The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-11-08
PORT NEWS NOTES.

command OF the tug North America
enjoyed two weeks vacation al his
home on Washington street. The tn.
was laid up on account of the strike
at New Orleans.
The American auxiliary barkentine
Mantova, Capt. F. A. Stinson, sailed
for Tampa, Florida, Tuesday. This
vessel was built by the International
Ship Building Company here. Her
dimensions are: 2S4 feet in length, IS
feet breadth and % fet depth OF hold.
equipped with 400 morse power saso.
line engine. Her gross tonnage Is a42z
tons. The Mantova is now loading a
cargo of phosphate rock at TAMPA for
BilbOa, Spain.
Announcement has been made that
the Argentine law demands and re-
quires that slop chest stores and all
other ships stores be manifested in
detail with accurate number, quantity
or weight. If this not done ships will
be liable to heavy fines.
A law requiring the load line on ves-
sells showing the depth beyond which
it may be loaded with safety to cargo
and crew has been passed by the
House of Representatives This meas
ure is intended to insure protection to
the crew as well as to prevent unfair
competition.
The steamship Pascagoula, bound
from Mobile to Greenock, put into
Providence, R. l., on Oct. 20, with six
feet of water in hold of vessel.
Direct steamship service between
Pascagoula and Havana is coming.
The number of motor boats operat-
ing in these waters is increasing with
the development of the port. A64O
was the last number recorded at the
U. S. Custom House.
Wild ducks are catching blue blazes
at East Point Aux Chenes. What is
sweeter than the leg of duck?
Green trout, speckled trout and
sheepheads are plentiful.
Several seaplanes passed over this
port Tuesday, going in a westerly ii
rection.
During the month of January, 1910,
twenty-eight vessels from foreign ports
entered at the port of Pascagoula for
cargo. For the entire year
155 arrived from foreign ports. With
larger port facilities this numbe will
be greatly augmented.
The steamship Berela, built at the
-Blodgett yard is bound from
Lisbon to Norfolk. This vessel made a
successful voyage to Liverpool
The steamship Moss Point has ar
rived at Buenos Aires, and is bound
for gulf port.
Mr.. James Buffet sailed with the
auxiliary barkentine Mantova as chief
officer.
The auxiliary bark City of Calves
ton, Capt. E. H. Richards, in command,
after discharging cargo at Buenos
Aires, A. R., has sailed for the Madeira
Islands with cargo. This vessel was
built at Orange, Tex, by the Interna-
tional Shipbuilding Co. Capt. Richard
Is resident of this port.
The Italian bark City of Pascagoula
arrived at Buenos Aires with lumber
cargo. The engine room of this home
built vessel is in charge of Mr.. Teribio
Jastanera.
The American schooners Griffin,
Capt. w. L. Bodden, and c. W. Mills.
Capt. J. C. Ryan, are loading lumber
,argoes at the l.. N Dantzler Lumber
Jompanys dock for Havana. These
will sail early next week.
Capt. Nat. G. Borden of the schoon-
II M. A. Achorn, visited Mobile during
he week.
The American schooners Delta, Capt.
:. H. Bruce, and Susie B. Dantzler
Japt. Frank Dethloff, are homeward
'ound from Vera Cruz and Progresso,
Both vessels made rec
rd runs to the Mexican ports.
Major r. F. Thomas, district engi'
eer of Mobile. accompanied by Col.
'atrick, division engineer of New Or
cans, visited the government reserva-
ion Monday for the purpose of making
general inspection of the work in
and and investigating the ports ia
ilities.
The government tug Horace Hard {
ng, Capt. s. S. Richards is undergo i
lg extensive repairs at the reserva- i
ion. {