New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-26
Maritime Miscellany

The new United States Shipping Boart
sSteamshtp American Legion, which LEFT
her maiden trip, has put into Bermuda
because OF broken feed pump the Nun
son Line operator Of the vessel was ad
Viscd to-day.
Frank c. Munson. president Of the line
said repairs would take less than a day
LONDON. July 25-The American steam
er Parthian. Of 1850 tons, from Alexan
dra to Hamburg. sank in the port OF
Oran. on the west coast of Algeria. yester
day. according to advices received here to-
day. The ship is reported to have found.
cred as the result of n fire. which resisted
all efforts of port authorities and the ships
crew to control it. There was no loss OF
lie, but damage to the cargo of cotton and
silk was said to have been consdera BILE
her initial trip from this port to San
Francisco, the Shipping Board steamer
pany to-day to make test
The run was to be eight hours. The
Shipping Board was represented from New
York and Washington and Manager Gould
of the MatSon Navigation Company at this
port. to which the ship allocated.
Upon return the Buckeye State will pre-
pare for passengers and cargo in time to
sail next Saturday for San Francisco and
Honolulu.
The steamer Hawkeye State. which took
the place of the Buckeye State when her
trip was called off by the fire. arrived at
San Francisco yesterday, somewhat be-
lated by trouble with condensers causing
her to seek Salna Cruz for temporary
attention.
The harbor was cnlivened to-day by the
arrival OF fleet of nineteen schooners
bringing cargoes Of lumber and grain from
the tributaries of the Chesapeake. 1t was
the largest list for day in several
weeks.
The report of Collector of Customs
Hoffman for the week ended July 2s
shows imports almost equaled the exports
The latter reached a value Of 81 .952.555 a
decrease of sS33,4os compared with the
iron. steel, malt AMI tobacco made up the
important articles exported.
Especially striking is the comparison OF
imported articles on the free list, which
reached a value of S1,s2723 while those
dutiable were placed at $95,7o2, making a
total Of s1.922.933, or an increase over
crease in imports was swollen by unusual
receipts of wood pulp, bahamas, copper
manganese ore. .quebracho wood. crude
oil. nitrate of soda, iron ORE paper stock
and potato -four, all on the free list.
With the arrival to might of the str Fort
Gaines from Jamaica, with bananas, to the
first Of the weeks fleet is in port which
may be followed by second to the same
company. The ormes Is due today from
An innovation in the fruit fleet will be
the arrival here next Tuesday from ia
maica of the Greek str Phaliron. to the
Baltimore and Jamaica Trading Company
which it is thought, has been purchased
by the Baltimore company. The Phaliror
originally the Norwegian str Thora.
PORTLAND. Ore. July 26-The str Cape
Henry, of tho Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific
Line. finished loading here to-day and left
for the Atlantic side via Puget Sound.
For the first time since the recent strike
of marine workers Pacific coastwise lum
Der vessels are again operating. Three OF
them arrived here yesterday and others
arc to follow this week.
The str West Nivaria arrived late to
night from north China ports. The Dutch
str Kinderdink arrived to-day from Rot
terdam to load general cargo. She is If
the Holland America Line