The New York herald., 1922-10-25
MARITIME MISCELLANY.

Steel str Tampico, 3.100 tons deadweight.
has been sold through Louis splitter. New
York 10 Detroit buyers for service on the
Great Lakes. This steamer was built at
Tole 10 In 1900.
Str Mongibero QtaD. New York Oct for
Montreal, went ashore at Antocosti Island on
Oct 12 and remains, wrecking crew were
unsuccessful in their attempts to float her.
vessel Is leaking and Is otherwise damaged.
BOSTON, Mass, Oct 24-Str Tampico has
been sold by Crowel & Thurlow for service
between Detroit and other lake ports; mas
been out of commission for some time.
GALVESTON, Tex, Oct 24-Anxiety Is felt
for the safety of motor ship Truxton (Nic).
which sailed Oct 16 for Frontera, where the
tropical disturbance Is reported TO nave hlt
the coast. No word has been received from
the Truxton, which Is carrying q crew OF IA.
All lines of communicat.on are down along
the southeast coast or Mexico.
HALIFAX. Oct 21-A wireless from Cana
dian Government str Arras reports that sh,
picked up fishing schr Louis II Smith OF
Yarmouth 20 miles, off Lunenburg with sails
gone and provisions short and isNtowing her
TO Lunenburg
FEY KEST. Fla, Oct .24-Str Algiers. from
Tampa for Philadelphia. has arrived here
leaking badly.
MEXIcO CITY, Oct 24-Another storm is
raging in the Gulf of Mexico, and there has
been considerable damage 10 shipping IN AL
the Gulf ports.
| MONTREAL Oct 23-Str Saskatoon (Br).
en- route Saturday for Montreal from the
lakes crashed through the lower gate OF
south lock No l OF the: Lachine Canal and
| by so doing emptied the basin. and with the
support of the water gone the pressure on
the gate of the lock above caused that to be
carried away The grain str Winnipeg,
which was lying In canal basin No and
dscharging her cargo into the Grand Trunk
elevator, was left high and dry when the
broken gates allowed the water to escape
and struck the bottom with sufficient force
| to cause more or less serious damage.
Str Modica (Nor). before reported agrouno'
was floated at PM Saturday after Iighter-
! ing about ! 100 tons or coal.
! NORFOLK, Va, Oct 24-Str Brewster. be-
| fore reported sunk in collision in the James
River, has been removed by the United
States Government.
| PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Oct 24-Str Presi-
| dent lying at pier 40. fSouth Wharves, sus-
tained slight damage from fire caused by
| live coal coming In contact with flooring
under cookhouse boiler.
PORTLAND. Me. Oct 23-Schr Tom Beat
| tie, Boston for Searsport, which was towed
| in Friday morning disabled and anchored
! near breakwater, commenced to fill rapidly
yesterday and was beached on the flats.
QUARANTINE, Oct "a, II rs AM-Str Ja-
| lapa, at anchor off Clifton fouled schr Chas
A Dean, also at anchor. during high NV
| wind to-day. The Jalapa was towed clear
| by Shipping Board tugs Active, Sampson and
Leopard; apparently no damage TO either
vessel.
Fishing str Martin Marian. with fishing
str Amagansett in tow, passed IN at LILO
PM.
WASHINGTON, Oct 24-Chairman Lasker
| of .he Shipping Board announced to-day the
| establishment of new passenger ship line
connecting the west coast of the United
States and the eastern coast OF South Amer.
| lea via the Panama Canal. The ships will
| be operated out of Seattle by Swain Hoyt
| as managing agents over the same route
which is now covered by the cargo steamers
| under the same management. Three of the
| present cargo ships on the route VIII be re-
| taned In service, while three combination
| passenger cargo and refrigerator steamers
| the President Harrison, President Hayes and
| Susquehanna-wi be put on to provide pas
| senger accommodations On the down trip
| the ships will touch at Portland, Ore San
| Francisco, Panama Canal, n port In Porto
| Rico yet to be selected. Rio Janeiro. Monte
| video and Buenos Aires. On the return trip
/ they will pick up coffee cargoes at various
| South and General American points not on
| tho southbound route.