The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-14
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DEPARTURES Isabe, Eva. Blue Wing No. D,
st. John, Gov Allen, Assumption, Hobt. Young.
To AaarvE-tlla Hughes. Assumption, Robt.
coast Eva, Isabel lower coast ". j. Behap, He'd
River; j. II. Hanna. Ouaohita; Bertha Opelotisas;
81. John, Baton Rouge; Willie, Attakapas; Gov.
Allen. Rayou Sara; Frank Pargaud, Arkopolia;
Golden City, Alvin, Ohio Fl. q. Yaeger, st. Louis.
Weather clear and warm yesterday.
Business quiet, except among the coast packets.
The Vt. John had big trip, part Of her freight
was ITO mules.
Sir. John Janney has returned from virginia
Capt. Perry remained behind few days longer
The u. L. bchenck leaves TO- morrow A falling
river has no terr0rs for the 6chenek. owing 10 her
extreme light draught. Shippers can depend on
her going through without delay.
The stella Block has returned from the TensaH
and Macon, and will lay up for few weeks. Her
officers report the crops as being unusually fine
this year.
Mr. Harry Smith, second clerk of the Dawn,
is in charge of the Office during Charlie browns
absence, and John W. Ong, the well known clerk
and pilot. is filing MIR. Smiths place.
Mr.. Dupuis stopped off at home this trip, and
Mr.. Landry came down iii charge OF the Assump-
tons office.
The Bertha Drummer has been chartered to run
in Bayou Lafourche during low water, In conneo-
ton with the Tete and Assumption, and will
leave here Friday.
The repairs on the Tete are being finished as
rapidly 40 possible, aud she will DO ready, 1T ia
thought to come out the latter part Of next week.
Sapt lfOUsuhle ls uofuR OOnblueTaDle WORK On
the big Sunfower, bat will have her ready the
Last OF this week. He was unable to say how
soon che won d fall into line.
The Robert &c. Lee, leaving to-day for vicks.
burg, has sure connection with the Anchor Line
tor Memphis, Cairo and 81. Louis. Through
bills lading and passenger tickets are given. The
Leo is unsurpassed in comfort and speed, and
her time ia railroad time.
The lower coast steamboatmen are complain
ing that tho steamship Alabama is allowed TO
occupy q large portion Of their landing and hope
u may DO stopped. Ii not they will have to land
higher up among the upper coast packets.
The st. Mary leaves to-day at p. m. for the
coast and Laft urche, in place Of the Ella Hughes
Joe Dalferss IN command; d. Nicois clerk. The
Ella Hughes lays up week Tor repairs.
The Bite Wing No. will arrive this evening
from, the upper coast. and return tomorrow as
usual.
The Assumption brought $40 hhds sugar-an
unusual shipment for this season Of the year
The X. ID. Lee brought three bales new cotton:
the first OF the season from the Visksburg trade.
The receipts OF new rice yesterday were as fol-
lows: Mary Ida 80 sacks, Assumption sacks,
st. John 126 sacks. Martha go sacks. Total 2a0
sacks.
The Dawn, leaving tomorrow. carries The frat
mail under the contract awarded to the He'd River
Transportation Company. The mail will be car
tied by the Wednesday boats until further notice.
Alexandria is the fret office on the route, which
extends 40 high a. Shreveport.
There were two slight accidents on the levee
yesterday. The first was collision on the upper
landing between an incoming train on the Mobile
Railroad and spring wagon attempting to cross
the track. The wagon was completely demolished,
the horse and driver escaping. The second was
caused by heavily loaded lumber wagon break
ing down on the Morgan Railroad track.
- The Firth STEAMBOAT TO FLOAT UpoN THE
WESTERN WATERS The Washington was the
nth steamboat constructed for the Mississippi |
river. She was built in 1916 by Capt. II. NJ. |
shreve. the hull at Wheeling, the engines at
Brownsville. The construction Of the boat com |
DrI5aU al
by Capt. bhreve. |
The Washington WAS the first two-decker It
hsd been the practice to put the boilers in the |
hold Capt. Shreve placed them on deck.
The engines, built under Fultons patent, bad |
upright aud stationary cylinders. In Frenoh's |
engines vibrating cylinders were used. The |
Washing on's engines were placed in q longitu-
dnal position and gave the vibration to the pis-
ton. Fulton and French used single low pres.
sure engines. Capt. shreve employed double |
hgh.pfessnre engines, with cranks, the first of |
the. kind ever built. Capt. Shreve also added his
great invention of the cam CUTOFF and also fiues
TO the boilers, by which three-flths OF fuel was
saved.
In June, 1916, the Washington left wheelir for |
New Orleans, making the first run OF nine miles |
III forty.iye minutes. On the Oath September
tho Washington passed tho Falls of the Ohio and |
returned to Louisville in November. While at |
New Orleans her ingenious construction ELECTED |
the admiration Of the people, and Edward
Livingston, after critical examination, re-
marked to Capt. Shreve, You deserve well of
your country young man, but we will {Fulton K
Livingston) be compelled to beat you through
the United States courts for infringing upon our
pa ent," granted to them by the government to
build boats and engines.
In March, 1877, the Washington made her SEQ.
ond voyage and returned to shipping port In
~ days, making the run up In rs Gays, and from
this voyage historians date the successful steam
navigation OF the Mississippi river, 1t being
practically illustrated that steamboats, could as
eend the river In less than one-fourth the time
required by keel boats and barges. The feat Of
enc Washington produced almost as much excite
ment as was evidenced on the receipt of tho news
Oh me victory won by Jackson ut New Orleans.
Inc citizens Of Louisville gave dinner to Capt.
shreve. ana IN speech he predicted that the
would be made in ten days.-TIt has since been
made in days and hours editor Democrat.
After this voyage of the Washington all doubts |
and prel1diees against steam navigation van.
locality. and the work OF building
vigorously prosecuted.
Memorable in all things, the Washington gave
to history the first steam explosion. June, 1916,
eNa left Marietta on tho TIFF, but anchored the |
wine day off Point Harmar. On the following
ier she continued her trip, but disarrangement
iteher machinery occurred. While being reme-
! Jed the stern end of one OF the cylinders was
!, SIN out, aud a body Of scsid ng hot water was
thrown among the crowd, inhicting injuries on
nearly all OF her crew. Many were killed. and the
captain, mate and several others were blown
oVerpoard. from Mic register aud W.A.Ll0yds. |
The beacon light steamer Alice, Capt. Crap,
arrived yesterday moraing and left again in
the evening. To her purser we are indebted for
the following list of lights changed, discontin-
aed, etc., between Cairo and New Orleans:
Light at wreck of Arthur, discontinued.
Light above Cheeks island moved down IN ,
island about 800 yards.
Moved light at o. X. down 400 yards.
Moved light at Shoe Fly down 800 yards.
Moved light at Old Town Landing to upper | l
side of bayou, to False Point.
Moved light below Lake Providence down one
nile, to head of Cottonwoods.
New light at Prophet island.
Capt. A. @. GJddn, the we'll known steamboat
man, is in Louisville !
The bonnie Lee found only thirty inches on the
oars to Coushatta.
The United States mail and passenger steamer G
Martina, W. ). Bassett Aster, dessrs. Legier and
3arrois clerks leaves to-day at 10 q. N. tor Port
Eads and all plantation landings on the lower !
'oast. Saturday the Martha makes an excursion !