The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-08-21
100000 COPIES.
Steam Boat Disasters on the
VI estern Waters,
AND STEAM BOAT DIRECTORY.

VTNHE undersigned have now in Of preparation
i new steam Boat directory, which will be
issued in October next The book viii contain hun
dred pages illustrated in the best STYLE and neatly bound
in durable 1t will be Of the most interest
ing books ever published and will be book that viii be
interesting 70 all classes Of people The STEAM BoAI
DIRECT RY viii contain complete list and description Of
all the Steam Boats afoa in the Western and South
Waters. The length model speed power and tonnage
each boat where and by whom built, the Of the
boat with the rade she is in hso the names Of Captains
and officers, her age, &C. &c The Directory viii contain
History OF Steam Boats and steam Boating on the Western
Waters since the application of cam also askech Of The
first boat built for che Ohio river, with the name Of the
builder, commander and owner.
The River Directory will contain list and description Of
all the Steam FfOat Disasters that have occurred
with list Of al those who have peshed by their burning,
sinking and exploding on tie Western and Southern Waters
The DIRECTORY WILL CONTAIN MAS Of the Ohio,
Mississippi, Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, White, Red Qua
chita Yazoo and other rivers with the Towns and Cities
laid down. with correct distances alo other River
and Commercial items Of interest to the people at large.
The book will the cards OF the various o. S Mail
Boats, with the trade they in, &c, &C The Directory
viii also contain compile list Of all the responsible steam
Boa, Licensed Officers their places Of residence, &C. the
new Steam Boat Law, its requirements, with
showing "hereln 1t dement's the incompetent ocer ana IN
ures the competent officer &C. and all the important u S.
Supreme Court Steam Boat Decisions up to date, the Rates
and important Commercial privileges, Bills OF L1dng I'M
portan Decisions Of the various u s. Courts in regard to
Feighs Lost and Damaged, &C, with many other things
Of interest.
Tn. Directory will be illustrated the best style and
printed in the best The author has for years
been gathering together all the facts and items in regr TO
the steamboat disasters the Western and
Southern Waters and intends publishing them book
form. The price of the work viii put at the low Of
One Dollar Ten thousand copies will be issued for the
boamen; and others DESTROYS Of subscribing will have do
at will be printed unless ordered in ad-
The work is destined to have circulation OF
EIGHTY THOUSAND copies, as the publishers receiy
ing large numbers sUbsc bers, per mall from all parts Of
tn country daily Some Of the Oldest boamen, well
scientific Of the times, ntributors the
Steamboat Directory
sas- BY renting dollar to J. T. LLOYD CO, you
will receive copy Of the above work. The work will he
issued in October Agents New Orleans, Memphis
Louis, Louisville, Ptsburg Wheeling and Cincinnati will
wait upon the steam boat commanders.
All letters should be addressed to
JAS. t. LLOYD & CO.,
JEST Cincinnati Ohio.
az Capt. F. D. FARNswORTH will receive subserip-
ton. u NashviIIe and V mail.