Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-15

mail packet.
The gay Linton, Capt. Les Ware, will
GET sway this evening fer ell points on
the 81. Francis to Witisburg.
Capt. Gus Dareh, formerly Of the
Fairy Queen, Is in the city. He sold his
interest in the Queen to Capt. Lou.
Moon.
Tie Laura makes q pleasure excursion
OF Sunday to Island 40 under the aus
Pics Of Manager Broom.
The following description Of the boats
recently burned Of Cincinnati will inter
est many Of cur readers:
Darling, built at Pittsburg, December,
1868; went in service Of Memphis packet
company in 1864; capacity, 200 tons
side Wheel.
Clifton, built at Cincinnati September,
1864 capacity 200 tons; side wheel;
Memphis packet company.
Cheyenne, built at Cincinnati, May,
1868; capacity, 475 tons; stern wheel
John Kyle, owner.
Mary Erwin, built at Cincinnati March,
1855; capacity 800 tons stern wheel
Geo. Wolf ct at. owners.
WestmOgeland, built at Brownsville,
Ps., December, 1850; capacity 1000 tons /;
side wheel Rush d Byers Owners.
MeInOtts, built at California, Pa,
March, 1856; capacity $50 tons; stern
wheel; L. Gordon ct al, Of PittsbOrg
Owners.
The Cincinnati Commercial says of the
late fire: All except the MeIaotte were
0ufGed 10 the waters edge, aud all the
huiis sunk, except those Of the lFling
and MelBotts. The latter two we're
towed up to the foot Of Lawrence street
by the Champion, and the sunken
wrecks of the balance will be speedily
| torn up aid removed. The under writers
on the wrecks OF the Darling and Clifton,
yesterday, authorized Capts. Henry A.
Jones and Frank Y. Bachelor to dispose
Of them at public auction on Tuesday
| morning next. Il lie probable the bal
snce Of the wrecks will be offered for
sale at the same time. The machinery
Of ell wss badly burned, and is only d.
for scrap-irOn.
The Darling had just arrived from
Memphis, but, fortunately, had dis
| charged all her cargo, and was light
: Capt. Garter and his brother officers lost
all their clothing and personal effects.
The Clifton had only from seventy-fiye
to ore hundred tons on board, and wss
to have departed for Memphis last
night. These packets generally receive
the bu'k % their cargo on their day Of
leaving.
The Mary Erwin had Just dropped
down frGna the docks, to load for Arksn-
sss river, but mad not yet received 3
pound Of freight. Capt. Yerkes had
just expended $1,000 In reitting her.
The Meiaotte wss also light, and wRs
to have departed for St. Louis tomorrow.
The Cheyenne vas to have departed
FOR Arkansas river last night, and had
over 200 tons IF merchandise on board,
iueludIBg 800 barrels of oil. Capt.
Kvie, one of her owners, had on board
$1,000 worth OF bacon, -four, etc, on
winch there wss d insurance. He is
the heaviest sufferer by the eoIfi4grs-
| ton, his Individual loss amounting to
aDout $50 coo
The WestmoraIand had just COM
menceG receiving for New Orleans, and
had only b small amount Of csrg0 on
board.
Nine bales Of cotton and seventy bales
of rags for ChatfieId & Woods, discharged
on ne wharf frOC the Darling, and AZ
the owners risk, were partially burned.
Tbs Insurance. valuation is as follows
| Clifton, S35 900; WestmoTsland, S29 coo
MeluOtte, Sll,000; Darling, SIS 900
Cheyenne, SIS, 000; Mary Erwin, S15. 600.
Toe Mary Erwin is insured for SO, 600,
! Of which $3.50 is IN Cincinnati anu the
remainder 10 Pittsburg companies.
The loss Of freight was 500, 000 NEARLY
ali insured. Total Ices, S2S5. 600.
TO pilots.
