The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-09-24
100000 COPIES.
Steam Boat Disasters on the
Western Waters,
AND sTEANI ROAT DERECTORY.

AND STEAM BOAT DIRECTORY.
THE undersigned have now in course OF preparation
l. new Steam Boat Directory, which will be
issued in October next The book viii contain two hun
dred pages, illustrated IN the STYLE and neatly bound
ing books ever published, and will be book that will be
interesting 70 all classes Of people. The STEAM BOAT
DIRECTORY viii contain complete list and description OF
all 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 name OF the
boat with the trade she is in Also 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 application Of steam also sketch of the
first boat built for the Ohio river with the name of the
builder, commander and owner.
The River Directory will contain list and description of
all the Steam Boat Disasters that have occurred
the Western and Southern Waters beautifully illustrated,
with list Of all those who have persisted by their burning,
sinking aud exploding the Western and Southern Waters
The DIRECTORY WILL CONTAIN MAPS of the Ohio,
Mississippi Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, White, Red Qua.
cha, YazOo and other rivers, with the Towns and Cities
laid down, with correct distances aO many other River
and Commercial items Of interest to the people at large
The book viii contain the cards OF the various T. s. Mail
Boats, with the trade they are IN, 49, &C. The Directory
will also contain compile list Of all the responsible Steam
Boat Licensed Officers their places Of residence, &C. the
Steam Boat Law its requirements with comments
showing wherein benefits the incompetent officer and in
lures 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 Ladng i'm
portan Decisions Of the various u Courts in regard
Feights Lost and Damaged, Gc with many other things
Of interest
The Directory will be illustrated in the best style
printed best The author has for six years
been gathering together all the facts and items in regard
the numerous steamboat disasters the Western and
Southern Waters and 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 and others DESTROYS OF subscribing will have to do
once, will be printed unless ordered in adj
The work is destined TO have circulation OF
EIGHTY THOUSAND copies, the publishers receiv
ing large numbers subscribers mall from all parts Of
the country daily Some Of the Oldest boatmen as well az
NEST scientific of the times, are ntbutors to the
Steamboat Directory.
az By RENTING dollar TO J. z. LLOYD co, You
will receive copy Of the above work. The work will be
issued in October. Agents at New Orleans, Memphis St.
Louis, Louisville, Pttsburg, Wheeling and Cincinnati, viii
wait upon the steam boat commanders.
All letters should be addressed TO
JAS. T. LLOYD & CO.,
JEST Cincinnati, Ohio.
sag- Capt E D. FARNSW0RTH viii receive subscrip-
tons in Nashville, and by mail