The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1901-12-19
Navigation Opened Up Only to Be
Suspended Again in the Ohio,
The Ice is so Heavy the Steamers
Cannot Run Between Here and
Evansville,
GENERAL NEWS FROM The RIVERS


hard luck story as long as the moral
law. After several months Of inactiv-
ity, a few days ago the rivers rose so
navigation could be resumed. There
was briskness in the business
hat made them light of step
and pleasant to gaze upon. Most Of
the boats had been newly painted and
repaired, and the opening of naviga-
tion again was with a rush.
Just as they were beginning to get
used to their good fortune, the cold
weather came, and now the ice is so
heavy that navigation was this morn
ing suspended in the Ohio between
PAducsh and Evansville, and the
packets John s. Hopkins and Joe
Fowler have had to go to the bank.
}. The ice is very heavy. and most OF
it seems to be coming out of the Wa
bash river. although 1t is coming from
them all No relief is promised until
there is thaw, and when this will
be is rather uncertain at present.
At present the river between Psdu'
cab and Cairo is nsvigAble, and the
Dick Fowler continues her trips.
IL is quite 8 feat to raise boat that
is almost split in two. hang her be-
tween bsrges and tow her $50 miles
through the ice without . mishsp, but
that is what was done with the Fred
Hartweg, says the Cairo Citizen Of
yesterday. She arrived at $3.50 this
morning, IN tow of the Jim Wood, and
was taken to the Mound City ways.
She hung suspended as evenly as
though she were floating upon the wat
err. and only the absence Of her wheel
and the two barges on either side of
her. which supported the score of
neavy chains upon which she rested,
gave evidence Of her crippled condi-
ton. TIE crsdit for this achievement
is due to Captain Max Sebolt, Who
was assisted by Captain Wood and
Captain Sylvsrs Of Pittsburg and
George Buck of Cincinnati
The Men 1lgahcls River Consol-
Hated Coal anil Coke company prob
ably will prove the greatest loser by
she food at Pittsburg. A feet of
eighty empty craft, most Of them
ooalboats, valued at about 5000
each. was torn from its fastenings
Just below the mouth of Sswmill
run. Fifty-six flats Of coal were
torn from their moorings at Du-
quesne and swept down the river.
Everyone Of them was fill d wi h
coal About twenty of them be-
longed TO the combine. Many OF
flats sank and upset. On account Of
the strike among tho towboats pilots.
it was impossible to send the steam
ers after tho fleets OF empties to in
tercept them, all Of the combines
available Ohio river pilots being
down tie river on their boats.
A big feet OF coal boats at Pitts
burg. anxious TO get away aud tired
OF waiting ON pilots. left there Sun
day. a companied by a.big number Of
omp,ies Some Of the coal was lost
aud the empties did the "ragtime
racket" for some miles down the
river The break loose" was caused
by su lden rise in the three ri iers'
Five barges Of black diamonds were
received yesterday for the Ayer-Lord
Tie company fleet of tow boats here.
Their new Office will soon he com.
pleted, aud when furnished aud
opened up, for business. it will be the
most elegant Office in Psduoah, or as
handsome as any Office in the state.
There is fino stage Of water in the
Ohio. hut n few more feet at this
stage o; ths game wouldn't hurt;
rather An advantage, as anything be.
low fifteen feet here with the present
weather would "blocE the game"
River men, are jollifyiug over the
cold spell. REGARDLESS of time aud ex-
Iouse abe cold wave "outs no ice"
with them ns all weather is alike. bus
iness or no basiness. they are ever
happy.
The Kenton. OF the Paducah Coal
and Towing company, has laid up at
or near Caseyville on account Of ice.
She has several barges loaded with
coal for the company here.
The New South is still due from
Cincinnati for New Orleans She had