The following are the rules and reugls-
tons br-,the government of pilots OF
| steamers navigating the rivers flowing
into the Gulf Of Msxico, and their tribu-
taries, revised and adopted by the board
Of supervising inspectors, January 26,
1883, as authorized by acts Of Congress to
provide for the better security Of the
lives Of passengers on board Of vessels
propelled in whole or in part by steam
Rule /. When steamers are approaching each
other. the signal for passage shall be- one sound
OF the steam whistle 10 keep to the right, ana
tWo sounds Oi the steam whistle to keep to the
left. These Squalls shall Be- made fist by the
ascending steamers. II the dangers OF naviga-
Ji8n, d2rNneSs OF the might, u8rrOWness or the
channel, or any other cause, Render Is necCs-
sary Tor The descending boat TO tske the other
side. she can do 80 ~ making tue ueeessary
signals, and the ssceuding steamer must gov.
ern herself accordingly These signals 10 be
observed by eli steamers, either day or night
Rule II. Should steamers be likely TO pass
eacL otutr, aad these signals should not be
made and answered by the time such boats
shail have arrived at the distance OF eight hun
bred yards from each other The engines of both
shall be sopped or should the sisnai be given
and Ho5 properly understood, from any Cause
whatever, both boats shall be backed ustu
meir Roadway suau be fully checked, and the
engines shall not De sga1n started ahead uouI
thu proper signals are made, e ana un-
derstOud. LUuJts or fears OF mfsunderStand-
ing gnals shall be expressed by several short
sounds 0f Jbe whistle 10 qut1k succession.
itIls III. Ceu the LWO boats are about 20
enses % narr1H channel It toe same time, the
as,eu t.Uz boat >latt he stopped below such
chaaEal uuL3 tbe descending to2t shall have
v2-s.t Though il; but should two boats una
vs.labiy meet IL such channel, then # shaIbs
lae 1aly o the pilot OF The ascending boat TO
Taak Ike tn proper sisuais, snd when nswsr
By the descending boat h lie as close as posi-
bic 10 TIE slJe Oh Tie c-Fuuel L~hee&change OF
signals may have q. lei aimed, as allowed by
rnle h-s., and eisbu s., . Use engines or no Q
them 50 gs only TO 2iy zoe boat stee age way, /
and the uIUt OF theG -ccuu. NJ boat shall cause
lis boat 20 be wCraeI slowly until be mas
pissed tb5 asesUdiyE boat
Rue ". HAtu a steamer Is ascending and
ruuuu z close on tar or snnre, the pi ct sasIl
In no case attempt to cross the river when a
descend < boat shall te so near that 1t would
be possible iOr a coAlslo4 20 eos0e thelef en-.
E1le V. No pilot O. 4 dsScef ding STEAMER |
shat rcE Gowa any island chute which is not
fhs main channel OF tue I1Yer-exctp pit such
chutesa are des guated by these Tuss, or may
hereaf gr be designated By The board OF upper
vising Inspector.
RUE II When any steamer, whether IS.
cendiug or descending, is nearing q short bend, |
or poinJ whore, from any eau e a steamer sp-
preaching ia an opposite dil ecti Il cannot be |
be seen ~ a distance Of six hundred yards, tbs !
pilot Ofsucu sic az eT, whsn he shall nave ar
rived WitulG SIX hondred yards OF that bend or
point, shalt give Hissnaio OF one long sound Of
bis stem walstle as = notice tn any steamer
which may be approaching; and shou d there |
be an approaching steamer within hearing Of
such silnal, it shall be tins duty of the pilot
thereof 10 answer scch signal by one long
sound OF his steam whistle; and both boats
shall be na.iSated with the proper precautions, |
as required by preceding rules,
Rule VII when q S5eamec is running in q
+ < or l. lex weather, it shall be the duty OF The /
pilot to sound his steam whistle at intervals
not exceeding two minutes.
Rule VII When Sleamsr are running in the /
sam dlrscioa, and the pilot OF the boat which
is aste n suaIl desire to pess either side OF the /
boat ahead, h@ shall g.v5bhee signal as IN rule
j. aud tie pflo. OF the DO u ahead shall answer !
By the same sjgoal, and allow the osher 10 pass
on tPe side selected, and shall Ia no case at
tempt TO cross Eer bow or crowd upon her
course.
Rule TX. When boats are moving from their
dock or perth, and other boats are liable to
pass from any direction toward them. they
snail give this same signal as IN case OF boats
meeting al u b.n"; but Immediately af.er
clearing the berth so as to be fully Ia sight,
they shall BE- governed by rule II.
Rule X. Al ba & s, when tOwsd by steamers