Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-09-14
; 100000 COP. ES! : G. {
STEAMBOAT DISASTERS ON THE
uEsrrpN uATERs- AEnsTEAMRnAT DIREC .OYY.

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WESTERN WATERS, AND STEAMBOAT DIREC DRY
NNHE undersigned have IL of preparation
/ new STEAMBOAT DIkECTOkG, whlcn will %
in ciobcr next the book will contain over two
hundred pages illustrated IN the best SE e ana nesiy
bound in a durable manner IT WILL BE ONE OF The
MOST INTERESTING BOOKS EFERPUBblSHtD and
will be book that will be Interesting 10 al classes Of
people The STEAMBOAT DIRECTORY will contain
complete list aud description OF al the Stednhu2s nOw
float in the estern aud southern Waters. Toe length
model speed power and tonnage of euch boat where and
oy whom built the of the boat with the tsde she
Also the of Captains and ot@ers, her age,
6c &c The Directory contain History OF Sic rl
bouts and SteambOa,ing the Western waters the
application Of also sketch of the INST boat built
Tor the Ohio river with the ngne Of the builder,
maude' and owner
The RIVER DIRECTORY Will contain list and des
cripJiou of a. the STEAMBOAT DISASTERS that have
occurrs on WESTERN and SOUTHERN WATERs,
oe uiifnlly illustrated with LIST o. ALL THOSE
WHO HAVE PERI HED By THEIR BURNING SINK
ING AND EXPLODING oa the Western and Southern
waters The Directory will contain Maps OF the Ohio
Mississippi Missouri Illinois Arkansas White, Rei
OuachIta YaZoO and other Rivers with the Tuwns and
Ces laid down, with correct distances aiso many otheI
River and Commercial items OF interest to die people al
arge Tne book Will contain the cards OF the u
Mail Boats wilh TIE trade they in, &c. &c Tie
Directory will sse complete list of all the IT.
spOpsibe SIeambtat Licensed Officers their places vi
dence, &c, &C.; the new Steamboat law its require
fneus with cummeuts showing wherein II benehts the
1 competent oicer aud Injuries he competent officer
4 and AL the important u supreme Court e1mbOa
Decisions up to the Races and important COmmert
ca Privileges Bills of Laeiug iapUrlaut Decisions of
tue L. s. Courts IN regard TO treishts Lost and
Damaged &C. 4c- with many other ttIugs Uf interest
The Directory viii ba illustrated the b st, le and
printed In the best The autbOr has for six
years been gathering together ali the facts and
regard 10 tie numerous steamboat disasters on the Nes
tern and southern waters ana intends publishing
them IN book The price Of the work will be put
the low sum of Ole Dollar Ten thousand copies vii be
issued for the boaer all others desrOus of subscribing
will have to do 80 ut once viii be printed unless
ordered in advance Tie work is ine3 to have cir
culstion Of over EIGHTY THOUSAND copies the pub
fishers are receiving large numbers OF subscribers per
mail frou1 ell parts OF the country, daily Some of the
oldest boAuent well must cenc en of The times
are contributors to the Steamboat Directors.
The Directory will be issued October and viii be
ornereDt to the pariJr well the steaOOat Bv re-
mtng One Dollar (Post paid you vii copy Of
ihe above wOrS.
Al Communications and letters should be addressed 10
JAMES 7. LLOYD x CO,
iulvl7 d6w Il Post 0fHce Building, CINCINNATI o s
81 Capt E. D. FARSswoETH agent for thls WORK in
Nashville
SYRtNS SIREs-r i4SiAs.5Nr.- .,...,.a-.E,A..
DO0KS will 5eO coed at the oiI5s Cf LINDSEY e
ID CROCKETT, 80 College street, 90 MONDAY TIE
sd ius Tor he purpose of Tecering subsrT
the Capitol Stock Of ths SPEIAG Srkz.ET BziEG6
Company and viii be kept open from day u day. un
Stock sufficient Is subscribed 10 ogsuzs the Iuiyany
rs pro glGed in the Incorporating sal Company.
JOHN SHELBY
NICHOLAS dOBSOy, IL .-
JOAN AcEE2RIS ; Com Is
ISAAC LITTUN,
julyls a. Y. s. LINDSLEY,