New-York tribune., 1921-05-21
Maritime Miscellany

May 90-The United States Mail liner
Panhandle state which arrived in this
aboard last night. The fire broke cut at
$3.50 p. under No boiler After sew
eral unsuccessful attempts to extinguish
the blaze, tugs towed the vessel out into
thc stream and beached her near Ellis
Island whore the ship was flooded and
the names finally were put out, The cause
Of the fire and the extent of the damage
are unknown at present.
str. City OF Elwood (Am) previously
reported disabled, was taken in tow by the
str Lake Ellinorah. The latter vessel is
proceeding to JacNsonville. where repairs
The tug Artisan (Am). of the sahiIl
yards off Romer Shoals Light at } 30 D. nj.
to-day,
The formation Of a new steamship com,
Transports Ltd, has been announced 1t
will operate line OF twelve ships between
Montreal and Liverpool and Montreal.
line will be supplied by the Canada
Steamship Lines and a Norwegian firm.
The Canada steamship Lines viii handle
the business on this side of the water and
the Bergen Agent A S. on the other
Another addition has been made to the
already large number of idle Shipping
Board steamships a Portland. Me, the
Lake Mrahores
From now u ntil September the Mari
time Exchange at this port will close on
CANADA, May 2o-The Eastern Canada
Stevedoring Company on May IL launched
at ottawa Cove, on the St Charles River,
the Hilton schooner st Christophe. She
Will ply along the North Shore, carrying
principally provisions for settlements. The
Eastern Canada Stevedoring Company has
two other schooners the same run.
KEY WEST May 20--The British steam
shlp Delmira. which towed into Key
West on fire while bound from Port Lobos
bulk, sold Wednesday to satisfy sal
vors claims by the United States Marshal
at Key West for $4,000. The claim was
for $225 600, brought by Frederick Russell.
of the Newtown Towing Company
LIVERPOOL, May 20--The White Star
Line twin screw steamship Doric, 1890
tons, now being constructed by Harland
& Wolff, Belfast, for the company's Liver
pool and Canada service, is already framed
and partially plated. Propelled by geared
turbines, the Doric will carry 600 cabin
and 1,70G third class passengers, and the
Accommodations for both classes will be of
LONDON May 2O-The German steamer
Amassia which left Hamburg tor New
Orleans, was towed back to Hamburg with
sngine trouble
NORTH SYDNEY May 2o.-The new
marine railway, reported May 4 as being
built at North Sydney, Will be built at
Sydney on The large water front property
chine Works, Ltd. This work is now well
IN hand, the pile-driving for the tracks is
and the first marine railway will be in
operation in July Of this year. This is a
1,200-toa marine railway of the latest and
most modern type. The construction work
is being carried by the Crandall Engi-
neerlng Company, of East Boston all ma
chinery and iron work is being built by
the local company.
PORT ANTONIO. May 2O.-The work of
removing the wreckage from the schooner
Edgewood, which was totally destroyed by
fire, is going on; divers are at work and
it is expected that the work will be COM
pleted shortly,
ST. JOHNS, n. b, May 2O-Attempts
to float the steamer City OF Colombo.
which went aground off Yarmouth on
March 20, have been abandoned; the cargo
that is still left in her holds will be un-
loaded and brought to this port.
VANCOUVER, May 20.-Damages to the
extent of 1885 are claimed in a writ is
sued at Vancouver out of the Supreme
Court at the suit of the Coast Steamship
Company, Ltd and against the Canadian
Pacific Railway Company The litigation
has resulted from the grounding and sink
ing November last of the steamship
Clansman, owned by the plaintiff, at the
Canadian Pacific Railway Pier H. The
Coast Steamship Company alleges the de-
fendant was negligent in the matter,