The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-03-05

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route to New Orleans with q large
party Of Mardi Gras excursionists on
)ard.
The towboat, Peter Hontz, arrived
here from Mound City, where she
took a tow Of ties, and leaves for the
upper river stter another big tow to-
day.
The John S. Hopkins did not ar
rive from Evansville until 3 O'Clock
last night. She left on her return to
the "Hoosier City" after attending
business here.
The pretty mail carrier, Joe
Fowler, which was due from Evans
willie early this morning, had not re-
ported at the time of this writing,
but is expected to be in and away
before dark.
Mr.. +. +. Bell, Of the Ohio River
Spoke & Rim Company, was trying
to secure a steamboat and barge togo
nm the Cumberland river after some
smoke timber for him this morning,
but did not succeed in getting one.
The towboat h. A. Speed arrived
here from Mound City yesterday al
ternoon and left on her way up the
Tennessee this morning with three
empties in tow which she will bring
out loaded with ties.
The heading factory at Stiles arr
now greatly in need OF boat anC
barges to get their heading timbe
that is daily being washed away OF
the banks by the rising water, but a
the last account had not succeeded
in securing one.
Owing to the high condition OF tn
river the ferry boat, Bette Owen
only makes two trips a day and bot
of these are to Brooklyn, one In th
morning and one in the afternoon
She cannot land at her regular land
ing place at the Illinois shore.
Steamboats, as well "a barges ar
now in great demand. All the barge
that were heretofore tied up at tn
bank at this place are now in use an'
, tie boats have considerable troubl
, in securing a sufficient amount o
barges to make their trips with.
The river front is now the favorlt
+ place for the sight-seers, and 1t IS Wis
! tied daily by business men, labor
, ing men and all classes OF men OF Tn
city who seem now to take great In
E terest in river matters. The topica
: subject down about the levee now
r how much higher the river is goinI
I to come? The question can not b
I answered by any one. Each has nj
0 own opinion.
: The Ohio river Is rising quit
rapidly at Pittsburg and Parkersbur
s aud falling at Cincinnati, LouisvllI
J. and Evansville, but continues TO ris
r at Paducah. The Cumberland
D Nashville is falling rapidly, and til
e Tennessee is rising slightly at Chat
: tanooga aud Jacksonville, but fallin
another I'll treshet al and the stbi Big I; Mfssts
It sippi is rising at st. Louis, Cheste
: and as far down as Memphis.
= There is now up the Tennesse
, thousands OF railroad ties being Ab
y merged by the rising water andiwi
probably be lost. Timbermen ar
= pressing every boat and barge The
= can secure into use to take the tes
heading and spoke timber to af
: quarters. One firm has someHa
over 1900 cords OF heading tinpe
on the banks and the water is 70,
a several feet upon it, but can't 81
= moved owing to the scarcity o
steamboats, aud barges.
70 1t was thought yesterday hafth
re river would be on stand here 81 10
d night, but from reports this monln
ne il seems to have taken a fresh tar
IT and as a result of the recent rams
I'd is likely to be rising for severl day
OF vet. Some river men believe ! wi
ut approximate forty-five feet, AMI ind
of cations are certainly favorable for
r. rise of several feet more. In Oh
'e- cial gauge registered this morning
7 O'Clock 43.2 and rising very slow
On but gradually, there being rise
ut six inches in the last twelve hours.
" Only a few feet Of the formerly D
IN stone ievee is now visible, the re
eu being submerged by the murky waV
NC of the raging Ohio. Lower Cou
'es street and Broadway now serve
n' the landing places for the steamer
Waterman Evetts Of the wharf boa
We who several weeks ago was ke
Ia busy sparring his charges OIL pat
Is 80 every day, is kept as busy nc
-, drawing them into bank so that u
:, stages will be out OF the water se
~ eral piles of plows and other stu
left on the levee by some steame
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