, and II Is still
moro remarkable that this trip. with
twot or three exceptions, was accom-
pllshed with new crew who had
never been on board the boat before.
this service went on strike the Fri
day before sailing. making 1t neces-
gary to take on new men.
The boat departed from Newport
News on Saturday. July 20, and ar
rived at Bridgeport the following
stops on the way. While cruising, the
average speed was a little over IL
knots while at times II was over Ia
knots. This vessel is built for open
sea lighting and is one Of the largest
OF her type in the world, being l61 feet
long by 10 feet extreme breadth. Her
contract calls for surface speed Of
IA knots and a submerged speed OF
91-1 knots. II In expeC led that the
Seal win easily meet her requireme nts,
sadging from the showing already
made--Army and Navy Register.
A New Mississippi Line.
wv. D. Wisherd,. traffic manager of
The Streckfus Steamboat Line of st.
Louis, has announced that his COM
pany will start a service between st.
Louis and New Orleans about the 18th
Of raxt month. and If business war
rants9wi11 put on an additional boat in
the ear future.
Cleared.
on, Br ss. Stiei, 1850, for Buenos
Avrks. with 2,1s6,o0 # lumber.
brentwood, Br SIS, Mudd, 1880, for
Troon, with lao, 600 It sawn tim