The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-09-04
100000 COPIES.
Steam Boat Disasters on the
Western Waters,
AND STEANT ROAT DIRECTORY,

AND STEAM boat DIRECTORY
TTIHE undersigned have course Of preparation
i new steam Boat Directory, which will b.
issued In October next The book viii contain hun
dred pages Illustrated in the best STYLE and neatly bound
in durable II win be Of the most interest
ing books Published, and will be book that viii be
interesting to all classes Of people. The STEAM BOAT
DIRECTORY viii contain complete list and description Of
all the Steam Boats ahoat 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 will contain
History o. steam Boats ana steam Boating on the Western
Waters since the application OF steam Aso askech Of the
FIRST boat bui for the Ohio river, with the Of the
builder, commander and owner
The River Directory will contain list and description
all the Steam Boat Disasters that have occurred
on the Western and Southern Waters beautifully lustra
with list Of al those who have persisted by their burning
sinking and exploding on the Western and Southern Water
The DIRECTORY WILL CONTAIN MAPS Of the Ohio
Mississippi Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, White, Red Qua
eha Yaz0o and other rivers with the Towns and Cities
laid down, with correct distances, also, many ohsr River
and Commercial items Of interest to the people at large
The book win contain the cards Of the various o. s. Mai
Boats, with the trade they are in, &c &e The Directory
viii also contain compile list Of all the responsible Steam
Boat Licensed 0cers their places Of residence, &c tbs
new Steam Boat Law, its requirements, with eommenn
showing wherein Il benefits the incompetent officer and Ia
iures the competent ocer &C. and al the important u
supreme Court steam Boat Decisions up date, RATES
and important Commercial Privileges, Bills OF Ladng i'm
poFtant Decisions Of the various u 8 Courts IN regard
freights Lost and Damaged, &e with many other thing
The Directory win be illustrated In the best style an!
printed 10 the best The author has for SIX year
been gathering together all the and items In regard
the numerous steamboat disasters the Western ana
Southern Waters and intends publishing them In bool
FORM The price Of the work will be put a. the low
One Dollar. Ten thousand copies will be issued for the
b0atmen and others DESTROYS OF subscribing viii have 70 d.
90 az once as wiz be printed unless ordered In ad
vznce The work destined 10 have circulation Of oveI
EIGHTY THOUSAND copies, the publishers are receiy
Ing large numbers ofsuhscriber mall RON al parts
the country daily soe Of he oldest boatmen vel a
mest seentar men Of the times, are cequbusos to the
Steamboat Directory.
az By remIttlns one dollar 10 J. T. LLOYD CO., yor
u resolve copy Of the above work. The work VIII b
isseed Ia October Agents New Orleans Memphis, ~
Louis. Loulsvic, Pttsburg, Wheeling aud CncnnAts vi
wait upon the steam boat complandcrs.
Az letters should be addressed 20
JAS T. LLOYD CO.,
lest Cincinnati. Ohio.
Ew- Capt T. D. FARNswoRTH vim receive snbscrip
tons in Nashville. and W mall