The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-08-13
100000 COPIES.
Steam Boat Disasters on the
Western Waters,
.Nu SvEA7T EEOAT DIRECTORI

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TINHE undersigned have in course Of preparation,
i new steam Boat Directory, which will be
issued in October The book will contain two hun
pages illustrated in a. best style, and neatly bound
in durable manner. Il WI be one the interest
ing books ever published and viii be book that viii be
interesting 70 ali classes Of people. The STEAM BOAT
DIRECTOR Y will contain complete list and description oil
all the Steam Boats soa in The Western and Soeth-
ern Waters The length model speed power and tonnage
Of each boat where and by whom b1it the Of the
boat with the trade she Is in. Also, the names o. Captains
and officers her age &C &c The Directory viii contain
History Of Seam Boats and Steam Boating on the western
Waies since the application Of steam ALSO asketch OF te
hst boat b0ft for the Ohio river, With the name OF 'he
THE River Directory will contain list and description Of
all the Steam BsOat Disasters that have occurred
the Western and Southern Waters beautiiuy
with alst Of al those who have persisted by ter Ouhg
sinking and exploding the Western and so0theh waters
The DIRECTORY WILL CONTAIN MAPS Of the Ohio'
Mississippi, Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas mIlte, r;
chita YazGo and other rivers, with the Towns ana Ses
laid down. with distancesHo, many oihsr RIVER
aud Commercial itemb o. Interest 70 ue leo ~ q ~,
The book viii contain the cards OF the various u . wan
Bos,s with the trade they are IN, &c &C ing
will so contain compile list Of al The responsible steam
Boat Licensed Officers their places Of residence, &C. me
Steam Boat Law, It's requirements with comments
showing wherein IL benefits the incompetent cncer ana IN
lures the competent officer &C. and all the important u s.
Supreme Court Steam Boat Decisions up 70 ate te Rates
and important Commercial privileges bhs OF Laulng I'M
portan Decisions Of the various T. Courts in regard 10
Freights Lost and Damaged &C., with many other things
The Directory will be illustrated in the best style and
printed the best The author has for SIX years
been gathering together all the facts and items in regard TO
be numerous steamboat disasters the Western and
Southern Waters and intends publishing them m book
FORM The price Of the work will put at the low sum OF
One Dollar Ten thousand copies viii be issued for the
boatmen and others DESTROYS Of subscribing will have TO 90
80 al once as none will be printed unless ordered in ad
The work destined to have circulation OF over
EIGHTY THOUSAND copies as the publishers are receiV
ing large numbers osuhscrbers per mall rom all parts OF
the country daily Of the Oldest boamen, as well as
NEST scientific Of the times, ntIibutors TO the
! Steamboat Directory.
~ BY renting dollar to J. 7. LLOYD co, you
will receive copy Of the above work. The work wiz be
issued ia October Agents at New Orleans, Memphis, St
Louis Louisville Pittsburg, Wheeling and Cincinnati, VIII
/ wait upon the steam boat commanders.
All letters should be addressed TO
| JAS. 7. LLOYD & CO.,
ies-d Cincinnati Ohio.
Ey- Capt. f. D. FABNSW0BTH will receive subscrip-
| ton IN Nashville and by mail.