Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-19
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Steamboat Disasters on the Western Waters and
Steamboat Directory

Steamboat Disasters on the Western Waters, and
Steamboat Directory.
|1NHE Undersigned have now in course of prepa-
4 ration new STEAMBOAT 9Ik~''& "a
DIRECTORY, which will be is e -
sued in October next the book will contain over
two hundred pages, illustrated in the best style
and neatly bound in durable manner IT Will
De ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING BoOKs EVER
PUBLISHED, and will be a book that will be inter
esting TO all classes of people. The STEAMBOAT
DIRECTORY will contain complete list and
description OF all the Steamboats, atoat i'm the
Western and Southern waters. The length model
speed power and tonnage of each boat, where and
by whom built, the name of the boat with the
trade she is in Also, the names of CAPTAINS and
Officers her age, &c, &c. The Directory wilIcon-
tain History Of Steamboats, and Steamboatinp
on the W eStern waters since the application of
>team 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 list
and description Of all the STEAMBOAT DISASTERS
that have occurred on the WESTERN AND SOUTH
ERN WATERS, beautifully illustrated with a LIST
OF ALL THOSE WHO HAVE PERIsHED BY THEIR
BURNING, SINKING ANDBXPLODING, on the West
ern and Southern waters. The Directory will
contain Maps OF the Ohio, Mississippi Missouri
Illinois, Arkansas, White, Red, Ouactita, Yazoo
and other Rivers, with the Towns and Cities laid
down, with correct distances; also, many other
River and Commercial items of interest to the ppo-
pie at large. The book will contain the cards of
the various u 8. Mail Boats with the trade they
are in, &c, &c. The Directory will also contain
Licensed Officers, their places Of residence &c
&c; the new Steamboat Law. its requirements
with comments. showing wherein il tene MS the
tncompeteHt officer, and injurss the competent
officer, &c, &c, and all the important L : Su-
preme Court Steamboat Decisions up 20 date; the
Rates and important Commercial Privileges, Bills
of Lading, important Decisions Of the various L
:. Courts in regard to Freights Lost and Damaged
&c, &c; with many other things of interest
The Directory will be illustrated in the best
style, and printed in the best manner The au-
thor has for SIX years been gathering together all
the facts and items in regard to the numerous
steamboat disasters on the Western and Southern
waters, and now intends publishing them in book
form. The price Of the work will be put at the
low sum of One Dollar. Ten thousand copies will
be issued for the boatmen; all others desirous of
subscribing, will have to do at once, as none
will be printed unless ordered In advance TIE
work is destined to have a circulation OF over
EIGHTY THOUSAND copies, as the publishers
are receiving large numbers Of subscribers. per
mail, from all parts of the country, duly. Some
Of the oldest boatmen, well as most scientific
men OF the times, are contributors to the Steam
boat Directory
The Directory will be issued in October and
Will be an ornament to the Parlor well as steam
boat. BY remittinS One Dollar (post paid,) you
Will receive copy of the above work.
All communications and letters should he aG-
dressed 10 JAMES Il. LLOYD Il CO,
Post Office Building, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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