The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-06-02


and 8 inches and rising.
Pittsburg, June Is p. m. River 0 feet
4 inches and rising.
Cincinnati, June 1-3 pm. 3S feet
inches and rising.
Louisville, June Ia p. m.-River ~
feet 10 inches and rising.
Nashville, June Ia pm. River 81 feet
5 inches and rising
St. Louis June Ia p. m. River 81 feet
0 inches and rising.
ALL ABOUT FAST STEAMBOATS, OF THE PAST,
AND PRESENT DAYS.
The following table of old-time steam
boats in regard to fast travelling, we fur
nish this morning, with record of many
fast boats as far back as 1S39-forty- -four
years ago. The same table appeared in the
St. Louis Republican Wednesday, May 81,
ult, which we copy. AS spirit of rivalry
is again being developed among some of
the sO-called feet boats of the present day,
We are prompted to refer to the list of old
timers as matter of reference and interest
to those who may feel interested in fast
steamboats,:
Newspaper Clippings carried by Capt Frank Car
ter, OF Louisville, for Twenty five Years.
On the 18th of April, 1888, the follow
ing paragraph appeared in the New Orleans
Picayune:
"a Remarkable Trip.-The steamboat
Gen. Wayne, Capt. G. c. Castleman, arrived
at this port yesterday morning at s o'clock
in 4 days and IS hours from Louisville,
being the quickest time ever made between
the two places"
On the 10Th Of the same month the Plea
yune had the following:
"The Sultana, Capt. Tufts, arrived yes
terday, having made the trip from this city
to Louisville and back in 10 days"
On the 25th of the same month the fol-
lowing appeared in the Picayune:
Unprecedented Speed Who would be.
lieve that boat could make trip from
this port tn Louisville and back in ten
days and II hoursl Yet this has been
done. That splendid steamer the Empress,
Capt. Robt. Mcconnell, arrived here yes
terday from Louisville in days and 8
hours; her up trip was made in days and
8 hours Deducting all delays for WOO =
ing, etc, the actual running time was only
s days and Q hours, and that too, for a dis
lance of $3.50 miles, thus averaging during
the whole run 15lf miles per hour"
"On the 10Th of May, 1888, the steamboat
William French, noted for speed, and a
great favorite in the Louisville and New
Orleans trade as passenger boat in her
day, made her first appearance at New
Orleans"
On the 10Th Of June of ihe same year, the
Picayune thus noticed great feat accom-
plished by another favorite Louisville boat:
unprecedented Speed.-The steamer
Monarch made her last trip from tins port
to Louisville in 6 days and / hour, that
being 5 hours quicker than ever before
made. If time for detention be deducted,
the entire trip was made in five and half
days"
On the ED of june 1888, the Diana, for
some time famous as the 1eetest skinner
of the Western waters, made her first ap.
pearance at New Orleans.
On the 9TH of July, in the same year, the
Picayune had the following
"The Fastest Boat.--The steamboat
Diana, Capt, Frank Carter, has eclipsed
every other boat on the Western waters,
having made her late trip from this port to
Louisville in days 30 hours and 10 min
utes-the quickest trip ever yet made. For
this feat she gets premium of $500 in
gold from the postofice department, that
sum having been offered to the boat which
should make the run within six days"
On the 30th of October, in the same year,
the following appeared in the Picayune;
1.-THE steamer Diana made her trip from
this port to Natchez in 90 hours. She left
this city Tuesday at II a. M and arrived at
that place on Wednesday at 3 p. m"
Not long after this, the famous steamboat
Edward Shipper, the successful rival Of tho
Diana as a passenger boat in the New Or
leans and Louisville trade, made hor ap.
pearance, Well do we recollect the ex.
citement caused by the many trials ofspoed
between these two--the fastest boats then
on the river; the heavy betting on the re-
| suit; she crowds that assembled to witness
their departure; the cheers that greeted
them as, in all respects, fully prepared for
the race, they backed out, and, straighton.
ing up, commenced their trip, cleaving the
water with their sharp prows 80 beautifully