Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-18

port. to take charge of the cabins oil
the Katie Hooper. Mr.. Marshall is
we'll known here, and was last on the
Granite State, Of the Memphis and
Ohio Line.
For the benefit Of pilots, Captain
Frank CaytOn states that the reading
Of the government gauge at Vicks-
burg corresponds with the depth Of
water on the wreck Of the Robert
Campbell, which lays Immediately OPP
posite the upper houses at Cabin Tell
plantation, and about one-third Of the
width Of the river from the Louisiana
shore.
The cabin and texas of the sunken
steamer City Of Greenville have parted
from the hull, but are held in position
by the chimneys, which are still stand
ing, with the water up to the third
rim from the top. The second mate
and two deckhands are quartered 10
the pilothouse, to take care of the
boat and keep away river pirates, who
are constantly about the boat. An
investigation Of the collision is now
being held at New Orleans, by Local
Inspectors Butler and Moffett.
The Kate Adams, in command Of
Captain Ed. Rowland, brought in l57
bales cotton, 6 bags seed cotton, "a
sacks cotton seed. She is the Adams
Line mail packet leaving this evenins
for Helena, Terrene, Arkansaw City
and way landings, giving prompt at
t%eution to business aud connecting at
her destination with trains on the
Little Rock, Mississippi River and
Texas railroad. The Adams is a new
boat with elegant passenger accommo
dations and in charge of-clever and
experienced officers. Walker Outlaw
presldes in the Office, and is assisted
by Ice Cuumins, jr., and Will Oar
ragh.
The following is a summary Of the
work done in this district by the U. S.
Local Inspectors, Ralston and Brazee,
or the year ending December 81, 1882:
Number Of boats inspected, 70; boats
to which certificates were refused, z;
amount of tonnage of steamers in
spected, 1888; number of boats
locked and repaired, l6; boats ION
demned.l l. number Of boilers inspected
l32; boilers found defective, 46; boiler
sheets found defective and ordered
replaced, 81; boiler heads, 8; fues, 2;
mud drums, 8; steam drum heads, 3;
number Of boilers that have given
way under hydrostatic pressure, 5;
boilers condemned from future use, 8;
number Of investigations by the local
bard for violation of the law, %;
number OF cases reported by the LEGAL
board for violation of the law, Z; num-
Der Of appeals taken from the decisions
ofthe local board, 2; number Of mas
tors licensed, 1872; number Of mates
licensed, 48; mates revoked, 2; pilots
licensed, GO; pilots refused, 2; pilo a
suspended, l. revoked, 2; plumber Of
engineers licensed, lG6; engineers re-.
fused, Z; suspended, 4; revoked, /
Number of explosions, by which life
was lost, q number Of lives lost By
explosion, %; number of passengers
lost by explosion, II; number of acci-
dents by fire, 3; number of lives lost
by FIRE, %; number of accidents by
collision, 2; by sna9s, 4; steamers
foundered, 2; number of passengers
carried by steamers, 1856, 600, number
of steamers gone out OF service, 6, Il Q
tonnage of which amounted to 3eS.
number OF steamers added to the ser
vice l5the tonnage being 1923; amount
of property lost be collision, $500; by
snags, S3l 900; by founder, $500; by
explosion, $45,0OO. Pilots who passed
visual inspection. "a; rejected, 2; e1
cursiOn permits granted, %; d~istanco
travelled by local inspectors in the
discharge of their duties, $3.50 miles.
New boats built in the Memphis dis.
trict, 8.
February 10th, the james Lee and
Belle Memphis collided at the foot of
Presidents Island
March 4th, the Marlin Speed struck
a snaO and sunk in Arkansaw river.
March Both, the Golden City burned
at Memphis and sunk the harbor tug
0riole.
August It'll, the Gold Dust explod-
ed her boilers when near Hickman,
KY, and burned to the waters edge.
October 10th, the Plow Boy was
sunk in White river Cut Of.
October llth, the w. B. Duncan
railroad transfer boat at Cairo bursted
a steam pipe no one hurt, damage
slight.
October 23d, James Larask, carpeu>
ter on steamer Carrier drowned while
the boat was lying at Memphis.
October 18th, a mar fell overheard
from steamer Dean Adams and was
drowned.
October 25th, Dean Adams broke a
shalt causing her to loose two weeks
time.
October 18th, the tug DeSoto ex-
ploded her auxiliary boiler, killing
two men, The Waterman and a laborer.
November 7, the steamer Reindeer.
Of Cairo harbor, burned off her upper
works; damage, 5000.
November II, the tug Eva sunk in