The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-09
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The additional arrivals and departures
no to midnight last were the Sam Orr, from
Cairo; Rose Hite, Louisville and return;
Hartford, TO Little Wabash; city OF Evans
willie to Cairo; Evansville, to Bowiieg
Green; ollie Bullivan 70 tho wharf; Wcat
Wind, from Wabash.
The SAM orr did not arrive until =. "a.
Sho had "a splendid tfipn.saThe Hartford
and CITY of Evansville backed out at o =.
N. The front Of The city was crowded with
men, women and children anxious 90 see
the new boat go. she had been crowded
all day with visitors aud about four o'clock
Prof. Warren had taken on boar the mag.
nineent new Knabo Piano presented to the
boat by citizens OF Evansville. IL ia mo
instrument. the prime cost being 1885, at
which price II was furnished by Warren a
Conyington to the donors. The ceremo nies
offs formal presentation will be found
under the head of city news. When all
was ready, the City OF Evansville rounded
out gracefully into the stream, and started
on her maiden trip in the trade tor which
she was built, and for which she is admit
rabIy adapted, with all her eolors flying,
and the Crescent City Silver Band dis
coursing most excellent music. she left
with a good trip of freight and people''.'..--
The Hartford took out fair freight........
The Rose EIite had a good trip in and left
early ......-.The Ollie Sullivan came up to
the wharf about O'Clock, and COM
menced taking freight, of which large
amount had been hauled down. She had
engagements for all she can carry, and
would not get OFF till after midnight.-.......
Billy Conant has been retained as the up
town agent for the City OF Evansville"
He already has the agency OF the sam Orr
and Quickstep, as well as that of the Ollie
sullivan, and Rapidan No. 2, and Is a
most faithful and industrious Worker........
The West Wind arrived at S:45, with an
excellent trip. a manifest of which will be
found below. she leaves promptly at P.
N. to-day FIRED Fshchler is supplying
steamboats, with the best beef ever SEEM.
Capt. ]. V. TROOPS elegant new Cumber-
land River packet, Nallie Ragon, will
come to the wharf early this morning,
and commence loading for Nashville, for
which port she VIII leave at 4P. NJ. The
best judges Of STEAMBOATS,, who have ex-
amined her, critically, pronounce her the
best steamboat, OF her class, ever
built. She is the work OF Evansville
mechanics. built expressly for the
trade and all the money for her
construction and outfit has been
spent in this city. This fact should give
her 81 strong claim upon the patronage Of
our merchants and shippers. In addition
Capt. Throup is one of our Oldest and most
sk1lIful steamboat men, having spent years
in helping to build up the commerce of
our city, and now we hope to see his la
bors rewarded with liberal profits on his
ardent efforts and liberal Investments.
The following are the dimensions of the
MaIIIe Ragon: Length, 156 feet; beam, 50
feet; floor, 81 feet; hold, feet She has 2
boilers, double iued, p feet long, and SO
inches in diameter; 2 engines, with l2N
inch cylinders, 4 feet stroke. Her wheel is
IS feet in diameter; buckets % feet Long
She has a steam capstaa and freight hoist
err. She has % state-roomE, and can accom-