Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-09-02
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STEAMBOAT DISASTERS ON THE
WESTERN WATERS. AND STEAMBOAT DIREC DRY
FENHE undersigned have in of preparation
] new STEAMBOAT DIRECTORY, which will bs
issued October next; the book will contain two
hundred pages illustrated in the best style and neatly
bound in durable manner. IT WILL BE ONE OF THE
MOST INTERESTING BOOKS EVER PUBLISHED and
will be book that will be interesting to all classes
people. The STEAMBOAT DIRECTORY will contain
complete list aud description of all the Steamboats,
gtoat in the eseTn and Southern waters The length,
model speed power and tonnage of each boat where and
by whom built the of the boat with the trade she
is in Also the Of Captains and officers her age,
&c, de- The Directory viii contain History OF Steam
boats and SeambOang the Western waters, since the
application of seam also, sketch of the first boat built
for the Ohio River, with the name OF the builder, COM
mander and owner.
The RIVER DIRECTORY will contain a list and des-
crption of all the STEAMBOAT DISASTERS that have
occurred on the WESTERN and SOUTHERN WATERS,
be uiifuy illustrated with q LIST OF ALL THOSE
WHO HAVE PERlShED BY THElR BURNING, SINK
ING AND Exploding, on the Western and Southern
waters The Directory will contain Maps of the Ohio,
Mississippi. Missouri Illinois, Arkansas, White Red,
Ouachita Yaz0o and other Rivers with the Towns aud
Cities laid down. with distances also many other
River ard Commercial items of interest to the people
large The book will contain the cards of the various u
s Mail Boats with the trade they are in, &C. &c The
Directory will also contain complete list Of all the
sponsble Steamboat Licensed Officers their places of
residence &c &C.. the new Steamboat Law, Its require
neuts with comments showing wherein it benefits the
Incompetent officer aud Djures the competent officer &C.
&c and all the important U. Supreme Court Steamboa,
Decisions up GATE the Races and important Comment
cial Privileges, Bills of Ladng, important Decisions of
the various u S Courts in regard TO Freghts Lost and
Damaged, &C. &c; with many other things of interest.
The Directory will be illustrated the bsst STYLE and
printed in the best manner. The author has for six
Years been gathering together ell the facts and items
regard to the steamboat disasters the Wes
tern and Southern waters, and intends publishing
them book form The price of the work viii be put
the low of 01e Dollar Ten thousand copies will be
issued for the boaen all others desrous of subscribing
will have do at once none viii be printed unless
ordered in advance The work is destined have cir
cullon Of over EIGHTY THOUSAND copies as the pub
fishers receiving large numbers of subscribers per
mail irom all parts of the country daily. Some of the
oldest bOatmAnt well most scientific Of the times
are contributors to the Steamboat DirecrorF.
The Directory will be issued in October aud will be an
ornament to the paor well as the steamboat Bg re-
hitting One Dollar pOst paid you will receive copy of
The above ...
All communications and letters should be addressed to
JAMES 7. LLOYD Il Co.
iulvl7 dSw If Post Office Building Cincinnati, o.
s- Capt L. D. FAREswoRTH is agent for this work in