The New York herald., 1920-01-09
MARITIME MISCELLANY.

Str st Louis was badly damaged by fire NJ
Fletchers' dry dock. Hoboken tsee news columns)
The East Jersey Railroad and Terminal Co
(Tidcwater OIL Coz has purchased through streetci
A. Sons shin brokers. the wooden tug Guardian
from the United States shipping Board foi
S92, 600. The Guardian is new 100 foot tug oi
100 horse power.
w n Kcene. who has been manager Of the tug
and barge department of the United States Ship
ping Board for the last two years. has been ap
pointed Assistant Director OF Operations Tor tne
Gulf OF Mexico district, with headquarters az Nc"
Orleans succeeding Billups. who has re-
signed Frederick Bolander, who has been Mr.
Keene's assistant, will succeed him as manager
Of the tug and barge department. Mr. Boiandei
is vice president OF the Maritime Exchange.
RARRADOS Ian 7-Schr Malcolm Baxter, Jr
from Newport News for Santa Cruz. Arg has ar
rived here leaking badly and with loss Of sails.
schr Melanson Brothers (Br), from Bordeaux foI
this port, has been totally wrecked on the East
Coast
Chittagong &c. for New York, has arrived here
with cargo on fire.
BOSTON Jan s-Str Tampico which has been
at East Boston undergoing extensive repairs, VIII
load coal Mt Hampton Roads for Santiago then
to Cenfuegos TO load sugar for north OF Hatterns.
str lake Cravett, hence eth for Piraeus. re-
turned today for repairs 10 boiler tubes.
BORDESTowN, Nj, Jan s-Frcight str Spring
field, plying between Trenton and Philadelphia.
II caught In the ice In the Delaware River op-
ice in the Delaware is nine inches in thickness.
LONDON. Jan s--Attempts TO float str Polar
Sea, from Buenos Ayres for Falmouth, before re-
ported ashore at 0linda. Brazil have been unsuc-
cessfii boilers out Of order: tugs supply steam to
work rsfrigerating machinery; cau only work at
high water.
Str Lake Grctpa anchored in Earry Roads, hav
ing been in collision; no further particulars.
Str Western Pride from Liverpool for Savannah,
has arrived ~ Lisbon with machinery damaged.
str kShaccquillas, from Franco. has arrived ~
stockholm with propeller damaged
Str Cornucopia. from Portland. NC TOR 'en"a'
arrived ut 81 Michacls yesterday with machinery
defective
Str westchester. Newport News Ter Dunkirk. has
reported by wireless that she has taken In TOW
str Farahy. New York for Constantinoplc.i Ihe
vessels were IL miles off fayai.
LIVERPOOL, Ms. Dec 3i--rwo masted schr
Ocean Maid usr, was launched hero today; she IL
owned by Ritcey Bros, Ltd. Riyerport Ms
long BRANCH NJ, Jan s--yacht Marion. be-
longing TO G a Coleman, OF New hors' winch J.
on her way TO Miami, anchored off here last
night with engine trouble. she prrecuen thls
morning.
NEW ORLEANS. Ia, Jan sstr catania went
aground Off the west jctty. Southwest fnss
NORFOLK. va. Jan s--str octorars, Bermuda
for Norfolk in tow Of shipping Board tug Bcr'
muda, broke adrift off Hattcras. Tho tug ar
rived at Norfolk for coal and VIII return 70 Iook
Tor steamer
wreckng str Commissioner and barge Superior
left today TO raise Standard Oil barge NO ., sunk
10 Chesapeake BAY.
str Toka stranded az Smiths Island and hoatod'
PORTLAND Orc, Jan 2--Sr city OF Topeka,
from San Francisco Dec 80. via Eureka and Coos
Bay. lost rudder crossing Columbis River bar this
morning.
PORT ARTHUR. TEX. Jan I-str Huguenot
went aground at mouth Of Ssbinc-Nechcs Canal.
PORTLAND. Me, Jan Str Brton u.s'5 tonsl
has been sold 10 the Fidelity Trust Co OF Boston.
The Morcy Lord Co. OF Boston. has Just pur-
chased schr Elizabeth Dantzler from the Il
Dantzler Co. of Gulfport.
QUARANTINE. 81. Jan s-str wynoochc. from
philadephi went aground near Fort Wadsworth
AZ $50 M and fioated at 2;iJ IN.