New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-28
Maritime Miscellany

SAN FRANCISCO Sept 27-The motor
ship Australien Dan), San Francisco via
Puget Sound for Copenhagen, before re-
ported aground at Harwich Harbor. Eng
land. has been foated. said cable re-
ceived here to-day. The damage. If any,
Is unknown.
Responsibility for the wreck of the str
Alaska on Blunts Reef, Aug s. with the
Captain Harry Hobey, in decision handed
down by the United States Steamboat In
specton Service, vindicating the four sur
viving deck officers who were tried on
charges of incompetency. Captain HOBBY
was lost with his ship
After lying idle here for more than a
year, the Shipping Board str Hannawa is
to be sent on her maiden voyage nrxt
month, taking the October bert trans sr Pacific
west VESTS Jena en- for witch the Hannawa is
substituted. will be run as an extra SAIL
ing In November.
Standard Oil Company and named after
one of the vice preside dents. will be launched
at the Bethlehem shipyards in Alabama
to morrow. The tanker's capacity is l0S,
SEATTLE. Sept 27-The liner Victoria
before reported hove to for three days
MAX Pass is proceeding at normal speed
and should reach Unimak Pass late to day
dez ,' which who sought shelter from the storm
in King Cove, has hove to off Alitak at
the south erd Of Kodiak Island:
While docking at the Smith Cove termi-
nal Monday night. the Shipping Board
str Edmore. partially loaded for the ORR
ent. was carried against the pier by a
high wind and sustained slight damage to
the rudder. Repairs will be made here
and she Is expected to proceed on schcd-
ulc.
In place CT the str Bearport, reported
to have been designated with the str Aber-
cos as one of the two vessels chartered
Steamship Company, the str Hanley, now
idle at San Francisco. has been named by
no NO of ha ciN
ship Co. is to be withdrawn from the
Alaskan service at the completion of her
last night -Four passenger steamers--the
City of Seattle. Alameda. Admiral Watson
and sNorthwestern-will be utilized during
the winter
NOME, Sept. 27-The str Lady Kinders-
ley (I3r), which arrived at Teller yesterday
from Three Rivers with a cargo of furs.
lost her course Setember o. during snow
storm and ran on the shoals between Cape
Prince of Wales and Schismareff; She was
battered by high seas for four hours, but
escaped with the loss of propeller blade.
The engines were badly damaged.
PORT TOWNSEND, Sept 27-Towing the
bktn Russell Haysde the tugs Columbia
and Katy were forced to return from sea
Yesterday after e enc sou t st
make headaway. They proceeded later IN
the day.
Yakima. flagship CT Vice Admiral kato,
and Idsumo sailed yesterday for Chatham,
SAN PEDRo, Sept 27-The oil burning
super -drea dnoueht Pennsylvania, trans
ferred to the Pacific fleet, arrived here yes
terday from New York. ., ~
str Liverpool Maru arrived to-day from
Kobe to load wheat for Europe. Balfour,
Guthrie & Co, owners of the schr Columbia
River, received catlegram to-day from
Captain Murchson master of the vessel.
He reports that the Columbia River is a
total wreck on Sunday Island. but that the
crew all escaped Murchison had reached
Suva in the Fiji Islands.
PROVINCETOW n, Mass, Sept 27--The
fishing schr Oracle Smith I'd, an OIL
burning mackerel seiner caught fire in
the arbor early to day and burned to the
water's edge. There one aboard.
Gasoline tanks exploded with roar sew
eral times.
BALTIMORE. Sept 27-Captain j r