Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-09-11
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il BOAT DISASTERS ON 4 II f S-s-sseas.ss7sss5
WESTERN WATERS. ANO STEAMBOAT Dire
TORY The unlerril ned hav in course vi plcr.
ration new STEAMBOAT u DIRECTORY, Which vu
b. issued in Ocioler TIE book WA cont 10 ore
two hundred pages, il.usu atea IA the best ,r,ie a
neatly bound in durable naaher Ii Il Ice ore u
the most int, sting books publ. he'd and III r
hook that will l'e interesting to al classes OF people
The STEAMBOAT DIRECTORY will contain aou
plrte list aud description Of all the Sre.mhoat, ne,
alto 1t in the Western aud S,eilern waicr- 1Ee lenst
model speed, over and amigo Il hoa'. whore md
whom built the name If the boat with The trade .lc
in Aio, The names Of Cartnin- and officers. her o..
Ne. &c. Tine DirCctny VII contain Il history Of Stem
beats and cteamltUafing tue Western waters size
the application Of steam also sketch of the first boc
built for the Ohio River with the name uf the huie
commal der and
The RIVER DIRECTORY will contain IL Iist and de-
script Of all the Steamboat disasters that hive
CURED on the Yves and Southern waters. beauih
illustrated. with list of ali those who have peri>he,
by their burning. sinking and exploding on the Wean
and luhern The Dire. tory will cortan N.
fo the Ohio Mississippi. Missouri, Illinois. Arksns
White Red. Onechita. Zazoo, and other River, vii!
the Towns and Cities laid down. with correc, distam e
also many other River ami CONNER cia items nj into.
est tn the people at large. The book will contain tie
cards of the vaiious U. y Mail Boats with the tad.
they afe in. &c &c The Directory will also cona.
compete list Of all the responsible Steamby iren
Officers their places OF resi- ence &c, Xc.: the new
Steamboat Law, us recurrence ts with comments, snow
ing where Elm il benefits this incompetent officer, and
ures the competent officer &c;, &c ano all the mns
tant u. s. Supreme Court Steamboat Decisions Up n
date the tie, and important Commercial PRIVILEGED
Bills of Ladng. important Decisions of the varou,
3 Courts in regard to Freights Lost and Damaged &
DC with many other things Of interest
The Directory will be illustrated in the best syle az
printed in the bes! manner The author has for six
been gathering together all the facts and items 10
to the numerous Stramboat disasters on The Wesreu
Southern waters, AMI now intends publishing them
book form. The price of the work will be put ut
low sum of One Dollar. Ten thousand copic. vii
issued for the boatmen; all Others DESTROYS of sc5
VIII have To do 50 ut once will be printed IN
ordered in advance. The ork is destined to hay.
Circulation OF over $4,000 copies. as tue pubi'tt'
are receiving large nun beis OF Subscribers per ms
from ali parts "t TIE country, daily. Some of the
est oaainen as well as scientific men of the Tine
are c''niiihuiors nthe Ste41 BOAT Directory.
HE ID "rtnry Will be s<ued IN Octuber and viii
an armament = The naror we'll as steamboat By
nittins Que Dah, (pos: 'ai } y1u will We o'
OF the above work.
All conn unicaons mud letters should he addressed
JAMES T. LLOYD 4. co.
Post Office Building. Cinrinnati Ono