The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-04
General News.


thisevening at O'Clock.
THE Harry Brown arrived from the Ohio
River yesterday afternoon with tow of coal
for this market.
Mr.. NJ, W.. SADLER has resigned the posi-
tion OF third clerk of the Coahoma to engage
in business on the shore.
THr City of Cairo will enter the Memphis
and Vicksburg trade, leaving tomorrow
evening at o'clock pm.
THE Coahoma having been delayed by bad
weather, the James LIE will take her trip to
Arkansas City, leaving this evening at 8
o'clock
The City Of New Orleans passed here yes.
terday morning on her way from st. Louis
TO New Orleans. She put of 5Otons OF freight
and added 10 head Of stock and 30 tons of
+ sundries.
TnE heaviest insurance loss by The burning
Of the steamer Kate Adams was suffered by
the Factors and Marine Insurance Company
OF Evansville, the amount being $25, 600
THE steamer z. II. Kelly, which was tied
up few days ago by the United States Mar
shal, To secure creditors in the sum of g, 500
was released yesterday, her owners having
settled the Indebtedness,
Twenty years ago, when steamboatinc was
in It's glory on the Mississippi, nearly every.
body had his ear trained to distinguish boat
whistles, and men could sit at home or rise
up in bed at night and say on hearing dis
iant signal, There comes the Natchez," or,
That's the r. T.. Lee coming In from New
Orleans When the celebrated race be-
tween the r. Il. Lee and Natchez from New
orleans TO St Louis, took place, the interest
was intense, and on the morning the steam.
boats were expected in, the levec was
thronged with people anxious TO see the re-
suit. II was about noon when the Lee blew
blast rs she passed Carondelet and those
who had bet money on this boat knowing
the whistle was that Of their favorite, set up
shout. Many bets which had been made
were paid even before the victorious steamer
came IN sight 50 positive were all that
she was the winner. The reason
that every one was go positive that
II was the Ice was that the Natchcz had a
whistle totally unlike that Of any other
steamer on the river II produced a
Narbling sound which was rather musical.
This sound was brought about bv suspcnd.
ing ball in the cylinder The whistles OF
the boats were even used rs a means OF com
munication between the pilots, who had q
code Of signals. As their boats passed ON
the river they would exchange greeting, IN
this way, and some Of them "had il down so
fine Ia use common expression, a. to be
able 10 convey almost any Information they
desired. Frequently the passengers would
mon shrill sounds. and in great fear would
inquire whether there had been a collision,
and would be comlortcd by the assurance
that IL was only the pilots talking TO each
other. st Louis Posi.Dipatch.
TnE steamer Natchez which sank last
Tuesday near Lake Providence, originally
cost si2j0OO, and last summer was over
hauled and put In perfect condition at a cost
Of 5000. Her sinking winds mp the career
Of the last Of the great boats that have made
sieamboating on tue lower Mississippi ia.
nous Her like viii never be seen again.
The first steamboat bearing the name ~
Natchez ran In the New Orleans and Natchcz
trade sorieycars previous a. the advent OF
the iirst steamers Of the same name built by
Capt Leathcrs In 1915 Capt I. u. feathers
built the first of the series Of steamer,
Natchcz at the mouth OF Crawli.h Bayou.
the hull by 5. w Hartshonc and the ma.
chincry by Anthony Harknr-s She was q
very fast two-hOicr.boai, with 21iuch cylin.
dcr. eight feet stroke. THIS boat hc ran in
the New Orleans and Nicksburg trade ~. a
Saturday packet until isiS, when. finding
That the increase Of brsiue.- demanded a
larger boat, lac sold her 10 Capt John Pierce
lie then contracted with Burton Hazcn
of Cincinnati. for the Nalchcz No. ?
This boat bad three boilers aud
twenty.four inch cylinders, with eight feet
rtINhfs NilN also lfNNfN WY last ANIits
Icathcrs ran the second Naichrz until ISi1,
when he cold her aud contracted with Gin.
cinnhii parties for much larger aud finer
boat the Natchcz No. g She had six boilers
and thiriy-fourinch cylinders with nine
feet stroke. and had carrying capacity OF
4,OpOhaloS ~ cotton, The career Of the
Natche1 No. was very short, o. she had run
only six weeks when she burned in Fobru.
nry, 1888, during the great liru at the wharf
q oil. q.
Bclchcr. and destroyed some ten or twelve
boats. Soon after the destruction OF the
Natchcz No. :. Capt lenthcs proceeded TO
Cincinnati aud built The Nutcicz No. 4, a
AX-boilor boat with thirty .iour.inch cyliu.
drr-. niue feet stroke. She had n capacity
Of i.iOu bales. The No. ) Capt. lcaihurg ran
successfully until 1852 when hc builtpt Cu-
onnnu the Naiohcz No, q With the same
power aud a capacity IT i.001 bales Of cotton
She was also very fast, and rrn up 10 the eve
VI the surrender Of New 0fcaas, whom she
was taken 10 the Yrsou River and
was destroyed by the Confcdoraios
az Honey Island 10 miles
above iazDo CITY. Capt fcailrrs IN isGl
built tie Naichoz No @ llor hall was con.
ttrucicd by the Cincinnati Marine WAYS
cabin by Elias Ealcr boilcr by e. T. pu.
mont aud machinery hv tho Niles Works.
She had boilers aud gilnch cylinders, 10
flct stroke. aud had n capacity ~ $500
bales. During her career Of nine and q half
year. N the New orleans and Nickshurg
trade shc made iul trips without an accident
causing single loss 81 lie This steamer
WIS made famous by her great mcc with the
steamer Robert H. Lee from Scw Orleans Ia
8. louis The seventh anu last Nntchoz
WIS rcpuicd 90 be the fastest boat on the
Mississippi River She ran successfully
until shout three years ago, when she was
laid up. owing 10 tho falling OF Of river
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