The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-13

to quit her and go pilot on the Rodolpn. 10 Was |
do fUfp wanted no blot, 50 was out Of berth;
with 5000 In my, pocket Just then the maf az
seized the Bunker Hi took eha hGge6 q beT
hired me to take her to mouth OF the Wnite
river as pilot. In 1912 spent the sumner III ln
/ got a berth on the Levi Welsh and stayed on
| her month; loaned the captain and boat az
my money end came near Losing 1 Il guf fpisnd
President. Doth pilots on her got into into
berth. on her, made money and saved It; went
with the same man next season or the Repubuc,
#tns' and Then went on the big Louisiana to st.
Louis. and stayed on her till the fall Oh 46; !
then vert captain on ths Coat Joyous Ia t ne
Louisiana and finished out the season on her:
went to plotting on different boats then, and
bought four negroes with the most of IT. One
Of them died and the other three ran on mat
cured me- Of the peg s m % dd hsd s9 ae
nsIned B. b. McMeehan, and we bought boat
called the Dallas and put her In the Ouachita
built the Louisiana at ,Howards ship.yard.
She was O beautiful boat and blew up at Or-
leans. killing nearly everybody on her. lneiqidi
So sos / Wv went back 10 pllotIng, and kent
have boat and he would aid me-, had an old
pair of engines, but they would not 90 Ior q
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louisville, which did, and contracted for the
s. w. Downs. paying $50 down on the contract.
/ then went to 81. Louis and bought nice, pair
of engines. but had no money to pay freight on
them TO Louisville. which was 800. SO / got on
boat and came ahead OF the one my engines were
on to make arrangements to raise money TO pay
miles and laid uD. I was mad. and told the
hat i was go e on t thgt t beat she
tain. and he came to my room and told me he
had two poor pilots that II would get up and
couldn't; that his pilots would 90 for me but
Ii he would start her out and tell his pilots
was posted, | would come up and steer Tor
them. / went up and took the wheel; the cap
tain and pilot both left and went TO bed, and
didn't see them any more until the ne next morn
breakfast. The boat was $50 miles down the
river. When we got here told him thought
my work worth my psssfage put ne inslstsd
were to get $3.50 to bring the boat from, st.
they came, and went on building the Downs:
She cost $4,000. | drew on my friend
9r of The s sRd She a9 out h
Of March, 1861. and ran up to the first day OF
J July, and made up to that, time sl1 600. Some
parties then came up to Cincinnati to build
fine fast boat to run me out. Soon Is heard
this / jumped on the first boat up. without ten
dollars In the world, and borrowed $500 from
the people that these parties had gone to build
! q BOAT to run me, out OF my trade We'll. they
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they would Join together and build one for me.
, / contracted then with Wash. Murray to build
9ost ena pad my SSUo goWn on b nge Te at t a
: old friend who owned an old boat. and he took
the money for the old boat and put it into my
new one; SO | was bolstered up now. aud stood
l well with my creditors. She cost s41 600 and
was named Bella Donna. The other parties
build bull ran az the Biiia Donna four months and
/. sold her and the Downs together and
J Ysund up, al. making $4,000 ceaT, with
tnen bought the Rockaway for $4,000, ran. her
, one season and made her clear. l game here
2 for s17 500, and took her down to Orleans The
I McRae. cost $4,000. She and the McRae laid up
: one whole year. cause Ouschita and Red
2 eighteen months. This broke me fat. and
!. took the pneumonia. I only owed s34oQ, but the
notes. 50 they kept them uutil could come TO
Q settlement and then my credit was better
them botR and bn the
/ ran her two seasons, and built the Gen, Quit
! man; ran, both one season. When the Confed-
her, so9k Ysnkod Rs az ou a1 p Red
! took her 70 ST. Louis, repaired t her;
built the first Ro6t E. Leehere; She cost 1928
q ran her ten years. then built the second R9bt.
= +. Lee, and have now finished this one. You
y fellows made me ashamed of myself by naming
q her, after me. In the meantime had interest
i and lost s5I 900 With her; then turned her "ver
Q to her owners now own interest In the Robt
q I. Lee. Thompson Dean, Yazoo Valley Ouachita
:. new. boat Katie now building by the Towards
q While, on trip from st. Louis to New Orleans:
Q in my side and formed an abseess, and it broke
/ inwardly and has been for four. years source
n Of great annoyance to me; In the meantime,
: = and. TO cap the climax, 1 fell down upon the
:, wharf at Orleans and broke my thigh. / am
2 for New Orleans on this boat. How'll that d
y for the first interview Come and see me. !" We
:, thanked the monarch of the Mississippi" az
70 he arose upon his crutches aud disappeared
- into his magnificent cabin to see how the large
4 body Of men were progressing with their work
4 We left him with the impression that he was q
= remarkable mana man who by his untrfng
?, energy had made himself what he is-a man
% who by his iron will and courage had attained 9
- position that mantled him with fame and placed
- him as high upon the ladder as @ steamboat
y man, owner and builder could get II there is 9
!; praise for having promoted the marine inter.
y ests q the great valley OF the Mississippi and
y building the finest and fastest boats afoat
= that man Is mono other tn n Capt. John W. Can
u non. Although time and age have dealt kindly
4 with him, we trust they will yet be good to him
and make the remaining days OF his useful life
i Joyous and happy. Long may he liyel-[Cou
,, = rier-J Journal, Junes.
2 The st. Francis Belle leaves daily at 80 a. m
y from Blenville street for Westwego. running In
e Railroad to Donaldsonville.
y The feet and unusually regular tri-weekly
2 upper coast packet Mary Ida. J. A. Ruiz master
u Edw; Nicolle clerk, eayes this 10 a: promptly
l. for the Ben Tureaud plantation. The Mary Ids
!, is a daylight boat both ways.
q q The regular semt-weekly Bayou Lafourcht
= packet Ey :. Q. D. Terrebonne master, Thomas
u Knee and M. II Landry clerks. leaves to-day al
Z .. m; promptly, going through to st. Mary'E
d Church.
, The elegant and feet United States mail ant
= passenger STEAMER Frank Pargoud, James Fl
i Pepper master, w N Gaines clerk, leaves TO-
Z day al, 2; M 70, Vicksburg and the bends
l through TO Greenvlle
a The Henry Tete, making semi weekly trips
o to Bayou Lafourche through to Thibodaux
: will be at the landing this morning, and will
d leave to- morrow at 10 g. m, J. H. Aucoin II
Y command, NJ Fl. Landry clerk.
u The feet Wild Gazelle will arrive to leave to
u morrow, as usual, at II q. m, for the lowe
9 The United States mail and passenger packe
y Gov. Allen. John J. Brown master. s. S. StrecA
~ clerk, leaves tomorrow at D. N. for Bayou
u Sara.
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