The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-08-11
100000 COPIES.
Steam Boat Disasters on the
Western Waters,
ANn sTEANI ROAT DIRECTORY.

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NE undersigned have in course Of preparation,
new steam Boat directory, which will be
issued October next The book viii contain twohun
dred pages illustrated 10 the best STYLE and neatly bound
durable manner. 1t viii be Of the most interest
ing books ever published, and will be book that viii be
interesting 81 classes Of people. The STEAM BOAT
DIRECT, RY will contain complete list and description Of
ali the Steam Boats aoat in the Western and South
ern 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. &c. The Directory viii contain
History Of Steam Boats and Steam Boating the Western
Waters since the application Of also, sketch OF the
first boat built for the Ohio river with the Of the
builder, commander and owner.
The River Directory viii contain a list and description Of
all the steam EtO11 Disasters that have occurred
on the western and southern Waters beautuy
win list Of all those Who have persisted by er burning,
sinking and exploding the Western and Southern Waters
The DIRECTORY WILL CONTAIN MAPS OF the Ohio,
MISSISSIPPI, Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, Nhei he1 qua
chia, Yazoo and other rivers with the Towns and Ses
laid down. with distances also, many other River
and Commercial items Of interest TO the people at large
The book will contain the cards Of the various u 3 Mail
Boats, with the trade they in, &C. Ire directory
viii also contain compile list Of ali the responsible Steam
Boa; Licensed ocers their places Of residence, &C. the
Steam Boat Law, its requirements with comments
showing wherein it benefits the incompetent ocer ana IN
ures the competent officer &C. and all the important u D.
Supreme Court Steam Boat Decisions up TO date the Rates
and important Commercial Privileges, Bills Of Ladng I'M
porant Decisions Of the various u Courts in regard to
Feight Lost and Damaged, &C., with many other things
Of interest
The Directory will be illustrated in the best style and
printed in the best manner The author has for SIX years
been gathering together all the facts and items in regard to
the numerous steamboat disasters on me western anu
Southern Waters and intends publishing them IN book
FORM The price Of the work viii be put at the low sum OF
One Dollar Ten thousand copies will be Issued Tor the
b0aen; and others DESTROYS Of subscribing will have TO do
once, as viii he printed unless ordered in adj
The work is destined 10 have circulation Of over
EIGHTY THOUSAND copies, the publishers are recetv
ing large numbers oIsubsc beTs per mall from al parts Of
the country, daily. Some Of the Oldest bOatmen, well as
scientific Of The times, ntribUtOrs to the
Steamboat Directory.
g2D- By RENTING dollar to J. 7. LLOYD& CO, you
will receive copy Of the above work. The work will he
issued in October. Agents at New Orleans Memphis, st.
Louis Louisville Pittsbug, Wheeling and Cincinnati, will
wait upon the steam boat commanders.
All letters should be- addressed to
JAS. T. LLOYD & CO.,
ieS-tf Cincinnati, Ohio.
gF- Capt. Z D. FARNSWORTH will receive subscrip-
ton in Nashville, and by mail