Rock Island Argus., 1894-01-27
BRIDGE BUSINESS.
A Years Traffic Through and
Over Il.
SOME INTERESTING STATISTICS

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The Rock Island bridge witnesses
! tremendous amount of traffic dur
ng the season, not only in the way
II water craft, but bv rail and by
cam. The number of steamboats,
which passed through the draw dur
ng last season was 1,i00, bargcs
Ij0. RATS $50. The total number Of
locomotives both ways, with and
without trains, in a year amounts Ia
| 800; the passenger ears. 10000;
freight ears. l37 ,00o: foot passen-
gers. 24o.No; teams, l91 900: street
.ars, $1,000.
Steamboats, aud Masters.
Steamboat men on the upper Miss
Issippi are getting in line for the sea
son Of 1894. A number of familiar
r:.fters will have new commanders
the coming season. as will be noted
by the following list:
W. j. Young, Jr.-Isaac NJ. New
comb.
Boardman-William Mccarthy.
Artemus Lamb-A. q. Day.
Lady Grace. q. Moore.
CLANCY Lamb-Abe Mitchell.
Reindeer-Thomas Withrow.
Gardie Eastman-Chris. Gardiner.
Lilly Turner-A. +. Hollingshead.
Tenbroeck-Robert Mitchell.
Abner Gile-BrOwn jerks.
Robert Dodd-George Trumley, Jr
Schulenberg-J. c. McCaffrey.
Netta Durant-Georgc Rutherford.
10 Long-Newton Long.
Silver Crescent-WalterB Blaire.
}. W. Mi!ls-I. w. Lacock.
j. W. RAINBOW. Rambo.
Nolunteer-John Rocks.
Pilot-Derben Dorrence.
Irene DIANA Dorrence.
Verne Swain-J. Strcckfus.
+. Weyerhauser-tieo W. Reed.
Rutledgc-William Whistler.
+. {. 4. Dcnkmann-Otis McGin-
ley.
j. X. Graves Robert Mccall.
Sam Atlce-A. G. Woodward.
Moline-Isaac Wasson.
Satellite-George Winnis.
Saturn-Gevrge Trumby, Jr.
Minnie Schneider-George Schnei-
der.
Everett-Joseph Young.
j. W. Spencer-F. Cameron.
J. p. Gage-W. T. Cope.
Park Bluff-Thomas Chandler.
h. +. Allen-Thomas Peel.
Kate Keen-Charles Trumley, Jr.
S. c. Atlee-Zachrial Suiter.
Fredda-Samuel Lancaster.
Louise-John W. Suiter.
Quickstep-Tony Gallagher.
Menominee-Richard Dickson.
Louisville-Andy Lambert.
Mountain Belle-Peter Rorick.
Belle Mac-N. +. Lucas.
Dan Thayer-H. Short.
Inverness-Frank Whitnall.
Jessie B-Charles Hoyt.
Scotia--Frank Wyle.
Kit Karson-George Dunberg.
Lumber Boy-Peter Michaels.
Junietta-lIenry Slocumb.
City of Winona-W. Mct,raney.
Thistle-Chris Adolph.
Lizzie Gardner-William Dubler
Pauline Frank Walker.
Verna Mac-Dan Davidson.
Jessie Bills-Ira Dekamp.
Ben Hershev-S. Buisson.
e. w. Dowles-Joseph Buisson.
Glenmont-John OConnors.
j. W. Van Sant-Peter Hire.
Musser-Thomas Dolson.
Dolphin-Sherman Brown.
Ruth-Stephen Withrow.
| Isaac Cfaplns Chorlac
Il. j. Wheelar-William Davis.
Daisy-John Hoy.
Cvclone-Thomas How.
Ravenna-C. H. Davidson.
Helen Mar-William Dobler.
Nina-James Whistler.
Clyde-Morrell Luney.
Lotis-A. Case.
Lion-H. c. Wilcox.
Little Hodie-D. G. Law.
The Packet st. Paul.
The side wheel steamer St. Pau
the largest boat on the upper Mis-
sissippi, is now on the Diamond j
dry docks at Dubuque, and will.
is said, be the pride of these water
next season, as she is now the prol
erty of the Diamond 10 COMPANY
The St. Paul was built at st. Loui
10 years ago, and is one of the fas,
est and trimmest craft on this rivel
The boat is over 800 feet long. an
furnished with the latest and be,
machinery. and when painted an
relaunched in the spring she will /
the favorite steamer for the summs
trade.
The other boats OF the damon
10 fleet which will con tinue in til
st. Paul and st. Louis trade, are IL
Pittsburgh, Mary Morton and 81,
ney. but which will be the flag shi
remains to be seen. The Pittsbure
has heretofore borne tn ese honors.