New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25
Maritime Miscellany

NEW ORLEANS, jury 24-Shipping
Board str Cliffwcod on leaving this port
to-day ran aground on bar the west
bank Of the river when the steering gear
failed. No serious damage.
BOSTON, July 23-Schr David Cohen, in
port here. was sold at marshars sale
last week Name will be changed to Vic
toria S.
BOSTON. July 21-str Fairfield. which
went ashore at Martha's Vineyard Decern-
Der 49, 1919. and was later foated and
towed TO Providence for extensive repairs
and since laid up at the Terminal Ware
house Dock, has been sold to John z
Emery. Inc, Boston. delivery effective
LONDON. July 22-str seekonk, New
Orleans. and Mobile for Hamburg. before
reported: has been towed into Falmouth;
NAPLES, July 24-The str Pocahontas
which was damaged during her recent voy-
age to this port from New York, aileeedly
repairs, and 1t is expected the steamer will
sail for New York on July 81 with 800 pas
sengers, all Americans.
great deal OF cotton waste was found
In the steamers pumps. but otherwise /,
suffered only slight damage.
TURKS ISLAND. Bahamas, July 24-The
Acadian Queen. British schooner of 491
gross tons. was totally destroyed by fire on
Saturday night. The crew saved. The
vessel wa. partly laden with salt. The
cause OF the fire is not known.
The Acadian Queen sailed from Bermuda
on July for this island and other ports
sI JOHNS, N F, July 24-word was re-
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steamer Seirstad struck an iceberg 1oG
miles east OF this port yesterday. The mes
sage said the vessel was not seriously dam
aged, and was continuing her voyage from
Bell Island, N f. for Rotterdam She has
cargo OF iron ore
SAN FRANCISCO, July s4-After fast
run OF sixteen days from Baltimore in
Guiding stops at Havana. the Panama
Canal and San Pedro. Shipping Board str
Emp're state arrived here this afternoon.
trans-Pacific service in conjunction with
the Golden Gate. sailing for Hong Kong
Indicating an approach to normal since
the strike. thirteen vessels sailed from this
port last night between and 1890 p. m.
rasut' before reported towed back to port
after an explosion of the main feed pipe
1t proceeded to Seattle.
Shipping Board tanker Hamer, in tow OF
tugs Tattosh and Wyadda, grounded yes
terday on mud fats on opposite side of San
francisco Bay, expects 10 noat at hlg-.
water to day.
Settlement of the sailors participation in
the strike may be reattempted this week
when Andrew Furuseth, president of the
union, is expected to arrive here for con-
ferences on the Pacific Coast situation
Motor ships George Washington (Nor)
and Chile lDan) sailed yesterday for Nu
rope with heavy consignments OF barley
The George Washington took out $500 tons
Schr City of Papeete, burned to the
rseF bs edge last sprns at Rsaw9o
for Unga. Alaska, on a codfishing cruise
The schr Sequoia arrived yesterday from
Pirate Cove with 1000 Goldfish.
SEATTLE. July 24-The steamboat in
spection service has suspended for tw
years the masters license OF Captain Joh
Alwen, commander of the Shipping Boart
steamer West Hartland. which ramme,
and sank the steamer Governor April l
The Northwestern Employers Union, il
meeting here yesterday. laid plans for re
duction OF longshoremens wages at Port
! land. Astoria. Tacoma, Belhngham ant
Everett. in line with the reduction effec
! tive at Seattle August l.
| Postmaster General Hays has intinatet
| that he will award the contract for carry
ing the mails between Seward and Dutch
$780, 900 year. The steamer Admiral Rod
| TACOMA. July 24-The steamer Yves
Katan, which sailed Friday. may be re
turned to load cargo intended for tn
steamer West Lewark. which has been as
signed for transshipment OF freight from
the steamer Effingham. damaged b.
grounding in the Columbia River.
SAN PEDRO. July 24-Many passe niger
for San Francisco and Honolulu disem
! barked here for the steamer Hawkey
| State from Baltimore June IS. which ar
rived here yesterday with one boiler work
PORTLAND, Ore, July 24-The Japanes
Kobe under charter TO carry wheat t
Europe.
The str swiftwind departed to-day 70
! Europe with q cargo of wheat.
The str Wesnilus arrived to-day from
San Francisco to carry cargo to the Orient
! Japanese competition for the grain car
| rying trade to Europe Is becoming NOR
| marked OF seven vessels which have de
| parted with grain for transatlantic port
| since the new crop year opened three war
Japanese. or four now loading three arr
| Japanese. OF six listed for future loading
| this summer all are Japanese.