New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-22
Maritime MISCELLANY

The str George Washington. of the
United States Mail Steamship Line. re
trip off the Massachusetts coast, Officials
OF the company of the U s Shipping Board
who were on board We're plea sed with her
showing. the vessel making an averag &c
speed of 2e.5 knots from Boston to this
port.
The vessel. which was formerly Of the
North German Lloyd Line was taken over
by the United States government at tho
outbreak OF the war and did commer,lable
work as transport; After the armistice
the Shipping Board mad control of tho
vessel and later turned her oyer to tlc
United States Mail Line. She was recon
ditioncd by the Todd Shipydrds CORPORA
ton, which transformed her from Il trans
port to a misunderstanding VESSEL. Naval
constructors say the job l. one or the finest
examples OF American repair work
The George Washington will make her
first trip for the United States Mail Inc
August 3, calling at Plymouth. Cherbourg
and Bremen.
Norwegian str Rygia Montreral for Den
mark previously reported in collision, was
proba bly, ground in the st Lawrence River
She has bottom plates damaged and is now
at quebec.
Shipping Board str Major Wheeler
Charleston for Bremen .s reported TO nave
boiler trouble The engineers force is en-
deaVoring to make necessary repairs at sea
but may have to put into New York to
complete same.
PORTLAND. Ore, July 21-The str
Ef1ingham. of the European Pacific Line
which struck the rocky bank OF the Colum
bia River at Stella Wash. last night. tear
ing hole in her bow arrived here to-day
under her own steam with sixteen feet OF
water in her forward hold 1t had beer
reported the Etfingham had sunk.
Shipping Board str Yesoling Liverpool for
Hampton Roads, reported yesterday
as being 240 miles southeast of Halifax
with boiler trouble. AT that time she was
making Tor Halifax, but she has since
been advised by the Shipping hoard To
make New York II possible.
RAJ TIHfDRE TtIv 9l-The CRANES
berg. a srge new str, brought cargo OF
j. 400 tons OF swedish ore, loaded at Mar
vik. Norway, and on the way touched al
The Williams Steamship Companys sti
Willsolo Captain McGahan. will arrive to-
morrow with the first consignment OF PIG
copper sent to Waterborne from the mines
at Garfield Utah. shipped through Sar
Francisco. Ii comprises 1850 tons of de-
livery to the Baltimore copper smelling
and Rolling Company Eastern orders
heretofore were transported across ms
continent by rail ana the shipment 10y
steamer is AN example OF the ueVei'ptneh'
OF the coast to coast business
Captain Thompson arrived today from
! New York TO relieve Captain John Hays
! OF command of the lsthmian Line sti
| steel Voyager. which will load steel prod
ucts ana general cargo for Kobe and Other
! Far Eastern ports as the first Of the flee
sent out BY the new office of Lilly, Nor
ton & Co. recently established here,
Among nine shipeuiding p!ants which
sent in bids for the construction of tive
freight and passenger strs for the Red L
| Line OF New York, for service between
| that port and Venezuela, the sparrowi
| Point plant of the Bethlehem Shlpbuildi ms
Corporation was one. II is estimated thai
! the two vessels viii call FOR bids approx
| imaring $4,000. eco.
! with the arrival to-day OF the United
! Fruit Companys str Cibso, from Jamaic.
/ Win 26,ss9 punches OF bananas, the in
I ports for the week in four strs ftoiu lA
uaaiva and Honduras tctaieG lo7 %
| punches. the record week of the season.
Officials OF the AIatsen Navigation Com
| pany operators OF the steamship Buckley
state, OF the largest vessels ever con
structed on the Atlantic coast for paSsenge
| service. are arranging a trial trip of tina
vessel, which will be held In the Chesa
peake Bay Monday. The big liner wa
forced to return here when she caught fri
of Annapolis.