The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-15
MARITIME MISCELLANY.

Str Collngsworth dragged anchors and coll
lided with str Freedom; latter was consid-
erably damaged and lost anchor and 20
fathoms chain; former unchanged.
BERMUDA, Dec 14-Str Anacortes, from
Huelva for Philadelphia, arrived here yester-
day with steering gear disabled.
BOSTON, Dec ia wireless from str Lake
Fontanet, from Leith Nov "A for Hampton
Roads, reports that on Dec ii she was in lat
40 "a, Ion Al AZ, with starboard boiler en-
tirely disabled and port boiler in danger of
giving out at any time; another radio was
later received which stated she was stopping
tubes in port boiler and attempting tempo
rary repairs to starboard boiler; may be able
TO get under way at slow speed night of 18th;
making port unassisted very uncertain.
18th, schr Anna G. Lord, Setubal for Bos-
ton, abandoned at sea; crew rescued by str
Queen Elizabeth.
HAMBURG, Dec 14-Incoming and outgo-
Ing sea traffic in the Hamburg ports during
that of November. 1919. aggregating .02S. 900
net tons OF shi. ling. For the ten months
ending November ! the net incoming and
outgoing traffic aggregated $3.50, 900
tons, which was more than six times that OF
the similar period OF last year, but only
about one-fourth that for the corresponding
period Of 1913.
HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 13-Manuel De-
spaigne, former Collector OF Customs, has
been commissioned by President Menocal 20
take charge of the work of relieving freight
congestion in Havana harbor
ashore at the entrance OF this harbor vessel
IA no immediate danger.
LONDON. Dec 13-Str Lake Elva, from
Tampa for Bilbao, has arrived at st Michaels
with loss OF two blades of propeller.
14th-Str Farnam, from New Orleans for
Oporto, &C, has arrived at LeNoes with ma
chinery and boilers damaged.
Surveyors have recommended the discharge
of cargo Of str Westfield. before reported at
Beira with bunker coal on fire.
Schr VIM II Smith has been damaged by
collision at Newcastle, NSW.
collision at Newcastle, Nsw.
Str Polar Star, from Buenos Aires, Rio
Janeiro, &c. has arrived at Hamburg after
having been ashore she was assisted afloat
damage, II any, unknown.
LIMA. Peru. Dec 1.-THE dock strike
which has tied up the traffic OF the harbor
OF Callao for some time past. has been
settled. Active work has been begun to clear
up the congestion on the piers.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec l4-Tug Minerva,
before reported sunk, raised during last
night and towed to pier 30, South Wharves,
this morning; will be pumped out and taken
10 shipyard for repairs.
Tugs Juno and Bryn Mawr. towing wreck
Ing derrick Chapman and probably tug
Minerva (before reported sunO. passed UP
Marcus Hook at S:35 AM to-day.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec 13-An explo-
sion occurred on str Victoria at Seattle;
three killed.
ST JOHNS. NE. Dec 14-schr Belllveau
(BD, returning here in ballast from Spanish
ports. foundered In midocean. Her crew Is
safe.
schr Harriet, from this city for European
ports, with fish, Is ashore on the north coast
of the Island and Is believed to be a total
wreck.
SANDY HOOK, Dec IL, S:15 AM-Mud scow
Sea Queen before reported ashore) was
floated by tugs Artisan and o L Halenbeck
at 80 AM.
STAMFORD. Ct, Dec 14-Schr Pearl Cullen,
from Perth Amboy for Greenpoint. Ii, with
100 tons Of hard coal. dragged anchor here
to-day during 60 mile gale and went on the.
rocks on Grass Island. The schooner is
badly damaged.