The New York herald., 1922-08-26
MARITIME MISCELLANY.

Canalboat u NJ Ashley, before reported
sunk, was raised yesterday py the Msftltt a
Chapman Wrecking Co.
The cargo on str Remington, New York for
Chicago, before reported aground and now
at Halifax, has been all discharged Damage
slight.
str Rio Grande, lying at Alberton Dry,
dock. 18th street, Brooklyn, took IRE az
AN yesterday; the fire was exiting gusned p
fircboats and Fire Department, No estimate
was made OF the damage. but large pafi
OF the vessel was consumed.
ASTORIA, ore, Aug 24-str Cold Hsrbor,
from New York Boston and Philadelphia Via
San Francisco and Portland ore, grouhaeu
In Columbia River. but floaied undamagea
BELLTNGIIAM, Wash, Aug 25-A local long.
shoremen's union has libeled str Henry
Grove, preventing her from sailing from thiA
port last night.
BOSTON. Mass, Aug 24-str Harrington
(Br). which arrived last nisht from ioWsiys'
encountered very heavy weather Geek ~ Wy.
tings were smashed, sc. Last Monday, after
passing Sable Island, the vessel was Strnch
by n sea which tore away the flylns DrluEt'
filled the deck spacea and flooded the fore
castle. 30 far as the officers were able 10
say tic cargo was not damaged.
CRIsToBAL. Aug 25-str Cape Roman
by District Attorney Hlndmau, acting on in-
gtructlons from washington. The vacancy
on the bench OF the Federal District Court.
caused by NE recent @saseatoa IA n 10 LEGAL ierai
steps can be taken here 70 release the Nss-
sci from custody. NJ. 9. Davis, representa- :
tive OF the United States shipping Board ~
balboa, has cabled Chairman Lasker for
instructions.
HAVRE. Aug 24-str Dryden sailed to-day
With only half her cargo. Vessels en- route
10 this port are being diverted ny raolo 10
other ports.
NAPLES, Aug 2s-str Philadelphia was
slowly sinking at her pier to-day wlhe 2
hundred men worked the pnmm ana souEht
10 find the leak through which wafer whs
mourning into the hold. IL vaS doubtful
whether the vessel could - kept hioht.
when the Philadelphia began " retue ias, nv,
night 4 hurry call brought members OF the
crew aboard All night, under the glare 81
eearchlirhts from nearby battleshlpe, they
worked frantically ~ the pumps, bnt thsi
efforts made little headway, Tor the fhuh-
deiphia was atm lower In the water wnei
morning came The Philadelphia was hpeled
Aug ~ and held IN port because of unpaid
hills for repairs and etore~. The steams nip
was seized by the Naples police aitet u llbHs
between American and foreign members ot
The crew. I'M which three men were injured
Subsequently passengers ana crew were pu'
ashore.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Aug 2i-The coll
| lslon yesterday between strs SouthWeSterl
Miller (Br) aud Lewis buckenback occurred
| In the Delaware River below Marcus HOOK.
PROVIDENCE, RI. Aug 24-stuart Jas-
ney OF Baltimore, attorney for the receivers
OF the bankrupt Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific
| Steamship Co, before Federal Judge Arthur
| L Brown to-day, argued that the contract
between the United states shipping board
and the bankrupt company, operator q ne
str Charles III Cramp, which - held ~ thls
port under a pronssory libel ~ the Federal
Government, Is OF an unmaritime nature ana
therefore does not properly ie within tho
iurisdlction of the Admiralty Court tn this
cIty Mr. Jannev contondcd Tint the case
should be adjudlcatcd IN Baltimore, where
tho bankruptcy proceedings we're Hleutu'eu'