New-York tribune., 1921-08-16
Maritime Miscellany

KEY WEST, Fla, Aug. 16.-The schr
Josiah B Chase, Norfolk for Port Tampa
on Rebecca Shoals and is leaking foot
an hour The wrecl1ing tug Wilet is try
ing to float her and to keep the water
down enough to tow her to Key West.
NORFOLK Aug. 15.-The str Polybius
which is laid UP at HamptoR Roads, lost
anchor and fifty fathoms of chain.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 15.-Hearing of
the charges of incompetency against the
four surviving deck officers of the steamer
Alaska began here to-day before the local
inspectors Of the steam boat inspection serv-
ice. Passengers testified that there was
great confusion as the lifeboats were be-
ing lowered, and that they heard no com
nlands given. Two witnesses who were on
the Alaska when she sank said they saw
Captain Harry Hobey assisting at the low
ering OF the last lifeboat. The charge was
made that seaman. in command of life
boat containing nineteen persons had re-
fused to permit others to be rescued from
the sea, for fear Of overlooking his boat.
Customs collections at this port during
the fiscal year ending Juno 80 totaled SO.
5S2.10O as compared with $6.377.96S the
year previous, according to the annual re-
port of Collector of Port ]. o. Davis.
SAN DIEGO Aug 15.-Thirtytwo men,
bers OF the crew Of the steamer San Jose
aground at San Pablo reef Asuncion
Island. have been taken off by the steamer
Apus, bound for San Francisco, and little
hope is held out for salvagng the vessel.
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steamer Newport from San Francisco
landed three marine surveyors at the scene
of the wreck and proceeded. The Newport
supplied the steamer Griffdu with fuel oil,
and the Griffdu again Is standing by. The
wreckng steamer Homer is expected to
arrive tonight to make a final effort to
float the San Jose.
SEATTLE, Aug. 15.--The Canadian
steamer Princess Ena. carrying passengers
between British Columbia ports, is aground
at Alert Bay, seventy-hve miles north OF
Vancouver, B. C. Passengers and crew are
reported to have been landed. and the yes
sci Is in no immediate danger The Prn-
cess Ena was slightly damaged by ground
ing at Gordon Head yesterday morning
during dense fog, but was noated at high
water and proceeded under her own stea m
across Queen Charlotte Sound to Alert Bay.
where the second grounding occurred
The schooner Olive is to leave to-day for
the Lena River, Siberia to spend two years
trading for furs end ivory
The first lot of consignment OF 1000
carcasses Of reindeer, slaughtered the
cold storage at Nome, has been shipped
the steamer Victoria from Nome.
ABERDEEN, Aug. 15.-The steamer
Cricket grounded Saturday in Grays Har-
Dor. but was released undamaged by the
PORTLAND. Ore. Aug 15--The str Anvo
Maru sailed to-day for the Orient with
The str Nashaha arrived from San Fran
cisco to load wheat for Europe.
'The str Julia Luckenbach arrived from
New York. She will take out canned goods
and lumber at Puget Sound before her
return.
The str Steel Mariner arrived from Eu
rope vita San Francisco.
BALTIMORE. Aug. 15-Collcctor of
the Ports reports of exports and irnDort a
Tor the week ended August 13 show ex
ports valued at s2,525, ,639. a decrease Of
sozo,o92 over the previous week Grain.
starch, lard; flour, copper, sulphate, am
mona and iron and steel figured largely.
Imports We're s1,639679. a decrease in
value of sl.357,373. compared with the
ngures OF the previous week OF the inn
ports S94,275 was free of duty
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company's
steamship Columbia, the second vessel to
san on the new service recently inaugu-
ra'ed by tnat company between Baltimore
and San Francisco. Is scheduled to arrive
here on Thurnday with a large number Of
passengers; The vessel is now at Ha-
vana, and will leave there to-morrow
morning for Baltimore. The Columbia Is
a sister ship OF the steamship Venezuela.
An iceberg. sighted at latitude 80 :09
and longitude. 4o:49, approximately 800
miles or tha Azores. sixty feet high, and
two small GROWERS, fifteen and twenty feet
nlgh, were reported al the hydrographic
office This Is the most southerly and
easterly position the ice has reached this
season. ~
A mass of submerged wreckage. with a
mast apparently attached, proiectine
ABOUT three feet above water, was seen on
July 2S at latitude 1884 and longitude
4o'SF The wreckage is about 660 miles
south by east of ST. Johns Island. New
tracks to the English Channel and the
southern of Ireland